Today’s Big Tease party at Lush may sound like a horny, drunken good time. But the Beachwood Mall shop’s grand-opening party is actually an opportunity to introduce locals to its popular handmade soaps and other bath-time necessities. This afternoon’s bash loads up on free goodie bags, games, and “relaxing treatments.” This is the U.K.-based Lush’s first area store, so staff will be on hand with demonstrations featuring colorful soaps, fizzy bath bombs, and refrigerated face masks. Also look for a brand-new line of vegan hair products and styling creams with names like Goth Juice and King of the Mods. Says employee and fan Cici Driscoll: “I love Lush — the products, the beliefs, the experience of being in the store.”
Sat., Oct. 13, 3 p.m., 2007

This article appears in Oct 10-16, 2007.