The Time Stinky Jenny Went To Lush And Took A Shower

I've never been a sort of hygiene maven. I'm the type of person who would rather go days without showering, but can't because ew? But when I'm in the shower I'm in for ten minutes and I'm out. I don't use lotion. I don't exfoliate. Most of the time I don't even shave, mostly because I feel it is unnecessary. I actually don't take very good care of myself. My routine is basically neglect myself until something bad happens.

So when Kenny and Joey took me to LUSH for the first time in January and sent me home with nice things, I didn't use them. Mostly because I felt like they were so extravagant that I only could use them if I was doing something fancy. I felt like I wasn't good enough. I know that sounds silly. It's just bubble bath and hair stuff.

Then Joey took me again in the spring and I bought some lip balm. It was the best lip balm I've ever used. It's like butter for the lips.

Still I didn't use anything else. Keep in mind I did start washing my face with honey and began wearing makeup more, but I stopped that this summer because I fell into a depression and even stopped washing my hair on a regular basis.

Anyway, so Joey and Kim took me to LUSH again this weekend and I again touched all the soaps, thinking, "I can't buy something that is just going to sit in the closet because I don't feel like it's a special occasion enough to use it."

Then Kim and I started playing with glitter soaps. She rubbed it all over her beautiful skin and I started putting glitter from one of the soaps all over my eyelids.

An attendant asked if I needed help with anything.

I looked down at my legs. Now that I'm in my thirties, I have these dry, ashy, wrinkled calves. Mostly because I get out of the shower and don't moisturize. When you get to age 25, lotion is kind of important. And when I was in my teens I used it, but then I felt like it took too long for lotion to dry and I felt gooey and gross putting on clothes with lotion skin. Thus, grandma skin on the one part of my body that actually has visible muscles. Sad!

I asked the attendant, "Do you have any really good moisturizing soaps? I hate using lotion and I have dry skin."

Which lead me to buying something I know I wouldn't just let sit in the bathroom being fancier than I am, because it is useful:

I love it! I used it this morning all over my body, on my face and limbs and torso, and my skin feels like young people's skin. It doesn't feel waxy or gooey and I keep lifting it to my face and inhaling.

I'm going to have to get around to using all the other stuff in my LUSH stash.

I'm really glad to join the land of people who smell good.

Disclosure: I was not asked to do this blog or to promote Lush and the only free stuff I got was from my friends Joey and Kenny and that is because they are insanely generous and kind.  But if you want to send me free shit too that would be great!