Christmas is certainly magical, but Lush Christmas is Wonderland. An overwhelming array of products, new and old, stunning colours and comforting aromas; with each enticing product calling you to try it. Along with Santa's lip scrub, is Sugar Plum Fairy which shares the scent of the Comforter family. The Comforter family is vast for a very good reason, appearing in most formats such as bubble bar, shower gel and cream, body lotion, and two shower jellies (Sweetie Pie & the new Comforter Shower jelly). The scent itself features a fruity blackcurrant fragrance. I find this scent is perfect in the lip scrub format as it's good enough to eat, and now I can!
With all Lush lip scrubs, to use you take a pinch and rub onto lips until you're satisfied then you simply lick or wipe off. With Sugar Plum Fairy the consistency is a lot smoother than it's siblings. Especially evident when compared to Santa's lip scrub which I find to be rather rough and hard, making it difficult to even apply. Whereas Sugar Plum Fairy's finer consistency makes it easier to stick and stay on the lips.
With all Lush lip scrubs, to use you take a pinch and rub onto lips until you're satisfied then you simply lick or wipe off. With Sugar Plum Fairy the consistency is a lot smoother than it's siblings. Especially evident when compared to Santa's lip scrub which I find to be rather rough and hard, making it difficult to even apply. Whereas Sugar Plum Fairy's finer consistency makes it easier to stick and stay on the lips.
The taste itself is a sweet berry with orange tang, a pleasant and delicious flavour. One that isn't overly sweet like Bubblegum lip scrub but still reminiscent of sherbet sweets I use to devour as a child. Because of it's smoother consistency, it provides a more subtle exfoliation. Leaving my lips feeling soft and plump. It doesn't necessarily dry or moisturise my lips, but I always apply a lip balm after a lip scrub so it doesn't matter so much in my routine.
With ingredients in mind, the key elements to any lip scrub is caster sugar which is the base to exfoliate the lips of dead skin cells and to stimulate blood flow to the lips to leave them plump and healthy. Another key component is Organic Jojoba Oil which is commonly used in hair products because of it's conditioning qualities but it's fantastic to hydrate skin too. Sweet Wild Orange Oil is an antiseptic and can tone the skin, with the addition of it's refreshing taste. It also states that there's Purple Lustre which is not noticeable when using the scrub but must be used to reinforce the incredible purple colour of the product.
Overall, I'm so glad I bought this scrub. Despite telling myself I already have enough lip scrubs to use up, these really are a great value for money with over a years worth of use. Even past the listed expiration date, lip scrubs are fine if kept clean as sugar is a natural preservative. In conclusion, I do recommend anyone to get this before it leaves.
Rating: 10/10 (Literally no faults)
Price: £5.75
