The nearest store is in Santa Monica so I need to mail order from Canada and, wow, are there a lot of options. Several have posted using these but I don't see which type. Any recommendations appreciated!
There's a Lush shop on Powell in San Francisco; are you going up next month for the 'Do? If not, I can bring some back for you and save you the shipping (except you'd still get it a month after ordering it ).
Godiva has a scent similar to Flying Fox or Youki-hi, so the primary note is jasmine. It made my hair smell great, but seemed to leave more of a residue build up. Hard is a much lighter rose-tinged floral scent that rinsed more easily.
I love the LUSH products soooo much!!!! I've been to the stores in Haarlem near Amsterdam and NYC. I could spend hours and hours in there. I now order from their online stores when I need something. My favorite shampoo is Godiva shampoo bar because I have dry, fine hair and I like the way it conditions, that it is gentle, and makes my hair look healthy and shiny. It has an amazing smell, too. I require conditioner for my hair, always. I use the LUSH Jungle solid conditioner. Their instructions say to run the bars through your hair a few times to apply the shampoo and conditioners. I, however, prefer to run the bars around in my fingers, and then apply to my hair using my fingers. I feel like it lets me control the amount better (a little goes a long way) and I don't like my hair to get on the bars, I like to keep them all pristine. I store them in the little tins they sell. The Jungle conditioner comes in a pretty big chunk so I just cut it down to size for travel with a sharp knife. I've also tried the Karma and Hard shampoo bars. I haven't tried any LUSH products I didn't like, but I really love the smell and conditioning of the Godiva bar the best so far out of the shampoos. I don't travel with perfume usually and I like how I get compliments for how nice I smell or how nice my hair smells when people hug me. When it is humid I can smell it more and it makes me very happy all day when I get a little whiff.
VelvetKennedy, thanks for the advice! I was just wondering what bar to get a few days ago, and this info really helps!
I have long hair that's very heavy - do you think that the Godiva shampoo bar would work well? I prefer something that doesn't weight my hair down a lot, as anything like that makes my hair heavier than a bunch of bricks .
Edit: After rereading the above posts, maybe "Hard" would be better??
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Out of the three I tried, I guess maybe the Karma would be the lightest for you. The Hard shampoo is made for using where there is hard water so if you have that, it might be a good one to try. On their website, each one has a description if you click on it, and maybe that way you could pick out the right one... there are so many! Also, people have posted a lot of comments on the website about every product, both good and bad, which is helpful in deciding. I definitely like the Godiva best but I like my hair to be softened/smoothed/weighed down a little to prevent the frizzies and flyaways. Also I think that the softness it gives means the conditioner doesn't need to be as deep conditioning as I was used to using.
Thanks, VelvetKennedy! I had my eye on these two and it's nice to get a first hand report (and I have Owlchick to shop for me ). How long does a bar last?
I bought the Godiva and another for my hubby (don't remember the name of his) in May 2006 and I still have a tad bit left. I love the product and won't use anything else. I have long, very fine, hair and don't use any product on it so the Godiva is perfect for the shine and soft feeling.
What a coincidence, zazu0526, I bought my Godiva bar the same time (in HI), and have about a quarter of it left.
Because Godiva seems to leave a residue, I use it much less than I use Hard (which I bought late last year). At home, though, I tend to use whatever's on sale as opposed to my Lush shampoos and keep them for "special occasions."
I don't use conditioners; my hair's relatively straight with a mix of very fine and very thick individual strands.
They last about as long as a bottle of shampoo, I guess, as an estimate. You really don't need to use very much and they do lather but you don't need as much lather as you might be used to. Try using just a little bit at first, less than you think you need, see how it goes, and then adjust. I think they last longer than you'd think they would. However, they go away fast if you let them get soggy. I always pat mine dry and store it in the little tin outside of the humid bathroom. I also put a little bit of cheesecloth around to keep them dryer and make them easier to remove from the tin.
On a side note I really like it how they are wrapped in paper, its so much better for the environment than all those plastic bottles, and the reusable tins look so stylish.
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