Pros You can always smell Lush a little way down the street and it smells great! I've loved Lush…read moresince I was given a gift box for Christmas, and it's great to go in and have a poke around and sniff everything. All the toiletries are presented well in a sort of apothecary style, which is really attractive. The staff are friendly and happy to help in getting you anything you ask for, which I appreciated when I asked them to make up a gift box for a friend. Cons After a little while, the smells do sort of get up your nose and my boyfriend and parents can't stand it at all.

I love lush, there are few products I can put on my face that don't irritate. The prices are quite…read moreresonable too which is a bonus you just have to be careful you don't mistake some of their products for food!!! Jenn Wright

Their products are really nice, smell adorable, the texture is so soft and nice. I am using their…read morechocolate body butter now and I am planning to buy body scrub from there. I think that the prices are affordable.

First off I love Lush! I like knowing that every store is the same selling the same items. The…read moreproduct demos are great. I had a hand scrub demo demonstrated by John. He explained how to use the items as well as the ingredients, he's a wealth of knowledge. Next time you're in the area go in and see John, he'll get you what you need and he'll do pleasantly.

You can smell Lush in the car parks at the Glades - a wonderful cacophony of scent wafting all over…read morethe Centre and I love it. A really friendly branch of this famous bath and beauty company, I am a huge fan of Flying Fox shower gel. They stock all the usual Lush products - bath bombs, fresh face packs - and the staff are great at advice and helping you find gifts. They always throw a freebie into my bag when I shop! An olfactory pleasure!

I absolutely love the Body Shop; it's the best place to walk into as it smells completely divine…read more They do fantastic body butter moisturisers, in a variety of yummy flavours and for a variety of skin conditions. Their coconut one smells like holidays, and lingers on your skin all day so you smell like a walking bounty - it's amazing! Their Vitamin E cream is part of my beauty regime, and they do fantastic lip balms. Their make up range is great too. This is a very welcomed addition to the trendy Upper Street.

The Body Shop used to be my special store where I bought all my beauty treats and used to spend…read morehour upon hour in their shops just trying and smelling their lotions, I even had their perfume. That is long gone now. This chain just isn't what it used to be and the word Loreal is just ringing on back of my head when ever I even see their green logo. All those familiar smells and classics are still there but there is so much out there and unfortunate to amid, but I feel like the Body Shop is dragging behind with the competition. There hasn't been nothing really new for a long time. They still have some nice products like the Hemp hand cream that saves my fragile skin every winter. I suppose those old classics keep up the business and I am a good example showing that it works.

Anyone who's ever taken a right out of the shopping centre end of Wimbledon station knows that…read moreamazing smell that radiates from Lush. In their description, the word 'lush' becomes quite a mouthful: they are a unisex, vegan, environmentally-friendly cream, soap and shampoo store with a difference. Most of their cleansing and skin cream products are hand-made or mixed, and they have a special focus on giving to charity, in fact proceeds are generated with almost every purchase. They also have a very fragrant selection of fizzy bath balls that look good enough to be eaten in the company of a chocolate fondue, though I wouldn't try this at home. Some products are new takes on the tried and trusted: I found something called a 'shampoo bar' there. Ingredients for everything apparently come from renewable resources too, so for some this could be a good example for guilt-free shopping. The staff members are capable, enthusiastic and friendly. Chaps: this is a brilliant place to get something for the Mrs.

Lush is one of those shops that make you want to jump in the bath and be a princess for half an…read morehour. Bubble bath, bath bombs, soaps, balms, melts, jellies, body butters, just everything! All the products are fresh and handmade and almost good enough to eat, although the smell in this shop is so scrummy that you will be tempted to try! This shop the place to go for a perfect gift for your boss, mum or friend when you only have a few minutes to spare. What is great as well is that some sets come pre-gift wrapt, Which relates to their slogan never too busy to be beautiful. Genius. Prices are very affordable, a bath bomb is £2-£3 and bubble bath is around £10. But here is the best bit.. they are against animal testing.

I popped into Kiehl's whilst waiting for my girlfriend. This is a skin product junkie heaven. There…read moreare all manner of scrubs, salves, lotions, toners and other such things I do not understand. There are bio-degradable products endorsed by Brad Pitt where the proceeds go to charity. The aim of Kiehl's is to be as ethical as possible. I do not know about ethical but they certainly have a cult following. I on the other hand almost dropped the goods in disbelief when I looked at the prices. £27.50, £34.00 for a body lotion. Almost thirty-five pounds for a body lotion? Are you frickin crazy? I'd accept this if I was purchasing a litre of body lotion, but £30+ for a 250ml bottle - Come on! With Kiehl's products being mostly out of my price range and I a hardcore cocoa butter fan, I met my Superbly Restorative Body Lotion with Fairly Traded Argan gift from my lady with curious equanimity. After a day of usage I take my hat off to the product. It rubs into my skin easily, isn't greasy and leaves me smelling of freshly ripened citrus. I feel like a recently bathed baboon sitting high up in the canopy of the rainforest.

I should like Kiehl's. No, I should love it. Ultra cool stores, nice packaging, and high-end…read moreskincare... I'd normally consider just burning through my credit card and then eat beans on toast for weeks. But to be honest, I just don't see results with their products. They are sometimes too greasy or too fragrance-y, in my opinion. It's either this or that, but their products are never quite right when they're on my skin. I'd experiment more with their stuff, but at that those high prices, I just can't get myself to give them another try. It's good because I'm not a huge fan of beans on toast.

L'Occitane is such a great range of skin and beauty products. It's become a bit of a cult boutique…read morebrand, and I know lots of women who swear by it. Sure, it's quite pricey, but compared to some of the chemically-filled beauty products on the shelves, it's a great natural alternative. This L'Occitane store is fresh, clean and minimal - just like its' products. They stock a great range of gift packs and hampers - perfect for that last-minute present, or something for yourself!

I love going into L'Occitane and trying their different perfumes. Scents of lavender, vetivert and…read moreverbena transport you from the grey, rainy streets of Islington to the sunflower fields of Provence. You get a real sense of France in the heat of summer. I have a lovely Verbena hand cream from L'Occitane, which I use all the time. And an olive hand soap, which I'm looking forward to using. Selected products were recently reduced in the January sales, and I think the perfumes are very good value. Body lotions are also available.

Its hard to choose between all the different lines of products. The staff are helpfull and know…read moretheir products. I got my wife a bunch of creams, fragrance and exfoliant, then got a free cream. I noticed they have a line for men and smells quite nice.

I do not like The Body Shop mainly because they are too expensive compared to somewhere like Boots…read more I do love going in there and smelling all the soaps n stuff but never end up buying anything as they are too expensive, Im surprise they are still around.