LUSH Dirty Body Spray + Dirty Springwash Shower Gel review

         This weekend, my family and I took a trip to Cuyahoga National Park. It was absolutely wonderful to get out of the city and experience the fresh and organic sights and sounds of nature. However, after a muggy day on the trails with two guys and a dog, 'nature' kicks in and things are bound to get smelly. Add in an overnight camp, and I have to call in help from LUSH Dirty Body Spray and LUSH Dirty Springwash Shower Gel.

Hiking on the trails of Cuyahoga National Park

          The LUSH Dirty range of products were developed and fragranced especially for men.  LUSH Dirty Body Spray was developed with busy explorers of both urban and suburban jungles in mind. When one has no time or means (ex. camping) to freshen up, a spritz of LUSH Dirty Body spray will help combat unwanted odors. The spray contains sandalwood to combat unwanted odors, the 'Dirty' scent of tarragon, lavender, and a hint of spearmint. To me, the Dirty Body Spray has a pleasant manly scent. There is a nice woody base which Mr. Lovey likes, as well as some nice herbal notes. A small spritz conveys a significant amount of scent and it has great lasting power; it lingers for at least a few hours. LUSH Dirty has a very pleasant scent that could double as a personal fragrance.

          When one does have time to hit the showers, LUSH Dirty Springwash Shower Gel scrubs off dirt and grime for a squeaky clean feeling. The shower gel has a beautifully refreshing spearmint scent, along with spearmint and menthol crystals to impart a cool feeling while in a hot shower. The gel lathers well, which is  typical of LUSH shower gels. While LUSH Dirty Springwash Shower was developed for men, the scent is fresh and could be considered unisex. However, it leans a hint too manly for me, so I prefer to leave this for Mr. Lovey's use.

Blue Hen Falls, Cuyahoga National Park. There's a drought, so the flow is smaller than usual!

           For men who want to refresh with fresh from nature scents, LUSH delivers with its Dirty line of products. LUSH Dirty Body Spray ($19 for 6.0 oz) is a quick and easy deodorizing fix, which doubles as a nice personal fragrance. LUSH Springwash Shower Gel delivers a level of fresh minty clean that makes you feel as if you might have bathed in your own personal waterfall. It comes highly recommended. That said, I haven't yet met a LUSH Shower Gel I didn't like! Thanks for reading! Have you or your significant other tried the LUSH Dirty line? What's your favorite LUSH Shower gel? (Mine is currently It's Raining Men). What kind of products or fragrance do you buy for the men in your life?

Love, Dovey.

Disclosure: This post contains product(s) sent to Cute and Mundane for consideration by PR. The ideas and opinions in this post are genuine and my own

Man Stuff

            As a beauty enthusiast, I'm in no shortage of lotions and potions and products. However, it can be a struggle to get Mr. Lovey to adhere to even a simple skincare routine. Men. To be honest, it would be a bit weird if the man in my life was equally zealous about beauty and skincare so I shouldn't complain. That said, I would prefer that my prince charming kept my charming looks for years to come. In this post I'll share how I've attempted to incorporate some simple skincare into his routine.

           First, I've found that Mr. Lovey also appreciates nice and matching packaging. Even if he could care less about skincare, I know he secretly likes things that look nice too. Packaging that says 'for men' doesn't hurt either. Secondly, it doesn't have to be expensive. I think the St. Ives products here look quite nice and work well. I don't want to flip out if he takes two big pumps of the cleanser every time and it disappears within a month! Third, I'll choose things that smell fresh or are unscented. I'm pretty sure the last thing a man wants to smell like is old-lady creams. He could care less if there were expensive anti-aging amino-peptide-hyaluronic-supposedly-scientific ingredients in it. Right now Mr. Lovey is using Clinique's dramatically different moisturizing gel. Technically he's just helping me use it up since I'm allergic to it. It's light in texture and unscented so he doesn't complain. Fourth, I've chosen more moisturizing face cleansers. This is partially because he has dry skin. It is also because I know he'll skip moisturizer often and I don't want his skin to dry out quickly after using stripping washes. Finally, I try to figure out what he likes. I was surprised to see that he used up a sample size of Anthony logistics exfoliator. I made sure to purchase a milder version: the St. Ives moisturizing Olive scrub for him.

         This brings me to another point. Whenever I order beauty products online, I try to throw in samples for Mr. Lovey. That way I can figure out what he likes and who doesn't like getting little luxe samples? I can't go wrong with woody fragrance samples. I'd like to note that he actually owns more bottles of fragrance than I do. Below you can see a few little samples that are currently on his counter-top. The Eshu shave gel and Art of shaving pre-shave oil were deluxe samples during promotions. The current fragrance samples he has are from Prada and John Varvatos.

           Finally I made sure to get him his own set of nail tools. I'm sure he had his own set before we lived together, however, recently I caught him using mine because they were better and sharper! Of course I made sure to get him his own after that.

          Thanks for reading! Do you have any tips or tricks that you've used for the men in your life? (It's not just Mr. Lovey. I have a brother that could care less about skincare too.)

Love, Dovey.