Lush - Ultimate Shine Shampoo Bar Review

I've been meaning to post this for a loongg time, so I'm finally making myself do it! If you have been following my blog for a while you will now that this is my third shampoo bar. I have a review for Jumping Juniper if you click here, and a review for Karma Komba if you click here. I really wasn't sure which bar to go for next, so after a look at the website and seeing that this was one of their most popular, I decided to go for it.

It's quite a nice looking shampoo bar, it's white with little flecks of glitter in it (which you can see if you look closely at the photograph). I also love the scent, it's very refreshing and has a bit of citrus to it.

If you haven't used one of these shampoo bars before, they're super easy! Just use it like a bar of soap and rub it into your head. I usually give a rub or two at the top, the back, and above both my ears. You think you haven't used enough until you start to massage it into your head and there is loads of lather so don't be fooled! Then simply rinse it out as you would any other shampoo.

Did it work? Yes it did. I am a huge fan of the shampoo bars and sing their praises to anyone who listens. They last around 3 months, and do a really good job. This one gives a good wash of my hair, making it feel squeaky clean. However, I'm not too sure if my hair looks extra shiny? It looks pretty normal to me so I don't think that part of it is working, but everything else is!

Pros :

• Inexpensive at only £5.25 (although it was £5 when I purchased mine)
• Lasts approximately 3 months, which is why the price is so good.
• Equivalent to 3 x 200ml bottles
• Lightweight, perfect for travelling
• Lovely scent
• Leaves a lovely clean, feeling

Cons :

• I don't think it made me hair any more shiny than it already is.

Overall yes, I liked this product. Would I purchase it again? No, probably not. I have absolutely nothing against this product, but I love the other two I've used so much because they have such gorgeous scents, that this one just comes behind them.

Have you used the Lush solid shampoo bars before? If so, what's your favourite? I'm always looking for which one I should purchase next!

Shopping Haul!

As you may know if you follow my blog, I went shopping at the weekend and picked up a few new things and thought I would share my purchases with you all! There's a few good sales on at the minute so I had a little look around.

Urban Outfitters - Dress - £18.00 (can't find it online, sorry!)

H&M - White blouse - £12.99 (Click here to view)

Lush - Marilyn - £8.50 (Click here to view)

Lush - Ultimate Shine Solid Shampoo- £5.00 (Click here to view)

Superdrug - Batiste Dry Shampoo in Blush - £2.39 on offer! (Click here to view)

Debenhams - YSL Touche Eclat Concealer/Highlighter in shade 1 - £20.83 also on sale! (Click here to view)

Centra - Wonka Gobstoppers and Jolly Ranchers Lollipop

So happy with all my purchases and can't wait to try them all. The dress is so cute and I had been looking at it a few months ago but didn't really want to pay £38 for it so I was really happy when I saw it on sale. It has a little cut out in the back that you can see slightly in the photograph at the top. I had finished my previous concealer which was the Clinique Airbrush and had heard good things about the YSL Touche Eclat and after seeing that they had a sale on I of course had to purchase it. Once I use it I'll do a review, and also for the two Lush products I bought. I decided on the Ultimate Shine shampoo bar after seeing it was one of the favourites from Lush so I hope I'm not disappointed. Marilyn is also supposed to be good for brightening up blonde hair, and this isn't something I've really tried before so I'm interested to see how it turns out.

Lush - Jumping Juniper Shampoo Bar Review

I bought this soap in February thinking that my first bar would be done around then and that I would have my second one ready. It actually lasted far longer than expected so I only started using this new bar about 2 weeks ago. I decided to use it a few times before I wrote on a review on it so that I knew what it was like.

It works exactly the same as the first shampoo bar I used. You simply run your hair under some water, rub the bar into your head a few times and it will lather up quickly. Rub the lather into your head and then rinse out. I have washed my hair twice with it a few times because my friend said that shampooing your hair twice makes your hair far cleaner, and it definitely does. However, I am only reviewing a single use of this shampoo bar. I was amazed after only one use of this bar at how clean it left my hair. It's specifically for greasy hair and I tend to wash my hair every other day so I thought this would let that clean feeling last longer, and it does. After washing and conditioning my hair and then drying it, it feels like all the build up has left my hair and it feels really light and clean. It also smells delicious, it's a very fresh, lemony smell.

Pros :

• Inexpensive, only £5 and lasts around 3 months.
• Refreshing smell.
• Equivalent to 3 x 200ml bottles of shampoo.
• Works very well for getting an extra day out of greasy hair.

Cons :

• Zero, I can honestly find no wrong in these shampoo bars!

I absolutely adore these shampoo bars and will continue buying them for a long time as they are far, far better than bottles of shampoo. In comparison with my first one, the Karma Komba bar, I can't decide which I like better. I love the Karma scent in Lush which draws me to that one, but the Jumping Juniper bar leaves my hair feeling the cleanest.

I will hopefully be buying a conditioner bar from Lush this week to try out so I'll let you all know how that goes!