A small LUSH haul.

I am back (again) and this time with a small haul from LUSH.

I have recently starting to have some pain in my neck and shoulder area. I don't know why but my muscles in this area have been quite sore and I have been trying different things to make this go away.

I read that LUSH has massage bars that are supposed to be good for tired and sore muscles and decided to give them a try.

I picked up two massage bars and received a tin container for free:



The first one was Wiccy Magic Muscles: This is the oval shaped one in the picture. This has a very spicy scent of cinnamon and peppermint and it is supposed to heat up the area that you have massaged this in to.

The other one is the Hottie Massage Bar: This contains black pepper and ginger oils that is supposed to warm up the skin. This doesn't contain beans like the first one but instead it has big lumps on one side that I think will bee good for the massage.

I picked up one more item a bath melt called Cerudwyn's Cauldrun. I have been curious about this one for some time now and decided to try it.

This bath melt is wrapped in muslin cloth, and I like this idea of using a cloth to keep all the stuff that LUSH like to add to their bath products contained. I normally don't like it when the tub is filled with all kinds of different things that you then have to clean up.

The scent of this one is a little herbal but I think it smells really nice.

Christmas at LUSH

I have had a cold all week and I therefore beauty has not been on my mind this week. I hate colds since you do not feel that great and you definitely don't look that good. Your nose gets all red (at least mine) and your eyes water and there is nothing that will make you look good.
But I am better now and I am no longer sporting the "Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer" look and I am now enjoying makeup and beauty again.

It is December now and we are in the Holiday Season and one thing that I look forward to every year is the Christmas Products from LUSH. I love the imagination that LUSH has and I am always excited to see what they have come up with.

I focused on the bath products this year and I managed to not buy to much stuff and I am rather happy with my small haul.

The things that I picked up this year are:



Cinders Bath Ballistic: This was my favorite last year and I actually bought two this year. This Bath Ballistic has a warm spicy scent and it has Pop Candy in it. This makes a crackling sound that reminds me of a crackling fire in an open fire place. This is perfect when you want to warm yourself up on a cold winter evening.

Li'l Lush Pud Bath Ballistic: I passed on this last year and I am curious about this one and I am especially curious about the color of the bath water. This is a brown bath ballistic and I think it is supposed to look like a Christmas Pudding. It has a spicy scent as well with lemon and clove notes. According to LUSH it is a soothing Bath Ballistic that contains Aloe Vera, which is good for dry skin.

The Böögg Bath Ballistic: This is inspired by a Swiss tradition involving Fire Works and a Snowman. This Bath Ballistic is white but it as colorful pieces in it which will release when the Bath Bomb melts making a colorful pattern in the water. I hope this one will do a better job than the Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic, which didn't impress me at all. This one has a green and herbal scent.

The Bearded Lady Bubble Bar: The thing that got me all excited about this one is that it contains bananas and avocado. This sounds like a great product for dry skin since both bananas and avocado is very moisturizing.

The Gingerbread House: what can I say? It's a Gingerbread House and it is enough for me. This is a spicy Bubble Bar with Ginger as the main note. I love the look of this one but sadly my Bubble Bar has lost its cinnamon chimney.

I definitely recommend that you check out the Christmas products from LUSH this year. There is something for everyone. If you prefer more sweet and Candy like scents I recommend that you check out the Snow Fairy Shower Gel and Candy Cane Bubble Bar.


Source: LUSH UK

These products were bought with my own money and this is my own opinion. I am not affiliated with LUSH.

Review: Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic by LUSH

This Bath Ballistic from LUSH comes with a very festive description and LUSH describes it as "cracking sherbert-scented fireball". I was so excited when I bought this because I could picture it before me, a festive explosion of color and glitter in my bathtub.

When I dropped this Bath Ballistic in my tub the only thing that happened was that it started to make a fizzing sound and released some orange color. I can imaging that this orange burst of color is supposed to represent a flame from a Dragon's Egg or something like that, but for me it wasn' very festive.


The Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic also filled my bath water with glitter and this ended up sticking to my skin and making me look very sparkly, which in fact isn't really my thing.

Even though this sounds like a very negative review I actually liked the Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic.
I really liked the scent of this one, it has a sweet and soft citrus and Bergamot scent and it felt moisturizing as well. My skin felt soft after I had bathed and that is always a good thing.

Overall grade: The Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic has a great scent but it isn't as festive as the description on LUSH' website makes it out to be.

Source: LUSH UK Website


I paid for this product myself and it is my own opinion. I am not affiliated with LUSH.

Halloween at LUSH

This year LUSH is celebrating Halloween the Mexican way and has taken inspiration from the Day Of The Dead festival in Mexico.

LUSH has come up with three limited edition products, a Bath Ballistic, Shower Jelllies and a soap. The scent of these products are all inspired by Mexico and all of the products have a variation of a fruity lime scent.

I picked up two of the products at LUSH

The Calavera Bath Ballistic


I liked the look of this Ballistic, it is white with areas that are pink, blue and orange.changes color in the bath and is supposed to look like a "magical, eerie celebration in the water", and it contains neroli, lime and marigold petals. I am excited to try this one and see how it behaves in the water.

Lady Catrina Soap
This soap is formed like a purple hat decorated with colorful fruits. It smells like fruit pastilles and lime and contains Agave nectar. I love the scent of this soap and I am a little sad that it is a limited edition soap. I use this to wash my hands and the scent of this soap fills my bathroom and make it smell like fruit pastilles.

I didn't pick up the third product, the Calacas Shower Jelly since I am not a big fan of Shower Jellies. I rarely use the one I have bought in the past and therefore decided to skip this one. The Calacas Shower Jelly is shaped like a skull and come in three different colors, yellow, green and orange and it has the scent of lime and Jelly Beans.

I picked up one of their newer products as well, the Dragon's Egg Bath Ballistic.
This is also a color chaning bath Ballistic and LUSH descibes this ones as a "Cracking Sherbert-Scented Fireball".


It has a fresh citrus scent and contains lime and bergamot. I fell head over heels for the description of this one. It contains glitter and cracking candy and changes color, what more can a girl want in a bath bomb. Oh and the scent is wonderful also.

Source: The LUSH UK Website

A small LUSH haul

A while ago I decided to use up my LUSH stash before I could buy some new stuff. Well I haven't used up my stash but I have bought some new things so that didn't go so well.

I have an excuse though, I went to LUSH for a specific reason and that was the Fair Trade Foot Lotion. I had a sample of this and when I tried it I fell in love and I needed a new foot lotion for my dry winter feet, so I decided to go to LUSH and buy this one.
Of course buying only one thing was out of the question and I picked up some other things as well.

From left to right: Space Girl bath bomb, Ring Of Roses Buttercream, AvoBath Bath Bomb, Fair Trade Foot Lotion and Amandopondo Bubble Bar.

I picked up two bath bombs Space Girl and AvoBath. Space Girl is a new bath bomb that is shaped like Saturn. It is purple and has glitter on it and the scent is described as a blackcurrant sweeties on the LUSH UK site.

The other bath bomb that I picked up was AvoBath. This one contains avocado and olive oil and it has a rather strong citrus scent. It is very strong almost to the point that my nose hurts.

The haul could have ended there but the SA saw that I had picked up the Amandopondo Bubble Bar and showed me the Ring Of Roses Buttercream and told me that it shares the same scent as Amandopondo. Buttercreams are a combination of moisturizer and soap and the SA told me that this is mild enough to use as a facial cleanser. I am not going to try that but instead use it in the shower.


I did get a free item in the form of Love Soap. This is a heart shaped soap that belonged to the Valentine collection. I think it shares the same scent as the Sex Bomb Bath Bomb. So I guess it is scented with Jasmine and Ylan Ylang. I haven't tried the bath bomb so I am not 100 % sure that it smells the same.

Now I will continue to use up my stash but let me tell you I don't think I can stay away from the Easter products. They look really nice.....

Amandopondo Bubble Bar

Amandopondo from LUSH is a white bubble bar with a rose bud on top. The rose bud represents forgiveness and this bubble bar is supposed to be given to someone whose feelings you have hurt.

This bubble bar looks a little boring next to the all the glittery and colorful bubble bars that LUSH has. It doesn't color the water of your bath or fill it with glitter or confetti.
I think what makes this bubble bar a little gem is it scent. It contains rose absolute, lemon and orange oils and the scent is a lovely combination of citrus and a hint of rose. It made me feel very relaxed and I fell almost asleep in the bath. I think that this is scent that can be enjoyed by guys as well so it is very versatile.
Like all the bubble bars I have tried it makes a lot of bubbles and you have a cloud of bubbles surrounding you while you bathe. They last for a really long time too.
The Amandopondo Bubble Bar belongs to the smaller bubble bars by LUSH and it costs 49 SEK or £2.45 if you are in the UK.

Do I recommend this product? Yes I do. This is not only for people that you need to apologize too it is also a relaxing treat after a stressful day at work or school.

Will i buy this again? Yes I definitely will I think it is a nice break from all of LUSH's more colorful and glittery bath products and I think this is the grown up version of LUSH's bath products.


I bought this product with my own money and it is my own opinion.

Source: LUSH Sweden and LUSH UK

Christmas Party Bath Bomb from LUSH

I have started to work through my LUSH stash and I decided it was time to review the Christmas Party Bath Bomb from LUSH. This bath bomb contains orange, lime and cognac oil and LUSH describes this as a Mimosa (the Champagne drink not the flower) scented bath bomb. I don't know how a Mimosa smells but I like the scent of this one. It is a citrus scent not in your face citrus like Whoosh Shower Jelly but a nice sweet citrus scent. So the scent gets a plus from me.
But here's the thing that I don't like about this bath bomb, it has glitter stars and confetti in it. I thought it would float nicely on top of the water but most of them end up on the bottom of the tub. For me it took more time to drain the tub and avoid letting the stars out of the tub and into the pipes (I was afraid that the stars would cause a stop).
The bath bomb turns the water a into a light yellow color and it stained my bathtub. I ended up with a light yellow line around the inside of the tub, but it wasn't hard to remove, so I can live with that.

Would I buy this again? No, I liked the scent but I hated the stars. I don't think they contribute much to the bath since they end up on the bottom of the tub. It was also hard to drain the tub without letting the stars out.

My LUSH Haul (finally)

As I mentioned in my previous post I did some shopping at LUSH. My goal was to check out the Halloween stuff but I came home with some other things from the permanent line as well.

First the Halloween stuff. I bought two things from the Halloween Line. I didn't buy the "Jacko Bath Bomb" since I thought it reminded me of toothpaste.


The "Ghost Shower Gel" was a must for me. I have heard so many good reviews from last year and I had to check it out. The scent is floral and the shower gel smells of lilies. It is not the most unique scent, it reminds me of the standard soap scent, but I like it. It is a nice break from LUSH's more unique scents.


The other thing I got was the "Want To Believe Bath Melt". This reminds me of a piece of coal with glitter on top. It has a rather strange scent, which has a hint of liquorice in it. It may be the fennel or starflower oil that causes this. I look forward to see how this reacts with the water and if it will turn the water a dark gray color.

The store I went too had started to sell the "Snow Fairy shower gel". I bought the smallest size to see if I like it because it has a very sweet candy smell. The thing that I reacted to was that it is just an ordinary shower gel, with no extra ingredients, except for some glitter.


I also bought two body butters, The "Aqua Mirabilis" and "The Soft Touch". I bought the "Aqua Mirabilis" since I hope it will less abrasive than "Buffy". I like "Buffy" a lot but it is way too abrasive for me.


"The Soft Touch" is used on the hands. You rub it between your hands and it melts and moisturizes the skin. I have to admit that I bought this to get the tin for free. But I think this will come in handy. It doesn't have a very strong scent which for me is a good thing when it is used on the hands.


I picked up the "Amandopondo Bubble Bar". I liked its floral scent and it looked nice. It wasn't really a necessary buy since I have some bubble bars left. But they are very sweet and candy like in their scent and I wanted something more floral.

The last thing that I picked up was the "Vanilla In The Mist Soap". The picture doesn't do it justice. My piece lacked the vanilla pods so it looks kind of boring. But it smells really good. It has a vanilla scent to it but it isn't to sweet more of a dessert scent.

The Body Shop turns 30 years

The Body Shop is celebrating 30 years and because of this they are bringing back 30 discontinued products. They are also giving you 30 % off on these products. Of course I fell for this and went in to town to check these products out. The little shopping demon came out in me and I wanted to buy everything I saw but I settled for three products.


I bought the Banana shampoo and conditioner. It smelled so good and I couldn't resist it. I have used it once since I bought it and my hair felt very soft and smelled absolutely wonderful.
I also bought the Carrot Moisture Cream for my face. I am running out of my Dramatically Different Moisturizer from Clinique and decided to try something new. I haven't used it yet but I can tell you right now, I am not fond of the smell of this one. It smells somewhat of carrots and the smell is kind of strong. I hope it won't linger on my skin, I don't want to go around smelling of carrots.

While in town I stopped by the MAC counter and bought a new concealer. I wanted something with good coverage and I ended up with the Studio Finish Concealer SPF 30 in NC20. I have tried ita couple of times and I like it so far. It covers acne really well and isn't to difficult to blend.

Christmas at LUSH

I was surfing the different LUSH websites trying to find out if LUSH have started to sell the limited edition products for Halloween. It seems like the American website is the only one that carries the products so far.
When I entered the British LUSH site i didn't find any Halloween products but instead they have the Christmas products on the site. Is it just me? But isn't it a bit early for Christmas products? It's only the beginning of October.

If you want to check out the products just click here.

A small update the Christmas products are out in the US too.

Mmm Melting Marshmallow Moments Bath Melt

Mmm Melting Marshmallow Moments (long name there!) belong to the Luxury Bath Melt Category at LUSH. It contains moisturizing ingredients such as cocoa butter and almond oil, and I would say that it is a cross between a bath bomb (without the fizz) and a bubble bar. This Bath Melt has a sweet candy smell to it and it looks a candy too. This smell lingers on the skin and is sweet but not overpowering. I have to say that I loved this one because of the smell but also because my skin felt very soft after the bath.

I split the Bath Melt in two and used one half in my bath to get the most out of my money (yes I am a little cheap). I put it under the running water as I filled my bathtub. It produced a nice thin layer of bubbles and turned the water in to a milky light pink color. Even though it didn't produce a huge mountain of bubbles like the Bubble Bars do it was enough to cover my body and give me a feeling of a bubble bath.

I think that out of the bath products that I have tried so far this is my favorite. It has one negative side though and it's the price tag. I got mine in the "Hello Gorgeous" gift box, but on its own it costs 49 SEK in Sweden and £3.35 on the UK LUSH site. I did split mine in half so it can last me two baths but a small bubble bar can last me three to four baths and is therefore more economic to use.

Will I buy this again? Yes I definitely will, but I have some more bath products that I want to try from LUSH before I buy it again.

Sources: LUSH Sweden and LUSH UK

The Sakura Bath Bomb

I had a nice morning today and started the day with a bath. I tried the Sakura Bath Bomb from LUSH. This is a light pink bath bomb, decorated with blue sea salt. It has a nice scent of mimosa and jasmine. The scent isn't overpowering and strong but a nice floral scent. I think this is one of the more subtle bath bombs that LUSH has to offer, It doesn't color the water and it doesn't contain confetti, sparkles or other things. Some people might find this boring but I think it is a positive thing. I have tried the Honey Bee bath bomb and even though it smelled nice it turned me and the bath tub yellow.
This didn't color the water at all it just smelled heavenly and it was very relaxing. However I do prefer bubble baths over bath bombs since I like to be covered in bubbles.

So to the important question, will I purchase this bath bomb again? Yes, I think it is a little bit expensive, it costs 49 SEK or £3.10. But I like the smell and I would like to use it again, maybe together with a piece of a bubble bar or something.

Sources: Swedish LUSH and the UK LUSH