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*TOP REVIEWER* hwnpunch on 5/25/2013 11:49:00 AM more reviews by hwnpunch

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

The only LUSH store even remotely close to me is in the airport and it reeks so horribly of over-scented product it gives me a headache just trying to hustle by the door way. The one time I made it in the sticker shock finished off what the fumes started. Their products might contain some great ingredients but none that justify the price. Many of us looking for natural products do so because we have reactive sensitive skin so loading your hand crafted lotions, soaps and other skin care items with scents and bizarre coloring (natural or otherwise) just defeats the purpose. They may have milder/unscented options and I'm sure offer online ordering but why bother when there are cheaper less gimmicky places to shop.

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spinnaker on 5/25/2013 8:33:00 AM more reviews by spinnaker

Age: 36-43   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Green    

I first stepped into a LUSH in Covent Garden, London, in 1993. I was 17, and it was amazing, a total game changer. The products were innovative, very natural and reasonably priced. The staff were middle aged hippies, extolling the antifungal properties of patchouli oil. They were friendly and knew their stuff. They were like the Body Shop to the next level.
Next LUSH experience was 1997-2001. I was going to school in the U.K. and coming home to Ontario on holidays so I was still hitting London but also the Newcastle and Toronto stores. Pretty much a total LUSH user. Angels on Bare skin, shampoos, conditioners, Mask of Magnaminty, Potion Lotion, bubble bars, deoderant. Most products were hits, a few misses. To be expected. But I was noticing some changes. The newsletter/catalogue was getting really political, with a holier than thou attitude that I didn't appreciate. The staff were also getting younger and hipper, with the same attitude as the newsletter. I felt 'guilted' into certain products, and had to defend myself when I chose a drugstore product (like a sunscreen, which LUSH has never offered). Stores were more crowded with a dizzying array of products. But I still really believed in their core message and my skin was looking good.
This weekend I had what will probably be my last LUSH experience. As I moved away from urban centres, I ordered LUSH online, but eventually tapered off. Just too much of a bother. I also matured from a wild eyed university student to a mother of two who understands the cosmetics industry a little better. Natural is often a marketing idea rather than a reality. Really natural is easy to make at home or source locally, and LUSH was starting to look only barely different from the 'natural' products that crowded the shelves of my local health food store.
For old times sake, I slipped into a store in Quebec City in February, and again into one in Halifax this Spring. The stores were still crowded but most of my favourites were discontinued or only available online in the "retro" section. Thanks for making me feel old. The staff were even more earnestly hipster than ever; the young man seemed baffled that I didn't want a bath bomb demonstration. When I asked about their shine pomade for my new, kinky, gray hairs he looked lost and said he didn't have any suggestions. And the playdough soap I picked up was definitely not a colour found in nature. The two products I did intend to buy were out of stock; an interesting body lotion was $46 CDN for a small pot!
I feel like I am breaking up with a friend I have had since high school. I'm sad, but in reality, I moved on years ago. LUSH's groundbreaking naturalness is now echoed by other companies who are doing it better. Their staff are simply too cool for school and I don't appreciate being made to feel old and 'fuddy duddy' at the rarified age of 37. My political views are perhaps more nuanced than the shrill screaming at LUSH and to be honest, I care enough to put my money and my energy where it can better serve. $46 pots of body lotion and 'natural' neon soap just don't cut it anymore.

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becky39 on 5/22/2013 3:44:00 PM more reviews by becky39

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

I like a few Lush products, though being on a budget I don't spend tons of money there and consider it a treat to go into the store. The one thing that bugs me at the Lush stores is the whole anti packaging thing, yes it is better for the environment but I see too many women and little kids picking up the products. I went in for my new bar of New solid shampoo and reached for the very last bar because I had a feeling that one had not been grabbed and stuffed up snotty noses to take a sniff by "lookers not buyers". The bath bombs are the ones I see EVERYONE picking up, sniffing and putting back, yes I am guilty, but I only pick up the ones I am 80% sure I want to purchase. The Lush catalog is a bit of a turnoff too, too political and "look at us, look at all the awesome stuff we do" for my taste, they pat themselves of the back so hard they are going to break an arm, the quieter, subtle approach is what I would be more apt to support. I also wish they would stop using SLS. Those are my Lush gripes....other than that they have good products (from what I have tried) and are at least tring to make the world a better place...

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1432 on 3/11/2013 6:08:00 PM more reviews by 1432

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Tan   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I love going into a LUSH store! Everything there is great! The products are mostly natural and the staff are helpful. Walking into the store, you are surrounded by cute, colorful products and are welcomed by friendly staff and a great scent coming from all the products. The scent may be overwhelming but they can't change that. If you have a sensitive nose, you can always buy online. Some people complain about pushy staff but in my local store, they ask if you need help and leave you alone to browse if you don't. They also answer any questions you may have and give you whatever size soap you need without trying to sell you anything you don't want. The staff there make great suggestions about what you might like or need and show you around the store describing the products. Staff are also very friendly and informative, they really know a lot about what products LUSH sells and about your preference. They are also helpful with selecting gifts and tying knot wraps. The price at LUSH is quite expensive but it is your choice if you want to shop there or not. LUSH uses good quality, natural ingredients and that costs money. It's also really nice that LUSH cares so much about the environment and try to minimize packaging. Overall, I love my local LUSH and would revisit many times.

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violettuxedo on 2/20/2013 3:17:00 AM more reviews by violettuxedo

Age: 44-55   Skin: Sensitive, Fair   Hair: Red   Eyes: Brown    

I am writing from a hygiene and sanitation perspective: these products should just be incinerated and not be used on any part of your body! First off, check out the You Tube videos supplied by Lush which show their products being 'handmade' by their staff. Health Canada (FDA equivalent in the USA) needs to intervene because the methods these folks use for making the products is nothing short of gross!

What you have in the Lush factories (Vancouver) are workers who wear their everyday apparel, they do not change into clean and sanitary whites. The workers also look like they just rolled out if bed. I could not believe the unhygienic processes and steps that introduced cross contamination into the product at every sequence. Now that was in the factory! The factory looked like it could have been a place that manufactured ball bearings as it had the drabness of a under-carriage. The factory did not have any equipment that removed moulds, fungi, yeast, bacteria, viruses(air scrubbers), nor were there any surfaces in the factory that were impermeable and smooth( which means that the surface is easy to clean and resists the introduction of a contaminant into the structure).

In the store, there are no safety seals on the jars of creams (the only sealed product that I could find was the American conditioner) which anybody Could open any jar (not just the tester) and stick their filth ridden staph/ fecal coliform coated fingers into the product(s): not to mention the staff who also stick their fingers into the testers....I have never seen a bunch of more unhygienic and unsanitary employees which bewilders me because every LUSH store that I have seen in CANADA is equipped with a sink that has hot and cold running water (we are not in Central America folks). And these staff members should have scrupulous hygiene considering they sell so much soap.

So, the propensity for acquiring a communicable disease here is quite high in my opinion since the lack of hygiene and sanitation is so disparagingly obvious at the source (factory) and then it continues in the store where this company has zero Ethical commitment to consumer health and safety. They are more concerned about giving off the impression that they are concerned about their policy on no animal testing or their laughable chemical free and all natural stance that some of the employees peddle ( please learn the definitions of organic and what a carbon molecule looks like).

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AgentSometime on 1/4/2013 2:12:00 AM more reviews by AgentSometime

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Green    

The LUSH products:
Their Coalface cleanser worked a little TOO well. It left my face, literally, squeaky clean, but it managed to dry out my oily skin. Not good.
Their Vanishing Cream hasn't really done anything for my skin. I suppose it would be an okay night cream for someone with normal-dry skin seeing as I wake up with oilier skin than usual. I expect something better for that price tag.
Their Tree Tea Water toner felt nice when sprayed on, but did nothing for me.
I got their Bubble Gum lip scrub for free at an event, and I like it. I'd imagine it's just like a homemade sugar scrub, except for the fact that it's bright pink and tastes like bubblegum.
I got a big block of Honey, I Washed the Kids soap. It smells DIVINE, but the scent doesn't really stay on my skin and I think it leaves my skin a bit dry and tight.
On to what I actually really like from LUSH: The Cupcake mask. This stuff is a holy grail for me. It cleans out my pores, leaves my skin less oily, and makes my skin smooth.

The LUSH store:
This is the part I detest. Seeing as how the only thing I repeatedly buy from LUSH is a fresh face mask, I HAVE to go into the store to buy it because they have to be kept refrigerated and can't be shipped. As soon as I step one foot into the store, I'm assaulted by overly-cheerful, pushy, hipster salespeople. Don't even bother telling me to just tell them that I'm browsing, they couldn't care less. Whenever I tell them I just want to look around, they leave me alone for about 10 seconds until I pick up a product I'm just curious about, at which point they will begin to ramble on about how amazing that product is and if I've ever tried it before. I really just want to scream at them. I'm a regular, I don't need the hard sell for crying out loud. If they would let me browse in peace I may end up buying more than I normally would, but because they're so obnoxious and invasive, I run in there, grab my mask from the fridge, make no eye contact with anyone, pay, and then leave as quickly as I can. Even one time when I was already spending a lot of money, they kept trying to sell me things at the register. I felt like just putting everything down and leaving, it was so rude.

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lushie22 on 12/29/2012 2:12:00 PM more reviews by lushie22

Age: 19-24   Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

Ok, i love the products in LUSH, the usually smell, well, lush! They never irritate my sensitive skin and they are a treat to use.

I have been to many LUSH stores, and some have SA's who give you personal space, and the hands on experiance, some just ignore you and some dont let you even look around . It all depennds which store you purchase from.

Overall , the LUSH i use is great and i will always visit when i can!

i hope i helped! xx

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makeupmehappy on 12/26/2012 6:38:00 PM more reviews by makeupmehappy

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Red   Eyes: Blue    

Like several other reviewers, I have a love/hate relationship with LUSH. There are several products that I love and have repurchased over the years (Buffy, Ocean Salt, Shimmy, Shimmy) and many others I have tried and wondered "why did I spend my money?" But aside from the hit or miss quality of the actual product, I cannot tolerate the aggressive sales staff. If I'm shopping in the store, I've done my research online. I know what I want and what it does. I don't need a sales pitch or a hands-on demonstration. Please respect the personal space bubble, ladies. Also, I've often found that I'm often better informed than the staff. I've had more than one instance where I've asked for something and been told it didn't exist, only to consult the catalog and find that it did. Due to this, if and when I shop LUSH, it's online only, where I can do it in peace and quiet.

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*TOP REVIEWER* cgw1 on 12/24/2012 1:09:00 AM more reviews by cgw1

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Fair, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

My roommate introduced me to Lush. I walked into my first lush store and thought they would have the answers to all my skincare problems and needs. FALSE. Every facial product broke me out and clogged pores causing huge cystic acne breakouts. They know nothing about skincare as all their products were very irritating. Their soaps are too drying, and their bath stuff is wayyy overpriced. I got so caught up in the LUSH craze and bough tons of stuff from there. I regret every single item I purchased. This may work for some, but I have finally learned my lesson and will never step foot in there again.

EDIT: At the risk of sounding like a hypocrite, I have given lush another chance. This time I've focused on body products which is what lush does best. I still find most of their face products a let down (I'm trying fresh farmacy and eau de Roma toner, the sacred truth mask, and.magnaminty right now) I'm on the fence about these so far. I will say that dream cream is the best thing ever created. For that reason alone go to lush! I'm still experimenting with their products (which is an expensive habit btw) but that's part of what makes lush so addicting!

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annastasiarose on 12/23/2012 9:53:00 PM more reviews by annastasiarose

Age: 19-24   Skin: Very Dry, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Brown    

People keep complaining about the price.. get over it. I bet you spend money on name brand clothes/shoes or purses, something that is purely based on making yourself look better which is really quite vain. But yet it is such a big deal to spend a little bit more money on shampoo or a facial cleanser that you actually need? everyone needs to wash their hair and face but no one NEEDS a pair of 200 $ shoes, and with that being said there is nothing that even costs 200.00 at lush. I don't understand how people don't understand that essential oils are EXPENSIVE and lush has to buy them from suppliers who obviously have to make money themselves. All of the products are also hand made, packaged by hand. Everything else that you're buying is coming from a machine, and is using things in them that aren't good for your skin. I understand not everyone can afford to use lush products, and i'm not ragging on people who just can't. But don't rag on the company for being so expensive if you are someone who will pay 400 dollars for your outfit but not 40 for something that is more benefical to your skin then what they sell at the drug stores. Also, to who ever put that lush uses perfumes in their facial moisturizers, do your research. lush uses essential oils in their moisturizers and different essential oils do different things (imagine that?). any time their is a perfume* listed on a lush product that means that it is a blend of different essential oils to make things smell good. reading all of your rants just made me disgusted. At least lush is a company that is at least trying instead of just pretending. They are always having compaigns about things that are relevant in our world and are trying to do things to change them, how many clothing stores or drug store brands are trying to do that?

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kimbleB on 10/17/2012 6:57:00 PM more reviews by kimbleB

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Brown    

Finally a LUSH store opened near me! The other store that was a bit to far for me to travel to closed within less than a year, so I am cautiously optimistic for this one...

After using various LUSH products (some I loved, some I despised) since their inception, I was excited to check out the store. This was a brand new store and frankly, the sales associates were overbearing. Any product I inquired about, the SA responded that she used it herself and absolutely loved it! Really.
Was disappointed to find that stores do not carry retro products which are a hassle to order online (pay shipping charge, often out of stock, long ship time).
I do support the LUSH philosophies of minimal packaging, natural/predominantly vegan ingredients/no animal testing/fair trade, etc.
BUT I was really disappointed with how pricey the products were and what appeared to me to be poor decision making on the part of LUSH. For example, the powders used to come in a shaker container which I found to be terrific. Now, anything in powder form comes in a plastic bottle with a flip top lid similar to shampoo bottles. When I used the tester it was nearly impossible to get the powder out and the amount is less than when it was packaged in the shaker, yet it's the same price!

I did buy a few items, but this visit squelched my current lemmings for all things LUSH. Will I buy LUSH products again? Yes, yes I'm sure I will.

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CCatena on 8/1/2012 12:13:00 AM more reviews by CCatena

Age: 44-55   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Hazel    

I am an addict. I love the product sourcing, the fair trade purchases, the minimal chemical profiles, and the deluxe samples. Since a family cancer scare, I have been seeking more appopriote personal products and lush has the whole package. When we are offered samples, I ask the staff to make recommendation. Most result in new acquisition. My grand baby with skin allergies can use it, my 20-something daughters enjoy products and I am just content to enjoy Athens stuff that makes personal care fun again

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shrimpski on 6/8/2012 2:39:00 AM more reviews by shrimpski

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I like Lush, but it does have its negatives.

I first got into it from all the reviews I kept hearing about HIWTK. I love anything toffee and honey smelling, so I bought a bar and have been a Lush convert since!

The highlight for me are the unique products and scents. I'm 25, but the kid in me comes out with the novelty of a bubble bar covered in gold glitter!
Lush have products and scents that no other company has, and they actually invented the bath bomb!
I know that some customers have come into the store and asked for lavender soap, which Lush doesn't have, because you can get lavender soaps almost anywhere and Lush tries to stay away from common scents and make their own special ones.

The experience at Lush is a bit different from other stores, the sales assistants do their best to explain the products and how they work. They are pushy though.

NEGATIVE STAFF EXPERIENCES:
- Guy employee starts talking to me about a product I wasn't interested in.. before I knew what was happening, he was putting lotion on my arm without my permission. I didn't buy it of course, but wouldn't have been interested in that product regardless.
- First time I went into Lush to buy HIWTK, I didn't know you had to buy 100g MINIMUM of soap. I asked for 50g. The SA laughed at me. B*tch. As a first time Lush buyer, she's lucky that didn't put me off entering Lush stores for life.

I love how Lush has testers for almost every product in the store, so you can test it to see if you like it. If I go past a Lush but don't intend on buying something, I can't help but go in and use some solid perfume and some hand cream!

I also like how Lush uses fresh, organic and fair trade ingredients wherever possible, and uses minimal packaging, which can be recycled anyway.
If you go to Lush's YouTube page, you can watch vids on how they make the products, it's really interesting to see! You can see them peeling papaya's and kiwifruit and hand pouring pretty much everything into moulds.

The price isn't fantastic to be really honest. If you have long hair and buy a hair treatment, you'll pay $25 to use it once, twice if you use it sparingly. Other things are good value for money like the lip balms/tints, solid shampoo's and Lemony Flutter, where a little goes a long way.
Think of it like this;
- Lush products contain ingredients you can pronounce and 90% would be familiar to you
- The products are handmade; fruits are peeled by hand, products are poured by hand, mixed by hand, measured and weighed by hand, rolled and cut by hand, etc, etc. People do the work, not machines.
Of course products will be a bit more because of these reasons.

Overall, I love the store. It smells great, the products and scents are unique and you won't find them anywhere else!


To the reviewer below me, the only face masks or scrubs that are uncovered are the testers, whose lids go back on at the end of the day, or they are covered in cling wrap and refrigerated. All the masks/scrubs for customers to purchase have lids and Lush are quite strict with stock rotation and not selling products past their use by date; these products get taken off the shelves. And if it was a scrubby face mask, you only have 3 weeks to use it and it must be kept in the fridge.

EDIT:
Lush does not properly train their new employees. They are expected to do most of their 'training' by themselves by doing a lot of reading. The excuse for this is that Lush "can't afford to train staff because of budget allowances". This is a cop out, as even not-for-profit organisations can afford to train new employees.
Lush can't expect new employees to give the best service and provide the best product knowledge without sufficient training. It's cheap, lazy and not fair on new employees to expect them to learn so much in such little time.
Employees are not their job, there is many more things to people than a job.

They also expect employees to do 5 demos on EVERY customer. 5. Seriously?! As a customer, there's no way I could be bothered sticking around that long to go through 5 demos, so they can try and convince you that you need them all.

I got rid of one lipstick because of these reasons.

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*TOP REVIEWER* haveaguinness on 6/4/2012 10:27:00 PM more reviews by haveaguinness

Age: 44-55   Skin: Normal   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Blue    

I remember years and years ago going to the first NYC store and being very charmed by everything. Loved the cutesy hippie-dippieness, the generous samples, loved the idea that it was "natural", no wasteful packaging etc. But here's the thing. The products are no good. I mean, the body soaps may be fine, but the facial skincare products are awful. They're full of fragrance and irritants, and backwards and amateurish from a formulation standpoint.


This is a world of skincare in which no sunscreen is available... how much can they really know about what is good for skin if they haven't even figured that out yet?


The fact that I have, in the past, paid $7 for ONE (mediocre) bath bomb makes me hate myself a little. $7 to take ONE not-at-all-special bath?


But the piece de resistance was


*DO NOT CONTINUE READING UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO BE GROSSED OUT*


when I got some kind of face scrub containing almonds. I didn't like it, so it sat in the bathroom medicine cabinet for a month or so. Finally my husband said to me "Hey, do you want this face scrub with maggots in it or should I just throw it out?" Yes. It had maggots. I am not making this up. I am not exaggerating. The LUSH store had all this stuff sitting out uncovered, no proper hygienic packaging, no decent preservation system, and the result was MAGGOTS.


Preservatives in personal care products are a very good thing. Yay for preservatives! Boo to LUSH. I will never go there again.


PS- Replying to the poster above me who said the product should have been refrigerated- I was told by the SA that it would keep for 3 months unrefrigerated, and there was nothing on the packaging to indicate otherwise. It was not one of the fresh masks but some kind of cleanser/scrub. And in point of fact, that particular LUSH store (Menlo Park, NJ) kept everything out uncovered, not just testers. At least, that is what they did about 2 years ago when this incident took place.

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*TOP REVIEWER* nearyroth on 4/8/2012 2:06:00 AM more reviews by nearyroth

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Sensitive, Olive, Warm   Hair: Brown, Relaxed, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Oh how I love Lush. I only get things once in a while because Lush is expensive but I never regret it. The ladies in Lush do demnostrations of the products for you and are very sweet and helpful. The store has an amazing fruity scent and I also get something. If you only get one thing there get the Rose Jam Bubbleroon Bubble Bar. Heaven in Lush.

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dontmakemeblush on 3/21/2012 11:53:00 PM more reviews by dontmakemeblush

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

You HAVE to try the Lush dry shampoo... I have dark hair that gets greasy looking fast! It's fantastic. It even gives my long, straight, and limp hair a little body and bounce.

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*TOP REVIEWER* ChristinaMarieT on 3/21/2012 11:41:00 PM more reviews by ChristinaMarieT

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Dry, Medium, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Lush is a beauty company that claims to be environmentally friendly. Their products are natural, hand-made, and vegetarian (they don't test on animals at all). Most of their products are paraben-free, but occasionally, you will still find some items containing parabens. They also make really innovative and fun products. For example, they've created shower jellies, which are wobbly, jello-like substances made with seaweed and can supposedly wash not only your body, but your hair and scalp, too. They also have toothy tabs, which are portable, solid tabs of toothpaste. Then there's the really adorable magic wands, which are decorative bubble bars that you wave in the bath to create the perfect bubble bath. And that's not the end of it, either. Really, in concept and quality, they're quite wonderful.



However, they aren't without flaws. The most noticeable problem with their stores are the prices. Seriously, as lovely as their products are, it's not worth paying around $20 - $30 dollars for items that are either going to expire before you get the most out of them, or are going to be used up within a two week span. They are incredibly expensive, and the only places where the prices seem relatively decent are the stores located in the UK, which is where the company originates from. No joke, If you live outside the UK, expect the prices to be only affordable for when you have extra cash. Another notable issue is how the stores are overwhelmingly smelly. I don't necessarily mean they stink of rancid socks or something, I just mean you can smell them a mile away. Their stores have conflicting and confusing concentrated smells from all their products, and it can definitely make you feel dizzy and lightheaded. It's overpowering, and it's a turn-off for lots of customers. Oh, and like I've mentioned previously, there's the issue about some of their stuff still containing parabens. For a company that boasts about being friendly to the environment and having healthy ingredients, the items that still have parabens causes a lot of hypocrisy and doubt.


Personally, my favorites are their hair products and shower gels. I also enjoy their face masks, but unfortunately, they've raised the prices on them so much, that for the quantity you receive, it's just not worth purchasing. Honestly, the prices are such a huge downfall, that they really do throw this company back at 3 lippies.

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princess2010 on 3/21/2012 11:01:00 PM more reviews by princess2010

Age: 30-35   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I absolutely love visiting LUSH stores. It's a special treat since I live about an hour and a half from one. The store I frequent is small or I would give it a 5 rating. It's clean and smells amazing. The sales staff is always incredibly helpful and knowledgeable in the products. I love the displays and how you can pick up testers to smell and try them out. My store has never batted an eyelash at giving me samples of products I want to try out before doling out big money on it. LUSH can be expensive but I have several HG products from there like Trichomania, R&B, Jungle, Soap of Sultana, and a few others. I will absolutely visit a LUSH store anytime I can!!!

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thatssoblasian on 3/21/2012 11:00:00 PM more reviews by thatssoblasian

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Warm   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I'm a big Lush fan since their skincare products worked wonders on my acne-prone, oily skin. The sales associates are very friendly and helpful whenever you go to their stores, well at least the two stores I've been to here in California. I'm not a huge fan of their hair care line but I do like their R&B hair conditioner. Their bath products are a nice treat after a long, stressful day. My only real complaint is their prices. They're expensive! The most expensive item that I bought from them was $39.95 for one of their moisturizers!

Other than that I'm really satisfied with a lot of the products that I've tried from them as well as the customer service I receive at the stores.

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pulsesync on 3/21/2012 10:45:00 PM more reviews by pulsesync

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I do not like LUSH. I like some of the sales associates, some are helpful and answer questions but some just push and push and truthfully they push me out at that point. Here in NYC, LUSH is starting to become as common as Sephora locations. If there's a Sephora, there's probably a LUSH within 4-5 minutes of walking distance. I have gone in there several times and splurged on their products.

Quality of Products Vs Price
Nothing, I repeat, nothing is better at its purpose than typical drugstore-priced skincare/haircare/etc products for the same products. My mother and I have bought the Body Buffy or whatever it is, many of the soaps including the cinnamon one, the sultana one, some other crappy soaps, bar foot cream, massage bars, solid perfume, solid shampoo bars, bath bombs, solid deoderant, and finally the dream cream. Over $300 spent. Wanna know something annoying? The soaps are average or drying. The body buffer is actually painfully abrasive. Massage bars are inconvenient as hell and awkward to whip out and rub on yourself. Bath bombs are irritating to break apart. Solid deoderant is alright, at least there's no aluminum but I still don't think it's all that and a pint of ice cream. The Dream Cream did absolutely nothing for me. It was like I never put lotion on at all. $25+ down the drain for Dream Cream (that they pretty much shoved at my mom and me constantly). The Boots body butter ($8-10) actually makes my skin as soft as a baby's, no lie. My boyfriend is now obsessed with running his hands over my legs and arms. Literally the ONE thing I like from LUSH is their lip scrub but it's still a disgusting price. But I cannot be arsed to make my own and if I were to, it would be a nasty flavor so LUSH it is.

Packaging:
This is brief but important. If you're getting something nonbottled/nonjarred, it will be wrapped in some crappy wax paper. Um, no. If I'm already paying a ridiculous price for average products, I will at least want decent packaging. Get me a 95% recycled plastic container (going by LUSH's sort of natural theme) for the products. Is that so huge to ask for? Also, some things require you to add water to them, namely my solid deoderant. It is very awkward to put a couple drops of water onto a small brick of deoderant wrapped in wax paper and just rub it on. I don't like that at all.

Sales Associates:
Everytime I go in there, I get a compliment whether it be my hair or makeup and the compliments are genuine. However, when asked what do I actually use, the comments are always very judgemental. It is as though the SA's are trained to be uppity hippies that contradict themselves. I was asked hat kind of shampoo do I use on my hair and I replied with a Suave Keratin shampoo which I love. Immediately, the SA told me "Oh my gosh, you shouldn't use such harsh CHEMICALS on your hair!" She then insisted on giving me samples of Curly Wurly and Daddy-O. I kept saying no but she shoved them into my hands. Both are fine shampoos, but no different from any of the other drugstore shampoos I've used. I did love the almond smell of Curly Wurly though; almond is my weakness and I obsess over it. But if you don't care for scent, it's not really important. Anyway, so I wanted to scream at her "Don't use chemicals?! B*tch, f*ck you! You use painkillers and medicine, right? House cleaners? Laundry detergent? Dye your hair? Stop acting like you're the authority on 'chemical-free' products because you work at f*cking LUSH." Unfortunately I'm too polite to really say something like that towards a random employee past the confines of my skull.

LUSH, get over yourselves.

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