lush haul | valentine's day edition

First off, can I just say that Lush has its vanilla game DOWN. Never in my life have I liked anything remotely vanilla scented - it's so sickeningly sweet to me, even in small amounts. I walked into Lush not thinking I'd get any of the vanilla-y things in there but hot damn even the vanilla-boasting Butterball smells divine.

So pretty much the only thing I planned to get in there was Unicorn Horn, and one of their soaps - I didn't know which one yet, since there's so many of them! Aaaaand I walked out with many more things than that, minus the Unicorn Horn which makes me feel slightly better about myself.



First up, the bath bombs! I've only tried two so far - Sparkler and Northern Lights, which were part of their Halloween collection but were extended to the Christmas collection (I think). While they weren't as moisturizing as I would have hoped, they still make for a relaxing and luxurious bath experience so I went back for more. Love Locket is part of their Valentine's Day collection and even though it's more expensive at $11.95 compared to the regular $5 or $6-ish ones, it can be broken and used for three baths.... Which I mean, I guess justifies the price. The other one Sex Bomb - it's so pretty, and the flower reminds me of a decoration on a cake. Kinda makes me hungry, actually. It's part of their permanent collection, but it's fitting for Valentine's Day!

Cupid's Love soap, which actually looks nothing like what's shown on the website. This is how it's supposed to look (skip to 0:49 if you don't care about how they make it), with cute heart inserts. As you probably can tell, I did not get a cute heart insert and instead got one of the butt ends. I'm slightly disappointed but at least it smells good!



And the last two things, shower gels. Prince Charming wasn't even on my "might try it" list because it includes vanilla in the scent description. I gave it a whiff in the store and WOW it's actually much nicer than I expected. Rose Jam was part of their Christmas collection and I got it a while ago during their buy one, get one free holiday sale. I got two of them, and gave one to Vennesa. Please tell me it comes back every year, because we both love the scent!

my first time at lush!

I had a day off on Wednesday, so it was the perfect time to head over to Lush! Now that I think about it, I should have been all cool and taken pictures of the store for an Instagram-worthy picture to celebrate losing my Lush virginity. Oh well. There's always a next time for those pictures!



Dragon's Egg bath bomb » One of the bath bombs that I've wanted to try for a really long time. Partly because it's citrus scented, partly because of the magical explosion of glitter, but mostly because it's called Dragon's Egg and it reminds me of Harry Potter.

Twilight bath bomb » I felt a little empty-handed if I left with just Poptastic and Dragon's Egg, so I made a last-minute decision to get Twilight. It smells like berries to me, but Lush says it's supposed to smell like lavender... Maybe the berry scent is just on the surface. I can see (smell?) why they say it helps you to relax your mind for better sleep, though!

Poptastic » Northern Lights was on my wishlist, but they seem to have sold out online and in-store. One of the associates suggested the Poptastic wrapped gift set, which includes Northern Lights and another similar-by-type one called Sparkler. She said it's a great way to try more, though honestly it's probably to get me to buy more - not hating on her of course, it's her job after all. Nevertheless it worked, and I'm happy she directed me towards the set cause I gave Sparkler a whiff later and it smells pretty darn good!

I wish I could have left with a few more items, but I had to exhibit some kind of self control here. Until next time, Lush! In the meantime, do you have any favorites for me to check out in my next visit?