New Shampoo Suckaaaz

What up fools? Just wanted to do a quick blog post/lush review, because I can, because Caroline is lending me her brother's computer! Woo! Sadly, Megan's computer is having some issues, so until I can get those resolved I'll be using Caroline's brother's computer. Which is perfectly fine by me! Thank you Caroline!

Anyway, the other day I had a wonderful time introducing my friends Elyse and Annie to MAC cosmetics. We really enjoyed getting makeup tutorials (and free makeovers) via the wonderfully sweet people at the MAC counter. I got a tutorial on how to pull off brightly colored lipstick and still have it flatter my lips, and walked away with a bright coral smile.

After that fun, Annie and I visited Lush, which was awkward for me because both of my former managers were there, but good for me also because I picked up a new shampoo. This shampoo bar is called Karma Komba.

I mentioned before that I positively love Lush's solid shampoos. They clean my hair amazingly well, last forever, and smell great. This bar is no different. It is scented with Lush's Karma scent, which is a cult favorite among customers. That said, some people really do not like the patchouli scent of Karma. If you are one of these people, then stay away. The shampoo bar does not overly perfume hair, but it does smell like Karma...so beware. Anyway, like always, when using this shampoo, it lathers beautifully, smells great (but not too overpowering), and leaves my hair shiny and managable! Additionally, it gives my limp-ish hair some good volume without too much work. Genius.

Orange and lemon oils within the shampoo cleanse hair and add shine, and the company website notes that this shampoo helps detangle, which implies that it has a light conditioning ingredient. Sounds good to me.

Anyway, I give it a gold star! This shampoo makes showers fun again, and actually has me looking forward to washing out my daily hairstyle.

P.S. P.S. P.S. Guess what, I just started a tumblr. It is in the beginning stages right now, but I think if I can get it going, it will be a fun little project. Visit, please!

Luv Lush

I am sitting in my bed, post shower, eating lucky charms (main staple of my diet), and remembering this thing called "blog" that I have neglected. Sorry y'all.

I think that this will be a "review" blog. Vanessa always does Lush review blogs, and since I too enjoy Lush products, and just picked up some new ones, I figured it's time to put in my two cents.

First, Honey I Washed the Kids soap.

Vanessa sent me a slice of this soap for me to try, since even though I worked at Lush for about 2 months, I never owned or personally used any of their soaps. This is one of the most popular soaps for the company, because it smells so good. It smells like creamy honey, but not in an overwhelming way. It has real honeycomb on top, and contains aloe in the formula, which soothes skin. It makes my showers delicious. I love it.

Now, on to my MOST FAVORITE LUSH PRODUCT: Solid Shampoo.

I typically use the Squeaky Green shampoo bar, although I've tried Ultimate Shine and Seanick and love both of them as well.

The amazing part about solid shampoo is that it lasts for at least 3 months. At $9.95 per bar, that is an amazing value. For me, it typically lasts for 4 1/2 months, which is even better. Personally, a shampoo with lots of lathery bubbles is a must (I like to know what parts of my hair have shampoo or not, otherwise I miss a spot in my mass of crazy hair). This shampoo delivers. With one light pass of the bar around my hair, the shampoo lathers and spreads. A little goes a long way! This is an amazing concept for someone with thick hair like me, I typically use a 50 cent piece size of liquid shampoo in order to cleanse my entire head of hair.

Lastly, this thing delivers. It cleans my hair so well, which is great for me, since my hair gets dirty and greasy so easily. I need to wash my hair every day (that whole "every other day" thing is a no no). With other shampoos, I usually have a greasy streak of hair near my face at the end of the day. With Squeaky Green I still have clean hair by bedtime! I love this product and will never use another shampoo.

Lastly, I recently purchased some of Lush's solid conditioner, Jungle.

I figured that since I am enchanted by their solid shampoo, that I would equally love their solid conditioner. I must say that I've only used it 4 times, but I am feeling pretty positive about the effects. I break off a small piece, mush it around in my palm until it melts, lather it up and apply. My hair doesn't get the same "slick" feeling that other conditioners create, which kind of confuses me. I kind of like that slick feeling, because I know what parts of my hair have conditioner and what parts don't. That will just take some getting used to. Other than that, my hair does seem moisturized and shiny afterward! This product uses tons of olive oil and avocado, which are super nourishing and moisturizing. I love the smell as well, which kind of just smells like olive oil...very jungle-y indeed.

Thank you Lush cosmetics for your vegetarian shower delights. You make my world a better place.