Re: Lush
I've slowwwwwly been getting sucked into the Lush cult too... here's my story so far.
I had a break between classes a few weeks ago, so I went to the store on State Street in Macy's - bought a TON of stuff.
- Let Them Eat Cake lip balm (not a huge fan of this; won't repurchase, but I'm using it up happily - smells great in my purse, but not so much on my lips)
- Rock Star (love it!)
- Snow Fairy - the midsize bottle and the solid perfume (also love it!)
- Catastrophe Cosmetic mask (very nice, if a little hard to get off sometimes)
And I got samples of: Olive Branch wash (LOVE THIS), Coconut Almond Smoothie (love this for shaving), Handy Gurungu hand lotion (perfect for nighttime for me)
I also bought Dark Angels, Tea Tree Water, and Vanishing Cream because I told the sales girl (who was really nice, btw) that I was concerned about my oily skin and pore size. I've been using the set, and sady, wasn't very impressed with the results... pore size is still HUGE, even just afterwashing, and my oiliness is the same as it's been with the CO Bigelow stuff I'd been uing from B&BW (which use to work for me, but has stopped recently
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So I went to Lush in Oakbrook (Chicago burb) and OMG. The manager there gave me a full facial wth Catastrophe Cosmetic and the Oatmeal one and completely pampered me. She used Ultra Bland, Eau Roma, and Skin Nanny on me - and whoa. WHOA. Pores - SIGNIFICANTLY reduced. Redness in my face? Significantly reduced. Cloggng in my pores? A lot of it is gone.
She explained to me that really, I have senstive skin, but because I always treat for oily, I dry out my skin, so it way overproduces oil. She said that Dark Angels will be good for like a once a week scrub, and that Tea Tree Water is fine for me (especially until my face readjusts and stops overoducing oil), but I picked up Ultra Bland and Skin Nanny for daily use. (I still use my derm-prescribed cleanser at night, along with Vanishing Cream.)
I also got Love Lettuce, which I used for the first time last night - pleasantly surprised. My face has a little bit of a breakout going on right now, and that's helped to get rid of some of the drier patches that I usually want to just pick at.
I got So White and Blackberry bath bombs that I haven't tried yet... and she gave me samples of Big shampoo and a conditioner (don't remember which!) and Ocean Salt, which I haven't tried yet.
So... I really like their body care, but now that I was redirected to sensitive skin products instead of oily... I am in LOVE with their skin care!