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.
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 –
- 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.
- It smells amazing (a blend of avocados, bananas, oatmilk and butters)
- It leaves your skin beautifully soft and lightly scented once out of the shower.
And for the not so positive –
- 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.
- 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