CTRL Shower Gummy's

[u/TheJamieSowden]

CTRL Shower Gummy £7. Let the good times roll scented.

Help social media work for us, not against us, with this limited-edition shower gummy.
We want to live in a world where our online spaces aren't controlled by billionaire-owned
corporations, where we aren't kept addicted by predatory algorithms, where our safety isn't sacrificed on the altar of profit and where our data isn't for sale.

The fightback against the monopoly held by the big social media platforms has begun, and there are lots of groups and resources that can help guide you to a healthier, safer and more democratic world.

75% of sales price (minus tax) will be donated to groups working to take power back from big tech and for safer socials.

[u/TheGirlintheTower]

Interesting scent choice for the colour!

[u/FickleAd3906 → u/TheGirlintheTower]

I thought this about the Halloween shower jellies too. Wrong colour for the scent!! 🤦

[u/TheGirlintheTower → u/FickleAd3906]

I know! There's no way you'd look at Creature of the Night and say 'ooh, I bet that's Butterball scented!'😆

[u/Alarmed_Cow_192]

This is one of their campaigns where I fully side eye. They still actively post on YouTube, and have a discord (arguably social media) server despite claiming to have removed themselves from social media entirely.

They also gift things to influencers, and actively want influencers to be using and posting on social media to spread awareness of the brand.

You’re either all in or you’re all out, Lush

[u/glassghost1983 → u/Alarmed_Cow_192]

Yep this feels massively hypocritical, especially as I feel the use of influencers rather than just straight social media is arguably more manipulative. The hard shift to mostly ‘yummy’ scents and the recent collabs demonstrate that their target audience is kids/teens now and using influencers to target them gives me the ick

[u/Rainysprouts → u/Alarmed_Cow_192]

Yeah honestly I don’t know why they even bothered ‘quitting social media’, only to do this. I haven’t checked in a long while but didn’t they/don’t they post on Twitter too?

[u/txteva → u/Rainysprouts]

They only quit when they got backlash for some campaigns (& in some cases quite rightly)

[u/MaeMoe → u/Alarmed_Cow_192]

Totally agree. I’m side-eyeing them for this one so hard I might as well be admiring my own ear.

[u/MotherEastern3051 → u/Alarmed_Cow_192]

This is a really good point to be fair 

[u/Plutoniumburrito → u/Alarmed_Cow_192]

You said everything I tried to, but couldn’t because it’s 5 am and I just woke up.

[u/EnvironmentalSir4214 → u/Alarmed_Cow_192]

They quietly announced recently they were returning to socials but so far it’s just Blue Sky

[u/C0nnectionTerminat3d]

Love this as a concept but it seems really backhanded and performative considering they use influencers for promotional material

[u/MissKellieUk]

Hilarious considering they got rid of their Lush Forums to serve their purposes. There was a NA one and a UK one. Both gone

[u/Gob1inDaddy]

For a hot second there i was like "what is a fundrai sing product" 😭💀 im dumb

[u/promethea4 → u/Gob1inDaddy]

Honestly, I did the same thing lol. We can be dumb together.

[u/Typical-Evidence-898 → u/promethea4]

Include me in the dumb group 🤪

[u/uhohthrowawayxxx]

in a world where "tech safety" so often means "face id for accessing anything" im slightly concerned about this organization but. itll take more looking into

[u/Available-Sink-1869 → u/uhohthrowawayxxx]

Do we know which specific organization(s) they’re donating to?

[u/No_Baseball5846 → u/Available-Sink-1869]

i would love to know as well

[u/FlexibleForce]

Is it just me or are the most recent launches just meh? I haven’t been excited about any of the launches over the past few months. Seems like they shorted us this year, IMO.

As far as social media, it feels like the consensus now is that influencers can’t be trusted. Any brand heavily engaged with influencers seems to be getting downplayed, not just LUSH.

[u/Hot_cheetoos]

this is from the same company that wanted to take complete control over the subreddit a year or so ago.....thank you mods for not letting that shit happen.

[u/Expensive-Debate-864]

My fav scent ever ! I’m in ❤️

[u/Expensive-Debate-864 → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely, win win 👍

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[u/DryCorgi1508]

i just picked mine up today!

[u/Party_Act_7227]

Need this for my keyboard obsessed husband, do we know if it's coming to the states?

[u/commonplace_uncommon → u/Party_Act_7227]

yes. 9/3

[u/MotherEastern3051]

Oooh I love this! Really interesting fundraising product and the subject it draws attention to, people are increasingly concerned about this. Would have preferred a non-gourmand scent but I am keen to try the shower gummy format.