Top 5 Lush Bath Bombs ♡

I've mentioned it a few times on here but I'm moving into a new flat soon, and unfortunately it doesn't have a bath so I'm going to have to learn to live without my beloved Lush bath bombs, to soften the blow of having to go without bath bombs I thought I'd share my top 5 bath bombs from the permanent collection, I would love to do a top 5 from limited edition ranges but I don't know how I could make that work with them all coming out at different times of year, especially seeing as I can only actually use them when I go to stay at home.

My absolute number one favourite Lush bath bomb from the regular range is without a doubt Intergalactic (£4.25) it was originally an Oxford Street exclusive but thankfully they extended it into regular stores and I've used more of these than I care to remember, it contains peppermint, grapefruit, vertivert and cedarwood oils and has the most incredible balanced minty scent, I would genuinely love to have this in perfume form, and think they should just bring the scent into a shower gel so that I can love it once I've not got a bath anymore. It's not just the scent that has me head over heels though, when you pop this in the bath it's like a stunning galaxy in your bath! With the deep blue colour and the lustre it is incredible! I can't say enough about it..but please Lush, please make a perfume and shower gel to feed my Intergalactic addiction?!

The Experimenter (£4.25) is one that I seem to forget that I love as much as I do, with all of it's stunning colours it's one of the best for taking photos of when it's dropped into the water, it's so bright and colourful, the scent is quite different from what people expect from Lush, with vanilla and tonka absolutes and vertivert oil it's very smoky and earthy, I think it would definitely appeal to a lot of people, especially people that are usually put off by sweet smell that people usually associate with the brand.

Next up, another popular ex-exclusve is Frozen (£4.25) this one contains grapefruit, rose and neroli oils and smells very refreshingly sweet, it's very uplifting and looks beautiful as it fizzes away, I really like this one for warmer weather.  The mix of blue shades and lustre have a really pretty effect in the water, very fitting for a bath bomb based on the film Frozen, Elsa would definitely approve.

If you like more relaxing baths then Twilight (£3.75) is definitely my favourite soothing bath bomb they have, with lavender and ylang ylang oils and tonka absolute it's got a much sweeter, softer lavender scent which is perfect for me as I'm not a fan of strong floral scents. It has a pinky, purple blue blend of colours which look beautiful in the bath, it kind of reminds me of Sleeping Beauty, perfect for late night baths.

The last of my top 5 is definitely Honey Bee (£3.50) I only have one photo of this one as it doesn't tend to make patterns in the bath, while it isn't the most exciting of bath bombs it does smell lovely, very sweet and warming, and leaves your skin feeling lovely, it contains rhassoul mud, honey and aloe vera gel. If you like the scent and softening effects of this one the Shoot for the Stars Christmas bath bomb is basically the same which I have a photo of below.

Choosing just five favourites was really difficult, especially if you take into account all of the limited editions and ones, and this isn't even thinking about the bubble bars, so I thought I'd put a few extra pictures in of some others, I love taking photos of Lush bath bombs and my instagram has quite a lot on there (@yazminejenni-shameless promo)

top-Yoga Bomb, bottom left-Intergalactic bottom right-Shoot for the Stars

top left- Intergalactic top right & bottom left-Lord of Misrule bottom right-Big Blue & Sunnyside

I really hope I didn't ramble too much..I hope you liked this post, I'm going to miss Lush's bath products but there's always visits home I suppose (let's hope my mum doesn't see that!) let me know your favourite Lush products in the comments, especially non bath ones!
Thankyou for reading ♡

Lush Review-Intergalactic, Ultraviolet & Bah Humbug ♡

I may have mentioned this before (like a hundred times..I'm still very upset about it) but I'm moving into a flat soon with no bath, so I'm having to try and work my way through my lush stash and I'm going to be reviewing bits of it as I go. I've already reviewed The Experimenter here  and today I actually have three products to talk about, Intergalactic bath bomb, Ultraviolet bubble bar and Bah Humbug bubble bar, three of my absolute favourite products from Lush.

Intergalactic is quite possibly my favourite Lush bath bomb ever, I think I love it even more than Lord of Misrule! It used to be exclusive to Oxford Street but is now available in all stores, it costs £3.95 and is one of the bigger sized bath bombs and in my opinion one of the best all round.

It's a stunning bath bomb from first glance on the shelf to when it's fizzed away, and even after as the scent tends to linger on your skin in the best way. On the outside you have the bright blue with the swirl of pink, white and yellow that gives the illusion of a galaxy (maybe...to me anyway) and once you drop it in the bath you get the most amazing display of colours, it's definitely my favourite one to photograph and instagram (insert shameless plug here) it does also contain lustre but it doesn't stick to you, and rinses off of the bath so if you don't like glitter don't be put off!

So if you can't tell already I love the way this bath bomb looks, both in and out of the water, but it's really the smell that has won me over completely with this one, it contains peppermint, grapefruit, vetivert and cedarwood oil and it smells incredible. The mint is obvious but in a refreshing way, balanced with the citrus from the grapefruit and I really with that Lush would bring this scent into more products, I know they have Dirty which is minty but it just isn't quite the same, this is definitely the product I'll miss the most once I don't have a bath anymore and I'd recommend it to anyone who is looking for a Lush bath bomb to try!

To try and work my way though my ridiculous bubble bar stash I've been trying to pair bubble bars together and to go with Intergalactic I really wanted to use Ultraviolet and Bah Humbug, both were unfortunately limited editions but Ultraviolet has been in the last couple of Easter collections and I think that Lush would be daft not to bring Bah Humbug back next Christmas (again I really wish they'd bring this scent into more products, it's amazing!)

Ultraviolet bubble bar is one of the bigger bubble bars that Lush do, it's about the same size as The Comforter but in a rainbow shape, I've adored this since they first brought it out because the smell is divine! It contains rosewood and ylang ylang oils, violet leaf and jasmine absolute and smells beautiful, fresh but earthy, like Parma Violet sweets but not as sickly, perfect for those who don't like the very sweet scents that are typically associated with Lush. You can easily get loads of baths out of this, and thanks to the mix of colours it can be paired with several different bath bombs if you're going for  colour schemes-I used the purples for this bath and have the bluey green section coming up in the next bath in my review series.

I believe Bah Humbug was new to the Christmas range last year but I fell in love straight away, it was incredibly unique amongst the other Christmas products but it was definitely my favourite from the collection, it smells like liquorice but mixed with lemon so that it sweetens it up a bit, I don't know if I'm selling this very well but if it's out this year go and give it a smell, it's amazing! 

You can see the colour that the three of these made in the top photo, it made a beautiful inky purple blue bath with the lustre from Intergalactic, it was stunning and I'd definitely try this mixture again, like my last Lush review the only editing in these photos is slightly in the top collage which I put on instagram, all of the rest are true to their colours so you can see how pretty they really are.

Thankyou so much for reading this, I'm looking forward to doing more Lush reviews as I work my way through my stash and may be doing a giveaway with any unused left over items closer to when I move so keep an eye out for those!

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Lush Review-The Experimenter ♡

It's no secret that Lush is my favourite shop ever, I love the company, the shops, the branding and of course the products, they are obviously better known for their bath bombs/bubble bars and for good reason. 

Unfortunately this Summer I'm going to be moving into a flat that doesn't have a bath so I'm having to work through my bath product collection to use them up before I can't use them anymore (I'm still slightly in denial about this..) and I thought I'd do some reviews of my favourites, starting with one that I always forget that I love, The Experimenter.

The Experimenter started off as a Lush Oxford Street exclusive but was thankfully one of the products that made its way into regular stores, it's one of the bigger bath bombs that Lush do, and also one of the most impressive. It costs £3.95 and I really would recommend you check it out, it's definitely an experience!

On first impressions The Experimenter is obviously a stand out product, it has fourteen sides (a tetradecahedron I think..don't quote me on that...it sounds cool though!) and combines bright blue, pink, purple white and gold which all together create a very eye catching bath bomb.
Smell wise this may not be for everyone, it's very smoky and in my opinion one of Lush's more complex fragrances, it mixes vertivert, tonka and vanilla absolute, which all compliment each other beautifully, I can imagine this scent being an amazing candle! This would be a good bath bomb for people who dislike Lush's usual sweet, floral or fruity scents.

To appreciate the full effect of this bath bomb I'd recommend part filling your bath without using a bubble bar and then dropping the bomb in, this gives you the full display of it's colours and patterns, then I usually fill the bath the rest of the way and use a bubble bar if I want to. It is a slow fizzer but as you can see the patterns of the colours are so worth it, it also contains popping candy so I think that children would really enjoy watching this one, it's definitely one of Lush's more interesting bath bombs. I'd also like to mention that these photos of the bath bomb in action are completely unedited, I just collaged them together so you can see how bright and colourful this really is.

The one thing that could be seen as a negative with The Experimenter is the end bath colour, because of all of the colours you end up with a murky grey colour, which some people might not like, I personally don't mind but I can see why it might be off putting to people. The inclusion of the gold lustre does help to keep the water looking sparkly once the colours have blended together but because it's a lustre and not a glitter you don't have to worry about looking like a disco ball once you get out.
The last thing I wanted to mention is that this bath bomb is vegan friendly, so everyone can enjoy it, and I'm sure that if you give it a go you will!
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Lush Spring Collection Haul ♡

Lush is definitely my favourite brand ever and this time of year is probably the best for Lush addicts such as myself, we've not long had Christmas (the Christmas collection was one of my favourites, I went so overboard!) and now we've got Valentines, Mothers Day and Easter!
I have recently picked up a few bits from the Valentines and Mothers Day collections so thought I would mention them on here as they are so sweet, unfortunately Valentines Day is now gone but some stores might have a few bits left over maybe?
I will just say that I really wish that Lush had released more into the regular stores, the things I really wanted the most were Lush Oxford Street exclusive and I'm so sad that I can't get hold of them, but then I maybe don't need any more Lush things at the moment anyway, it could be a blessing in disguise, I do really want the Sunflower bubble bar though!

The Ladybird bubble bar £3.95
This cute little bubble bar is a new addition to the Mother's Day range, you could probably get 3 or 4 baths out of it and it contains peppermint oil and geranium oil, I absolutely love the minty smell of this, the scents are well balanced and I'm so excited to try it.

Lover Lamp bath bomb £3.95
This is from the Valentines collection, and is another new product, it's one of the bigger bath bombs that Lush have and contains fair trade, organic cocoa butter, fair trade vanilla absolute and Brazilian orange oil. It has a subtle chocolate orange scent and little bath melt hearts, there are white flower petals in the centre as well, it wasn't one of my favourite bath bombs but it is really nice.

Rose Bombshell bath bomb £3.95
Now this one I love! I never used to like rose scents but this one smells incredible, it contains rose absolute and rose oil, sicilian lemon and geranium oils and they make such a gorgeous, rich calming scent, this one also contains flower petals and the overall experience of using this bath bomb is really lovely, I would be happy if they made this one permanent, I love it so much I had to go back and buy a second.

Unicorn Horn bubble bar £4.25

This adorable bubble bar has made a return from last year, with the promise that it's brighter and stronger than before, the colours are indeed more vibrant, but I can't remember the scent of last years to compare it, it contains lavender oil and neroli that are very calming and uplifting, again you could get about 3 or 4 baths from this, I really don't see why they don't make this permanent as people love it! 

The Kiss lip scrub £5ish

I picked this up because I needed a new lip scrub, and thought I may as well try this one, it smells a bit like love heart sweets and has really cute little hearts in it, lush lip scrubs are always useful to have around, especially as I wear a lot of matte lip products so often find myself noticing that my lips are dry and flaky, this one also smells really nice which is a good bonus.

Twilight shower gel 

I wasn't sure whether to include this or not, as it was a kitchen exclusive so isn't available anymore, but I've been so obsessed with it I couldn't not show it, this contains lavender infusion and oil, as well as tonka absolute and ylang ylang oil, like with rose lavender was a scent I didn't like before, but the balance of all of these scents has made it one that I love, as you would expect it is very calming and soothing, and I've been loving using it, it is supposed to have lustre in the gel but I find with lush shower gels that contain lustre it sinks to the bottom and loses the effect, it is lovely though! 

Let the Good Times Roll cleanser £6.95
Finally I have a product that isn't limited edition, I needed a new cleanser and I have used and liked this one before, it contains maize flower, polenta and cinnamon and smells like buttery popcorn-I love the scent! With Lush cleansers you have to pinch a bit off, mix it with water in your hands and then massage it onto your skin, it can be used on the face and body and this once gently exfoliates as well as cleansing, the cinnamon powder also stimulates you skin leaving you with soft and revived skin. I do find that with this it takes a little longer to rinse off, as the little bits are harder to remove, but that just adds to the exfoliation.

So that's it for my Lush Valentines and Mother's Day haul, next is Easter so I thought I'd include a mini wishlist of the items I am eyeing up from the collection

                                                      

Bunch of Carrots, Ultraviolet & Golden Egg

Ultraviolet was my favourite last year so I'll probably be picking a couple of these up, it's a bubble bar that smells like parma violets, I love it! Bunch of Carrots has been updated this year and apparently the colour change has improved of the colour it gives the bath, I haven't used these before but they look and sound adorable, and finally The Golden Egg just looks too cute to pass up, it reminds me of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which, thinking about it,  would be an amazing range for Lush to release!
Thankyou so much for reading ♡

Lord of Misrule ♡

Every year, around Autumn/Winter time Lush bring out a whole collection of exciting new products, but every year there's one thing I look forward to more than anything else, Lord Of Misrule.

I fell in love with the Lord of Misrule bath bombs years ago and since then it's grown so popular that Lush have created a few more items that share its fragrance.

Lush Review-Soft Skin for Winter.

When the weather starts to get cooler my skin tends to panic a little, I get dry patches and it can just get really tight and itchy, I know most brands have products designed to combat this issue but because I get eczema on and off I have to be a little more careful about what I am putting on my skin.
This year Lush have released two items into their Christmas range that I've found really helpful, and I really want to share them with you.

Huge Lush Oxford St Haul ♡

I've wanted to visit Lush Oxford Street since I first heard about it and last week I finally got the chance, if you haven't heard about it it's their new flagship store with three floors, a Lush spa and 200 new and exclusive products, it's amazing!

I finally got to visit last week and was in love, the shop is set out really nicely, the exclusive products all look great and I'm excited to use the ones I bought.

I did try to research before I left, and found Jen's blog, All Things Lush, and Jess' instagram ! Using these I gained a good idea of what to keep an eye out for but still became overwhelmed in the shop and forgot a few things, anyone fancy taking me back for a second go?

Anyway, onto the actual products, this might get quite long and rambly so sorry in advance.

Lord of Misrule Shower Cream (250g-£9.50) This is one of the things I knew I needed straight away, Lord of Misrule is one of my favourite bath bombs and I've wanted a shower gel with this scent for ages, it has a warming, spicey peppery scent and is amazing!

Comforter Shower Cream (100g-£4.75) I really wish I had bought the massive bottle of this! I love it so much, it's like a warm, comforting (get it?) hug in a bottle, it smells like the Comforter bubble bar and is so soothing, my anxiety has been quite bad lately so I've been really loving this.

Yuzu and Cocoa Shower Cream (100g-£4.75) This is supposed to smell like chocolate oranges but I don't get that at all, like not even a hint, to me it smells like Summer, sun cream, cockatails, I love it! I haven't used it yet so the smell might change a little in the shower I suppose but hopefully it will still smell like Summer in a bottle. 

Shades of Earl Grey Massage Bar (£5.95) I've just realised this isn't exclusive, but I've wanted to try a massage bar for a while and this one smells lovely, it has cocoa butter, shea butter (both fair trade) and lemon and lime oil and is really moisturising.

They had so many amazing bath bombs and bubble bars but I really had to limit myself as I was buying for my friend as well, I wish I had bought back ups but I will have to wait I suppose.

Intergalactic Bath Bomb (£3.50) This is one I wish I had hundreds off (ish) as the photos I've seen on instagram are amazing, it contains peppermint and popping candy, smells lovely and I'm stupidly excited to use it, but dreading not having more to use after.

Guardians of the Forest Bath Bomb (£3.35) This is one I let my boyfriend choose, it smells very relaxing and earthy, I can imagine this one being nice for bedtime.

Top left-bottom right: Frozen, The Experimenter, Guardians of the Forest & Intergalactic.

Frozen Bath Bomb (£3.75) "do you want to have a bath bomb? do you want to splash and play?" I love lush's stickers, it's so nice to see a brand with personality! This one has grapefruit and neroli and is really uplifting.

The Experimenter Bath Bomb (£3.75)  This caught my eye thanks to it's shape and colours, it smells quite smokey but fizzes away quite quickly. I've already used this and found that while it's really colourful initially it does turn the bath a grey/green colour.

 Pink Flamingo Reusable Bubble Bar (£5.95) I've never actually used a reusable bubble bar before but this one is so adorable I couldn't not get it, it's inspired by cocktails and smells amazing with rosewood and ylang ylang, I can't wait to use this!
Karma Bubble Bar (£4.25) This is actually another one that isn't exclusive to Oxford Street but as it's changed formula and style I didn't realise, the purple got everywhere-the bag was covered, but it smells amazing, it's refreshing and uplifting with orange and patchouli and I'm so happy that you can get this in normal shops as I really do like it.
Milky Bath Bubble Bar (£3.75) This wasn't really something I wanted to try until I read a few reviews online, I don't like milk so was completely put off by it but I've read that it's actually really good if you have eczema, as the seasons change my eczema tends to flare up so while all lush bath things help, I wanted something that would go that extra mile, it smells very uplifting-it has orange oil in it-and contains skimmed milk to help your skin.

I was particularly interested in having a look at the bath oils, they are supposed to be really moisturising so I bought quite a lot for me and my friend, they are all £2 each. They are all quite slippy and messy, I made the mistake of initially putting them in the same bag and they got a little mixed in colours.

Ginger I'm going to be honest, the main reason I picked this one up is because it reminded me of a Golden Snitch, it doesn't smell overly of ginger but does smell lovely.

Lime Pastille This was the messiest of them all but as my boyfriend loved lime scented products I picked this one up for him.

Orange Blossom This one smells so uplifting and beautiful, I love orange products and am so excited to try this

Shark Infested Custard This one smells quite comforting and the melon paper fin is a cute little addition.

Double Vitality I've already used this one and it was so nice! It's sandwiched together and smells like peppermint and lemon, it's very refreshing and cute.

Oil on Troubled Water This one smells like mint and oakwood and the colour is gorgeous.

Johnny Appleseed This one is adorable, it looks like a little apple with a cinnamon stalk, it smells very sweet.

You've Been Mangoed This one smells exactly like the You've Been Mangoed bath melt, it's refreshing and uplifting and smells almost sherbert-y

Cloak of Invisibility Another Harry Potter themed one, the description says "when you just want to disappear, pop this into the bath and cloak yourself in jasmin and rosewood waters. Perfect for shielding yourself from reality until the doorbell rings. Use it well." I'm hoping I'm not the only Potter fan who fangirled over that? This one looks really cool and I'm really excited to try it out. 

Since I've been writing this (it took me so long) I've heard that they are bringing about 100 of the exclusive products into regular stores, I don't know for definite which ones but it's worth a look in the next few weeks to see if your local store has any.

I hope this haul has been useful, it took me a while but I really wanted to make sure I was happy with it, I do want to write a wishlist of the things I forgot, and when the new products make their way into my local lush I'm sure there will be another haul.

Thankyou very much for reading :)