LUSH Rub Rub Rub Scrub

One of my favourite things about LUSH is that if I'm feeling like a little beauty treat they always have something to satisfy my needs! One of my most recent LUSH purchases was their Rub Rub Rub shower scrub. Regular readers will know that my usual body scrub of choice is the Garnier Body Tonic Sugar Scrub  which I usually pay around £3 for. At more than twice that price, Rub Rub Rub was definitely a 'treat' purchase for me. 

LUSH recommend using this scrub on dry skin for intense exfoliation or in the shower for a more gentle polish. They also say that it makes a great volumising shampoo and foot scrub. I've used it on dry skin before showering and as a foot scrub. I find that it works reasonably well as a foot scrub but it really comes into its own when used on dry skin prior to showering. I especially like using this product on my legs. It leaves my skin looking a little brighter and feeling really smooth.

The product itself is blue and deliciously scented with mimosa and orange flower. It's a pleasure to use even if you do have to spend a while rinsing little chunks of blue body scrub down the plughole. The scent was quite unexpected for me; for some reason I expected it to smell very fresh and maybe even a bit masculine. The scent is quite delicate and whilst it does linger a little, it shouldn't interfere too much with any scented body lotions or perfumes.

I'm a fan of this body scrub and although I probably won't repurchase it immediately, it has made it's way on to my LUSH favourites list and it's definitely something I'd buy again at some point.

Rub Rub Rub is available from LUSH stores or online (here). It is priced at £7.95 for 330g.

What's your favourite body scrub?

Stace xx

Garnier Skin Naturals Body Tonic Sugar Scrub

If you've been reading for the past few weeks you'll know I've been having some major issues with body scrubs lately. I tried one from Boots Botanics and another from Boots Extracts; both left me with horribly sticky skin and they left a ridiculous film on my bath (grr!)

I'd seen this Garnier scrub mentioned a few times in YouTube videos so I decided to give it a try in the hope that my luck with body scrubs would change. And it has.

This is an excellent body scrub for me. It smells great (very lemony!), it's not a pain to use and it leaves my skin feeling nicely exfoliated without leaving any sort of greasy film. The directions recommend that it should be used three times a week and I think that's about right. 

This is priced at £7.15 for 200ml (link) which is pretty pricey since I paid less than £6 for 450ml from Botanics. I like it enough that I would repurchase, though. I got this as part of a 3 for 2 offer which Boots usually have.

Stace xx

Boots Extracts Mango Sugar Scrub

After an awful experience with the Botanics Moisturising Scrub (see post here), I trotted along to Boots in search of a replacement scrub and this is what I came home with. The Extracts Mango Sugar Scrub is priced at £7.95 (link) but I got it as part of a 3 for 2 offer which Boots always seem to have going on.

I've used shower gels from the Extracts range before and always loved the scents so I thought I'd like this too. Unfortunately it doesn't smell too great; it's not as 'fresh' smelling as I was expecting. I could have got past that if it did its job as a scrub, though. 

Unfortunately this was the second scrub-related disappointment for me! It was difficult to use, it didn't stick to my skin at all therefore I got absolutely no exfoliation benefits from this product. It also left an insane residue in our bath which has been so difficult to remove. I'm not impressed!

Let me know if you've tried this product and liked it. I've found a new scrub which I love, watch out for a review on that soon!

Stace xx

Botanics Moisturising Sugar Scrub

I purchased this Botanics body scrub from Boots recently for £5.87 (link) and I was sure I'd used it before and liked it. The tub contains a whopping 450ml of product so it seemed like great value to me.

 I used it for the first time last week and that's when I started to notice the problems with this product.

It is relatively pleasant to use in the shower; it smells a bit herbal, as most Botanics products do, but it's not offensive and the exfoliating particles were scrubby enough for my liking. I noticed when I rinsed the product off, it left an oily film on my skin. I've had scrubs like this before so I didn't think anything of it. In fact, I often appreciate a scrub when it's a little moisturising as it means I can skip applying a body butter afterwards.

However, this product was just much too moisturising for me. It took hours for the sticky oily feeling to disappear and it left my bath (our shower is over our bath) covered in a slippery residue which I tried, and failed, to clean off. This stuff should come with some sort of warning!

I honestly can't recommend this product. There are other scrubs in this price range that are moisturising without leaving behind a horrible stick feeling and a crazy amount of residue in the bath/shower. I've got no idea what to do with this huge pot of body scrub now!

Stace xx