Category: New for 2024

Sweet Talk Lip Scrub from Lush

The main ingredient in all of Lush’s lip scrubs is caster sugar. To this day I am still lost for words that such a simple and natural mix of ingredients can do such a great job at exfoliating. It really does make me question why other cosmetic companies ever actively chose to use micro-plastics in their exfoliation products.

Lush’s lip scrubs are ridiculously underrated, if you’re on the fence about giving them a go I promise you, you will not be disappointed.

Today I am going to be reviewing the Sweet Talk Lip Scrub from Lush’s 2024 Valentine’s Day line. I use Lush lip scrubs almost every day so whenever a new one comes out, I always make sure I grab a pot.

Using Lush lip scrubs requires a minimum amount of effort, and they cover everything your lips need to always look and feel their best. They are the perfect product to exfoliate dry or chapped lips, and most are also very good at softening and hydrating them at the same time. Exfoliating your lips has so many benefits and thanks to Lush, it has never been easier to do.

As well as caster sugar, the Sweet Talk lip scrub also contains organic jojoba oil, sweet wild orange oil, rose oil, vanilla absolute and cold pressed raspberry seed oil.

Sweet Talk isn’t the first lip scrub to be made by Lush with this scent/flavour either. Back in 2017 a blue version of it was made and named the Lush Puppy lip scrub.

Sweet Talk lip scrub may smell and taste almost identical to Lush Puppy it is however bright pink, allowing it to fit right into the theme of Valentine’s Day. I always thought it was a crime for Lush to not make the Lush Puppy lip scrub more readily available so when I found out Sweet Talk was so similar I was over the moon.

Lush’s lip scrubs are obviously not meant to be eaten; BUT if a little amount of Sweet Talk does accidently end up in your mouth while you are scrubbing your lips, you don’t need to worry. Some taste better than others but I don’t mind licking off Sweet Scrub after I’ve used it.

I tend to favour the lighter or more natural toactual lip-colour lip scrubs over the brightly coloured ones because I find that the highly pigmented scrubs can sometimes leave your lips with a slight tint of whatever colour the lip scrub is. I am however pleased to report that during use, I haven’t had any colour transfer from the Sweet Talk lip scrub at all. Not that, that would be a huge problem though as it is pink.

Even though I’m usually not a huge fan of super sweet Lush products, I do actually like the smell/taste of the Sweet Talk lip scrub. It’s not the same, sickly-sweet as the Bubblegum lip scrub (and much like the Lush Puppy version of this same lip scrub) it really reminds me of the raspberry flavoured Slush Puppy drink.

A little amount of Sweet Talk goes a long way and it’s the perfect amount of scrubby. The grains in it are about the same size of sugar granules (unlike the Cookie Dough lip scrub that’s texture is more like fine salt).

After using the Sweet Talk lip scrub my lips feel smoother and I also find the formula quite hydrating which isn’t the case for a lot of Lush’s lip scrubs.

Overall, I love the Sweet Talk lip scrub, I’d love to see Lush bring back the lip balm equivalent (Passion Fruit lip balm) or make a lip butter in its scent in the near future!

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Whispering Heart Bath Bomb from Lush

The Whispering Heart Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited-edition product from Lush’s 2024 Valentine’s Day line.

Whispering Heart is one of the sweetest looking bath bombs from this year’s Valentine’s Day range. It’s mainly hot pink in colour and has a red heart on its top, right in the middle of the red heart is a heart shaped hole (unfortunately none of mine look quite as good as those featured on Lush’s website) but that’s the shape that the hole in my photos of this bath bomb should be.

Lush’s website says you’re meant to ‘whisper your heart’s desire into this sweet and fruity-fragranced Valentine’s Day bath bomb.’ which explains the purpose of the heart hole!

Weighing in at approximately 180g each, the Whispering Heart bath bomb is the standard sized Lush bath bomb, it fits snuggly in my hand.

The Whispering Heart bath bomb contains Epsom salts, bergamot oil and Brazilian orange oil. Its scent is a part of the Rhubarb and Custard Lush-scent-family, but the scent has only ever been released in a soap format before now.

I have been dreading writing this part of the review on the Whispering Heart bath bomb as I really don’t know where to begin when describing its scent. As I stated earlier, the bath bomb is fragranced with Lush’s Rhubarb and custard scent-family.

In ways its scent does remind me of rhubarb and custard sweets but it’s a lot stronger and less creamy, it’s how I’d imagine a rhubarb and custard slushie-ice-drink would smell. (I hope that makes sense…)

My nose doesn’t pick up on anything rhubarb, but I can’t smell or taste rhubarb in rhubarb and custard boiled sweets either so that’s not a negative!

It’s a very moreish scent that works brilliantly in the bath bomb format.

As soon as the Whispering Heart bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with a thick burst of pink foam, very quickly the foam thins out and looks more like what I have captured in the photo above.

As the bath bomb floats around your bath, red and hot-pink foam spills out of it.

Once in the water the bath bombs scent engulfs your bathroom, I could see the scent selling well in a perfume format.

Halfway through the bath bomb fizzing away, the red heart shaped part of the bath bomb separates from the pink bit creating 2 different lots of swirls, one red, the other pink.

The bath art isn’t as colourful as some Lush bath bombs, but it did create a small amount of red and pink circles as seen in the photo below.The Whispering Heart bath bomb takes approximately 15 minutes to fully dissolve and turns your bath water a bold and very bright shade of raspberry pink.

I found the waters left behind by the Whispering Heart bath bomb really warming on your skin.

The scent remains in your bathroom (although a lot more subtle) long after you pull the plug and lasts on your skin for the best part of the rest of the day too.

My skin felt clean, refreshed, and appeared brighter after soaking in the water left behind by the Whispering Heart bath bomb.

I think my favourite thing about the Whispering Heart bath bomb is the colour of the water once it has fully dissolved. I couldn’t help but feel invited in by the raspberry pink water and its sweet and fruity scent!

I really enjoyed using the Whispering Heart bath bomb, it isn’t my favourite from this year’s Valentine’s day range but with pink being my favourite colour I was always going to buy a few to use.

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Snuggles Shower Gel from Lush

The Snuggles Shower Gel started off its Lush life as a product from the 2024 Mother’s Day line and upon its release will be available in 3 different sized bottles, 115g, 275g and 550g.

I was lucky enough to get to try the Snuggles shower gel before its initial release as Lush gifted me a bottle, it’s set to be available in all UK stores from the 1st of February.

The Snuggles shower gel is described as a comforting, buttery cuddle. If you’ve used the Butterball bath bomb, you’ll recognise its scent straight away.

Snuggles isn’t the first Butterball scented shower gel to be released, the original was called Butterball shower gel. It was popular but incredibly thick making it hard to get out of the bottle.

Snuggles shower gel has the same great scent as the Butterball shower gel but has a brand new ‘cocoa butter suspension formulation’. The formula is a lot thinner; it could easily be a body milk.

Snuggles shower gel contains fine sea salt, fair trade organic cocoa butter and Ghanaian ylang ylang oil. It is sweet but not in an unpleasant way, it reminds me of vanilla ice cream but also has elements of chocolate to its scent too.

A very small amount of Snuggles goes a long way, I have even tried it without wetting my hands first just to get a feel of its true consistency; There has never been a creamier shower gel from Lush, without water it was like I was lathering up a heavy duty moisturiser.

Just a splash of warm water helps to really lather the Snuggles shower gel up, it glides over your skin leaving it clean, hydrated and so very soft.

I could see the Snuggles shower gel being perfect for anyone with sensitive skin but always recommend a patch test before use.

Its scent really shines through when combined with the hot water and steam from your shower and it feels incredible lathered up on your skin.

There is no need at all to moisturise after using this shower gel, making it not only an amazing smelling shower gel but also a product that saves you much needed time as well.

I can still smell the Butterball scent on my skin long after getting out of the shower, my skin feels soft and appears perfectly hydrated well into the next day too.

If you are looking for a creamier shower gel that not only cleans but hydrates and soothes skin too, look no further.

Overall, I am very impressed with the Snuggles shower gel and plan on grabbing a few more bottles before Mother’s Day is through. Lush would be mad to not make this shower gel a main line product. I have my fingers crossed that they do as it’s wonderful!

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