Category: Shower Gel

Hello Kitty and Friends Shower Gel from Lush

I couldn’t have been more excited when I first heard whispers of the Hello Kitty and Friends X Lush collaboration. Amongst the eight-product-lineup is the Hello Kitty and Friends Shower Gel that I will be reviewing for you today. I was very kindly gifted a bottle by Lush.

The Hello Kitty and Friends shower gel is a limited edition product that shares its scent with the Hello Kitty bath bomb and Hello Kitty and Friends perfume from the same range.

Some of the shower gels ingredients include fresh strawberry infusion, fine sea salt, Brazilian orange oil, patchouli oil, benzoin resinoid and vanilla absolute, a recipe fit for a kitty queen!

What sets this shower gel apart from others is its scent. It’s a beautiful blend of two beloved Lush scent families: Snow Fairy and Milky Bath. Initially, I was nervous about how the two would work together, I’m usually not a fan of mixing scent families BUT somehow, this blend just works. 

Straight out of the bottle this shower gel’s scent is unmistakably bubblegum led, with the sweetness from the Snow Fairy shining through. Beneath that sweetness lies a musky, comforting layer – a gentle nod to Milky Bath’s soft, clean, freshly-washed-linen notes. It’s a sweet, fresh fragrance that reminds me of candyfloss grapes. Think indulgent yet soft enough to not be at all overpowering.

In terms of appearance, Hello Kitty and Friends is a crisp, white, reasonably thick gel. You only need a small amount from the bottle to create a rich, creamy lather. Once lathered up the luxurious foam glides effortlessly over your skin, cleansing and softening it as it goes.

The scent truly blossoms during use in amongst the hot steam of the shower. Interestingly, unlike the Hello Kitty bath bomb (which leans more towards the softer Milky Bath notes in use) the shower gel’s Snow Fairy side really steps into the spotlight.

The candy notes from the shower gel linger in your bathroom long after you step out of the shower. As for on the skin, it leaves a whisper of scent that can still be detected several hours after use.

Best of all, it doesn’t just leave you smelling good enough to eat, it also delivers in performance too. My skin always feels clean, refreshed, and beautifully soft after using the Hello Kitty and Friends shower gel. The fine sea salt gives it a gentle exfoliating touch, while the blend of oils ensures my skin feels nourished rather than stripped.

Overall, the Hello Kitty and Friends shower gel is a real star from this limited edition collection.

Even for someone like me, who usually shies away from scent family crossovers! 

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Sparkling Light Shower Gel from Lush

The Sparkling Light Shower Gel is a part of Lush’s 2024 Diwali line.

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a celebration of hope, joy and the triumph of light over darkness.

The ‘lights’ throughout Diwali represent the light that banishes the darkness away; They act as a symbol of not just hope but unity too. 

With this in mind, it is easy to see where the Co-Create team pulled their inspiration from for Sparkling Light, it’s easily one of (if not the) most beautiful shower gels of 2024!

The Sparkling Light shower gel contains some of the following ingredients: Fine sea salt, almond infusion, black pepper oil, clove bud oil, jasmine absolute, patchouli oil and Australian sandalwood oil.

Sparkling Light shares its scent with another product from this year’s Diwali line, the Lotus Blossom bath bomb.

The Lotus Blossom/Sparkling Light scent is very difficult to describe; To my nose the most dominant ingredient is the black pepper, followed by the patchouli and sandalwood.

It’s a very warm and peppery fragrance with a sweet but woody base. At first, I wasn’t entirely sure if I was a fan, but it grew on me very quickly because of its warmth. There is something about the scent that is slightly exotic too, the more you sniff, the more that seems to come through.

The Sparkling Light shower gel is silver and sparkly throughout. Made in the same type of formula as the Passion shower gel, the shimmer in Sparkling Light shower gel won’t separate, collecting at the bottom of the bottle like old Lush shower gels were known to do.

The Sparkling Light shower gel is thick but easy to get out of the bottle; A very small amount of the shower gel also goes a long way, something I wasn’t expecting with it thicker consistency. It seems that with every new shower gel that Lush release; they just keep getting better longevity wise.

Sparkling Light lathers up quickly but is a little gloopy, gloopiness aside, once mixed with a little shower water, it simply glides over your skin leaving it clean, soft and refreshed.

Mixed in with the steam from the shower the scent really intensifies leaving you ready to light up the night!

Once out of the shower the Sparkling Light scent remains on your skin for several hours, it’s very strong, meaning there isn’t any need for perfume afterwards.

Overall, the Sparkling Light shower gel is a great edition to the Diwali line, I love how beautiful it is and having a bath bomb with the same scent to pair it with, makes it even better!

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Sleepy Bear Shower Gel from Lush

The Sleepy Bear Shower Gel is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Christmas line.

I can’t quite believe how many new shower gels Lush have released this year, it’s been an incredible year for shower gels, so many have come out that I still have several to review before the year is through!

With the shower gel I am reviewing today being called Sleepy Bear, you’d expect it to share its scent with the Sleepy Bear bath bomb, it however doesn’t. The Sleepy Bear shower gel in fact shares its scent with the Deep Sleep bath bomb.

Lush already have a shower gel available that shares its scent with the Sleepy Bear bath bomb, the Sleepy shower gel. I have no idea why Lush decided to call this shower gel Sleepy Bear and not Deep Sleep, but here we are…

The Sleepy Bear shower gel contains some of the following ingredients: fine sea salt, lavender oil, chamomile oil, lavender absolute and neroli oil.

Fresh from the bottle the Sleepy Bear shower gels scent is best described as lavender rich with a touch of chamomile. The neroli oil in it is also quite noticeable although it isn’t nearly as intense as the lavender. The fragrance is very sweet and herbal.

Think of the Deep Sleep Lush-scent-family as another amazing lavender based fragrance that is available to try, if you’ve grown bored of Sleepy…

The Sleepy Bear shower gel is a sparkly darker shade of purple (not dissimilar to Goddess shower gel) it has quite a thick consistency but is very easy to get out of the bottle.

A very small amount of the Sleepy Bear shower gel goes a long way, something I wasn’t expecting considering its consistency. Mixed with the water it lathers up with minimal effort creating a violet-white foam that simply glides over your skin leaving it soft, refreshed and clean.

Mixed in with the steam and hot-shower-water the scent really takes over your bathroom, if you thought that the Sleepy shower gel was great to use before bed, then you’ll be blown away with the Sleepy Bear shower gel…

After use the Sleepy Bear scent remains on your skin for several hours. Although I still believe it’s a mostly lavender scent, on your skin the chamomile elements come through a lot stronger than straight out of the bottle.

Overall, it’s a great edition to the list of many shower gels that have been created by Lush this year; It also makes a welcome change from the Sleepy shower gel!

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