Lush Spring 2017 Easter and Mother's Day New Products
You're Going to Need a Bigger Bathtub, Because Lush's Spring Products Are Incredible
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London's Tobacco Dock recently played host to the Lush Summit, an opportunity for Lush staff, hardcore fans, and press to come together to discover more about what goes on behind the scenes of the beloved British beauty brand. The Summit's main theme was activism, but among exhibits from the many causes and grassroots groups that the company supports, were a whole host of exclusive products, new launches, and exciting developments from the company. We saw gooey jelly bath bombs, exciting reformulations, brand new creations, and gifts for Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day.
While not everything we saw at the Summit will be hitting your local store, there's a lot to get excited about. Go behind the scenes now as we bring you all the new Spring launches for North America, plus a peek at what may be to come in the future, courtesy of those Summit exclusive treats. If you thought the Valentine's Day products were good, you ain't seen nothing yet!
Flopsy Face Wash Jelly
Has cleansing ever been cuter? Flopsy is a wobbly bunny-shaped jelly treat with carrot (of course!), lemon, and bergamot oils. The bunny face comes coiled up in a tub: either break a piece off and massage into damp skin, or wipe the whole thing over your face. If you tried Papa Noel at Christmas, you'll know the deal, but this has been reformulated so it doesn't fall apart as easily.
Flopsy Face Wash Jelly ($10)
Wash Behind Your Ears Shower Gel
Carrot is also a key part of this Easter-themed shower gel, which also contains three big Lush favorites: rose, neroli, and jasmine. It's fresh and floral and perfect for Spring.
Wash Behind Your Ears Shower Gel ($11-$45)
Chocolate Lip Scrub
Ditching the chocolate eggs this year? Reach for this new lip scrub instead, which smells exactly like your favorite Easter treat. There's real dark chocolate in here, along with plenty of other sweet treats, like vanilla absolute, cocoa powder, and, of course, plenty of sugar to keep your lips smooth and soft.
Chocolate Lip Scrub ($10)
Baa Bar Bubble Bar
Lavender and clove nestle within this soothing sheep-shaped bubble bar, which is part of the Mother's Day collection. Crumble under running water to release soothing bubbles. Ewe won't regret it (groan).
Elsie the Giraffe (You're Havin' a Bath) Bubble Bar
Mum Bath Bomb
Available in two color options, this is (unsurprisingly) a Mother's Day treat, filled with lemon and orange oil, and a scent that's supposed to be reminiscent of fresh laundry.
Your Mother Should Know Bubble Bar
With its '60s-style flower and Beatles-inspired name, there's no surprise that this bubble bar throws it back to the days of flower power, with a scent combining rosewood with neroli and grapefruit. If your mom was a bit of a hippie back in the day, this one's for her!
Sunrise Soap
Scrubee Body Butter
Fans of Buffy the Backside Slayer will love this cute new in-shower body butter with hidden scrubby stripes. The exfoliation power comes from ground coconut shells, while the cocoa butter base is amped up with honey, bergamot oil, and Brazilian orange oil. This little bug packs a serious punch!
Honey Lip Scrub
If chocolate isn't really your thing, this alternative sweet scrub has a secret weapon to go with its honey base: peppermint! The result is a cooling and refreshing sensation as you slough away dead skin on your lips. Anyone who's obsessed with matte lipstick should stash one of these in their bag.
Yummy Mummy Shower Cream
Described as "a hug in a bottle," we've found a replacement for anyone who's currently finishing up that Christmas bottle of Snow Fairy. This warm and sweet shower cream has what Lush calls a "nostalgic floral fragrance," but we got a serious sweet hit that reminded us of fondant icing.
Pink Custard Shower Jelly
Golden Egg Bath Melt
We're holding out for this serious glitter bomb packed with bergamot and orange oil. It's worth the inevitable bathtub cleanup that comes afterwards!
Golden Egg Bath Melt ($9)
Bunch of Carrots Bubble Bar
Lush went big on the carrot theme for Easter, particularly with this reusable bubble bar trio of tropical-scented carrots, which everyone was snapping at the Summit. Too cute to use? It's never stopped us before!
Chick 'n' Mix Bath Bomb
A three-part Bath Bomb that looks like a cross between and egg and Ike from South Park, this is worth crossing fingers for.
Chick 'n' Mix Bath Bomb ($11)
Plum Rain, Metamorphosis, and Groovy Kind of Love
The Lush Summit featured all kinds of exclusive and special products, including Kitchen exclusives, special editions, international launches, Oxford Street exclusives, and experimental products you won't find in your local store.
The Metamorphosis bath both was first seen at last year's Lush Creative Showcase, and it's inspired by the life story of photographer and artist Hal Samples (who's also the muse for the latest Gorilla Perfumes project). The outside is a gray architecture-inspired textured bath bomb. Inside, you'll find a colorful surprise, which is meant to signify a new era.
Groovy Kind of Love was created for the Summit, a rainbow bath bomb that fizzes all kinds of colors across your bath tub.
Finally, Plum Rain is a tart berry shower gel that reminds us of the very best '90s scents (we can't be the only people who had Dewberry everything?).
Rose Jam and Love Body Sprays
Two much-loved fragrances, Rose Jam and Love, have been reformulated into diluted body sprays, perfect for liberal spritzing if you find an eau de parfum too strong. Love is an old scent from the archive, having originally been created for the now-defunct sister store, B Never Too Busy to Be Beautiful. If you like spicy, cinnamon-rich apple pie, you will love it, no pun intended!
Ro's Argan Gourmet Soap
Rowena Bird, Lush founder and the "Ro" in the original Ro's Argan Body Conditioner, told us she is super excited about this moisturizing soap, which has the same scent as the original Ro's Argan, and allows fans to layer up not only on fragrance, but on moisture too. Lush has found a way to add more conditioning ingredients (in this case, argan oil) into soap bases to create a soft, almost bouncy chunk of soap that feels like a dream. You may have heard about this before, but the final version is one of our favorite Summit discoveries.
Ectoplasm Bath Bomb
News of a jelly bath bomb spread like wildfire throughout the Summit, and when we finally found it, we weren't disappointed. This is Lush at its most bonkers. When this purple and white half moon is thrown in the bath, as well as gently fizzing, it disperses a jelly-like substance through the water, which feels a bit weird (given the name, we couldn't help thinking of the slime in Ghostbusters) but leaves skin feeling incredible. If this one hits stores, it could be an amazing way to get kids excited about bath time!
Jelly Face Masks
Jelly is definitely the ingredient of 2017 at Lush! As well as a bunny cleanser and a new bath bomb, we have these new face masks to look out for in the future. Break off a chunk and spread over the skin; it'll warm up and melt into a mask. The jelly allows the mask to "set" slightly as it dries, and when you rinse off you'll notice how clean and soft the skin feels.
New and Improved Hair Treatments
The hair treatments are getting a makeover! As Lush continues in its quest to make as many products as possible self-preserving, hair treatments will no longer come in a pot, but will instead be sold as hot oil treatments you make up at home. Dip the lollipop-like solid hair oil into a mug of boiling water, and stir until it dissolves. As the water cools and the oil disperses, you'll create a thick, unctuous treatment that can be applied to the hair just like the old hair masks. Old favorites like Marilyn remain, and there'll be some newbies too, including one called "Yuge." No prizes for guessing who inspired that name!
Father's Day Products
To go with the Mother's Day launches for Spring, the Summit also gave us a peek at a number of Father's Day products. June may be a long way away, but get excited for Stairway to Heaven soap, which has the same violet scent as the much-loved Daddy-O shampoo.
