Buche De Noel Fresh Cleanser

When introduced into the 2015 Christmas range, I have to admit that I did overlook it. As my first Christmas as a Lushie, my purse was a little more stingy than it is now. But I did manage to grab a sample nearer to the end of the season; making me kick myself for ignoring it so long when I finally experienced its magic.
So much to my pleasure in the Christmas range of 2016, Lush brought it back! I hastily grabbed a fresh pot, praying it would help my change-of-season confused skin.

To use a fresh cleanser is easier than you think (for those new to Lush). With Buche De Noel you take a pinch to the palm of your hand and mix with a drop or two of water until it becomes a thick paste. Buche de noel is particularly creamy and spreads with ease over skin. When massaged into skin it gives light exfoliation, similar to Angels On Bare Skin fresh cleanser.

One of the winning qualities of this cleanser is its comforting fruity scent. Jam packed full of cranberries that are high in vitamin C and contain the compound resveratrol which is a natural treatment for acne. Almonds offer exfoliation and hydration, along with a drop of brandy for it's antiseptic and antiaging properties. Finally, the fair trade organic butter soothes and softens the skin. Overall, leaving you smelling like a Christmas pudding and skin as bright as the tree.

Buche de noel is the perfect partner for winter skin. As my combination skin gets drier, this cleanser really smoothes everything out and leaves my skin especially soft when paired with the enzymion moisturiser. This cleanser also contains golden flakes to make you feel extra pampered.

In conclusion, this easily makes my favourite cleanser. Having snagged a fair amount on eBay to separate and freeze to last throughout the year, I'll never have to go without. So if you have the chance to, try this before it goes back to the North Pole until next Christmas!


Rating: 9/10

Sugar Plum Fairy Lip Scrub

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. 

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