I’ve tested all the solid shampoos from Lush over the years and ‘New’ is my favourite and the one I find best for my hair. My hair is really thick and falls out everywhere (I’ve been known to clog a hoover or two in the past!), so New bar is perfect for me. It’s magic ingredient is peppermint, which helps to inhibit the falling out of hair. It took a few weeks of me using it to really notice a difference, but now it’s my regular shampoo I’ve noticed a huge difference in the amount of hair that falls out. Unlike a lot of Lush solid shampoos that have left my hair feeling heavy and sticky, New leaves my hair feeling very soft and clean.

The one downside I have with a lot of Lush products is that their products contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (which gives products their foam). SLS is a harsh irritant and one that I’ve personally suffered badly with when used in certain products (I have a severe reaction to SLS when used in toothpaste!). I shall be a very happy person when Lush decides to use a safer alternative to SLS!

New is available from Lush stores and Lush online here for £5 per bar.

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Carl Sagan, one of my all-time heroes!

It’s been too long since we last updated the blog! It’s been a bit crazy (hello 18-20 hour card-making days!) but we experienced the BEST Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day ever! We even had a celebrity order (hurrah!) and considering my complete lack of ‘celebrity knowledge’, I even impressed myself by recognising them when their order came through!

Lots more goodies have been added to the NOTHS Shop and lots more planned…we have some amazing new designs ready for photographing and uploading so watch this space, (or this space, or even this space!)

New ‘Hero’ design, all ready for those Super Dads! Father’s Day is June 17th!

DO: Embrace your “youness”

Not only should we embrace our individuality on a personal level, but it also relates a lot to business. The things that make us unique and individual as people are what make us special and I really think the best businesses translate this well to their products. The most sucessful businesses are the innovative, creative ones – businesses that are the first to do things. All the people I admire in business are those who are true individuals and they’ve embraced it. Their businesses are built on being different and bringing something new to the world. Afterall, if your product isn’t unique, why would your customers want to choose it over all the other similar things on offer? It’s easy enough to create a copy of something, but creating something new and exciting is what truly brings success, in my opinion.

So, here I am sitting at my desk, surrounded by piles of Elephant Poo, Reindeer Poo and knife blades. I think you have to be a little bit nuts to start a business out of something essentially made of ‘poo’ but I’d rather be nuts than boring. Judging by the pile of orders I have to do today, the world outside Ruby Wren seems to appreciate it. I always have lovely comments from customers saying how they love that my cards are unique and they’re sending something completely special. I feel very satisified in embracing my “youness” both in person and in business

Photos: Free People

Hopefully I can absorb some of this guy’s passion for design/technology/business/life.

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