EVERYBODY loves LUSH. If you don't, you probably haven't tried one of the many beautifully crafted, handmade products that LUSH has to offer.

Since its founding in 1994, LUSH has worked hard to bring us a range of delightful products, purely natures way. From bath bombs to bubble bars, and soaps to shampoos, LUSH has tried its delicate hand at all kinds of products, using only the most natural ingredients and sourcing them in the most ethical ways possible. Not many companies can say that they know exactly where every product's ingredients come from and how those ingredients are planted, grown, harvested, stored, and in what conditions these things take place. LUSH can. LUSH has always taken a very active interest in the ingredients used to create their unique products. Only the freshest fruit and vegetables are used to make LUSH cosmetics; they use fresh fruit and veg every single day. Each and every product is handmade by a team of dedicated individuals who take pride in the hard work that it takes to carefully craft a bath time Butterball or a Chocolala massage bar. Add to this the fact that no product has ever been tested on animals, and instead is tested on willing human volunteers, you have yourself the most ethical, green, and gorgeous cosmetics you could ever wish for.

The idea for LUSH was born a long time before LUSH as we know it came around. It began when Mark Constantine, a herbal trichologist, and Elizabeth Weir, a lady with an interest in beauty therapy, formed the company Constantine & Weir. They developed many recipes for beauty products, including bath soaps, and even became suppliers to The Body Shop. However, after trying their hand at a mail-order business which, after a few years, went bust, they decided to begin afresh with the company that would soon become LUSH, after a woman from Edinburgh won the chance to name the new company. From one small shop in Poole, LUSH now has more than 600 stores in 43 countries, and are truly the favourite with women, and men, everywhere.

LUSH's global popularity is really no surprise when you see what fantastic products they have to offer, such as the Angels on Bare Skin face wash. Admittedly, when you first open the pot and are greeted with the sight of a strange lumpy matter seeded with bits of almond, you may be less than tempted to rub it on your face. But once combined with a drop of water, this will become your new best-friend. It is gentle and weightless on the skin, and leaves it feeling soft and smelling delicious. So let the angels do the hard work, for £5.95. Alternatively, if you're after something a little more glamorous, then get your hands on the new Silk Stockings solid body tint. If your legs are forever pale no matter how much sun you get, then simply rub on this body tint for a boost in colour and a gorgeous sheen, for £7.50. As well as smelling good enough to eat, it is easily washed off at the end of the night. From sweet smelling Sugar Scrubs to balmy Bath Bombs, there is sure to be something to your taste.

LUSH make their products with the ultimate love and care, and consider what goes in to them so that you don't have to. All you have to do is run a hot bath, put on that face mask and let the bubbles do the talking.