I went with Caitlin to the mall to check out LUSH’s new “Dirty” line. I didn’t see anything that really peaked my interest from their new line. I smelled the new fragrance and it’s very manly; I smelled like an “Italian Man” according to my sister hahaha. They might make nice gifts for the guy in your life or even your dad (since Father’s day is coming up next month!). I didn’t want to leave empty handed, so I decided to pick up the Hair Doctor. Unfortunately, they didn’t have any Hair Doctors left, but the AMAZING lady working there gave me one free since they couldn’t sell it because the expiry date was approaching soon.
Product Overview:
I was drawn to this hair mask because lately my scalp has been dry and somewhat irritated. I find using harsh shampoos leaves my scalp feeling this way. I have tried other lush hair masks in the past, and I do find them to be quite effective, and deliver on their promises of shinier, softer hair. This particular hair mask’s consistency seems thicker than the other LUSH hair masks and I suspect it might contain fresher ingredients as you have to keep it in the fridge similarly to their fresh face masks. The scent is kind of a herbal mint fragrance, which I don’t mind; for those of you who don’t like herbal scented products, I warn you that the fragrance does linger after washing and drying for at least another full day after use.
Application Process:
The product is kind of thick and makes your hair look and feel disgusting while on! haha but applying the mask to your hair is easy enough. I made sure to focus on getting down to my scalp and then going over the rest of my hair more lightly. Then tied it up into a loose bun on top of my head. I have very long, medium-thick hair and I only required using half of the pot. The instructions recommend that people with long hair should use an entire pot, but I really don’t think it’s necessary. Furthermore, they suggest you leave it on for 20 minutes, but in my experience with LUSH hair masks, the longer the better! I kept mine on for a full hour, and by the end of that hour, the mask had become very dry and crispy on my hair.
Hair with Mask on
Results:
This is a pre-shampoo treatment. So in the shower, I rinsed off the product first and then followed with my usual shampoo and conditioner. Even without shampooing and conditioning, after rinsing my hair felt very silky and soft! The product rinsed out very clean and didn’t leave any greasy residue. Caitlin mentioned that my hair was even very shiny. As for my scalp being less dry and irritated, I believe it has helped a bit, or at least didn’t make it worse; which is good news for those of you who also have sensitive skin/scalp. I will use the other half of the mask in a couple days and see if I get the same results.
Hair after mask. I had blow dried my hair and brushed it.
Conclusion:
Overall, my initial impression of this product is that it is a very good hair mask. If you have the time to let it sit on your hair for longer than 20 minutes, I would definitely do so! This mask also drys on your hair, so I’m tempted to even try it over night. I would recommend this to people who have dandruff or dry scalp, but also to those whose hair needs some moisture! The only drawback is that some people may not enjoy the scent of this product.
Dirty Toothy Tabs
As Shannon previously stated, her and I made a trip to the local LUSH to check out the new Dirty line. I had been eying it up since it came out on the LUSH UK website a while back now. I worked at LUSH as a seasonal employee a couple of years ago. Let me just say, it was my dream job. All summer of 2009 I was in LOVE with the store. I even made my friend Kevin drive me up to Prince George a couple times just so that I could go and spend every dime I had. When I was offered a job there, it wasn’t because I had already handed in a resume, it was because I shopped there so often that they knew who I was. I had literally almost tried one of every product they had in the store if not more. I was thrilled during the interview when I realized that it wasn’t so much an interview, as much as it was “This is when you start” and “Here’s your training package” I also have to say, not only did I love the staff, but I loved that during training, you got to take home a large sample of each and every product so that you could try it at home and know as much as possible each and every item LUSH sells. Already having a large stash at home, these products only added to my collection. It wasn’t until Christmas that I received a box full of every single Christmas item that we were selling that year. Did I scream with excitement? You know it!! Anyway, since working there they have completely re-staffed the entire store. I heard that the main manager had quit to pursue another career, and after that all the employees quit! So they had to re-staff it. Since then, the store just isn’t the same. The sales employees are pushy, and all in your business. I mean I already know everything about the store, but I don’t dare tell them that. I just keep my cool and am polite as usual.
Anyway, enough about this, on to the reason I am doing this post! A review:
The one thing that truly caught my eye was the Dirty Tooth Tabs. I gave them a whirl today, and here are my thoughts:
The tabs are small as shown in the picture below. I didn’t actually take any pictures of the testing and I will let you know why in a moment. There 40 tabs per box, and the box costs $3.95. Not bad for almost a months worth of toothpaste if you use them twice a day. I am fond of the box, its recyclable as with almost all of LUSH’s packaging (if there is any) and you push off a casing to open and expose a tiny opening where you pull the tabs from.
The instructions say to place a tab between your two front teeth and start nibbling at it, so that you start to dissolve the tab. It then says that the tab is supposed to start to foam and that’s when you grab your wet toothbrush and start scrubbing away. Now, by default, the toothpaste tabs already smell like spearmint so I was assuming they would taste that way. I mean it was a pretty strong minty smell to begin with. Well people, I have to say that when I put it in my mouth and started to “nibble” it tasted like soap! It was horrible! I thought “okay, just finish using the tab and it’ll be over”. I carried on, brushing my teeth and after about a minute of brushing I couldn’t stand it anymore. I had to spit it out!! The taste of soap was overwhelming! After I spit it out it was grimy in my mouth, it felt gritty. Now I am not too sure if that is because I couldn’t actually finish brushing my teeth because I couldn’t get past the taste but needless to say it was not a very good experience. I brushed my teeth with my regular toothpaste afterwards so that I could get the horrible taste out of my mouth.
Final Verdict: I for one, do not enjoy the taste of soap in my mouth. To be honest, I mean it did come from a store that you can smell across the mall, so I’m not too sure if it is because the tabs came from a soapy smelling store or if that is actually the way that they are supposed to taste. In terms of actually cleaning your teeth I think that they would do a fine job if you can handle the taste. I like my mouth to feel fresh after brushing, and these just didn’t deliver for me. I will keep the box, and perhaps try them out again. If my findings are different once I have gotten used to using them I will report an update. For now however, I do not recommend them.
Cheers,
Shannon and Caitlin
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