I Love Juicy Shampoo

I was always warned to stay away from this product, merely because it's a shampoo aimed at removing grease and oil from your locks, neither of which I have an abundance of. However, in my quest to try and review everything vegan in their range, I knew I had to give it a go at one stage. 

Lush describe this shampoo as one which contains 'juicy fruits to give you the freshest smoothie hair imaginable'. You can see from the ingredients list that they have gone all out on packing this product with a range of beautiful smelling fruits: Lemon, mango, papaya, pineapple, kiwi and orange give this product a fresh tropical-scent.

Aside from the fragrance, these fruits also contain key enzymes which supposedly help to clean away dirt and remove grease and product build up. Furthermore, softening seaweed has been included to leave your locks extra-clean and super-shiny.

I Love Juicy is a very rich shampoo, so you should only use only a small amount each time. However, I found that it doesn't lather up as easily as other Lush shampoos, and I often found myself using more than I was perhaps supposed to. When massaged into your hair, this product feels more like a conditioner and despite reading other reviews that claim otherwise, I didn't find that this shampoo felt as if it was genuinely washing my hair. Then when I washed the product out, my hair immediately felt like it had lost it's volume. After leaving it to dry naturally, it felt slightly greasy and thin, and the colour of my hair seemed rather dull and lifeless. 

I coupled I Love Juicy with Veganese conditioner, as this is my favourite hair product ever. However, this is clearly not a good combination as my hair was left feeling really thin and limp. Maybe there is another combination I could try that might have better results with this shampoo. However, as there are so many great shampoos in Lush's range, I'd rather stick with one that works with the products I use regularly. 

Overall, I was rather disappointed with this shampoo but not overly surprised with the results. My main concern is that my hair felt rather oily after use, which is not a look I want to continue sporting. Secondly, the shampoo seemed to make my dyed hair look dull and stripped of colour. All I can think about, is if I can see the physical effects of what I Love Juicy is doing to my hair, I can only imagine the damage it may be doing 'behind the scenes'. 

For this reason, I would not buy this product again. Lush have so many other brilliant shampoos that I use regularly, so I'll stick to the ones I know work for my hair type.

Quantitative Ingredients: Water, Sodium Alkyl Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulphate, Cocamide MEA, Propylene Glycol, Perfume, Lemon Oil, Freshly Juiced Papaya, Fine Sea Salt, Carrageenan Extract, Sweet Orange Oil, Fresh Pineapple Juice, Fresh Kiwi Juice, Fresh Mango Juice, *Citral, *Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

Vegan?: Yes

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Vanilla Dee-Lite Lotion

There are two types of cosmetic smells that I cannot stand; the smell of cocoa butter and the smell of vanilla. I couldn't tell you the number of times I have been given gift sets from family and friends, which contain some sort of lotion or shower gel with either of those two smells present. Each and every time, these lotions give off the plastic, sickly-sweet smell of synthetic ingredients, harvested from multiple chemicals having-been mixed together and pumped full of additives to extend their shelf life. Yuck!

So when I noticed that Lush were offering a vanilla body lotion, I wasn't overly keen to try it out. However, I was lucky enough to try out a Vanilla Fountain bath bomb before they were discontinued, and after falling in love with the natural vanilla scent that permeated my bath, I just knew that Vanilla Dee-Lite was something different from the usual hum drum. 

The vanilla scent in this lotion is a natural-smelling, mellow, subtle scent that doesn't contain any of the nasty fake tones that you would normally get with high street equivalents. It also contains a hint of jasmine which gives it a mildly sophisticated and slightly more mature infusion, without masking the natural smells of the ingredients. 

Spring water, hibiscus infusion and coconut water are combined with extra virgin coconut oil, cocoa butter, illipe butter and tamanu oil, to give you a sultry, smoky lotion that glides across your body with ease. The combination of this and the fresh kiwi fruit, which is packed full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, help to soften pores and dissolve dead skin.

This really is a feast for the skin! It's a light lotion that sinks into your pores immediately and leaves no oily residue behind. The fragrance is long lasting; I found I was still getting bursts of the scent all- throughout the day, and received some wonderful compliments whilst wearing this product.

This is my second favourite body lotion after Karma Kream, and one that I hope they'll continue to sell for a long time coming. If, like me, you are fed up of the manufactured vanilla scent, this will bowl your heart over and become a staple in your beauty regime. 

Quantitative Ingredients: Hibiscus Infusion, Spring Water, Pure Organic Coconut Water, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Stearic Acid, Cocoa Butter, Fresh Kiwi Fruit, Glycerine, Triethanolamine, Illipe Butter, Vanilla Absolute, Jasmine Absolute, Tonka Absolute, Organic Tamanu Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Coumarin, *Hydroxycitronellal, Perfume, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

Vegan?: Yes

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