Review | Lush Ambrosia Shaving Cream

I had to learn the hard way that I have pretty sensitive skin, but only to certain products; I tend to stick to what I know, just to be safe. When it comes to shaving my legs, I cannot go without a gel or cream and until recently I've never moved away from the Gillette Venus Satin Care range, which although I like, it's just a bit too messy for me with all that foaming going on.

Enter Lush Ambrosia, which I'll confess now is actually a Christmas present my boyfriend got off my parents. Caring is sharing, right? But in a desperate 'I look like a fur tree' situation where tights weren't an option, I had to risk this or definitely end up with angry painful skin for days.

It's here on their website, and described as...

"Ambrosia makes shaving sheer heaven. It has got honey, oils and cocoa butter in it to help your razor blade glide while protecting your skin underneath. It also helps calm any reaction to being dragged: you tell us this is seriously soothing stuff for razor rash. We've packed this with with ingredients to cool, soothe and moisturise: chamomile blue and jojoba oils and honey hydrate and calm skin, while cocoa butter and linseed mucilage provide a barrier against your razor."

I expected this to be quite a thick cream, but it's actually thin (without being too runny) and spreads a mile. I'd say I use maybe a heaped tea spoon amount per leg, which I think is quite good in terms of meaning that the bottle is going to last forever. It's not an overly strong smell, and is mostly quite honey and oat-y to me, but is really nice. 

It does blend in with your skin so if you use your gel as a guide for where you have or haven't shaved, this might not be for you. I used to, but now I just finish up with a very close inspection of as much leg as possible and I've not been patchy so far!

As to how it leaves my skin feeling afterwards, I literally cannot say enough about how much I love this. My legs are so soft, the kind of silky smooth that I've always dreamed about. I have been moisturising more, but this is half the reason for my new found silkyness. My skin doesn't only feel better, but it looks better too, and hasn't been becoming as dry as usual. I can 100% recommend this, sensitive skin or not.

It costs £4.95 for 100ml or £9.75 for 250ml.

Lush do have several other shaving creams, have you ever tried any? I'm thinking of asking about a few of the others when I next go in, so I'll keep you guys updated with any exciting finds!

Have you tried this, or would you like to?

n xx