Category: Shower Gel

Guardian of the Forest Shower Gel from Lush

In the UK, the Guardian of the Forest Shower Gel first came out, back in the Summer of 2019 as a part of a community release with six other never-before-been-released shower gels and the Cookie Dough body scrub.

I felt Guardian of the Forest was one of the most popular out of the six exclusive shower gels released back then so I am not surprised to see that it will be returning in the latest Lush Community shower gel drop, later this month (June 2024).

The Guardian of the Forest shower gel obviously has the same scent as the long discontinued, but very much loved, Guardian of the Forest bath bomb. The shower gel is bright green and slightly opaque and its consistency is thick but easy to get out of the bottle.


The Guardian of the Forest shower gel contains a long list of ingredients, it has oakmoss infusion, cypress leaf infusion, fresh lime juice, cypress oil, lime oil, rosewood oil, oakmoss absolute and moringa oil.

The scent is best described as a woody and fresh-forest-scent. Compared to its bath bomb equivalent, I feel that the lime oil and fresh lime juice is more noticeable in the shower gel format.

If you’re not familiar with the, The Legend of Zelda games, this won’t mean anything to you, but I have always imagined that the Guardian of the Forest scent is what the Korok Forest smells like. For anyone who hasn’t played the game, just imagine a magical forest full of strange yet wonderful creatures.

The Guardian of the Forest shower gel lathers up easily and a very small amount of it goes a long way. Mixed in with the steam and hot water of your shower, the scent really takes over your bathroom. Just shut your eyes, take a deep breath and you’re transported into an earthy, green forest.

Once out of the shower, the Guardian of the Forest scent remains on your skin for the best part of the rest of the day. Although, it is not as strong on your skin it is still very noticeable. I love how its scent remains, it’s like the magical forest comes with you as you go about your day. It also does a really good job of cleansing your skin leaving it looking and feeling brighter.

Overall, I love the Guardian of the Forest shower gel and am looking forward to maybe picking up a fresh bottle when it comes out again in fancy new packaging later this month.

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Happy Hippy Shower Gel from Lush

The Happy Hippy Shower Gel has been a staple product both online and in Lush stores for so long that it’s practically part of the furniture. It first came out long before I got into Lush, which makes me wonder why it has taken me so long to get a review of it up on my blog? Well, here it is. Better late than never! 😉

Back in March Lush were kind enough to send me a bottle of it so what better time to review it as a thank you, I always appreciate the PR parcels more than words can explain.

The Happy Hippy shower gel is a transparent light yellow shower gel. Lush describe it as ‘a zesty wake up call, that awakens your skin and enlivens your mind.’

At the time of writing this review I have only reviewed one other product that shares its scent, one side of the Happy Pill bath bomb is Happy Hippy scented, and the other side shares its scent with The Olive branch shower gel.

The Happy Hippy shower gel contains grapefruit water, fresh pink grapefruit infusion, fresh grapefruit juice, grapefruit oil, bergamot oil and olibanum oil.

I’d describe its scent as a gentle grapefruit fragrance; Normally grapefruit scents are super strong and can make you wince a little from the sharpness.

Happy Hippy’s scent is powerful enough to add a spring in your step but not so powerful it blows your head off. The bergamot and olibanum seem to round off the sharpness of all of the grapefruit ingredients in it, making it a much more tolerable yet still very energising scent.

A small amount of the Happy Hippy shower gel goes a very long way, it’s quite a thick consistency too but not at all difficult to get out of the bottle. on several occasions I have even used it on my hair as a shampoo.

The Happy Hippy shower gels scent really steps up a notch when it is combined with the hot water and steam from your shower. It lathers up easily and feels delightful on your skin. I have never found it a particularly moisturising shower gel, but it does cleanse your skin well, while also leaving it looking brighter too.

Unfortunately, the Happy Hippy scent doesn’t remain on my skin for very long after use BUT when I use it in my hair the scent can still be detected for a few hours after – although it is very subtle.

I don’t use it on my hair very often but if I’m away from home and limited to what I can take with me it works as both a shower gel and a one off shampoo every now and again.

If you are looking for a new shower gel to use to help wake you up in the morning, Happy Hippy would be a very good choice for you.

I can only apologise as to why it has taken me so long to write up and post this review. My lack of review is not a reflection on how I feel about the product AT ALL. I just get so caught up in the seasonal stock that sometimes the stock that has always been there like the Happy Hippy shower gets completely overlooked.

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The Comforter Shower Gel from Lush

At the time of writing this review, the, The Comforter Shower Gel is currently only available to buy in 570g bottles at Lush stores with a Discon Wall. I managed to get a hold of this bottle in Lush’s big Glasgow store a few weeks ago.

I have only ever used the, The Comforter shower cream until now and that was a good few years ago back when it was a mainline product.

I was devastated when Lush discontinued it so as soon as I heard about the shower gel equivalent being an item on the Discon Wall I knew I had to get a bottle.

The shower gel is described by Lush as ‘like a cuddle in a bottle’. If you’ve used the bestselling The Comforter bubble bar before, you’ll recognise its soothing-berrylicious scent straight away.

Other products that have been in its scent are the, The Comforter bath bomb and The Comforter solid perfume.

The, The Comforter shower gel contains blackberry decoction, vanilla pod decoction, bergamot oil, blackcurrant absolute and cypress oil.

Its scent is best described as a blackcurrant lovers’ idea of heaven. It has a very distinctive berry fragrance that at first, I wasn’t entirely sure about BUT over time, I’ve fallen head over heels in love with. I now wish to try the scent in every product format possible!

The scent has been named perfectly as there really is something that is just so comforting about the, The Comforter scent.

A small amount of the, The Comforter shower gel goes a long way, and it is very easy to get out of the bottle. It has a creamy consistency too. This shower gel equivalent is so similar to the shower cream version that I can’t actually notice any difference between the two at all.

The, The Comforter shower gel is a darker pink colour and glides over your skin leaving it clean, hydrated, and fresh with minimum effort.

The Comforter shower gels scent really shines through when combined with the hot water and steam from your shower.

It feels incredible lathered up all over your skin. I didn’t find it necessary to moisturise after using it in the shower either.

Scent-strength-wise I’d say that the, The Comforter shower gel is one of Lush’s stronger fragrances. I can still smell the scent on my skin several hours after using it.

If you are looking for a creamy shower gel that not only cleans but freshens up tired and dull skin too, look no further that the, The Comforter shower gel.

Overall, I love this shower gel and am so pleased to finally have a bottle of it in my possession, I have my fingers crossed that Lush decide to make it more readily available soon so that more people can give it a try or like me, relive it!

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