There are a lot of staples in my daily hair care routine, and I'm quickly running out of most of them. Though I've ordered backups, the backups won't be here before I run out. Therefore, I needed a little bit of hair ~thangs~ to get me through. I ordered Ice Blue shampoo and Okra conditioner for my hair. I also got the Tisty Tosty bath bomb to spoil myself with a relaxing scented bath full of miniature roses.
Above from L to R: Okra conditioner, Ice Blue shampoo, and Tisty Tosty bath bomb.
The following will be a breakdown of my thoughts about Ice Blue and Okra:
What I liked:
*I think both Ice Blue and Okra worked fairly well.
*Ice Blue made my hair squeaky clean.
*Okra smelled really fresh, like mountains with a field of herbs nearby. The scent even lingered in my hair for hours.
*The company doesn't test on animals- a rarity for mainsteam companies these days! Even MAC succombed to animal testing, but I digress...
What I didn't like:
*Both products contain both SLS and parabens. Whyyyy?
*They were both expensive. Rach of them costed $9.95 for only 3.3 oz of product.
*Ice Blue smelled a bit medicinal to me.
Final Thoughts: I don't necessarily regret my Lush purchases, but this wasn't my absolute favorite haul in the world. I'm happy to have the shampoo and conditioner to get me through until my regulars get here. I'm also happy to have the bath bomb to look forward to. Though I am mainly a shower girl, I do enjoy the ocassional bath for my relaxation and wellbeing.
Do you guys like Lush? If so, what are your favorite Lush products?
As always, thank you so much for reading! Have a marvelous day!
DISCLAIMER: All products mentioned were purchased by me for my own personal usage. I am not affiliated with or compensated by any of the companies mentioned. All opinions are my own and always 100% honest.
I have a love/hate relationship with Lush, that's for sure. I've written at ridiculous length about it, lol. My issues are mostly centered around the brand culture/customer service, but also the prices/elitism/use of SLS and parabens, etc. I really do like some of the products though, so I can't quite give them up entirely.
ReplyDeleteI did read your previous posts about Lush and their crazy overbearing customer service. I'm glad you told one of the employees about it when you went back after *that time*. I seriously cannot stand companies that implement the pushy/overbearing sales tactics. It just pushes me away and makes me not buy anything.
DeleteMy problem with Lush is the smell, which is the most attractive part of Lush to Lushies lol All those mixed strong smells in the shop give me a headache. I agree about the over pricing too. One really good product is the solid serum. So good for dry skin!
ReplyDeleteLol!! From what I've gathered, it's either a love/hate thing when walking by a Lush store. Though I cannot say I've experienced either one. A Lush store was finally opened in my city a year or so ago, and I haven't gone there yet. I prefer shopping online mostly just based on convenience and the fact that I can shop in peace with no one pressuring me to buy stuff I don't need :)
DeleteI´m quite indifferent to Lush, I like their products most of the time, but I don´t think they´re amazing... ecxcept perhaps for the massage bar I bought a while ago (my second one!)... it´s called Nutts and smells awesome, coconut/chocolate! I use it before bed, when I´m feeling decadent, and the scent is very comforting and sticks to the linen without staining them... My bed smells awesome for days and I feel decadent that night. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you mentioned the massage bar. I definitely have had my eye on massage bars after reading about them, but I haven't taken the plunge yet. Nutts sounds pretty amazing! Maybe I'll pick one up if I ever make another purchase. I wish they would have given me a massage bar sample instead of the stinky snow cake soap, haha! :)
DeleteI can't understand why Lush continues to use SLS and parabens. I used to order from lush but when I discovered other indie companies I stoped. From Lush products I really liked their solid shampoo for traveling and their two hair masks(H'Suan Wen Hua and the Jasmine one). I also like their Karma and Vanillary scents!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, I feel like it defeats the purpose of making natural fresh-made products with the use of such chemicals. I was debating on getting a solid shampoo instead of the Ice Blue, and I really wish I would have done that now. I've heard a lot of good things about the Karma scent :)
DeleteI kind of like their bath bombs but since I have learned to make them, I haven't bought any for a long time. I thought things from Lush were supposed to be more "natural" or something, I find it interesting that the hair products had parabens and SLS.
ReplyDeleteOoo, that's a good idea to make bath bombs! I bet it's more affordable that way, and more fun with all the possibilities! Yes, I thought it was interesting about the parabem and SLS use interesting and rather silly myself. I didn't even think to look at the ingredient list before I purchased these :\
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