Lush

I never thought I’d step foot in a Lush store again, after setting a promise to myself after a negative experience at the Manchester Arndale branch, therefore I was shocked only to find myself in another store, a day later to pick up Mother’s Day gifts. This store is actually a lot nicer than the Manchester Arndale branch and more spacious and also helped increase my opinion on the Lush brand in general, and as this store hasn’t had a review in close to 7 full years, I’m glad to be ending that run with a much-​needed review today!
Lush are a «hand-​made» cosmetics retailer in the United Kingdom, founded in 1995. Lush prides its-​self, against animal testing and does not buy produce from those companies.
Back to the regular review and this Lush store its-​self in Stoke On-​Trent, in the Intu Potteries. This is quite a large store, and quite a nice one.
I still don’t understand why one would go in and buy many expensive products like this only available for one use, just because they smell nice, and in my opinion they is no benefits about having most of these products, compared to going into Tesco and buying things from there, but if you’re into this stuff, this store would seem pretty great /​cool for you, and of course it is a good place to pick up a gift.
They have a lot of «Try me» samples here on breath mints and things like that, although the one I tried has a really strong flavor and probably cost more than a pint of beer in London, which shows Lush can be quite pricey at times with bath bombs costing around £4. If I was to spend that on a toiletry, I’d expect it to last for weeks, not just have one use!
Due to the larger space than Manchester, it doesn’t seem as much that all the smells are piled into one giant one, creating a mess.
The staff here seemed nice, although they didn’t keep approaching me in every angle, so basically I went from feeling like Sergio Aguero to a Stoke City footballer, or even a lower standard than that (I know, hard to believe)
This store is in a reasonable location in The Potteries too, it is right up the sleep slope on the ground floor (I think), close to lifts. (I cant be more specific as I’ve only been to Stoke once, when I had this visit!)
This store is a nice store really and it is quite spacious too, and a good place to go if you’re into that sort of stuff, but I simply don’t see the point in it and just see it as a designer brand for toiletries. I’m sorry Lush, I just don’t want to switch from the likes of Dove and Radox. This store is still a nice store, and I feel it deserves a solid 3 stars, but due to the pricing of most items, I can’t think of a reason to warrant any higher.

Good size Lush branch, and it makes the whole floor of the potteries centre smell nice.
However the only issue i have with this particular branch is that the staf can be a little mercenary with the sales pitches, and you sometimes leave the shop feeling like you’ve been hit by a whirlwind, and if you didnt have your wits about you, your wallet will show all the same hallmarks of a whirlwind!
The produce is very good, and you know that what you are getting is of good quality.

Lush is a great shop is you know what you’re looking for and know the product or you need advice. If you’re going in there and haven’t got a clue what you’re buying then you could come out of there with loads of stuff as the staff are quite sales orientated. However, the staff are always friendly and helpful and the shop is great for gifts or for buying yourself a treat!

decent sized shop with all the smeelys you’ll ever need which are quite reasonable.
staff are freindly and helpful

A great Lush store, loads of room to roam/​browse the various lovely smellies. Staff are always on hand to help with questions and they are extremely knowledgeable about all their products and give sound recommendations for what you are looking for.
The Herbalism face wash is one of my favourite products, it ex-​foliates gently and leaves you face smooth, soft and clean feeling without any greasiness or drying out of the skin. Another favourite is the Honey I Washed the Kids soap is smells absolutely amazing.
I love the fact all the products are natural and good for the environment — some products are a bit pricey but the quality is always consistent.

GORGEOUS bath and hair products .
I love this stuff it smells and even looks lovely .
Its all organic and they do many fragrances .
You can buy girfts sets and you can even try before you buy.
You can have the soaps cut to size and weight and wrapped in tissue paper with the name of the soap.
It is costly but its good stuff and lasts ages it also looks fab as a decorative item .
WATCH out for the bath bombs lol my sister inlaw brought me a bath set and i put this lovely looking bath bomb in the bath not knowing inside the bath bomb there was aload of glitter lol so i came out the bath sparkling lol it took me ages to clean the bath.
Its suitable for all ages .
The shop is just the right size and you have a little wicker basket to put your stuff in, the shop is both wheelchair and disabled access friendly and it smells out of this world .
There are never ques and the staff are really help and very chatty.