LUSH Yuzu and Cocoa Shower Cream Review

I was lucky enough to grab one of these in the vault, I had had my eye on it for ages. I love Lush and have never been dissapointed, and this product didnt dissapoint either.

It comes in a 500 gram clear plastic bottle with a black lid. It lasted for ages which is great because I loved it.

It is an absolute shocking bright yellow, which is not my fave colour, however I can get past this as the gel and fragrance are amazing!

It is not as thick as some other shower gels, in fact it is a bit runny so you have to be a bit careful while you are pouring it. I used it on a bath poof and it lathered really well, the fragrance is amazing and very long lasting. It is hard to explain the fragrance, it is sweet but I do not get cocoa as they describe. I am not too worried about that as I love it anyway. I am not sure what tonka is, but if it contributes to the fragrance I am in love.

I will purchase this gorgeous shower gel again and again, it is up there with my favourites.

I picked up this little beauty after trying it in store with a gorgeous Lush store worker, she said people either like it or dislike and after reading the previous reviews on Beauty Review that rings true.

I got two bottles of this the smaller 100ml and the larger 500ml, which both come in a clear bottle, which allows to view the insane bright sunshine yellow body cream inside that catches your eye, with click close black lids. I use the smaller 100ml bottle for travel it is the perfect size, not too dinky and small, but not too large that it takes up excessive space.

The texture is a runny consistency that lathers on my skin beautifully, personally I enjoy the texture of this body cream wash as a little goes a long way and it bubbles and foams slightly, which leaves me with moisturised and cleansed skin.

The scent is out of this world, chocolatey, citrus, tropical and sweet it is a scent that reminds me of visiting a tropical island with a fruity cocktail in my hand, I haven't smelt anything like this shower cream, its a must smell in my opinion when visiting Lush.

Price point - Lush is on the pricier side in comparison to most body washes but the wide range of scents and the different styles are worth the money in my opinion, also knowing that they are mindful with their ingredients is a positive when I am looking to purchase something that I use on my skin.

I would 100% repurchase Yuzu and Cocoa Shower Cream, it is so delicious and a perfect addition in my showering routine.

When this was released back in January I was so excited to try it. It felt like it had been ages since Lush had released a new shower gel so I was all over it like white on rice, and ordered it quick smart before I missed my chance.

When it arrived I was in love with the gorgeous bright yellow creamy coloured gel. I flipped open the lid and took s sniff it was so subtle a slight citrus with a slight chocolate scent.

I take it to the shower and add a dash to my shower puff and get lathering, it lathers up nicely but I still can't get much of a hit of the scent it's so subtle and I'm all about the strong scents.

It leaves a kind of oily streak too which I'm not loving. I normally find Lush shower gels to be softening and slightly moisturising but this one, I'm not sure if it's a dud batch or if it's not suited to my dry skin or what but it's just slightly different.

Overall I was disappointed with this product maybe it would be better suited to someone that likes subtle scents and not so dry skin. I wouldn't repurchase.

First of all, I ADORED 'Lord of misrule' He my bae of body wash. But that devil is also a limited edition. Then I saw Yuzu and Cocoa (the yellow caught my eye) and of all of the washes in Lush at the time (comfort is just too strong berry) it was my favourite so I got a small bottle because I always like a tester incase I get sick of the scent after a day or two. I love the orange/chocolate scent, it reminds me of those orange chocolate things you can get at Christmas wehre each segment of the orange is separate. mmmm...nothing like childhood memories captured in a bottle that you can scrub all over yourself. Although I liked this product; orange, chocolate, vanilla/coconut undertone I must admit I just never felt like I NEEDED to have more (Like with some other products from lush) I think Its because, Like the chocolate orange I would get at Christmas, too much of it would just dull it out.

I like how lush brings out new scents all the time though... but I must repeat Lord of misrule is, and always will be, my Shower-bae..

I bought this on a online shopping whim, back when they only had the two larger sizes.. so I bought the smaller of them at 250g. Now, it sounded really nice online... it really did! but when it arrived all I could smell was coconut... weird... it is meant to be chocolate and orange. So I left it because clearly my Lush addiction had reached an all new level and I had litres of shower gel to get through. I reached for this the other day as my usual likes didn't grab me and I thought I'd try something new... it had settled a lot during this time (months) but it was easy re-mixed, in fact aside from olive branch it was probably the easiest yet.

The packaging is the same clear Lush bottle with black flip up lid, it squeezes out nicely too, good shower gel consistency.

The Product itself is BRIGHT yellow and reminds me of highlighter yellow, it smells more like orange now, but not overpoweringly so, still not much hint of chocolate and that strange coconut scent is still there... I am still baffled.

So I eagerly apply some to my hands and shower as usual, it feels a bit gritty, and I see little white granules throughout.. kind of reminds me of the coconut ice treats we as kids. It lathers alright but when I looked at my hands I almost freaked out a bit... my veins looked like they were leaping out of my palms... my skin was a horrendous shade of yellow and it wasn't coming off in a hurry.... eeeeek

So I grabbed for my usual Lush face scrub and inspected the areas I had washed with the Lush highlighter fluid (haha) and thankfully the worst was on my hands... although my underarms were a tad discoloured (yikes).

I do like the scent as it isn't strongly orange, but I don't know why my senses are picking up coconut, do NOT apply direct to your skin, apply on a shower pouf or similar. I tried to like this one I really did, I even gave it more goes than I should have... I won't be using it again however as I found my skin was really dry after. And now to work out what to do with the remainder of the medium sized bottle.

I got a very generous sample of this a few Lush orders back before they changed their sample pots. I managed a weeks worth of use out of my sample and here are my thoughts!

The color of this is so gorgeous. It's bright yellow and reminds me of sunflowers or the sun, and I didn't notice any lustre in it but it appeared to have a shimmery sheen to it, which made it that much more special.

The scent of this is amazing. If you like orange chocolate (I happen to love it) then you will also love this! I have no idea what a Yuzu is but it must be a citrussy fruit and that's where the orange smell comes from. According to the wonderful Wiki its like a sour mandarin and it looks like a grapefruit. The cocoa in it gives the shower gel the chocolate smell, as well as making it slightly creamy smelling too.

This lathers like a dream and covers my body in creamy yellow bubbles and makes my senses sing as the creamy smell covers me. However. After rinsing I noticed a weird squeak when my arm brushed my body, and I hated the sensation. It's like an overly clean squeaky feeling and it's really let this shower gel down. I wouldn't repurchase this gel because of this reason.

I have to get this off my chest first, this cream reminded me of that bright yellow bile you get sometimes when you are sick. I was standing there in the shower being reminded of a few of those old party girl days when you had that sneaky spew in the shower hahaha not the best first impression.

The scent I really didn't mind, I'm not familiar with Yuzu so can't say either way if it was present, but it certainly didn't smell like chocolate oranges to me. I can definitely get that coco butter smell with something nice & citrus.

Does it do what it said it would?...well considering LUSH don't have any specific claims on how this product should work then I'm going to have to just say that I officially prefer gels after using this. I found the cream too thin to be effective for anything other than splattering all over my shower even when added to a cloth (this could be different with a puff) and almost no lathering up but I know this is not common for creams. Also I don't feel as if my skin feels anymore soft or smoother than normal

So over all would I repurchase? Nah most likely not, although I will use what I have but I am glad I got this via the vault and not brought in store. It's just not for me, although it does smell and feel refreshing.