There is a special place in my heart for B&BW coupons. They are ridiculously generous.
My Korean friend, for whom it was her first time ever in the US, had a romp at B&BW. She preferred it over Sephora!
This is a story of how we brought the price tag down from $60.10 to $34.34.
We combined three coupons/promos:
- 20% off entire purchase
- 1 item free (up to $13.50 value)
- Buy 3 Get 3 free
Between the two of us, my friend and I each picked out three items and then added on one extra item to redeem the “1 item free.”
She bought:
- Gingham Ultra Shea Body Cream
- Sweet Almond & Honey Ultra Shea Body Cream
- Intense Lavender Body Lotion
I bought:
- Wild Blueberry Ultra Shea Body Cream
- Gingham Ultra Shea Body Cream
- Sea Island Cotton Body Lotion
- Aromatherapy Essential Oil Body Lotion – Lavender
She generously gave me the extra item 🙂 We only paid about $17 each.
The Aromatherapy Lavender landed itself on my bedroom dresser, next to JoMalone and a bunch of perfume rollerballs. (Vicktor&Rolf, Maison Margiela, Fresh) The lotion is non-tacky and melts into the skin.
I alternate between Lavender and English Pear & Freesia at night. Lavender helps me sleep.
The Wild Blueberry currently resides in my bathroom, atop the …well, loo.
It’s accompanied by Japanese Cherry Blossom (another B&BW classic) and a bottle of “what used to be body milk but now is a mixture of water & lavender oil & crushed ylang ylang soap.” I intended it to be red – yellow – blue (ish).
It smells amazing! Takes a bit longer than the lotions to seep into my skin, but does a bang-up job in keeping me moisturized.
I love mixing Wild Blueberry with a hint of Philosophy’s Fresh Cream; the combination reminds me of grape 새콤달콤 (Saecomdalcom? It means SweetSour), a beloved fruit chew from my prepubescent days. (My hubby says it reminds him of cranberry juice. Funny how scent awakens different kinds of nostalgia in everyone.)
In all, a good haul.
This was a part of my “Christmas Bathtime Favorites” Box (not to mention Intergalactic!). I’m sad to say this was a limited edition. You can’t find it on the Lush page anymore.. but as with most other Lush products, this may return.
Mine was a tad more glitzy and messy, since it had been tumbling around with other bombs for a month or two.
Caribbean ocean-esque hues. Pretty pretty.
So instead of throwing out the jar, I decided to reuse the leftover wax and move it to a smaller vessel, leaving the sturdy jar free for all kinds of uses. (Pinterest had tons of ideas for reusing these jars)
1. Scrape out chunks of leftover wax from the 3-wick BBW jars. (This is easier if you leave them in the fridge overnight. The frozen wax will have fissures running through its body; all you have to do is insert your butter knife into the cracks)
2. Prepare the cup. Press a small dollop of all-purpose cement/glue on the bottom of the wick and press it gently onto the bottom of the cup. Make sure the wick is placed at the center of the cup.
3. Melt the wax by double boiling. This was much like melting chocolate.
4. Let the wax melt in low heat until it’s clear.
5. Make sure the prewaxed wick stands straight in the middle. Use pens to prop it up if necessary.
6. Let it stand.
“Shoot for the Stars” was a part of the LUSH “Christmas Bathtime Favorites” set my SO gifted me.
This has bergamot and Brazilian orange oil, but it doesn’t smell too citrusy. It had a more toffee-floral scent, if that makes sense. Very small hint of citrus.
Here’s a color-corrected version, though it still doesn’t do this bomb justice.
When you smoosh the leftover stars, you get this golden glitter goo that feels just like a rice-powder scrub, grainy and slick.
After bath. If you look closely, you can see residue glitter sparkling on the surface.
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