Being the lucky bugger that I have been recently what with it being birthday season and all, I was incredibly fortunate to get an invite (thanks to my fave gal pals) to the Lush Cardiff bloggers event. It's the first event I've ever been to, and without any idea of what to expect I was pretty nervy to say the least, but still mega excited to find out what was in store.
I was very early as I had the wrong time (typical me, but better early than late!), but managed to make pals with Ellie from Tattoos and Tantrums, who thankfully had been to a few of these shindigs before, and gave me a heads up on all of the nice things that were about to happen. It definitely calmed my nerves a little!
[Loving the instaframe which I'm pretty sure the Lush girls said they got from Etsy]
When we walked in, there was lovely treats waiting for us - chocolate eggs, mini chocolate cornflake nests, carrots to combat the choc, and some lovely glasses of fruity, non-alcoholic fizzy filled with berries. So yummy!
It was really informal, with loads of staff, so we all kind of branched off in bundles or pairs with one of the girls who works there, which is something that I personally found so much better than coming into Lush throughout the day, as although it's always a good experience, you just receive so much special one on one guidance through the products, and also get to know so much more about each one!
[Left to Right: Carrot Soap, Rockstar Soap, Somewhere Over the Rainbow Soap]
[Carrot Soap]
Probably the main reason for holding the bloggers event at the beginning of March is due to the current new ranges that they have out - Mothers Day and Easter. Now in the past, I've managed to miss out on all of the seasonal goodies, narrowly missing Christmas and only just grabbing a few of the Valentines Treats, but this time I was so ready for them, and they really do have some amazing products.
Possibly my favourite product out of both of the ranges was the Golden Egg Bath Bomb, which I fell in love with as soon as I saw it being demonstrated. The picture really doesn't do it justice, as it is packed FULL of glitter, and I really emphasise on the full part as it's just crazy levels of glitter. I snatched one up straight away because I just had to bathe in all the glory, but it's definitely a plus that it's super moisturising with olive oil and cocoa butter in and a fabulously luxurious toffee fragrance.
Before I went, I had spent the day browsing through the website, looking at things that I really wanted to find out more about and possibly even try, and one of these things was a shampoo bar. I've seen a few blog posts about these dotted around and always thought that it was a bit of a weird concept that I didn't want to try, but after actually taking the time to read one such post I found that it was really positive about them, and so I decided to take the plunge.
Stuck between three different ones, I eventually went for Honey I Washed My Hair, as it has a very similar fragrance to one of my all time faves (the Soft Coeur massage bar), and I just couldn't resist it's sweetness!
One of the things I was possibly more intrigued was the makeup and fragrance section in there, as this is one of the parts of Lush that I have never really dared to enter into before. Although I didn't purchase anything, they have some amazingly pigmented and beautiful lip colours (particularly a fabulous blue-toned pink that I forgot the name of - sorry!) so definitely give them a lookout! However, the Gorilla perfumes - and I hate to say this - were not my cup of tea at all. They were all quite heady and musky fragrances, and I love a good sweet smell, but that's just personal preference and I'm sure that they're divine to the right person!
[Honey I Washed the Kids Shampoo Bar, Porridge Soap, Hoppity Poppity Bath Bomb, Golden Egg Bath Melt, Shampoo Bar Tin, American Cream Hair Conditioner, Fluffy Egg Bath Bomb]
Now as I was expecting too, I splurged a little, but it only cost me around £25 which isn't too bad for a Lush haul! From the easter range I picked up two bath bombs (the Fluffy Egg that smells of candyfloss, and Hoppity Poppity which has popping candy in!) along with a bath melt - the Golden Egg of course! Whilst the rest was made up of a few things I'd wanted for a while: the Honey I Washed My Hair Shampoo bar and a Round Tin (which is a little too small for the bar at the moment), the American Cream Conditioner to go with, and Porridge Soap which is supposed to be very soft and kind to your skin.
One of the best surprises though was that we got a goodie bag with some lovely treats in it! Along with the book , we got another Golden Egg* (sod's law, but 2 fabby baths coming up right?!), a Secret Garden bath bomb* which has a very rosey fragrance, and some Yummy Mummy* shower gel which also has a lovely yet somewhat lighter floral smell, and a hint of shimmer in it too (both from the Mothers Day Collection). So all in all, a fantastic night with some fantastic goodies. Despite the soggy weather outside with Cardiff being typical Wales, there was smiles all round!
Have any of you used these products? I'd love to hear what you think!
A special thanks to all the ladies at Lush Cardiff for hosting! You can catch them at @LushCardiff on Instagram and Twitter to keep up with their products and days in the shop!
Keep a lookout for any reviews in the near future, I can't wait to try it all out!
Alice x
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All products marked with an (*) gifted to me by @LushCardiff, the Cardiff branch of Lush Cosmetics.
