Lush stores have always been a bit intimidating to me. The smell, the staff wondering around, the slightly strange displays, the 'Do I serve myself? Do I ask for help?'...all in all, I just imagined it would be an awful shopping experience for somebody like me. I'm quite shy, quiet and easily panicked, so somebody bounding over to me and squealing 'WELCOME TO LUSH CAN I HELP YOOOU?!' would have me running quickly in the opposite direction. That's why, only today, did I brave entering a Lush lair to actually buy things...
I approached with caution, worried a Lush monster would dive out from behind a basket of bubble bars and bombard me with soaps and sales pitches. This was not the case. I got a friendly 'Hello!' and timidly approached the apron clad lady and rambled something along the lines of, 'Hi, I've never bought anything from Lush before, but I've had a few recommendations...'
She quickly picked apart some of the things I had been recommended as not being the best option for my oily, spot prone skin and showed me a few other products. Immediately, she suggested 'Dark Angels' cleanser and lead me over to try it out on my hand as she talked through the effects of each ingredient. I really liked the exfoliating effect and the ingredient list reminded me a lot of my favourite soap, OHWTO's 'Black Magic'. Sold!
Then, I asked about 'The Hair Doctor' hair treatment and told her about my past love for bleach and dyes. She laughed and told me she uses 'The Hair Doctor' so that she doesn't feel so guilty for abusing her own (bright red) hair before scooping out a sample pot for me to try.
Last but definitely not least, I picked up a bottle of 'Snow Fairy' shower gel. The Lush Lady smiled and did a little 'Why am I not surprised?' roll of the eyes telling me it's their Christmas best seller every year. I sniffed 'Snow Fairy' last week when I went in for a (very quick) browse and couldn't stop thinking about it! It smells like Hubba Bubba/ Juicy Fruit chewing gum. OM NOM NOM.
I was quite surprised at how much I actually
enjoyed shopping at Lush! The lovely Lush Lady was definitely a big help and not scary or 'sales pitchy' at all. I hope she's there next time to help me out - yes, I said 'next time'...
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