For those who don’t know, Lush was established in 1995 when testing on animals for products was the norm. Founders, Mark Constantine, a trichologist (hair doctor), and Liz Weir, a beauty therapist were both very passionate about creating fresh, handmade effective ingredients. One thing that was important to them was that all ingredients had to be ethically sourced and free from animal testing.
3 years later they opened their first store in Belfast. Lush was originally located in two different premises in Castle Lane but the size of these were a lot smaller compared to the demand for their products – particularly at Christmas when they would have queues outside of the door. So, they relocated again but just on up the street on 27 July 2018 to a bigger premise, so it is all still quite new.
We sat down with one of the supervisors, Lace Scott to find out more about the products sold and things you may not have known!