Lush Shower Gel Reviews

Shower Gel is a pretty big staple for all of our bathrooms and when it comes to LUSH shower gel you can see why people are put off – the price.  At the minute a small bottle of shower gel ranges from £3.75/100g to £4.95/100g. When cheaper options are available from barely £1, I did avoid the shower gels available from LUSH for a long time.  I started off with free samples of the shower gels, and slowly ended up buying quite a few shower gels and having quite a selection.

So what makes it worth the price? 
Firstly these shower gels have very delicious unique smells – ones that you cannot find elsewhere.  I find myself falling in love with the scent and subsequently needing the shower gel. Secondly the shower gels are very concentrated and a little goes a long way.  This means that they last a long time, create a huge lather and leave a scent on the skin.  

Due to the shower gels lasting so long, I only ever buy 100g bottles – or else I don’t think I would use them up in time!  I also like to swap them about from time to time so I don’t tire of the scent.

So without further ado, let’s get reviewing.

NB; Some of these shower gels are limited edition and will be clearly marked.

So White – Limited Edition – Christmas 2014£4.50/100g

Inspired by the success of the So White bath bomb this shower gel excited LUSH fans around the globe.  The shower gel is a pure white colour and it said to smell like fresh apples, but to me it did smell more like fresh linen.  Although I did enjoy this, I am not sure I would rush out to buy it again. On further inspection of the actual consistency of it – it was quite lumpy.  I gave a sample to a friend and he described it as ‘baby sick’ which afterwards I couldn’t get out of my mind!

If you like very fresh, clean scents – this is the one for you, but it doesn’t have a very strong smell. 

Grass
£4.95/100g, £9.95/250g, £16.95/500g

The name says it all – this one smells like a freshly cut meadow.  Although not for everyone and certainly not a typical ‘girly’ scent this shower gel really offers up something different.  This shower gel also contains sea salt to soften the skin and leave it feeling stimulated.  This shower gel could also be seen as more of a manly scent due to its earthiness, but it does offer something I have ever seen in a shower gel elsewhere.  I feel I should note as well this does not have a dark undertone of patchouli which I always fear in these kind of smells.

The Comforter – Limited Edition – LUSH Kitchen
£10.25/250g

My ultimate favourite shower gel.  This one the first Kitchen purpose I woke up early for and stalked the website for. If you are familiar with the scent, you will understand my obsession.  A sweet, fruity scent which is strong.  By using the tiniest bit and you can smell it on yourself all day.  Deliciously girly but I have spoken to a few men who are also obsessed with this scent.

If you have the opportunity – smell and hoard this baby.  When I was in Japan I was able to snap up a 100g bottle for a friend – she was delighted!

Scent Family; Comforter Bubble Bar, You Snap the Whip, Comforter Lotion (Limited Edition – Lush Kitchen), Sweetie Pie Shower Jelly, Reindeer Rock Soap (Christmas Limited Edition)

Happy Hippy
£3.75/100g, £7.50/250g, £11.95/500g

If you need a shower gel to wake you up in the morning – this is it! Smelling of grapefruit and citrus fruits this shower gel really puts the zing into mornings.  As well as being super awakening and fresh this shower gel leaving your skin energised and clean.

Hot Toddy – Limited Edition – Christmas 2014
(Price unknown – sorry)

Christmas in a bottle. This is a spicy shower gel with warming scents and rose gold glitter.  I think this is a great winter shower gel for when you are ice cold and you need a warm bath – it warms you from the inside out.  It smells of cloves, patchouli and cinnamon leaf, and contains seaweed to soften the skin.

Scent Family; Holly Go-Lightly Bubble Bar (Christmas Limited Edition), Melting Snowman Bath Melt (Christmas Limited Edition)

Flying Fox£4.95/100g, £9.95/250g, £16.95/500g

For me, this shower gel smells purely of jasmine.  Made from honey, and essential oils this is said to be an anti-bacterial shower gel. Unfortunately all I can smell is jasmine – which I hate.  So this one definitely is not for me.

Scent Family; Godiva Shampoo Bar

Rose Jam – Christmas Limited Edition

(Price unknown - sorry)

This one isn’t for everybody but I love it! It does smell like roses (obviously) but also had a sweet syrupy scent to it.  In fact, on further inspection people have suggested it smells like Turkish delight and I completely agree.  Despite hating the sweet treat, I love the scent of this in a shower gel.  The shower gel is nourishing and softening on the skin and is more of a grown up scent than the likes of The Comforter.  I think this is an elegant feminine scent which is enjoyed by lots of LUSH fans over the Christmas period.

Scent Family; Jason and the Argan Oil Solid Shampoo Bar, Rose Jam Bubbleroon, Pearl Massage Bar, Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner, and Sparkler Bath Bomb (Halloween 2014 Limited Edition)

It’s Raining Men
£4.75/100g, £9.50/250g, £15.95/550g

Sweet Tooth like me? What about a toffee and honey shower gel? This made from lots of honey, which is antiseptic and soothing to the skin and is beautifully sweet.  The shower gel when rubbed into a loofah creates a big creamy thick lather and feels very luxurious.

Scent Family; Honey I Washed the Kids soap, Yellow Fun, Honey I Washed My Hair Shampoo bar, Honey Bee Bath Bomb 

Dirty Springwash
£4.75/100g, £9.50/250g, £15.95/500g

The shower gel from the Dirty range could be seen as a product marketed for men – but this is never explicitly stated by LUSH. The range is based on a minty menthol smell, which invigorates the skin and gives you the fresh and tingly sensation. The scent is also perfect after a workout or in hot weather!

Scent Family; Dirty Soap, Dirty Toothy tabs, Dirty Body Spray, Dirty Hair Cream, Dirty Shaving Cream, Dirty Perfume, Dirty Massage Bar