Christmas at Lush

North Devon does not have a Lush shop so my bubble bar and bath bomb purchases are few and far between.

I dropped in the Exeter branch after the South West Bloggers Meet on Saturday. 

All the Christmas goodies were proudly on display, I couldn't resist picking up a few pieces.

I picked up Christmas Eve bubble bar, Love Lettuce fresh facemask, Golden Wonder bath bomb, Shoot For the Stars bath bomb, Comforter bubble bar and Magic Wand bubble bar.

I know the facemask and Comforter bubble bar are not Christmas items but they are goodies I have used before and fancied a little treat.

First up we have the Magic Wand and Christmas Eve bubble bars. Swirl the Magic Wand bubble bar around in the bath water for a Snow Fairy scented bath. The good thing with this item is that you can get multiple uses out of it. Once you have used it keep it away from water and condensation and leave to dry for the next use. Magic Wand costs £4.95.

I used Christmas Eve bubble bar last year, my mum bought it for me and I loved the scent it gave off. Unlike the sweet scents like Snow Fairy, Christmas Eve is a far more calming scent. This costs £2.95.

Don't get me wrong, I love Lush products, I enjoy nothing more than a relaxing bubble bath with a cup of tea and reading a magazine. However, Lush goodies are pricey, so I never use a whole bubble bar or bath bomb in one go. Stingy perhaps, but I will ALWAYS cut the goodies up so I can get as many uses out of them as possible.

Next up is Love Lettuce fresh face mask, I can't remember how much this cost exactly but it was around the £5 mark.

This is my most repurchased fresh face mask. The reason I love it so much is because of the ground up pieces of almond in there - a face mask and exfoliant in one. I notice a huge difference in my skin after just one use. Straight away it is smoother and brighter. It is also a fantastic product if you suffer from pesky zits.

The next item I picked up is the Shoot For the Stars bath bomb, £3.25.

I grabbed this one after seeing some fantastic reviews on other people's blogs and Youtube videos. Easily persuaded I know.

I have not used this item before, but from what I have seen it turns your bath water different shades of purple and blue while silver glitter disperses around you.

Golden Wonder bath bomb £3.50..

I used this last year and to be honest loved the novelty of it! Shaped like a Christmas present, it also rattles when you give it a shake. The only downside with this is the amount of gold/orange staining it left in the bath tube. It smells delicious though. Definitely worth a try if you haven't used it before, it turns your bath water different colours. 

Last up is the Comforter bubble bar, £4.50.

This is one of the more expensive bubble bars, but it is huge - the picture doesn't do it justice. I can get at least six uses out of this. This one produces masses of of bubbles and smells divine, a warming scent, ideal for winter.

Tisty Tosty and Northern Lights

Mum popped a couple of Lush products in my stocking for Christmas, I love it when other people pick out soap and bath treats because it means I try products I may not have picked out myself. The first item is Tisty Tosty, a heart shaped bath bomb.

I broke this in half (like I do with most Lush bubble bars/bombs etc to make them last longer) and popped into the bath. It fizzed around whist making the water turn cloudy and milky and the dried rose heads floated around on the surface. The smell wasn't that strong for me, it was a subtle rose scent. I don't really find bath bombs do much for me in the way of moisturizing properties, I prefer bubble bars or bath melts. 

As always with so many items from Lush, you spend time relaxing in the bath, then once the water has drained you then have to spend time fishing all the bits from the bottom. So if you don't mind picking soggy bits of rose petals from the plughole this is a good product if you like to have subtle scented bath water.

The next item is a generous sized chunk of Northern Lights soap. I tried this a month or so ago when I got a sample of it when I was buying Snow Fairy and my fresh face masks.

I loved the sample of this soap, the smell for me is very fresh and sharp, think citrus almost. I will definitely be cutting this bar up into chunks to leave in the bathroom. I tend to alternate my soaps and I don't want to go through this big piece all in one go, I want to get a few different bars out of it. For this chunk the main colours are yellow and orange, but I have seen other people post about their NL soap and theirs has neon green too. Such a pretty looking soap whist having a wonderful fresh scent. Happy bunny.

A lovely Christmas present

I got a lovely Christmas present from my friend Nicole (Noir Lacquer) lots of gorgeous smellies and nail polish and other bits. I also sent her a package but unfortunately a bottle of nail polish broke but luckily this was the only item damaged. In all our swaps and birthday presents over the last year this was the first casualty. Not bad going I guess.

Here are a few shots of what I received:

First up some Bath and Body Works, (I still wish the UK had this chain!) some lovely body lotion in the scent Sea Island Cotton, which smells just like a light laundry detergent scent. Then my new love! Antibacterial hand gel in Raspberry Frost Donut, the smell is spot on and I adore it! I just keep opening the bottle and sniffing it. I think this maybe my fav smelling one so far. The other scent is Marshmallow Treat which as you can guess smells of marshmallows, but this one had a slight alcoholic smell to it too. 

Next up are some bath fizzers (I guess like bath bombs?) in twisted peppermint scent, these two are also in the shape of a snowflake.

Now on to some nail polishes, a gorgeous Nicole by OPI Merry Must Have Minis, the colours are All Reindeer Go To Heaven, Extra Snow-flakes Please, Miss Claus' Night Out and How Rude-olph!

Then we have Unicorn (Sinful) Give Me A Price Quate (Wet n Wild) Firework (Kleancolor) and a nameless shimmery turquoise from Bon Bons.

Close up of the glitters, drool....

Sally Hanson polish strips, I have never used strips before and am keen to try these out, I have heard lots of praise for the Sally Hanson ones in particular.

Finally a Lip Smacker in DR Pepper scent (very accurate!) and a self heating clay mask. I love face masks, I always find popping one on and relaxing in the bath really helps me relax.

Thank you Nicole for such a lovely Christmas gift, I can't wait to try everything out.

Fizzbanger

The nearest Lush to me is in Exeter which is over an hours drive, so I don't go there very often. When I do I always pop in and have a browse. This time I bought a couple of my absolute fav bubble bar Flosty Gritter, which I found out is being discontinued, so I am now every sad. This was the only product in Lush I was faithful to, I went back time and time again. The shop assistant said it was one of their popular bubble bars, so god knows why they are discontinuing it.

I also bought a bath bomb, which is unusual for me, but this one smelt lovely and I thought, why not. I picked up Fizzbanger. I love that name!

Now, since Lush products can be quite pricey I want to get as many uses out of my products as I can. So, out came a kitchen knife to break this bad boy up....

I love the glitter bits in it and the orangey yellow bigger chunks, the smell is kinda zesty with a hint of sweetness. I dropped one of the larger chunks in the bath and it fizzed up like it should do. But then there was a a crackling noise, like crackling candy. I guess this is where the bomb gets its name Fizzbanger from. A nice added touch. The water turned a yellow orange colour and the scent filled the bathroom which lasted a long time.

I will definitely pick this one up again, it cost £2.99 but if you break it up then you can have multiple baths out of one product. Have you ever tried this particular bath bomb?