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Introduction to my love.

September 5, 2013 by Jayme Renee Rhoads   

Bienvenue to my site! Here, I will give you my best ruminations about my favorite cosmetic company, LUSH. Yes, I know this may seem girly, silly or superficial, but I’d like to think that perhaps my ‘beauty blog’ can serve as something more than just a product-review type of deal. I am here to write about my passion, which happens to be strongly linked to this one company. A company for charity, beauty, fun and most of all green-thinking. Guys—don’t fret! This isn’t just for girls! You can be included in this as well, because LUSH cannot care about the world without caring about half its population! I hope to give all of you insight into my passion, and allow you to understand why my love runs so deep for one particular company. I hope to come off as more than  just a silly girl who loves to be surrounded by fruity ‘bubble-bars’ and fragrant, fizzy ‘bath bombs’. This is not just about cosmetics nor superfluous body treats, but rather about feeling well within, and allowing your outside to match. We all need a little love, and we might as well treat ourselves from time to time, while treating the environment as well.

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Bubble bars.

So what is this LUSH business? Well, it started off as a humble company… I won’t go into the details, but if you’re keen on reading the history of my favorite company, then please visit here. But basically the creators had key ideas about how they would want their cosmetic products to be made: fresh, handmade, natural as can be, and with as little packaging/preservatives as possible. Pure genius. Their humble beginning was just a start to a major world-wide company. Even with its huge growth, LUSH retained the ideals upon which it was based—making it an admirable company that still feels like a unique boutique experience at each store.

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What a typical LUSH store looks like.

My love affair with LUSH began many years ago while I was living in New Zealand. My mother and I were enjoying a lovely sunny day of shopping in downtown Wellington. As we were prancing around, we stumbled upon a great smelling shop. Our noses led us downstairs to what seemed to be a one-of-a-kind soap boutique. The smells swirled and intoxicated us, it all had the aroma of happiness. Unfortunately at the time, we didn’t quite understand the whole idea of specialty soap/cosmetics. Even so, my mother picked up a rather large hunk of patchouli scented orange soap with a funky name, and purchased it.

We had thought this downstairs boutique was the only one in the world. Years passed without LUSH in our lives… until I went to NYC with my best friend, Taylor. We walked into this amazing smelling store, and something about it triggered old memories. Due to my frugality, I normally don’t spend anything unless it is completely necessary, but something about this place encouraged me to buy one of the pretty face soaps and a face mask in this cute little black pot. And at the register, the lovely lady gave me a free sample of another facial cleanser. This was sure to be the start of an amazing love affair.

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One of my first purchases from LUSH.

Once I got home from my fun trip, I showed my mother all my purchases. Her face carefully examined my black, yellow and green bag from LUSH. “Jayme, isn’t that the place we went to in Wellington?”.

Memories surged of that singular hunk of soap bought about half a decade earlier. The scent still lingered in my nose as I went online to the LUSH website to connect the dots. Wouldn’t you know it; it was the same company that had intrigued me so much both times! My love began and grew exponentially as I researched the company more and more while creating lists of my future purchases. Hundreds of products later, and stores around the world visited; I am here to tell you all what this company has to offer and why it has become my passion.

Until next time,

Jayme Renee


5 Comments »

  1. Brittany Ayers says:

    You write very eloquently! I was intrigued. I totally agree with all of the ideals of LUSH- charity, beauty, fun and green. It’s really cool how you mentioned that guys can be involved with this blog as well because your goal isn’t just to talk about body treats, but the feelings within us. You made some really good points and I look forward to reading more!

  2. Mary Taylor says:

    Your site is so organized and interesting, I love the pictures and that is such a great story about how you found it. Your writing is great and I can’t wait to read more.

  3. Alyssa San Jose says:

    I love LUSH! I have been in quite a few stores and it’s always a great experience each time. Love your use of pictures and your writing style will be fascinating to follow! Can’t wait til the next 🙂

  4. Nicole says:

    As I am already a big LUSH fan I look forward to hearing about some of your favorite products and trying them out for myself!

  5. Jack DiMidio says:

    I love how you included pictures! Very well written.

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