Sympathy for the Skin Body Lotion

Sympathy for the Skin Body Lotion

Lush Description 2014

Generous banana custard body cream. Eleven years old and still as popular as ever, Sympathy for the Skin is probably the only banana custard body cream in the universe, and almost definitely the only one with real, organic mashed bananas in it. We use real bananas to make skin softer, even if they're a bit of a menace to mash. Smooth our nutritious cream all over your body and go absolutely bananas.

Lush-pedia Review

Wow, I am not surprised at all that this lotion has stuck around for so long! It's a smooth lotion with a thinner consistency and little speckles of something (I'm not sure what?) but it's okay, they don't stick to you and the lotion sinks in nicely to your skin, making it really moisturised without being greasy or leaving any residue at all. And that smell! It's delicious, it really is like creamy banana custard, but it's not an overwhelming smell and while I wouldn't mind if this was even stronger I know some Lush fans will love that this one isn't over the top (not that banana custard could ever be too much), and it lingers on your skin afterwards. I love using this one on my arms before I go to bed because I sleep with my arm tucked under my head and this makes bed time a real treat!

Celebrate Body Lotion

Celebrate Body Lotion

Lush Description 2014

Celebrate the festive season with this beautiful unpreserved hand and body lotion.  Rich and wonderfully emollient, the cocoa butter and almond oil will replenish and moisturise your skin, while the intoxicating cocktail inspired fragrance uplifts your spirits.  Brazilian orange oil and lime oil tones the skin and lifts you out of the winter blues while cognac oil gets you into the party mood.  

Lush-pedia Review

This holiday special has come out in the Christmas/ Christmas in July range a few times in the last few years. It shares its scent with the Golden Wonder bath bomb. I was lucky to snag this last Christmas in July because my local Lush shop only received 8 in total! In all honesty I wasn't the biggest fan of the scent even while I was in the shop, but knowing there were only 8 and still being undecided I brought it home with me, and I'm not disappointed. The Golden Wonder bath bomb is not one that I could appreciate the scent of until I decided to pop a whole one in the bath one day (mostly because even having bought it in the half price xmas sale I regretted it a little because I hadn't fallen in love with it at all and didn't mind using the whole thing up in one bath), BUT after this I now love this bath bomb! It created one of the best shows any Lush bath bomb has, it's a larger cube so it fizzed for quite a while and had lots of little stars, and made the water a bright blue/ green. That has nothing to do with the lotion, but I think maybe this is the reason that I started exploring this scent now. Surprisingly, I have actually used the lotion a few times now in the short time I have had it and while it's definitely not my favourite Lush lotion, I do like it. It feels nice, it's moisturising and smooth on the skin. It has a thicker consistency than other lotions, and I think mostly what I can smell in it is Cognac? I wouldn't say it's really a sweet scent but it's growing on me and the lotion is nice.

Dream Cream

Dream Cream

Lush Description 2014

This simple cream works like a dream on upset skin: cooling and soothing ingredients like oat milk, rose water and chamomile blue oil calm down hot and itchy skin. That’s why it’s one of our bestsellers, with many of you telling us it gives great relief from eczema. We steep oats in hot water to make oat milk. Oats have long been used to treat eczema and cool skin down as they contain antihistamines, and we've added extra nourishment in the form of rose water, cocoa butter, organic extra virgin olive oil, and vegetable glycerine.

Lush-pedia Review

This is one of Lush's plainest body creams in regards to scents, the smell is creamy and nice but not strong at all, really good if you find the scents of other products a little overwhelming. The actual cream is exactly how Lush describe it, very soothing and moisturising without being greasy at all. Even though 90% of my addiction to Lush comes from the scent alone I still love using this lotion, and I do so regularly, so the cream itself is pretty amazing and I highly recommend it.

Sikkim Girls Body Cream

Sikkim Girls Body Cream

Lush Description 2014

 This beautifully perfumed body cream is scented with our Gorilla perfume of the same name, inspired by the Sikkim girls – women so alluring and mysterious that they can seduce a man with just the subtle sway of their hips. Darjeeling tea, vanilla and jasmine are blended with creamy butters and organic hemp oil to moisturise and soften. This a beautiful way to get perfume onto your skin, try stroking it over the throat and arms for an instant effect.

Lush-pedia Review

I was lucky enough to receive this limited edition cream from a Lush prize pack. The scent was completely new to me and while I wasn't a big fan of it right away I can appreciate that this would be a dream come true for anyone who likes the perfume with the same scent. It has a very strong floral perfumey scent. It's a cream too so it's thicker and probably more moisturising than some of the lotions. Although I have had this for quite a few months now I have to admit I have found myself reaching for other lotions first, but it's one I like having on the shelf to sniff as I walk past. My favourite products from Lush share sweet, fruity or foody scents and this one just doesn't fit the bill but it's one I know many others will appreciate.

Olive Branch Body Lotion

Olive Branch Body Lotion

Lush Kitchen Description 2014

Give your skin a peace offering with this conditioning body lotion loaded with skin-softening almond oil, cocoa butter, and citrus oils. Just like our Olive Branch shower gel, the sunny scents of bergamot, mandarin and lemon oils will take you on a refreshing trip to the Mediterranean.

Lush-pedia Review

After many failed attempts to find one of these on Ebay after finding a few that were not being shipped to Australia (it took me a few months to discover the Kitchen so I was getting very confused when these very limited edition although recently made products kept popping up for sale), I finally got one (or two...). I love it, it smells just like Olive Branch shower gel, and the scent definitely isn't overpowering, although anything Olive Branch scented I say the stronger the better! Olive Branch smells very naturally sweet and citrussy but it's a soft citrus scent, not sharp like Calacus. If you've tried the Pop in the Bath bubble bar this lotion is like a stronger version of this scent. It has a thinner consistency than other Lush lotions which I like but it is very moisturising and it does take a little longer to sink in than some other lotions do so you might want to let it soak in before getting dressed so that the oils don't stain your clothes. I don't mind this at all though, I put this lotion on right before getting dressed and I haven't found that it leaves any oily marks at all, I just hope it will make my clothes smell nice too!

Ro's Argan Body Conditioner

Ro's Argan Body Conditioner

Lush Description 2014

A beautiful, rose jam scented body conditioner that’s full of the most emollient, moisturising ingredients possible to feed and nourish the skin.  There’s cypress oil, capuacu butter, Brazil nut oil, cocoa butter, shea butter and super softening almond oil, along with Argan oil of course, which is rich in vitamin E and incredibly moisturising and soothing on the skin.  There’s also a touch of spring water to cool the skin down.  The 20% glycerine locks in all this moisture, leaving your skin soft, smooth, supple and the fragrance leaves you delicately scented like a rose bush being kissed by the first rays of morning sun.

 

Lush-pedia Review

As much as I have always loved this lotion I don't think I fully appreciated it until I learned recently that it is basically Rose Jam scented lotion (all that hassling the Kitchen to make Rose Jam lotion when it was right in front of me the whole time!). I don't know how I could not have realised this earlier, it only occurred to me after someone else asked for this lotion and the Kitchen staff suggested that they try Ro's Argan. The ingredients to scent this lotion are similar to those of the Rose Jam bubbleroon and shower gel. It's a sweet, floral jam scent, it doesn't smell synthetic at all but it's not a fresh or sharp rose or jam scent at all, it smells way more delicious and very edible, more like jam mixed up with cream. It's hard to explain but I love it. It also feels great on your skin, it melts in fast, keeps you very moisturised and isn't greasy. This is one of my all time favourite Lush products and I'm really glad it appears in so many of the gift packs because it means I have developed quite a healthy backup stash!

American Cream Body Lotion

American Cream Body Lotion

Lush Kitchen Description 2014

Bring all the boys to the yard with this deliciously creamy, vanilla milkshake scented body lotion. This exclusive Kitchen product has the same fragrance as the ever-popular American Cream hair conditioner; lovingly made with rich, conditioning ingredients like Fair Trade vanilla absolute from the Rwenzori Mountains, and Fair Trade organic cocoa butter from the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó in Colombia, to give you super-soft, extremely yummy smelling skin.

Lush-pedia Review

 This smells exactly like American Cream conditioner, it's just a thicker version of it in a tub. It really does smell delicious, like luxurious thick cream with lots of vanilla, it's a reasonably strong scent but very smooth, not sharp at all. If you're a fan of soaps and lotions that smell 'foody' you will love this one too. Unfortunately I missed out on this one in the Kitchen but I payed a little extra just after that when I found one on Ebay. The one I received was separated, although not very badly. The oils had come to the top and the lotion looked kind of curdled. This had also happened with my comforter lotion which I didn't have success with trying to repair. I rushed American cream into my fridge for a few days and mixed it up really well, because it still smelt delicious. While now the lotion doesn't look separated the consistency still isn't as smooth as it should be but if you've tried the Comforter lotion it is comparable to this or dream cream in texture. This is one of my favourite lotions even though I don't use it as often because of the whole texture thing, but I enjoy having it to smell (especially because I have run out of the conditioner at the moment). Seeing as my American cream lotion came in a pretty bad way I guess this positive review just shows how great the product is, and I can't wait to get my hands on one that I will feel more comfortable actually using.