(Photo credit – Jessica Eades chiqueuniquecritique)
Hey There,
When I heard my local Lush were holding a bloggers event, of course I had to get involved. After rediscovering a love and passion for Lush through thier ‘King of Skin’ and ‘Therapy’ bar, I was extremely keen to learn more about the cosmetics, how the products were made, and see what else they had to offer.
As well as all that, I was also excited to catch up with some of the lovely bloggers I have met at previous events, as well as socialise with some new faces, (It’s all part of the fun). So on Friday, a bunch of bloggers from the Southampton area, ranging from beauty, fashion, illustration, to adoption, were all united through the love of Lush. When we first got there we were greeted by the shop manager Rosie as well as some very passionate Lush staff members, they provided us with drinks and gluten free cakes by ‘Rice Up Wholefoods’, strawberries and popcorn – they do know how to treat us, (And yes I did head straight for the cakes, two to be exact) the carrot cakes were just incredible, (And to good to only have one).
After taking lots of pictures, poking and prodding many of the products, we were all asked to take part in a little ice breaker activity, where we had to massage another bloggers arm, while telling each other about our blogs, and what our favorite lush products were. I got the lovely Ami from Perksofbeingami, and apart from getting the giggles, (Nervous laughter you see) I think we did quite well, it certainly broke the ice.
We were then split in to two groups, I was part of the group which started with watching the making of Catastrophic Cosmetic and Cupcake face masks, (Both of which we got to take home with us). All being freshly made, and after seeing the staff member taking the taste test, of course I had to – But be warned, it may be edible, and it may look like cake mix, but it doesn’t taste that way, the only way I can describe it, is deodorant in the mouth, (We all have done it). I really enjoyed watching the masks being made, as it just showed how fresh it was, I asked a few questions about the making of the masks, as I thought some of it had to be mass produced, but apparently not. It is all handmade in Poole, and delivered ASAP to the stores, (How amazing is that?).
We then moved on to the Emotional Brilliance wheel, (There is even an app for this) which made you select certain colours which were linked to Lush make up, all suited by your emotions. The only one I was concerned about, was the ‘sophisticated’ one, as I am really not sure if that is me. Overall it was such a fun evening, I picked up a couple of ‘King of Skins’, (One for the mother so she doesnt use mine), and we got an amazing goodie bag, with even a little wrapped up goodie for my amazing followers. So keep an eye out for my next Giveaway, which should be up over the next week, as well as some Lush reviews in the next few weeks.
If your in the local area, don’t forget to follow Lush Southampton’s social media sites.
(Photo credit Amy from amzyinwonderland)
What is your favorite Lush product? Have you had the emotional brilliance consultation yet?
Lots of Love,
KBxx