Five Things about Lush King of Skin

Hey Sweeties,

As it is for so many, Lush is one of my favourite shops on the high street, but unlike say River Island whereby you can visit a few times for nothing to really take your fancy, you’ll always come out with a bag full of things from Lush, always. This is why quite sensibly, I (try to) only go in when I need to stock up.

In my most recent Lush haul which took place a couple of months ago now, amongst some other routine favourites such as The Comforter, I picked up the King of Skin body butter bar for the first time, mostly out of intrigue because I had heard so much about it. Now having used it a few times, I thought I would keep to my word and let you know some thoughts.

Lush Haul

So I’ll be honest, when I first decided I was going to write a post about this product, it was going to be because I couldn’t quite understand the hype and I really wasn’t a fan the first time I used it. But then I found myself reaching for it again in the shower, and again, and while there are still a couple of elements I don’t like (which to be honest are going to be very personal to me), there are things that I do. Let’s start with the positives –

  1. I love how creamy the bar gets when in use. As the bar loses its crown shape, it moulds into a smooth bar which to butter up in your hands is just gorgeous.
  2. It smells amazing (a blend of avocados, bananas, oatmilk and butters)
  3. It leaves your skin beautifully soft and lightly scented once out of the shower.

And for the not so positive –

  1. I don’t like how it doesn’t feel you wash it all off, let me explain. Once you have buttered up the bar and rubbed it over your body, it leaves what I can only describe to be like a film on your skin. It doesn’t of course and to be fair it works in the same way any soap would, but I like the feeling of clean when I leave the shower and after I have used King of Skin, I always then use a shower gel to feel like I have properly washed which in my mind, defeats the objective somewhat. But as I said in point 3, once out of the shower and you’ve dried off, your skin does smell gorgeous.
  2. Overall, it just doesn’t drive me wild. This is actually a very weak point to end on and it’s not even really that negative because it’s just my personal opinion, and not everything I buy (from anywhere) needs to drive me wild with love for it. But five points rounds up better than four, and to be fair, I do only really dislike one thing. Fundamentally, I am a shower gel kinda’ gal and I think this is what King of Skin has proved.

I don’t know, maybe it will grow on me in time, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it did end up in my basket again in the future. I liken this a bit to when I tried Lush’s Happy Hippy shower gel for the first time. I got it in one of the gift boxes I think originally and because I completely wasn’t anticipating the smell, the first time it hit my nostrils I thought it smelt a bit like cigarettes on clothes. I know that sounds ridiculous but for me, that is what seemed to resonate. But then after a couple of uses I become completely addicted to it and still reach for it when I am after something that isn’t too sweet or floral but has a nice kick of scent.

What do you think guys, have any of you tired Lush’s King of Skin? What are some of your other favourite Lush products?

Until next time x

Lush Haul

Hey Sweeties,

When it comes to Lush, I think people fall into two camps -either you pop in regularly, or you resist for as long as possible until you really need to go in because your stocks have run dry. You then pop in thinking you’ll pick up maybe two things, a simple in and out session, you refuse the offer of a basket. But you get distracted, you accept the offer of a basket and before you know it you have it moderately filled and are £20 poorer. This is me.

Lush Haul

Except for one of the (four) items, I purchased three never before purchased items from Lush; one because I liked the colour, and two out of intrigue. Can you guess?

Lush Haul

Lush Haul -The Comforter

If you’re a fairly regular reader of this blog, you’ll know from a previous Lush haul that I love The Comforter; it’s the perfect combination of providing a delicious smelling scent, turns the bath water pink, and best of all provides bubbles! I also like that the bar lasts for a couple of baths as you can break a bit off each time to use.

Lush Haul -Roses all the way

Roses All The Way was too beautiful to resist and with Valentine’s Day around the corner and my wedding not too far behind, I thought it would be the ideal opportunity to introduce some fun elements around the house that fuelled the whole, love is in the air kinda’ thing. This product is a soap that turns beautifully creamy as you lather it on your body.

Lush Haul -King of skin

The second of my intrigued purchases is King of Skin. I have managed to avoid it until now but it caught my attention when in store this time, long enough for me to want to know why some people love it so much. As someone that enjoys more showers than baths, it makes sense to purchase more products that can be used in-shower and I’m looking forward to giving King of Skin a go.

Lush Haul =Yoga Bomb

Finally, sometimes you just need to take it back to basics and enjoy a classic bath bomb. I haven’t tried this one before but it was purchased solely on colour appeal.

What are your favourite products from Lush? Have any of you visited the store on Oxford Street? I’ve walked past it a few times but I am not sure I have the self control to go in yet.

Until next time x

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