Over the past few weeks I have tried some new products and I felt the need to share my best kept secrets with you. I purchased some new bath and shower products from my favourite stores such as The Body Shop, Sephora, and LUSH Cosmetics. I have been a loyal customer at The Body Shop, Sephora, and LUSH for many years, and therefore I always feel the need to at least try their new products just once.

If I love them it’s great, and if I don’t love them then no harm done, at least I tried them. In case you didn’t know, I have an entire category dedicated to LUSH, so be sure to check it out on the lower right hand side. While you are reading these product reviews keep in mind that I like sweet scents, I am not into anything that smells like flowers.

For the most part I really love all of my new bath and shower products from The Body Shop, Sephora, and LUSH Cosmetics, however there was one particular product that I was not crazy about. Keep reading to find out which one.

Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake Body Wash

In general I really love Philosophy products, especially their lip gloss and body wash. This Vanilla Birthday Cake bottle was actually my birthday gift this year from Sephora for being a Beauty Insider member. It’s free to join so if you are not yet a Sephora Beauty Insider member I definitely suggest that you sign up.

Philosophy Body Washes can also be used as Shampoo and Bubble Bath, but I honestly don’t recommend it. I find that the Philosophy product works best as a Body Wash. Philosophy Body Wash is creamy and it makes a lot of foam on my loofah. As a bubble bath the bubbles don’t last very long, and as a shampoo I find that my hair is too squeaky clean and not very soft.

Spiced Pumpkin Shower Gel from The Body Shop

The Spiced Pumpkin Shower Gel from The Body Shop is a new product and it was actually created by a customer. Since I love fall and I love everything that smells sweet or anything that smells like cinnamon or pumpkin I had to try out this new Shower Gel from The Body Shop. I am happy to say that my instincts were right because I totally love the smell of this Spiced Pumpkin Body Wash. It has a strong enough smell to make me enjoy my shower, but the smell is not so strong that it is overpowering. This is a Great Product! Everyone should try the Spiced Pumpkin Shower Gel from The Body Shop.

Softsoap Indulgence Chocolate Body Wash

Softsoap recently introduced an Indulgent Chocolate Body Wash; if you follow me on Twitter you will know that I totally Love It. It is very hydrating and it makes tons of foam on my loofah…which is always a plus in my shower book! The smell is amazing, it actually smells like you are washing your body with a bar of chocolate or a cup of hot cocoa. Honestly I can’t say enough good things about this Softsoap Body Wash. It smells very similar to the Chocolate Fudge Body Wash from Philosophy, and it is a lot cheaper. You can find the Softsoap Indulgent Chocolate Body Wash at your local pharmacy.

LUSH Cosmetics Pumpkin Soap

You may remember this LUSH Pumpkin Soap from my I Totally Love Fall post a few weeks ago. I bought this cute little Pumpkin Soap because it was at the cash counter while I was checking out, I love anything that smells like Fall, and I needed a new hand soap for my bathroom. All signs pointed to yes and I thought that the LUSH Pumpkin Soap was my best purchase of the day. Well let me tell you that it was definitely not a great purchase, and after a week I actually threw it in the garbage…what a total waste of money.

The LUSH Pumpkin Soap is orange but when it gets wet it leaks fluorescent yellow. That’s right, when you wash your hands with this soap your sink and bathroom counter will be bright bright yellow; I feel that this is a vital piece of information that the LUSH employee should have mentioned before I purchased the Pumpkin Soap. I was sad to throw out the soap because I really loved the smell and the little pumpkin face was cute, but I got sick and tired of cleaning up a florescent yellow mess every single time that I washed my hands.

This one bad purchase does not change my opinion of LUSH Cosmetics and I will continue to be a loyal customer, but I have to say that I was extremely disappointed. Of all the LUSH products that I have reviewed on this blog, this Pumpkin soap was the only one that I didn’t like. So it’s ok; you win some, you lose some.

Happy Soap Shopping Everyone!