Lushush Lush product. (Lush Pied de Pepper)

Member Name: LoolooMe

Product:	Lush Pied de Pepper
Date:	14/08/09 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Smells great (to me), really does make your feet softer.

Disadvantages: Might not smell nice to you, doesn't keep my tooties warm.

Very similar to marmite people will either love or hate Lush. Reasons to hate include the pushy (on commission) sales people and the smell. The latter one puts my boyfriend off. Reasons to love include their ethics or not testing products or ingredient on animals, the wide range of products and products that actually work.

although I'm not here to talk about Lush I am here to discuss their "Pied De Pepper, foot lotion" with you.

Firstly Looks? Well it is presented in the well known black pots with white writing and a yellow/green sticker. The pots are 100g (travel friendly), and have a screw top lid and made out of plastic. The white writing tells you about the product (how to use, what it is and ingredient). The yellow or green circular label shows you the use by date and has a caricature of the staff member who made this particular pot. (Nice personal touch, but I really don't care).

Good/Bad thing about the looks?
Good: The pots look nice and they are easily stackable with other lush pots also the black means that they keep longer as sunlight can't get in. The instructions and product detail are clearly visible. Lush will reuse your pots, so you can save them up, take them back to the store and get a freebie!
Bad: Also on mine the use by date has dissolved off due to the oils in the pot. I don't trust the pots to be 100% water tight and so wouldn't take them on a plane without making sure they are in a plastic bag.

The product its self.
The smell is ginger, cinnamon and clove. It is a very strong smell and will make your room, feet, socks, shoes and sheets smell. I really like this smell as it reminds me of christmas, however if you don't then it will annoy you. As this is lush then you can always try before you buy and I would strongly recommended doing this as other wise you'll hate using it just because of the smell.
Applying the product. You are recommended to apply to feet daily. It's not as easy to do as you may have thought. The cream is really globby/runny and will stain white furnishings if it gets on to them. So I have to apply it with my feet on an old towel. Also, probably because of all the dead skin on the bottom of your feet, it takes ages to soak through (about 30minutes), so it's not always possible to find the time to apply it. When you do get round to applying it it's quite simple just massage in to skin. Or even better get your boyfriend to massage it into your feet.

What does the product do? Well it has the following added:
-stimulating ginger oil to increase circulation and make your feet warmer.
- antiseptic cinnamon and clove oil
- nourishing olive oil and cocoa butter to soften your feet.
-Lemon oil to control perspiration.

Does it do it and how well?
-Stimulating? I have very cold feet always and although it does make them feel nice and toasty then that could just be because you are stimulating your feet through your massaging. I get no long term effects and the warmth lasts less than an hour. My sister who has circulation problems does not find that her feet warm up at all.
-Antiseptic? I normally have very healthy feet but they did smell nicer and less feetish for about a day after using it, so i guess it must have killed off those bacteria.
-Nourishing? Yes. It does make your feet feel smoother, though doesn't take away from their insensitivity, which for me is a bonus as I go everywhere bare foot. I have noticed though that the top of my foot (also included in my Pied De Pepper massages) does feel an awful lot smoother.
-Perspiration Preventing? well as said above then my feet do smell less, so I guess it must stop them perspiring.

Summary: Nice looking tub, not 100% trustworthy that it won't leak under pressure. Smell very strong, nice to me but it is a particular smell so you may not like it. Application a little messy and requires massaging. Living up to it's promises? I guess it does but i see no definite proof. Would I buy it again? Crucial Question, but yes I would. Esp. at the great price of 6.40 for 100g, which lasts me about 3-4 months using it everyday.

Any last notes? It is Vegan friendly. It does go off, if yours is going off or already done it then the smell will start to go a little tarnished and more harsh. If I was you I would fill a plastic box with the left overs and soak my feet in it for about 20-40 minutes.

Summary: A product with a low price tag which is definatally worth it.