I haven't quite turned the radiators on yet, but I have been assembling an army of beauty products to tackle cold weather problems. In the lip department I've found a match made in heaven. Firstly, a lip scrub.
Honestly? I usually just make my own with half a tea spoon of sugar and a couple of drops of oil. But, as my boyfriend will attest, I'm a verified popcorn addict so I was totally drawn in by the name and scent (even though I'm a staunch salted kind of girl) of LUSH's Popcorn Lip Scrub. The flavour is meant to be popcorn and the salty-sweet smell and taste is pretty close; but there is something a bit chemically lurking in the background which seems to be a theme with a lot of LUSH products. The sales assistant at the store I went to was enthusiastically encouraging me to use the scrub and lick it off afterwards; but once you've rubbed it into your lips, that tasty scrub will be mixed with dead skin cells...so I'd rather not thanks. That said, any that accidentally gets into your mouth or leaves a residue will be pleasantly popcorn-ish!
It's priced at £5.95 which is a bit steep considering the thrifty ingredients (Caster sugar, Jojoba Oil, Sea Salt, Polenta, Coconut Oil, Popping Candy and Flavour) but it's well packed in there and you don't need much to make your lips super smooth. I'm not sure I'd buy a LUSH lip scrub again, but it's fun and effective so I'll let them off.
I've been topping off newly polished lips with one of my favourite ever lip balms, NUXE Reve de Miel Ultra Nourishing Lip Balm, which sinks in much quicker than usual after a lip scrub. It's a thick, waxy semi-matte balm with Shea butter, a honey-grapefruit scent and no mineral oil. When I put this on in the evening it's always still there in the morning, preventing my lips from drying out overnight. This also regularly creeps into my handbag (I should really buy a second pot) as it sits really nicely under lipstick too. It's priced at £9.50 for 15g and available from feelunique.com.
I'm so tempted to make my first ever order off Feelunique and it would be to purchase that lipbalm. I have a lipbalm addiction it would seem and my lips are always dry, so it would be nice to see how this works for me after all the positive reviews I have read on it.
ReplyDeleteI have the Bubblegum lip scrub, it's quite nice too :)
Nice post
Amy xx
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Totally agree with you on this combo. Bought the Popcorn lip scrub a few weeks ago while visiting the boyf ("you bought WHAT?") and been using it religiously ever since paired with the NUXE Reve de Miel before bed. I find the Popcorn lip scrub is not only better smelling and more delicious than the other LUSH lip scrub I've tried (Bubblegum) but also seems to be more effective owing to the granuals being substantially more coarse. Win! Do you know whether it's a permanent new addition or just a seasonal special? I may have to stock up (even though I've had the Bubblegum one for at least a year and it's s going strong) x
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ReplyDeleteI've tested and had a good sniff at the Lush lip scrub and i the smell alone tempted me, but like you say, the price and the fact that the ingredients were simple enough to make similar at home if i needed a good lip scrubbing, i didn't purchase. I think with a lot of Lush products i like the scents more than i want or need the product for it's uses.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked the lip scrubs from lush but I know what you mean by the chemical after taste. Cute post! xx
ReplyDeleteI need the lip balm and scrub, my lips are so dry and get even worse when it comes to winter!
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I use the lip scrub too but in Chocolate Mint yum! Although I don't use it regularly (only if I have flaky lips & need to but a lippy on)because exfoliating can make your skin/lips dryer as it produces more skin cells. It is still very handy!x
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I love the NUXE Reve de Miel, but I've never tried a lip scrub before. I really should as popcorn flavour sounds amazeballs!
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I absolutely adore both of the products and use them daily before bed (although my lush scrub is not the popcorn flavored one). Such a great combination! xx
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Love your blog. Just curious...do you get paid for all of the advertising you do for all of these companies? If not, you definitely should! :)
ReplyDeleteNo! They're just two things I bought (with my money in this case, but occasionally they are PR samples) that I really liked. Very hard not to mention the product without essentially giving the company advertising though ;)
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oh a popcorn version that sounds fantastic ! xx
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Love the products.
ReplyDeleteI've never really thought about using a lip scrub before. I have a huge lipbalm addiction so my lips are typically moist. With that said I have to say I'd like to try the popcorn scrub. I have a love/hate relationship with popcorn so I'm curious if I would like the scrub.
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Ive never tried a Lush lip scrub, but I do love the Nuxe lip balm!!
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My combo is Lush Bubblegum lip scrub and Reve de Miel balm - I only tweeted about it yesterday, such a coincidence to see you post this as well!
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ReplyDeleteI have that lip balm and really like it, too. I keep it on my bedside table. For when I'm on the go I actually prefer the Weleda Everon lip balm, though. It comes in stick form and is amazing in the winter time! It's super hydrating but also protects your lips from the wheather (it has a high beeswax content, which also makes it quite matte). It has a very soothing vanilla scent/flavour mixed with a hint of rose. I love it, can you tell?
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ReplyDeletereally love the sound of that lip scrub, sounds perfect for the colder months! x
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I've been seeing reviews for lush lips runs popping up everywhere and all I can think is that it's too much ropy for something you can do at home by yourself. lol This lipbutter however is looking very attractive! Specially for the winter months, I just ink I might get this! xx
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I really liked this post; I have a very similar lip routine! :) But, my Nuxe lip balm looks very different to yours. Mine is much more grainy, which has always bothered me a bit. Yours looks much nicer.. Haha.
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting both of these products for a long time! They look so awesome!
ReplyDeleteI'm also one of those people who use brown sugar and olive oil in a paste, but I'm really keen on trying out the Lush lip scrubs! My best friend recently got a job with them, so I think I'll see if I can get in on that employee discount ;)
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