{"id":22593,"date":"2026-04-03T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/i-am-trapped-in-a-sweet-smelling-cycle-of-video-game-branded-toiletries-lushs-mario-galaxy-range-reviewed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:37:16","slug":"i-am-trapped-in-a-sweet-smelling-cycle-of-video-game-branded-toiletries-lushs-mario-galaxy-range-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/i-am-trapped-in-a-sweet-smelling-cycle-of-video-game-branded-toiletries-lushs-mario-galaxy-range-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I am trapped in a sweet-smelling cycle of video game-branded toiletries\u2019: Lush\u2019s Mario Galaxy range, reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a subtle Princess Peach lip jelly to a Yoshi egg that\u2019s been traumatising children, the cosmetic chain\u2019s latest tie-in is out of this world<\/p>\n

When The Super Mario Bros Movie<\/a> came out in 2023, it came with a rather unlikely tie-in: a range of skincare and bathing products from cosmetics chain Lush. The store, known for its devotion to natural ingredients and support for social justice causes, didn\u2019t seem like the obvious partner for a major video game franchise. Because of this, I thought I should try them out<\/a>, assuming that my dalliance with beauty journalism would be short-lived.<\/p>\n

I was wrong. The collection was so successful, Lush later released a Minecraft range, which I also reviewed<\/a>, and now there\u2019s a Super Mario Galaxy range<\/a> to tie in with the new movie. Somehow, I have become the Guardian\u2019s Lush correspondent and it seems I am now trapped in a sweet-smelling cycle of video game-branded toiletries. There are definitely worse fates, so I\u2019m just going with it.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom a subtle Princess Peach lip jelly to a Yoshi egg that\u2019s been traumatising children, the cosmetic chain\u2019s latest tie-in is out of this world
\nWhen The Super Mario Bros Movie came out in 2023, it came with a rather unlikely tie-in: a range of skincare and bathing products from cosmetics chain Lush. The store, known for its devotion to natural ingredients and support for social justice causes, didn\u2019t seem like the obvious partner for a major video game franchise. Because of this, I thought I should try them out, assuming that my dalliance with beauty journalism would be short-lived.
\nI was wrong. The collection was so successful, Lush later released a Minecraft range, which I also reviewed, and now there\u2019s a Super Mario Galaxy range to tie in with the new movie. Somehow, I have become the Guardian\u2019s Lush correspondent and it seems I am now trapped in a sweet-smelling cycle of video game-branded toiletries. There are definitely worse fates, so I\u2019m just going with it. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From a subtle Princess Peach lip jelly to a Yoshi egg that\u2019s been traumatising children, the cosmetic chain\u2019s latest tie-in is out of this world When The Super Mario Bros Movie came out in 2023, it came with a rather unlikely tie-in: a range of skincare and bathing products from cosmetics chain Lush. The store, …<\/p>\n

\u2018I am trapped in a sweet-smelling cycle of video game-branded toiletries\u2019: Lush\u2019s Mario Galaxy range, reviewed<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22593"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}