Lord Of Misrule Naked Shower Cream

It wasn’t until this little gem appeared at the Lush Showcase earlier this year, that I realised it hadn’t been released before. As someone who believes that this is Lush’s best fragrance ever, I should have known better - although I blame the abundance of new products for the minor slip up on my part.

While there have been many products released in this scent, including a bath bomb, body lotion and perfume to name but a few, there are usually subtle differences between the formats. However, I was really impressed when I discovered that this naked edition was actually very similar to the liquid shower cream, and replicated its smell really well. This may sound a tad obvious, but with so many different variations of the scent, it would have been very easy for this format to differ quite considerably from the original product it was trying to imitate.

As with most of Lush’s most recent naked shower gels, this bright green bottle is very slightly soft and squidgy to the touch. Although it’s robust enough to last a few months with daily use, its consistency means it is prone to making a bit of a slimy mess on whatever surface it’s resting on. For this reason, I would highly suggest that you think carefully when considering how to store this in between uses. Having said that, the naked bottle does dry fairly quickly, so you don’t need to worry about patting it down after every shower. However, it needs to be stored somewhere dry otherwise it'll just remain a slippery mess for days on end.

As patchouli is the main ingredient in Lord Of Misrule Naked Shower Cream, the first note to greet your nose is a dry and rather earthy smell. You can detect the warm, spicy elements of the black pepper underneath this, which creates such a wonderfully comforting, and very distinctive aroma.

Underneath both of these components sits the vanilla absolute, which weaves a sweet, creamy layer of scent to round all of the ingredients together. This latter addition removes the spicy kick of the pepper and brings it all together to produce a well-rounded, comforting aroma that can be enjoyed at any time of the year, but especially during the colder season. This is one of those smells that lends itself to being many peoples signature scent as it is rather unique and very interesting  to wear - it's definitely one of mine.

As it's a shower cream, Lord Of Misrule is not as generous as a regular shower gel, so don't expect an abundance of foam to clean your body with. Instead, this naked shower cream produces a thick, creamy lather that just sort of rubs off from the bottle and straight onto your body.

Whereas some creams and soaps don't leave me feeling as clean as a shower gel would, this messy, green stuff is easy enough to massage across your skin, and you do feel clean after rinsing it away. What impressed me even further was the fact that the scent did linger on my skin afterwards, for at least an hour, and there was a smoothness about my hands in particular that showed me that it was in fact rather moisturising.

On the negative side, I do feel as if Lord Of Misrule Shower Cream is a little more demanding of your time when compared to the bottle version. I say this because it does prove to be a little messy between uses, and while solid products don't run the risk of spillage during transit, I don't quite know how clean my bag would be if I chose to bring this on holiday with me. I would certainly need to wrap it in something, which sort of defies the point of it being a naked product altogether. 

Overall, this is a lovely rendition of the Lord Of Misrule scent, and it is a great replica of the liquid shower cream as well. Given that I've been using it on and off for the last month, and it has barely shrunk at all, I think this would make for a great investment. It has certainly proven to be easier to use than the last batch of shower cream, which a lot of customers weren't even able to get out of the bottle.

Quantitative Ingredients: Unsure.

Vegan?: Yes.

2015 Price: £2 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2018.

Scent Family:

Lord Of Misrule Bath Bomb
Lord Of Misrule Body Conditioner
Lord Of Misrule Body Lotion
Lord Of Misrule Body Spray
Lord Of Misrule FUN Bar
Lord Of Misrule Liquid Perfume
Lord Of Misrule Liquid Perfume
Lord Of Misrule Naked Shower Cream
Lord Of Misrule Perfume Oil
Lord Of Misrule Shower Cream
Lord Of Misrule Solid Perfume
Monsters and Aliens
Rough With The Smooth Body Scrub

Witches' Cauldron FUN Bar

   

Ectoplasm Shower Scream

It was a few weeks ago when I first heard about the products that were rumoured to be coming out for the Halloween range, and my excitement at there being a brand new shower cream was definitely at the top of my agenda. While my dwindling Lush collection suggests that I have fallen out of love with their shower range, I can safely say that my lust for the magical coloured liquids is definitely as heated as ever.

Ectoplasm Shower Scream is a brand new product for this year's seasonal release, and not only does the fluorescent shade make it easily the most stunning shower cream that the company have ever produced, but it also adds an extra fun factor to enjoy in the shower as well. When using this, I really felt as if I was hosting a one woman neon dance party all up in my bathroom. Rock 'n' Roll...or something...

Based on the Ectoplasm Jelly Bomb, this limited edition definitely lives up to its name. With a generous helping of tangerine oil, juice and water, and a splash of grapefruit oil for good measure, this shower cream is as fruity as its design suggests. However, I have used the word 'based' because to my nose it doesn't really smell all that close to it's older sibling at all. 

In the bottle, Ectoplasm smells very much like a fruit juice. Imagine pouring yourself a glass of freshly squeezed tangerine juice, and squirting in a little grapefruit zest as an afterthought, and you may begin to understand what this seasonal shower scream smells like. And this is how and why it differs from the aforementioned jelly bomb.

Although the bomb contains both tangerine and grapefruit oils, the extra helping of tangerine in this shower cream means that the tangerine definitely dominates the overall fragrance. Both before and during use, the tangerine creates a bright, fruity fragrance to play with, while the grapefruit adds a delicate sourness to the mix that you can detect during your experience as well. Whereas I would describe Ectoplasm Jelly Bomb as being fruity and a little sherbety as well, this shower scream is more straight forward fruity.

What I found disappointing was that I really appreciated the scent of the jelly bomb, as the two main components, along with the format itself, gave off a sweet, fruity and slightly zesty scent. However, in this shower cream format, I found that the two key ingredients didn't gel as well together, and I felt as if some of the magic was slightly lost from the fragrance itself.

Having said that, Ectoplasm Shower Scream is a thick and very moisturising product to use. While I didn't expect it to lather up as well as a shower gel, as the inclusion of the cocoa butter tends to remove some of the cream's potential to lather well, I was able to manipulate the product well enough to clean my entire body with. In fact, I found that the cream was super generous when massaging across my body, and I didn't need much of it at all in a single use.

Furthermore, the inclusion of the different oils helps to cleanse your skin really well and clean out your pores at the same time. After using this on my face, I found that my skin appeared more vibrant and radiant, and my mood was elevated somewhat as well. 

What I enjoyed about this limited edition was the fact that the hot water helped to elevate the fragrance somewhat, so this would be a fantastic product to use first thing in the morning. Having said that, I found that the scent didn't really stick around for long after it had been washed away, and I was disappointed to find that I wasn't able to detect the smell of this afterwards on my skin. 

I think due to the nature of the citrus ingredients present, this was always going to be a problem for Ectoplasm, although it's definitely an enjoyable product to use whilst it's in use. Perhaps the inclusion of the different perfume formats will mean that I can extend the scent a little further after my shower.

Overall, I cannot say that I was all too blown away by the outcome of this shower cream, although I can definitely see the appeal. While it smells nice and has a wonderful colour to boot, this is not one that made a big enough impression on me. Therefore, this is not one I would be interested in buying again.  

Quantitative Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycerine, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Almond Oil, Glyceryl Stearate & PEG-100 Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Tangerine Water, Lauryl Betaine, *Limonene, Tangerine Oil, Tangerine Juice, Fresh Grapefruit Juice, Fine Sea Salt, Grapefruit Oil, Litsea, Cubeba Oil, *Citral, *Linalool, Perfume, Colour 59040.

Vegan?: Yes.

2018 Price: £5.50 for 100g, £10.95 for 260g, £18.25 for 520g.

Year Of Original Release: 2018.

Scent Family:
Ectoplasm Jelly Bath Bomb
Ectoplasm Liquid Perfume
Ectoplasm Naked Shower Scream
Ectoplasm Shower Scream
Ectoplasm Solid Perfume


Ectoplasm Washcard

Here Comes The Sun Naked Shower Cream

As if Lush don't dominate my life enough as it is, I now have to contend with them choosing the songs that are stuck in my head for months on end. After reliving Bambi over and over again in the bath tub after using April Showers Bath Bomb, The Beatles have now become the soundtrack to my showers after taking this new naked cream in there with me.

Here Comes The Sun is rather a clever name for this limited edition shower cream. Not only does it give Lush fans hope that the warmer weather is lingering on the distant horizon, and that we wont be freezing our fingers and toes off for the rest of our days. But it also plays homage to the many wonderful bright and warming ingredients that have gone into making this product smell simply incredible.

Supposedly sharing its scent with the popular Brightside Bubble Bar, this Easter product is the savour I've been after for a while. After arriving back from Asia almost three weeks ago, I have had to contend with the bitterness of the European weather, and I cannot say that I have enjoyed it one single moment. While it's not a definite outcome, Here Comes The Sun has definitely helped to make my mornings just that little bit less depressing.

I say 'supposedly' when I describe it as replicating The Brightside fragrance, because it does to a certain degree, there is also a difference to this smell that I appreciate very much. As with any format chance, I was not expecting it to be exactly the same. However, there is enough of a difference here that I feel I should describe the changes as best as I can.

Containing mandarin, tangerine and orange as the key ingredients, fans of The Brightside Bubble Bar will recognise the strong, fruity aroma that we are contending with her. It's bright and uplifting and slightly zesty - everything to refresh your senses, radiate your skin and leave you smiling at the joy of smelling something so beautiful.

Yet while the bubble bar possesses an almost powdery, sherbet-like fragrance, this shower cream is far creamier and more wholesome than its older sibling. There is something about this smell that reminds me of smoothies - a thickness that suggests pulped fruit or compote. There's a natural, rich, sweetness of fruit here that serves this format well. 

As with most of lush's naked gels/creams, this one doesn't offer much in the way of a scent until it meets the running water. Only then does all of the fruity goodness make itself known and you can enjoy the aroma at a much stronger level. Yet despite this last comment, I wouldn't go as far as describing the scent of Here Comes The Sun as being particularly potent. If you like subtle but robust, this might be a product for you.       

Much like you would expect a cream to behave, this one doesn't stimulate much of a lather. If you want something soapy and foam-like, you may wish to opt out of trying this one. Instead, you'll find that you produce more of a thin, oily lather that coats your skin and moisturises while it is cleaning. The shade of red that it produces will not taint your skin, so don't feel alarmed when the cream begins rubbing off onto your skin.

As with all of Lush's new naked gels and creams, you can opt to slice this one into pieces and use in the shower, or use the whole bottle as I do. While I have not had any problems with these naked products being particularly fiddly to use, some people complain that they end up dropping the bottle and choose to slice this into small segments. 

What I liked about this shower cream was that the smell lingered very slightly on my skin afterwards, and I did notice that I felt slightly smoother after I had towelled myself down. Unlike other gels/creams I have used, I didn't find that my hands felt parched or dry, which suggests that the generous amount of cocoa butter and avocado oil present here are enough to leave your skin feeling moisturised.

Having said this, I think I prefer to use a gel to clean myself with, and then a cream to add a little moisture, as I don't always feel like a naked cream cleans my skin as much as a gel does.

Overall, fans of this scent family will no doubt appreciate the release of this, and I for one have throughly appreciated being able to enjoy this scent without having to divulge in a bath. However, I would have preferred a naked gel over a cream, and I would have much preferred a liquid gel to either of the above.

Quantitative Ingredients: Propylene Glycol, St Johns Wort Infusion, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Stearate, Fair Trade Shea Butter, Lauryl Betaine, Organic Avocado Oil, *Limonene, Guar Gum, Water (Aqua), Cup Mushroom, Mandarin Oil, Tangerine Oil, Bergamot Oil, Fresh Orange Juice, Titanium Dioxide, *Citral, *Linalool, Perfume, Colour 15510, Colour 17200, Colour 45410, Colour 45380:3.

Vegan?: Yes.

2018 Price: £9.75 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2018.

Scent Family:
Brightside Body Lotion
Brightside Bubble Bar
Brightside Solid Perfume
Here Comes The Sun Naked Shower Cream
The Jester Reusable Bubble Bar
Sunrise Soap

Santa's Christmas Naked Shower Cream

While I love whenever Lush bring out a new product, this year's seasonal range has given me a whole of work to do - given that nearly every liquid product has been released as a solid edition as well. Although the reason behind this move is one that I support wholeheartedly, I cannot imagine my flat mates will be best pleased that I currently take twice as long in the shower, just so I can demo both versions at the same time. 

Santa's Christmas is one of the first Solid Shower Creams that I ever experienced, so I had no idea what to expect from the bottle-shaped, soap-look-a-like that joined me in the shower one early September morning. While a part of me was excited at the prospect of a solid shower cream, I held slight reservations that it was going to be little more than a soap under a different guise. How wrong could I be?

Firstly, I need to make it clear that not one of Lush's solid shower gels/creams can be compared to a bar of soap. Whereas soaps dry my skin out and leave my hands with a distinctive parched feel about them afterwards, not one of these limited editions has that effect. These exclusives are a different ball game altogether, and it only took me a matter of seconds to realise this in the shower.

Despite my intrigue into how the product worked, I was slightly less enthused by the fragrance of Santa's Christmas. At the risk of repeating myself, I should state that the scent of this product is not in anyway bad at all. However, it's a smell that I would describe as being both nice or pleasant: two adjectives that doesn't exactly inspire the fireworks to ignite. 

A new addition to the company's growing collection of Shower creams, Santa's Christmas is a sweet and creamy fruity concoction of ingredients - as warming as the vibrant shade of red that both the solid and its liquid counterpart sport. While neither editions will stain you or your bathroom, I would recommend that you play it safe with any splashes that may occur during your shower.

With as many ingredients as the liquid version, you would expect the solid cream to offer a strong, complex aroma to contend with. However, I found that the fragrance was disappointingly mild overall, and many of the ingredients didn't make an appearance at all. Featuring cinnamon, black pepper, aniseed and lime oils, as well as fresh orange juice, a coffee infusion and benzin resinoid, Santa's Christmas sounds like a powerhouse of ingredients. Having said that, it is only really the lime, orange and benzin resinoid.

While each of these don't impact the scent of this very much, they each have an important role that helps to make this seasonal special both moisturising and slightly clarifying on the skin as well. From the bottle, you can first smell the lime, orange and benzin resinoid. As many have said before me, this shower gel smells like slightly flat vanilla cola: it's both creamy and fruity, and it's perhaps slightly surprising that there isn't any tonka or vanilla absolute present in the ingredients list, to suggest the sweetness.

There is a very subtle shout out to the cinnamon infusion, but I feel as if it's only really noticeable because you're aware that it features in the ingredients list to begin with. I couldn't detect either the aniseed oil or the coffee infusion at all. Having said that, my skin did feel crisp and refreshed after using this, and I believe it is the latter ingredient that helps to clarify the skin and bring out that radiance and that vibrancy. 

Unlike other shower creams, this one is quite possibly the most difficult to extract from the bottle. It is almost as thick as one of Lush's buttercreams, and so when trying to remove it from the bottle it took a lot of effort to do so. Frustrated by this, I ended up removing the black lid altogether and squeezing it out through the neck of the bottle itself. 

As I was expecting, it wasn't particularly generous when lathering up, and I found that I had to use more than a regular gel to clean my whole body. Furthermore, the cream did have a red tinge to it that worried me a little to begin with, as I was expecting to find splashes of colour on my skin after I had rinsed the lather away. Luckily, there was no staining afterwards, although I did find that my sponge was slightly tarnished by the colour.

Having said that, Santa's Christmas did prove to be just as moisturising as you'd expect a shower cream to be, and this makes it a great winter product to help keep the skin in tip-top condition in the harsher conditions. In

When in comparison with the solid edition, I found that this version had a better fragrance - in that the fruitiness and the vanilla-like notes were more pronounced and more noticeable. In the shower, this version offered a stronger smell overall and I could still detect this on my skin over an hour after I had towelled myself down. 

Both editions were equally moisturising and I was impressed by how soft and smooth my skin felt after using each of them. However, I found that the solid edition was easier to use as it produced more of a foam-like lather, so I was able to use less overall and make the product last longer than the bottled version.

Overall, I'll be honest and say that I would have probably rated this shower cream higher if the scent had impressed me more than it did. Don't get me wrong, it is a lovely smell, but not one with the complexity of originality that I would expect from a Lush fragrance. Having said this, I can envisage that this will be very popular product this Christmas, and it wouldn't surprise me if it made an appearance next year as well.

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Cinnamon Infusion, Coffee Infusion, Sodium Stearate, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Almond Oil, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Lime Oil, Aniseed Oil, Black Pepper Oil, Benzoin Resinoid, Fresh Lime Juice, Fresh Orange Juice, Titanium Dioxide, *Citral, *Limonene, Colour 16035, Colour 73360, Black Specerit Wax.

Vegan?: Yes.

2017 Price: £10.75 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2017.

Scent Family:
Santa Baby Lip Tint
Santa Baby Naked Lip Tint
Santa's Christmas Naked Shower Cream

Santa's Christmas Shower Cream

Santa's Christmas Shower Cream

Lush is about as unpredictable as you can possibly get when it comes to their releases. Products that seem incredibly popular suddenly find themselves being discontinued to the shock of the masses; scents that create an instant buzz seem to fade into the distance, never to be seen or heard from again; fragrances that are rarely spoken about within the community, are suddenly made the focal point of a seasonal release.

I cannot imagine that there would be many people who ever envisaged Santa Baby being made into a Shower Cream, let alone one that would be so prominent in this year's Christmas range. While not in anyway bad, the fragrance is not exactly one that inspires a strong reaction from most people, myself included, and Lush must have had some reason for including it in their collection this year. 

Santa's Christmas is a new addition to the company's ever-growing collection of Shower creams - a sweet and creamy fruity concoction of ingredients that is as impressive as the vibrant shade of red that it offers in the bottle. Featuring both a coffee and a cinnamon infusion; lime, black pepper and aniseed oils, you would expect the scent of this to be very different from the one that greets you from the bottle. 

With so many different components, you would expect a strong, complex aroma to contend with. However, I found that this shower cream was far milder in fragrance than I was expecting, which is perhaps why it hasn't made as much of an impact on my senses as some of the more 'in your face' products.

From the bottle, the initial smell, that both myself and the majority of people who I've spoke to about agree on, is one reminiscent of flat vanilla cola. There is a soft bed of creaminess that makes its presence known straight away - one laced with both lime and vanilla, with a delicate layer of cinnamon underneath to  add a little subtle seasonal spice.

Surprisingly, you will notice that there doesn't appear to be any vanilla in the ingredients list. However, the inclusion of the cocoa butter not only makes this shower cream rather moisturising on the skin, but it also offers a comforting blanket of sweetness that governs the aroma without a doubt. 

Strangely, I wasn't able to detect much of the coffee or the aniseed in the smell, although I would imagine that they do contribute to the overall 'roundedness' of the shower cream. Having said that, I did find that this product did well at cleaning my skin and leaving it feeling really smooth to the touch, and I wonder if both of these ingredients helped to give my skin some much needed clarity, that I did notice I could feel afterwards.

When compared to the naked version of this shower gel, I found that Santa's Christmas was quite hard to lather up, whereas the solid edition did produce some of a standard-looking lather. In regards to this version, I found myself using more than I would with a shower gel, just to ensure that I had enough to clean myself with.

Furthermore, I found it quite ironic, given the fact that Lush have brought out a solid version of this, as Santa's Christmas was perhaps the thickest shower cream I have used from the company to date. You really have to squeeze the bottle hard to get the product out, and it comes out as a thick paste, almost sharing its consistency with that of wasabi.

Despite this, I found that the scent of this version was much stronger and I was able to detect it longer on my skin. Furthermore, there is something rather enjoyable about using a shower cream that temporarily turns your skin the colour red because of how potent the colour is.

This is by far one of my least favourite seasonal shower creams to date, but only because the likes of Yummy Mummy and Prince Charming have set the bar so high in comparison. I will enjoy using my 250g bottle for the foreseeable future, but I don't see this as being one I would want to purchase again, or stock up on before the Christmas season is over.

Quantitative Ingredients: Glycerine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Water (Aqua), Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Almond Oil, Stearic Acid, Coffee Infusion, Cinnamon Infusion, Cetearyl Alcohol, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Triethanolamine, Lime Oil, Aniseed Oil, Black Pepper Oil, Benzoin Resinoid, Fresh Lime Juice, Fresh Orange Juice, Titanium Dioxide, *Citral, *Limonene, Colour 16035, Colour 73360.

Vegan?: Yes.

2017 Price: £10.95 for 250g, £17.95 for 500g.

Year Of Original Release: 2017.

Scent Family:
Santa Baby Lip Tint
Santa Baby Naked Lip Tint
Santa's Christmas Naked Shower Cream


Santa's Christmas Shower Cream

Oaty Creamy Dreamy Oat Milk Shower Cream

When I first bought 101 Salvations at the Lush Summit, I genuinely thought that it was a body lotion: the colour in the bottle suggested so, and I was far too busy grabbing everything exclusive in sight, that I failed to notice my mistake. It wasn't until I got home from the event that I realised it was in fact a shower cream. 

Despite the popularity of both this and Sleepy Hand Cream at the event, I was surprised when months and months later it hadn't revealed itself in any Kitchen menu, or even made an appearance as an exclusive at Lush Oxford Street. However, when the Kitchen menu announced that it would be bringing out Oaty Creamy Dreamy Oat Milk Shower Cream, I just knew that the two had to be related in some way.

Supposedly another member of the Dream Cream family, this limited edition is designed for those with more sensitive skin and does indeed pertain near-on identical traits to that of the aforementioned Summit exclusive. Rumour has it that the name was changed due to the copyright issues surrounding the original release, although how and why the tongue-twisting alternative was decided, I do not know.

Carefully crafted from the best ingredients for healthy, well-pampered skin, this is a shower cream designed for those with more sensitive skin types, as well as for those who prefer the less 'in your face' fragrances from Lush. In fact, I am surprised that something like this has not been made available before, given how popular Dream Cream is.

Despite the absence of both colour and lustre, this product is far more about the soothing, healing properties that it possesses, than looking aesthetically pleasing. It's definitely not as attractive as any of the shower creams to have come before it, but then it doesn't have to be.

Containing a base of oat milk and rose water, this shower cream is perfect for those with sensitive skin. The oat milk has a very calming effect on the pores - cleaning them out without making them react to the acidity that is often found in other products designed for the skin. The rose water is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, which can help to reduce prevalent irritation and redness. It's also a great cleanser - removing oil and dirt from the pores and leaving the skin feeling and looking far more radiant.

Alongside this, you have an accumulation of chamomile, lavender and rose absolute. These three components are very reserved in this format: the lavender taking centre stage with it's gentle, relaxing herbal scent, while the rose absolute intertwines itself around this note and offers a light, almost dampened rose smell. To finish it off, the chamomile adds a cool, delicate note of sweetness - giving this shower cream a perfect finish all around.

Despite the ingredients lists being almost identical, what sets Oaty Creamy Dreamy Oat Milk Shower Cream apart from 101 Salvations is the additional note of cocoa butter in the latter. What made me fall in love with the Summit exclusive, and elevate it above its body lotion counterpart, is that when I began using the cream in the shower, I could smell a layer of cocoa butter on my skin that gave 101 Salvations a slightly chocolately element to it. This isn't present in the newly-named version, which was slightly disappointing.

Much like the aforementioned cream, OCDOMSC is one of the thickest shower creams that Lush have ever produced: you could quite literally leave the bottle upside down and there would be no risk of it leaking out. Having said this, it does seem to be very slightly thinner than 101 Salvations, which is a good thing because it makes it a little easier to squeeze out of the bottle. I would say that you still have to put more of an effort into using it, when compared to a regular shower gel. However, this change is still a welcome one in my eyes.

Adding onto this, you do need to use quite a large quantity to produce any sort of lather to clean yourself with. When using a grape-sized amount, I found that it was difficult to manipulate enough of a foam to spread over more than just my arms. For this reason, I ended up using quite a bit more than I would any of the other shower creams, which meant that my 250g bottle went down a lot quicker than I was expecting. 

Despite using more, I still don't think this is a particularly generous shower cream at all, so I wouldn't expect to get almost any sort of lather going when you use this across your body. Yet, I do feel as if when you have rinsed off the thin layer of suds present, you can feel the difference the product has made to your skin.

While it was softening on my body and left a gentle combination of lavender and cocoa butter on the skin afterwards, I didn't feel as if it was as effective at cleaning as many of Lush's other creams and gels. Having said that, it worked wonders on my legs after they had been shaved, and even helped to reduced the redness on the back of neck after a rather gruelling session at the gym.

There is definitely a place for this within Lush's other far more colourful creams and gels. For those who want a cream that is not going to irritate or encourage their skin complaints, this would be the perfect shower companion. I do hope this makes an appearance very soon, because my single bottle is not going to be around for very long when the warmer months begin to make themselves known.     

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerine, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Oat Milk, Rose Water, Fair Trade Cocoa Butter, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Stearic Acid, Lauryl Betaine, Rose Absolute, Chamomile Blue Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Tincture Of. Benzoin, Linalool, Perfume.

Vegan?: Yes.

2017 Price: £11.95 for 250g, 

Year Of Original Release: 2017.

Scent Family:

101 Salvations
Dream Cream Body Lotion
Dream Cream Self-Preserving Body Lotion
Dream On Bath Bomb
Dreamwash Shower Smoothie
Dreamwash Shower Smoothie Roulade
Fresh Farmacy Facial Soap
In The Nude Bath Melt

Oaty Creamy Dreamy Oat Milk Shower Cream

101 Salvations Shower Cream

So overwhelming was the Lush Summit event in February, that after talking to many employees about the exclusive products that were on offer at the time, the next day proved how bad my memory was, as I had remembered next to nothing. In fact, it wasn't until nearly a week after the showcase that I discovered my bottle of 'body lotion' turned out to be a shower cream instead.

101 Salvations Shower Cream is as witty in name as the product is beautiful. Carefully crafted from the best ingredients for healthy, well-pampered skin, this is a shower cream that should have made itself known way before it did. Despite the absence of both colour and lustre, this product doesn't exactly jump off the shelf at you - it's definitely not as attractive as any of the shower creams to have come before it. However, you only need to sniff this once to realise that there is something very special about this product.   

Sharing its scent with the Dream Cream family, it's a wonder that Lush didn't bring this out years ago, as the market for products designed for more delicate skin types are always in demand. And despite the fact that this has currently only made itself known for the exclusive event last month, there is no way that this wont be making an appearance in the near future: it would be cruel not to.

Containing a base of oat milk and rose water, this shower cream is perfect for those with sensitive skin. The oat milk has a very calming effect on the pores - cleaning them out without making them react to the acidity that is often found in other products designed for the skin. The rose water is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, which can help to reduce prevalent irritation and redness. It's also a great cleanser - removing oil and dirt from the pores and leaving the skin feeling and looking far more radiant.

Alongside this, you have an accumulation of chamomile, lavender and rose absolute. These three components are very reserved in this format: the lavender taking centre stage with it's gentle, relaxing herbal scent, while the rose absolute intertwines itself around this note and offers a light, almost dampened rose smell. To finish it off, the chamomile adds a cool, delicate note of sweetness - giving this shower cream a perfect finish all around.

What makes 101 Salvations Shower Cream so special is the inclusion of the cocoa butter. While it also features in Dream Cream Body Lotion, it acts as more of a base ingredient, so it's there to improve the condition of your skin rather than add to the aroma. In this exclusive beauty, you can clearly detect a creamy, chocolately layer while using it in the shower, which just adds to its appeal and makes it far sexier than any of its predecessors. 

In the bottle, this is one of the thickest shower creams that Lush have ever produced: you could quite literally leave the bottle upside down and there would be no risk of it leaking out. For this reason, it does prove a little tricky getting it out of the bottle, as you have to give it a good squeeze, and even then this only heeds a string-like consistency. 

Adding onto this, you do need to use quite a large quantity to produce any sort of lather to clean yourself with. When using a grape-sized amount, I found that it was difficult to manipulate enough of a foam to spread over more than just my arms. For this reason, I ended up using quite a bit more than I would any of the other shower creams, which meant that my 250g bottle went down a lot quicker than I was expecting. 

While it was softening on my body and left a gentle combination of lavender and cocoa butter on the skin afterwards, I didn't feel as if it was as effective at cleaning as many of Lush's other creams and gels. Having said that, it worked wonders on my legs after they had been shaved, and even helped to reduced the redness on the back of neck after a rather gruelling session at the gym.

There is definitely a place for this within Lush's other far more colourful creams and gels. For those who want a cream that is not going to irritate or encourage their skin complaints, this would be the perfect shower companion. I do hope this makes an appearance very soon, because my single bottle is not going to be around for very long when the warmer months begin to make themselves known.     

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerine, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Oat Milk, Rose Water, Fair Trade Cocoa Butter, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Stearic Acid, Lauryl Betaine, Rose Absolute, Chamomile Blue Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Tincture Of. Benzoin, Linalool, Perfume.

Vegan?: Yes.

2017 Price: £5.95 for 100g, 

Year Of Original Release: 2017.

Scent Family:

101 Salvations
Dream Cream Body Lotion
Dream Cream Self-Preserving Body Lotion
Dream On Bath Bomb
Dreamwash Shower Smoothie
Dreamwash Shower Smoothie Roulade
Fresh Farmacy Facial Soap
In The Nude Bath Melt

Oaty Creamy Dreamy Oat Milk Shower Cream

  

I Love Yuzu Gift Set

I told myself that I was going to be good - that I really didn't need a gift set featuring two items that were easily available in Lush stores across the globe. I even went as far as convincing myself that I didn't need the rather pretty-looking knot wrap that incased both of the goodies inside. Yet, after trawling through the Lush website some two weeks after this had initially made an appearance in the Kitchen, and finding it still available, my finger slipped and one was quickly added to my basket during checkout. 

I Love Yuzu was a bit of an odd choice to bring out in the Kitchen. With all of the amazing gift sets that Japan were offering at the time, not to mention the many exclusives that would have gone down a treat had they made an appearance over here, this was one of the least impressive in my mind. 

Featuring two items that can be found with ease in any store; Yuzu And Cocoa Shower Cream and Yuzu And Cocoa Bubbleroon, this is almost a single bath in a gift set. While the shower cream could be used across multiple showers and baths, I could almost see myself using half of the bottle in a luxurious one-off experience.

In its defence, the knot wrap is very pretty indeed - a little smaller than the average sized ones you find in store, but big enough that it can still be worn as well as used as wrapping. And while it may appear as if the £12.50 price tag is a little expensive for the products you're getting inside, I can see how this would make a great gift set for a friend or family member who is not overly familiar with Lush. 

Ultimately, I really didn't need to buy this, and in hindsight, I would have loved to have seen the other Japanese gift sets make an appearance over this one. However, I have worn the knot wrap on multiple occasions and my flatmate was very appreciative of the shower cream and bubbleroon to enjoy. 

Vegan?: Yes.

2016 Price: £12.50.