Lush Munich

Picture taken from Glamour Girlz 

Only because LUSH isn't available in Kuala Lumpur ( in Malaysia to be precise) I normally get excited when I get to a Lush shop. I found the one in Munich by chance. Making it even more special. And for this visit to Munich, my  must-have soap is ( drum roll please)  : Sultana of Soap.

My previous favorite was Karma. That's a definite second on the list now. 

What do I like about this? 

1. The Smell.

It actually smells very nice. Perhaps not when you first sniff it. When you lather, the oil reacts and you get a lovely vanilla-ish smell. The bathroom will smell lovely too even when you're not showering. And so what's not to like? My only gripe, is the smell changes in warm temperature. I left my bar of soap in my bag for 2 weeks before unpacking. And the smell was a bit different. But after airing it, it returned to the nice smell. ( Thank goodness)

2. Creamy texture.

This is different from Karma which leaves you squeaky clean. The soft texture of the soap means you mustn't drop it. It'll change shape. the sultana bits also fall off easily. And the top bit where the sultana bits are is I suspect where the nice smell comes from. My first bar has withered leaving only the bottom bit minus sultanas. It doesn't smell half as nice. 

Oliganum and bergamot oil. That's the secret of the smell I've fallen in love with. 

* anyone visiting Munich may find this helpful. the Lush shop is opposite the  Assam Kirche

Lush in Munich

Soap soap soap soap

 I have raved about Lush in some other posts. And have posted separate posts of Lush stores; Vienna, Hongkong and Singapore.  Can't  help it. I found Lush ( by chance mind) on day one in Munich. I had explored the Glockienspiel ( a separate post for that) tower and taken an obligatory selfie ( or two ) in front and at the side and from the top of that building. I had also found St Peter's church and the famous Viktualienmarkt  as I walked pass St Peters. The food selection was amazing. At that point I was hungry, but there were long lines everywhere and being Friday I was limited to seafood.I eventually found a fish place and had a very very tasty Salmon sandwich as I walked to explore the unknown.

As always, very nice display

 Ta-dah! I was looking at something else and found Lush instead. And guess what?? It was opposite a famous church. Which I will post about after this one.

Lush Store in Munich

Back to Lush, I decided to actually use one of the soaps right there during the stay, and oh boy no regrets. You simply must but this " Sultana of soaps". When I unwrapped it on day one to use I was pleased with the slightly creamy texture and the soft feeling after. ( Not super soft mind...just a bit) But on day 2, I was their greatest fan. Why? The amazing smell when I returned and entered the bathroom. Gorgeous. Currently, my bathroom at home also smells like so. I bought another bar of "Sultana of Soap" and shall be very sad when that finishes too. 

Leopoldstraße 76, 80802 München, Germany
+49 89 33019244

Lush Wisma Atria, SIngapore

I must stay away from repetto posts. To avoid buying another pair in the SAME month. That would be extravagant. And bad! So here is a post on LUSH. ( Second obsession for this month...a poor second after shoe ...ballerina flats in particular)

First used this soap in Vienna. And only because the shop had good Feng-shui and I entered it because it was colorful and it had started to rain outside. And I refused ( initially) to buy an umbrella. I did buy one eventually. And of course, it never rained again during my trip. (Aargh). I used karma and something else and the lingering smell was gorgeous. So I returned to buy some.

When I got home, I stuffed the soap in the cupboard and that's really when the obsession started. The smell people....was divine. I would be happy the whole day if I caught a niff of it on my clothes. Then the sad fact that Lush isn't available in Malaysia. Bleah! ( These pictures were taken during my most recent trip to Singapore...where I stocked up shamelessly for self and friends)

The soaps are gorgeous. They look weird and smell funny ( some of them) but I suspect once you try it, the smell will knock you out. Almost!

The limiting factor: the price. ( Although compared to repetto this isn't much. Heck anything compared to repetto seems cheap!! A dangerous and unfair comparison. Stop stop stop!)

And so, if any of you have used LUSH, please drop me a line and share you experience. I love the bath bombs. And I can't wait to use my super duper bath bomb next.

Karma soap from Lush

Karma soap from Lush, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

NO visit to Singapore would be complete without a trip to Lush! ( Yes I love that place) And I especially love their Karma Soap. the smell is really nice. Here it is....in all its glory.

I wonder what other people like. The ones in the shop just bought one or two stuff. But for us with no local LUSH....we stock up:)

Busy Bee

Busy Bee from Lush, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

Tomorrow is Monday ( Boo!!) and I predict a long long Monday. So to cheer self up, I've tidied and unpacked and uploaded some pictures ( Yay) which has made me feel rather pleased and happy.

A visit to Lush in Wisma Atria SIngapore on Thursday was good. My bag ( because I packed the soap in between my clothes) smell absolutely delicious. Wish Lush would re-open in KL.

Wishing us ALL a good week ahead. ( Wednesday is the first day of Lent...ie Ash Wednesday!)

PONCHE by Lush

A drop of tequila in your shower gel which promises to give you a little ZING feeling after every shower. How can you resist such a buy? At the first sniff, you'ld think "no way this smells way too strong and sickly like a cough syrup". But if you are brave enough to try it, you will be rewarded with a lovely zing ( as promised on the bottle) followed by a lovely orangey smell which shiffs through your body as you soap and when you're done...the smell lingers on until your next shower. Oh I forgot to mention, the bathroom smells delightful after you're done too.  It's a limited edition and I'll be sorry to have this taken off the shelves permanently. Available in Lush boutique Atria, Singapore. ( No lush stores in Malaysia ...yet). And the shop in Hongkong was small and not well stocked. 

Henna block from Lush

Henna block from Lush, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

Lawsonia Inermis that's the scientific name for henna. ( Wikipedia is brilliant !!). Which makes it sound like a cough syrup or the name of an old nutty aunt. Here's a picture of my henna block. I bought two. One is with AJ and she hasn't done it yet. I did mine on the first day of chinese new year. Rather disappointing. It was more fun doing it than seeing the finish product.My black hair was shinnier which made the whites stand out even more. Sheeesh!!! I am going to tell you what you need if you plan to d this yourself.
1.You will need henna ( obviously) a bowl comb, brush, spoon, newspaper to line the floor and a shower cap( one of those freebies you nick from the hotels)
2. A friend to do it for you. Because I seriously think it will be hard and messy if you do it on your own
3. Pick a day when you do not expect visitors...we did the henna on CNY day 1 and had a guest watch the process. ( I know crazy but fun)
4. Don't expect too much.

Whether it should be done on dry day, clean hair,oily hair, two egg yolks in the pot, lime juice....I have no idea.