Which Came First?

   There is an everlasting discussion that inspired this final LUSH Easter product review... Which Came First? Bath Bomb was previously released under the name Immaculate Eggception, and although the previous name was a bit more fitting (if you ask me) - it still packs a wonderful punch on all fronts and rules the LUSH Cosmetics displays with its extra large size.

"Eggs Benedict come-be-hatched!"

    Which Came First? is such a large bath bomb that it can easily be used for three baths... All I had to do was tap my bomb on the edge of my tub one good time and it broke in half rather easily. The yellow chick design inside can be popped out/cut out with a knife (please do not put yourself in harms way).

   When I picked up Which Came First? the vanilla absolute was the immediate fragrance that was noticeable, but as it lingered in the air, sharper citrus notes of grapefruit made themselves known... As the outer shell quickly dissolved in a flurry of bright pink, yellow, and blue, the inner yellow egg sunk to the bottom of the tub and took its time dissolving.
   As the yolk disappeared, the bath water began to look like something I should be dipping eggs into for Easter - SO PLEASING TO THE EYE! Once dissolved, my tub was full of brilliant pink-orange water... I noticed a small bead at the bottom of the tub and picked it up. At first I thought it was plastic, but it began slowly dissolving as I held it in my wet palm. It smelled strongly of citrus (almost tangerine, which makes sense for mixing lemon and grapefruit with vanilla), so I tossed it back in the water to finish dissolving. Did anyone else notice this little ball, or was it a happy accident?
   My skin wasn't left with much, if any, fragrance from the bath but this sweet combination is one I was okay with leaving in the tub... Not that it wasn't lovely, but I don't think it would compliment me much throughout the day like previous LUSH Easter scents. I was left a tad bit softer than before my bath though, and I always chalk that up as a plus!

   Once again, I need to make sure I get my hands on a few more of these before they're gone from the sites/shops... I give Which Came First? Bath Bomb a 4.5/5 for its gorgeous scent, multi-bath use, and absolutely gorgeous color display while fizzing about in the water. It is a product that embodies the decoration of Easter eggs!
   I hope you have a wonderful spring that is packed full of flowers, baths, and bike rides my darlings - and a Happy Easter to those that celebrate it.

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Perfume, Grapefruit Oil, Lemon Oil, Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute, Dipropylene Glycol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Gardenia Extract, Colour 45410, Colour 17200, Colour 14700, Colour 42090, Orange Pip

*This post is in no way sponsored and all opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle

Golden Egg

   Do you like bath bombs? Do you like bath melts? Well then you're in luck this LUSH Easter because Golden Egg Bath Bomb Melt is here to cover your entire spring in golden lustre and chocolaty goodness... What more could you want?!

"Good as gold."

   Although my Golden Egg arrived with minimal glitter on it - compared to those in store or what I saw in other online orders - this product was still something beautiful to behold... Fair trade Colombian cocoa butter and fair trade olive oil surrounds the internal bath bomb, forming a bath melt shell. Once it hit the water, all the loose glitter fell to the bottom of the tub (shown in the photo just above this paragraph). After a bit of melting, releasing an absolutely gorgeous caramel and chocolate aroma, the internal bath bomb began to slowly fizz; creating a spinning effect that helped the melt evenly distribute about the bath.

   Add into the mix toning and brightening effects of sweet, wild orange oil and uplifting bergamot, the room filled with... Well... A completely delicious scent that made me feel like I was indulging in a truly luxurious experience, but also ready for a box of assorted chocolate creams.

   Once completely dissolved, the water was a very bright, florescent yellow which was sort of surprising with how classically gold and creamy white Golden Egg is... On the surface of the water, small pools of what felt like olive oil floated about. Even with my sensitive skin, I was able to used the oil to shave my legs while in the bath - to me, that is a big deal.

    At the end of my bath, Golden Egg Bath Bomb Melt left my skin extremely moisturized (without feeling gunky from such strong butters/oils) and scented like a soft caramel... Lastly, there wasn't any oil residue left in my tub, but there was an abundance of gold glitter - which I can only imagine the cleanup with a fully glittered Golden Egg... I give this LUSH Easter exclusive a 4/5, because the cleanup did take more time than with any other bath product I've used in the past from LUSH Cosmetics. Worth it though, and I'll be grabbing another one or two of these golden goodies before they're gone!

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Fair Trade Colombian Cocoa Butter, Citric Acid, Laureth 4, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Perfume, Sweet Wild Orange Oil, Bergamot Oil, Fair Trade Olive Oil, Cornflour, Almond Oil, Lauryl Betaine, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Lilial, *Linalool, *Limonene, Gardenia Extract, Colour 19140:1, Radiant Gold Lustre, Gold Glimmer Lustre, *Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica

*This post is in no way sponsored and all opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle

Humpty Dumpty

   Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
   Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
   All the kind's horses and all the king's men
   Couldn't put Humpty together again.
   So LUSH Cosmetics seems to have made a mold in his honor and created the wonderfully giant Humpty Dumpty Bath Bomb for this year's LUSH Easter range!

"Shell suits make a comeback."

   This cute bath bomb comes with his own bow tie, so he's clearly ready for Sunday dinner! As one of the softest bath bombs I've ever worked with, it was extremely easy to take a knife and cut it in half to reveal the fried egg design inside. A pro to this softness (and size) is the fact you can easily break/cut this product apart to get two-three baths out of it, and the con to the softness is that my Humpty Dumpty arrived pretty beat up (I ordered mine on the UK Easter release day). I think it evens itself out...
   For the size, it was a far quicker fizzing bomb than expected but the second it hit the water it began to release beautiful pastels of pink, blue, and yellow that really put me in the spirit of springtime - honestly this was one of the most aesthetically pleasing bath bombs to watch disappear into the water. As Humpty Dumpty dissolved more, a very milky, sky blue swirled and crawled through the water much like smoke in the air. Once completely gone, my bath water was left looking like tropical water - one of the most gorgeous shades of blue I've ever seen.
   Not so surprising, the Brazilian orange oil is what made me purchase this bath bomb over some others, but not even a day after placing my order I saw that its scent was in the Honey I Washed The Kids range - I was ecstatic! I think the toffee/honey/caramel scents of this range are a wonderful winter to spring transition fragrance, and the extra moisture usually gained from these products go along with that magical transition as well... After this bath my skin was wonderfully soft and gently kissed with a toffee-sweet scent. I used the last bit of my Vanilla Dee-Lite lotion after drying off and my goodness... I SMELLED SO GOOD! Even to the point of receiving a few compliments over the next few hours.

   I'm definitely rushing to my local shop to snag at least two or three more of these bow tied cuties! I give Humpty Dumpty Bath Bomb a 4.5/5 for its lovely color scheme, adorable design, multi-bath use, and fragrance... Make sure you pick him up before he's gone and fallen off the wall again!

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Fragrance, Brazilian Orange Oil (Citrus sinensis), Bergamot Oil (Citrus Aurantium bergamia), Titanium Dioxide, Water (Aqua) , *Coumarin, *Limonene, *Linalool, Lilial, Citronellol, Blue 1, Yellow 10, Red 4, Ice Blue Luster (Blue 1 Lake, Corn Starch (Zea Mays))

*This post is in no way sponsored and all opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle

Blackberry

   Let this bath bomb bring you back down to earth...
   Blackberry bath bomb is one of the first bath bombs that LUSH Cosmetics invented, back in 1989 in Mo Constantine's garden shed laboratory... Earthy and uplifting, Blackberry is one of LUSH's ultimate crowd pleasers.

"A purple, fruity fizzer for a burst of cheeriness."

   To be honest, I have no idea why I never tried this bath bomb before a few months ago. I've been venturing on my lushie journey since 2010, and I've definitely been missing out...
   The scent of Blackberry is beautifully earthy and sweet thanks to frankincense (also known as olibanum), which brings rich woody notes, and the refreshing citrus of bergamot. The lovely scent lingered on my skin well into my day, creating tons of compliments given to me... As the bath water becomes an inviting shade of indigo, look out for the booming surprise inside!
   Something that was a bit interesting, not particularly positive, to me was that once this bomb was completely dissolved there was visible oil on the surface (shown below). This created an instant ring around my bathtub that was very similar to that of the bath oils - but luckily there were no stains left behind, and cleaning up the ring just took a bit of rubbing with a wet washcloth... With that being said, Blackberry left my skin feeling very soft, and I could have easily shaved my legs while in the tub thanks to the gentle oils on my skin.

   I feel quite silly for waiting so long to try Blackberry bath bomb, and it is now a regular in my stash! I give this fizzer a 3.5/5, because even though the oil creates cleanup, I love the scent and softness it provides... Head to your local shop or LUSH online to grab yourself one of these bombs today!

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Fragrance, Bergamot Oil (Citrus Aurantium bergamia), Frankincense Oil (Boswelia carterii), *Limonene , Hexyl Cinnamal, Lilial, Red 33, Green 3.

*This review is in no way sponsored; all opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle

Lover Lamp

   Have the hots for anyone this Valentine's Day? Whether the answer is yes, or no, you can fall head-over-heels for Lover Lamp bath bomb without any heartache!
   (Well, unless you get quite emotional when you've run out of this lovely fizzer.)
   Before even using this bath bomb, the scent alone was enough to instantly have me order several more to stash throughout the year... Let's see if Lover Lamp is the one for you!

"Heart-crossed lovers."

   When Lover Lamp bath bomb arrived along with some other LUSH UK goodies, I was so excited to see how much it smelled like a chocolate orange (because who doesn't enjoy those delicious holiday treats)... I picked up this cute, creamy white bath bomb to notice it was a bit dusty but the decorative hearts were fully intact, peaking out from the surface.
   Immediately I could smell the very soft and true scent of fair trade vanilla absolute, and right after that the hints of Brazilian orange oil peaked through... From the scent, even not knowing the ingredients, it was easy to tell this bomb had cocoa butter (fair trade organic) somewhere in it (the adorable hearts).

   This is a very quick fizzer, but that never deters me if it is a genuinely good product... The water turns so creamy you would think there was powdered milk in the bomb! I'm a huge fan of this aesthetic and  the way it makes my skin feel... The large butter hearts release and melt very slowly, revealing gold glimmer lustre within them (not so much that this bath was sparkly). Once a few layers had dissolved, more hearts were released from the bomb - except these were extra tiny and extra adorable... The scent of vanilla mixed with the now melting cocoa butter hearts to create a milk chocolate note that enhanced the orange oil to perfectly create the scent of the chocolate orange treats that are so enjoyed during the Christmas season.

   Lover Lamp left my skin feeling wonderfully soft and beautifully, but gently, scented of vanilla... This was a nice bath for calming down (especially for those of us who have a hard time with lavender or mint)... Although this fizzer stood perfectly well on its own, I can easily see it paired with a numerous amount of products; especially lotions to bring out the Brazilian orange oil!

   I give Lover Lamp bath bomb a 4.5/5 and cannot wait until the extras that I ordered arrive! Whether you're sharing this bath with a loved one, or loving on yourself, this LUSH Valentine's exclusive is definitely one to give a try - before they're all gone.
   (Side note: I did not have any bath residue, but I can see the melted cocoa butter hearts sticking to the side of the tub if your bath water isn't hot enough.)

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Titanium Dioxide, Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute, Brazilian Orange Oil, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Castor Oil, Polyglyceryl-­3­ Stearate, Red Edible Hearts, Limonene, Perfume, Gold Glimmer Lustre, Colour 14700

*This post is in no way sponsored and all opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle

Lord of Misrule Bath Bomb

   Manage your mischief and feast among fools with the Lord of Misrule! This LUSHoween bath bomb has returned to us this autumn, and I couldn't be more excited to re-stock up on this wonderfully unique fizzer.
   Inspired by the Pagan Feast of Fools, sweet and herbal, with the color of the season hidden inside... The LoM bath bomb will be sure to cast its spell on you.

"Strange and magnificent - spicy, herbal bathtime celebrations."

   There is almost nothing better, as a lushie, than a fresh Lord of Misrule bath bomb...
   Strong vanilla absolute and black pepper oil notes fill the air to lift your spirits even before it's time to hop in the bath. Once it hits the water and starts to fizz, soft and foamy green gently glides over the water's surface while fans of rich wine start to mix into the bath water. To add to the beauty of this product, streams of red drop down creating a lovely smoke effect underwater while popping candies crackle the entire dissolving process.
   The water is left a gorgeous color, perfectly between mulled wine and berry... Once you sink into these unique waters, the notes of patchouli wrap around you and ground the scent family as a whole. Many people find the LoM scent to be too intense, but I absolutely adore the way it fills up the room and find it to be much more gentle in liquid form; the same gentleness that lingers on your skin for quite some time after your bath.
   Note: I find the bath bomb to be a bit more herbal than the shower cream.

   I love the Lord of Misrule bath bomb, just as much as I love the LoM shower cream (reviewed HERE)! With an amazing color scheme and scent family, and no residue left in the tub, it is worth stocking up on each season. Head to your local shop or to the US/UK sites to grab yourself this LUSHoween exclusive.

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Popping Candy (Isomalt, Carbon Dioxide), Cream of Tartar (Potassium bitartrate), Black Pepper Oil (Piper nigrum), Patchouli Oil (Pogostemon cablin), Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute (Vanilla Planifolia), Lauryl Betaine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Gardenia Extract (Gardenia jasminoides), *Limonene, Fragrance, Red 33, Blue 1, Yellow 5.

*This review is in no way sponsored; all stated opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle

Yoga Bomb

   Take it slow.
   Don't you love when something that seems so simple surprises you? Well, that is exactly what Yoga Bomb bath bomb embodies... Not only is there a beautiful surprise below it's bright orange exterior, but this bath bomb's scent is quite unexpected as well!

"Take a journey of the self as reassuringly soothing sandalwood oil creates a sanctuary of calm in your bath."

   My first impression of Yoga Bomb was that it's scent was unique. Slightly sweet but still clean while in solid form, I'm sure due to the sandalwood which usually brings soothing notes and sweetness to a product... When fully dissolved, this bomb leaves behind water that is a beautifully saturated amber color with lustre floating about. The scent changes to gently sweet and fruity notes - ho wood oil adding relaxing floral notes and cassie absolute is comfortingly sweet.
   Fizzing slow, and creating a soft white noise sound, Yoga Bomb lives up to it's stress-free hype... There was a bit of disappointment for me with the colors of my particular bomb though! As shown above, and in other reviews/demos, this product releases a surprise of green, blue, and purple that fan into the water. My bomb seemed to barely have any of this surprise inside it, to the point it didn't fan out in the slightest.
   When I turned on the tub's jets, shockingly, a good amount of creamy bubbles formed; I was sort of baffled. I did use some FUN the day before, but made sure to thoroughly clean the tub after... I contacted the LUSH Cosmetics' costumer service Twitter, and was informed that the cream of tartar was the culprit! Which is now completely obvious, since something similar has happened to me in the past.

   The lustre didn't stick to my skin nearly as much as it usually does, even with the amount released from this bath bomb... And although there was no residue left around the tub, when the water fully drained there was a ton of lustre stuck to the bottom of the tub. All it took was a bit of water washed over it to go down the drain, but keep that in mind when purchasing.

   Even with the color output not being as prominent as what I've seen in other reviews, I still give Yoga Bomb bath bomb a 4/5! It truly is a lovely and relaxing slow fizzer, and I've already got plans to order more now that they're available outside of LUSH Oxford Street.

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Perfume, Cream of Tartar, Cassie Absolute, Olibanum Oil, Ho Wood Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Benzyl Benzoate, Eugenol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Snowflake Lustre, Frosty Holly Lustre, Gold Glimmer Lustre, Colour 45410, Colour 42090, Colour 15985.

*This review is in no way sponsored; all opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle

Lemon Days & Ginger Beer

   If you want a product that screams summertime, Lemon Days & Ginger Beer bath bomb is for you! Fresh from the LUSH Kitchen, this bath bomb is easily one of the most effervescent products ever made by LUSH... The seasons may be changing, but this bath will keep the sun shining bright for months to.

   I have never experienced a LUSH product that so perfectly matches it's ingredient list... The scent of Lemon Days is vibrant with the complex fragrance of ginger beer, thanks to ginger oil and powdered ginger, with gentle notes of lemonade from the lemon peel and mimosa absolute - bubbly, for sure! This bath bomb is a dusty yellow color in solid form, but once it sinks to the bottom of the tub and dissolves it leaves your bath water a summery, saturated yellow with hints of glitter (much less than the average LUSH bath bomb).

   In comparison to ginger ale, ginger beer is a bit more robust in its flavor with some spicy notes... Mainly known for being a soft drink that plays a leading role in a Moscow Mule, it originated as an alcoholic beverage (fermented ginger, sugar, water, and cultures) in England in the mid 1700s... I'm not sure if you can get actual ginger beer (alcoholic) in this day and age unless you make it yourself.
   The scent that lingered on my skin was slightly floral - I believe from the geranium, bergamot, and sandalwood. What was left on my skin was gentle, with whiffs catching my attention a handful of times throughout the day... This quick fizzer is a mood uplifter, giving a more emotional response, rather than being a "wake up" product... Not to mention that there is little to no clean up after Lemon Days does it's job; fizzing away any blues!

   I adore Lemon Days & Ginger Beer bath bomb, and give it a 4/5! If you need to brighten your mood while relaxing, or in need of a simplistic bath, this product is for you... Although, this bath bomb would be killer in a cocktail! Make sure to keep your eye on the menus from the LUSH Kitchen. You won't want to miss out on the next time this wonderful product is available.

Handmade With Fresh Ingredients: Sodium bicarbonate, Citric acid, Lemon peel (Citrus limonum), Powdered ginger (Zingiber officinalis), Perfume, Ginger oil (Zingiber officinale), Mimosa absolute (Acacia decurrens), Mandarin oil (Citrus  reticulata), Sandalwood oil (Santalum austro-caledonicum vieill), Geranium oil (Pelagronium graveolens), Bergamot oil (Citrus aurantium bergamia), Gardenia extract (Gardenia jasminoides), *Citral, *Limonene, *Linalool, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal, Colour 19140.

*This post is in no way sponsored; All opinions are my own.*

xoxo Elle