Fashion Done Your Own Way
by Molly Dutton
This month is finally starting to feel like the sunny springtime we love so much, despite a few rainy moments which we can overlook. As we all start to enter a new season, I have found through my conversations with people that feelings of burnout are very common in working and school environments; this can be so hard, and honestly, very exhausting. As part of their new springtime schedule, Lush Spa invited me to their wonderful Book A Bath experience (they clearly know me too well) and what a day it was! Upon arrival, one of the lovely members of staff welcomed me into the spa area in which I could rummage through some of the products featured in their treatments and try new additions which I hadn’t come across before. I managed to fit in time to try their fragrances, which I never even knew existed prior to this visit. In the little waiting area, I found two delicious ones that are strong contenders with my long-standing vanilla body spray (and it would take a lot to pry that away from me). My two favourites were American Cream and Vanillary; reminding me of the sweet, nostalgic scents I used to love when I was just starting to experiment with perfumes. The little hidden corner in the Lush store had such a peacefulness to it that
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made me feel relaxed as soon as I sat down, which is uncommon for me even in spa locations. I have since put this down to the homeliness of the cosy corner and the kindness of the lovely staff checking on my wellbeing at every given opportunity. For those of you who have been reading my articles for some time, you will know that I am a huge fan of a bubble bath, and since my big move up North almost two years ago, I haven’t had a bath within my own house. I was very kindly given the chance to experience the lovely “Book a Bath experience” which is centred around the Lakes bath bomb, one of their most popular bath products. I will be perfectly honest, being at one with nature is not something I am usually very good at, but it is such a mood lifter and has a great effect on the soul! As someone who takes a more independent approach to self-care, the self-led experience felt a lot more natural for me and it allowed me to take things at my own pace, rather than adhere to a pre-prepared schedule. The lovely Lush spa worker Lauren took me into the very homely kitchen in which I was provided with a comforting herbal tea and a selection of products of which I could choose from for my bath. Having been a Lush fan since I was
