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Sticky Dates products

Lush created Sticky Dates shower gel a couple of years ago during the holidays. It became so popular that Lush made other kinds of products with the sticky dates fragrance/ingredients.

For Easter 2024 Lush has added a body lotion, a body spray fragrance, and a sugar scrub.

😊 In my ten minute video below i review, demo, rate, describe each of these products.

Shower gel 5 out of 5 rating

The shower gel is my favorite of the bunch and its also one of my top favorite lush shower gels.

Its dark, thick and rich with the scent of sticky toffee pudding. Carob, orange, vanilla, date syrup, sandalwood.

It smells like a brown sugar and toffee desert you would want to eat. Like sticky toffee pudding, which is made with dates too, amongst other good things.

Sticky toffee pudding

Ive never wanted to eat a Lush product more than i do this shower gel. Okay maybe Posh Chocolate or B Never gel too. 😄

Its a nice thick gel.

Sugar scrub 4.5 out of 5

I love the light and dark brown swirls that go through the wholecontainer of sugar scrub. I also enjoy the gold on the top.

I demo this scrub on my arm at the sink in my video above and i show the consistency of it up close.

It smells the most close to the shower gel as far as the rick, sticky toffee scent.

Next in line in terms of ratings

Body lotion 4 out of 5

Its thick but not greasy. Someof you know that alot of lotions are too greasy for me but this is nice and it smells good. Not quite as nice smling as the shower gel but close.

Body spray fragrance 3 out of 5 rating

It smells good when first sprayed, however as it dries it loses much of the richness It initially has like the rich scent of the shower gel. It smells less and less yummy the longer I wear it.

This is just on my skin, your mileage may vary.

In the lush photo below is the sticky dates soap which will available to purchase for Lush Mother’s Day. Can’t wait! 😄

GlitterboX Lush ‘Classy Diva’ shower gel

2 out of 5

This was introduced in a 2023 Collab.

Well, i havent used a Lush shower gel that i absolutely hate in a long time.

I had initially rated this a 1 out of 5, but i decided to give it a break because of the bright yellow color, which we dont see that often in a Lush shower gel. Thus i raised it to a 2 out if 5. Just a reminder that anything below a 3 means i wouldnt recommend.

So yeah, im sorry to anyone who loved this shower gel. I do not like this scent. yuk yuk yuk. Its so incredibly Bitter that i can barely sniff it. BITTER. Theres nothing renotely fruity, nor floral in this shower gel.

I didnt even have to read the ingredients to know that there was Petitgrain in this. As far as i’m concerned if lush puts petitgrain as one of the main ingredients, they better be putting something else thats stronger smelling with it. Which brings me to a question; as some of you know i fell in love with Plum Rain the moment i first opened the lid and smelled it. I really really like Plum Rain. So WHY do i tolerate the Petitgrain thats in Plum Rain but i dont tolerate Classy Diva GlitterX shower gel?

I’m guessing its because plum rain is paired with orange and plum, instead of only grapefruit with classy diva.

I can’t even smell it even one more time much less shower with it again.

And Lush made a body spray to go with this GliiterX shower gel…No comment.

Oudhess shower gel

5 out of 5

Made with the Lush “Zen” soap scent which is the originating Lush product in this same scent. It smells woody and kind of green. It can smell kind of incense-y but this is not a sweet scent at all. If you like ‘Earthy’ scents you’ll probably like it. If you only like sweet scents, or fruity or light pretty white florals then you might not like the scent.

I was right! Oudhess is the same scent as Goddess, which is also made with Oudh, as i had guessed. I didn’t have anymore Goddess shower gel anymore to check the ingredients, but i found the empty container of the goddess hair moisturizer. 😄 same ingredients on this Goddess hair moisturizer; oudh, jasmine, osmanthus, rose and sandalwood.

Its a remake of Goddess shower gel with a different name. Goddess has Oudh in it too. Its a woody, green, and floral scent.

It looks just as pretty as the original Goddess shower gel. 😍

All of these Lush products in my photo sbove in the Goddess range have the same ingredients and scent. Oudh, Jasmine, Rose, Osmanthus, and Sandalwood.

Big Foot

5 out of 5 rating

see my 1:35 minute tub demo video below 😊

This bath bomb is so funny looking. Its made with neroli, lime and frankincense: the Lush ‘Calacas’ scent. Calacas is a classic Lush Halloween product scent. Calacas represents the time of year of Dio De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead.

Its a beautiful swirling pink and blue color. Its a slow, foaming type of bath bomb. And it has fine silver sparkle shimmer in it. The end result is a deep purple water. Gorgeous.

Sakura

3 out of 5 rating

See my tub demo video below

A photo of the Sakura i bought in 2021

Mimosa in the moonlight. I knew this smell right away, I used to walk around these trees at my fathers house that had the fuzzy lavender colored flowers on it and the smell was heavenly. A sweet yet powdery flower the mimosa. It is lavender in color and fuzzy like a soft pink brush. Sometimes it smells like a light melon scent too. Mimosa is what the “Sakura” ballistic is scented with.

Mimosa tree flowers

In Japan Sakura stands for Cherry Blossoms.

Cherry Blossom tree

This has no color in the water.

a picture of the Sakura i bought in 2005

Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Perfume, Sea Salt, Lemon Oil, Mimosa Absolute, Orange Blossom Absolute, Jasmine Absolute, Gardenia Extract, FD&C Red No. 4, FD&C Blue No. 1

Lush 2006 description: Sakura is the japanese name for cherry blossom which aptly describes this pretty pale pink ballistic. Sakura is dappled with bursts of pale green that rise up to a bright pink and green layer of exfoliating sea salt at the top of the bomb

Sakura doesnt color the water.

This has been one of Lush’s regular year round bath bombs since 2004 or so. And its still sold in stores today.

Its a fast dissolving fizzing type of bath bomb, not a slow, melty, foam typeof bomb. It has a lovely floral scent with blue and pink salt crystals on the top.

My photo below shows the different products that Lush has made throughout the years that have the same scent.

There’s one or two more products in this scent family that arent in my group picture.

Space Girl body spray

Space Girl body spray and Space Girl bath bomb

Space Girl body spray was one of ten favorite Lush product fragrances that Lush had us vote from during their LushLabs voting. Space Girl was one of the five winning product fragrances with the most votes.

I’ve always loved the Space Girl bath bomb when it was sold in stores and i was so bummed when Lush discontinued it. It was made with Black currant, Grapefruit, and bergamot. And it was a pale lilac color with silver glitter mixed in and red glitter dust on top to simulate the planet saturn and its red dust rings. Once inside the water it would release a red glitter which would look like a comet on the bottom of the tub. SO cool.

The space girl fragrance is a fruity scent. It’s citrussy and berryish. Citrussy because of the grapefruit and bergamot, and berryish because of the black currant. Black currant is the main ingredient in ‘The Comforter’ just for reference.

black currant
bergamot
grapefruit
almond essential oil

When i first spray the body spray on my arms it’s of course very strongly scented and alcohol-y. Also, when it’s wet i find that acrid note that some people find off putting in black currant. But once the body spray starts the dry down process on my skin-that acrid note disappears and just the fruity goodness remains.

The almond oil that Lush added to the body spray is nice. It adds a smooth and slightly sweet note to the fruity mix of citrus and berryliciousness.

As far as staying power this is better than most at staying true to it’s fragrance for any length of time once it dries down on the skin.

There’s a somewhat bitter note in between the fruity goodness. So it keeps the fragrance from being too sweet. The resulting scent reminds me of raspberry candy of some sort.

It’s not as sweet and fruity as Roller/Yummy Mummy for instance, but it’s more fruity and sweet than Sparkly Pumpkin.

I would recommend this if you like fruity scents that are different citrus/berry blends.

The scent lasts longer on the skin than Ectoplasm body spray, and about the same as the three others.

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These are other Lush products with the same scent

Goth Fairy Sparkle massage bar

And a new Lush Harajuku special edition bubble bar ‘Stargazer’.for 2020 sold on the Lush UK and the Lush USA web sites.

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas bath bomb

Dinosaur Egg

Very very frightening shower gel

I would rate this a 4 out of 5 rating.

Here’s a video where i spray on, review and describe these five body sprays.

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

This bath bomb is new this Christmas. It’s made in the Lush ‘Space Girl’ bath bomb scent.

(The 2020 Halloween shower gel is also the same scent. )

I Want a Hippopotamus is such a different and cute idea. There’s a christmas song of the same name. Lush made him to have the Fruity Space Girl/Very Very Frightening/Goth Fairy Sparkle Bar/Stargazer scent.

Scent family. Famiky members Goth Fairy and Star bubble aren’t in the photo but are in photos below.

It’s a fruity scent that is different because it combines grapefruit citrus with black currant berries. And it also has some fragrant, green citrussy Bergamot.

Hippopotamus bath bomb does a slow melty type of fizzing. It also turns round and round in the tub. There are also popping candy in him. And there are a handful of gold stars too that float in the water.

The resulting water is a beautiful shade of lavender purple with a smattering of gold stars and some silvery lavender shimmer glittery.

I would definitely recommend this. The color is great, the scent is nice, and strong, and it’s one of the less costly bombs this Christmas.

I would give this a 5 out of 5 rating for those reasons.

I had one with a Sleepy Bear bath bomb.

These are the things missing in my scent family picture above, because i took pictures of them long ago and i’ve used them already.

Goth Fairy Sparkle massage bar/solid lotion
Stargazer bubble bar
Dinosaur egg bath bomb

Keep It Fluffy

5 out of 5 rating

In my picture above are my now empty Original cut crystal Keep It Fluffy perfume on the left from 2006, and a new bottle on the right from 2019. The pink one in the middle is a Lush bubble bar recently made in Lush UK called ‘Keep It Fluffy Bubble Bottle’.

I have all the Keep It Fluffy products Lush/B Never made from 2006 onwards to the present 2023.

Keep It Fluffy was at one time my favorite of the 15 fragrance lines that Lush sold at their sister store ‘B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful‘ 2005-2008. Keep It Fluffy was a large line of products. Its a light and pretty fragrance. Its got rose petal infusion, vanilla, jasmine, lemongrass, and ylang ylang.

When i smell Keep It Fluffy I usually smell the rose petal infusion, then the Ylang Ylang and jasmine. I dont usually pick up the lemongrass.

Some people don’t like it, and some people love it. So id go by the notes if youre trying to make a decision on buying or not.

If youre familiar with the Lush/B Never ‘Two Hearts’ fragrance..its *somewhat* similar notes, except Two Hearts is more jasmine forward and has no vanilla or lemongrass.

There are some kinds of products that carry the KiF scent better than others. Lush had a bath bomb which was lovely and so was the soap. The perfume is iffy because i have tge originals to compare it to and for sone reason the original is better scented. It should be the other way around right? The older one shouldnt smell better than the new one. So this tells me that Lush is using less of some ingredient than they used to.

Also, if youve used or smelled the Lush ‘Turkish Delight’ smoothie, that is made with the KiF scent. I love the scent in the smoothie.


Here’s an empty bottle of one of my Lush Keep It Fluffy perfumes. Lush made these cut crystal bottles for us on the Lush Uk forum. The one next to it was a body spray.

This is one of my ‘if you were on a deserted island’ Lush perfumes.

Here’s my video

In my photo below I gathered all my Keep It Fluffy products. The container was a handmade Lush Keep It Fluffy gift set container.

rose petal infusion, jasmine flower infision, vanilla, lemon grass and ylang ylang.

It’s a beautiful, innocent soft floral with citrus notes. Its not sweet. Well maybe a tiny bit sweet. Very little.

 I have a bunch of Lush Keep it Fluffy things. Some of the containers are empty. And i still have bubble bars, empty shower gels and other bath stuff in this scent. Myself and others have been hinting to Mark C from Lush about re-making keep it fluffy for a few years now.

Maybe someday. I can always hope. 

ETA: Lush has Brought Keep It Fluffy back!

Above is my empty bottle of ‘Rose Tinted Spectacles’ which was a liquid bubble bath that was sold at the B Never store and its the Keep It Fluffy scent.

ETA: As of 2021 Lush now sells this perfume again! I think it’s limited edition.

The ‘Keep It Fluffy bubble bottle’ bubble bar on the left is in the same shape as the perfume bottle. Lush made these in 2019

Heres a keep it fluffy bath bomb thst Lush made as a Lush product and wasn’t at their B Never boutique.

Also in the Keep It Fluffy scent is the ‘Funny Face’ Fun bar, which was exclusive and free at a Lush Event in England for one night. A very lovely woman got one for me 🙏🏼❤️

Funny Face was an old movie with Audrey Hepburn.

The lights in the display room were a pink neon

So White perfume

3 1/2 out of 5 rating. See my review video of this perfume below.

This smells like a tart, green apple. It’s actually made with rose and orange flower surprisingly.

I like the scent more in the bath bomb. The perfume isnt bad its just nit my favorite way of enjoying this scent.

Here’s a review and demo video I recorded of Lush Uk exclusive so White perfume.

29 High Street products

HQ perfume

Secret Santa bath bomb

29 High Street perfume spray

29 High Street solid fragrance

29 1/2 soap

29 High Street shower gel

Valentine’s 2017 Kiss Me Quick wash card/paper soap

29 High Street FUN bar

Here’s a video i made showing and describing these products.

In my photo below is the exclusive 29 High Street from the 2023 Lush Kitchen subscription box.

soap

Rub Rub Rub body scrub, shower gel

4 out of 4

This is what the solid version looked like. Lush made it this way for some years, and then they went back to the liquid kind in the black pot again.

I love the scrub. It’s one of Lush’ prettier square body scrubs. It has the mimosa flower, Cherry Blossom scent of their popular ‘Sakura’ bath bomb. A feminine scent. The exfoliating is enhanced by the moisturizing Cocoa butter which leaves skin sooo soft afterwards.

You just wash in the shower as usual, with soap or shower gel, then rinse off. Then you scrub the rough parts of your body like knees, elbows, legs, etc. Then simply rinse off in the shower and dry yourself off, that’s it. The lovely and natural floral scent lingers on my skin for a couple hours. I would suggest this.

Mimosa flowers. I knew this smell right away, I used to walk around these trees at my fathers house that had the fuzzy lavender colored flowers on it and the smell was heavenly. A sweet yet powdery flower the mimosa. It is lavender in color and fuzzy like a soft pink brush. Sometimes it smells like a light melon scent too. Mimosa is what the “Sakura” and “Rub Rub Rub” is scented with.

Lush made this shower gel alooooong time ago for users on their customer forum website. The bottles were extra large. Im glad i bought a couple of bottles.

Such a pretty color

Mother Superior bubble bar, Sakura bath bomb,

image

I took a photo of these rub rub rub/sakura scented products below. There are a couple of other products that lush released a few years after this photo was taken such as the ‘naked version of the scrub’