Category: Día de los Muertos

Cempasúchil Shower Gel from Lush

The limited edition Cempasúchil bath bomb is back for another year; Now, it is however joined by a brand new shower gel that not only shares its name but also shares its scent!

The Cempasúchil Shower Gel is a part of Lush’s Día de Muertos 2024 collection and I was lucky enough to be given a bottle of it by Lush. Día de Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead is a holiday that is traditionally celebrated on the first 2 days of November.

It is widely celebrated in Mexico but is also observed in other places especially by people of Mexican heritage.

It is a celebration in honour of family and friends who have passed. It isn’t at all a period of mourning or a sad affair, it’s a cheerful holiday where the living come together to remember their departed loved ones.

The Cempasúchil shower gel contains some of the following ingredients: marigold petal infusion, fine sea salt, bergamot oil, buchu oil and grapefruit oil.

Its scent is best described as irresistibly fruity with a tropical twist and sharp-icy-twang. It’s incredibly refreshing and so juicy it leaves me wanting to go and eat everything in our fruit bowl…

The Cempasúchil shower gel is orange and sparkly with a thick but easy to get out of the bottle consistency. As I said earlier, the shower gel shares its scent with the bath bomb of the same name.

The scent and idea behind the product is inspired by marigold flowers. The fragrant, bright orange and yellow marigold flowers are said to attract the souls of the dead. Families will often scatter marigold petals forming a path from their front door leading to their ofrenda (their offering to the departed) as a way to guide the soul’s home.

A very small amount of the Cempasúchil shower gel goes a long way, something I wasn’t expecting considering its thicker consistency. It effortlessly lathers up into a peach coloured foam that glides over your skin leaving it soft and clean.

Mixed in with the steam and hot-shower-water the scent really takes over your bathroom, it’s mouth-wateringly good!

Once out of the shower the, Cempasúchil scent remains on your skin for several hours. Though this product has been released for this specific time of year, I’d say that it has a very versatile scent that is perfect for enjoying all year round. I can see myself reaching for it especially in the Summertime.

Overall, it’s a great edition to Lush’s Día de Muertos line and has left me excited to see what Lush come up with next.

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Xolo Bath Bomb from Lush

The Xolo Bath Bomb is a part of Lush’s Día de Muertos 2024 collection. Día de Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead is a holiday that is traditionally celebrated on the first 2 days of November.

It is widely celebrated in Mexico but is also observed in other places especially by people of Mexican heritage. 

It is a celebration in honour of family and friends who have passed. It isn’t at all a period of mourning or a sad affair, it’s a cheerful holiday where the living come together to remember their departed loved ones.

The Xolo bath bomb is inspired by a Xoloitzcuintli (Xolo) dog. This particular breed of dog is sacred to Mexican culture and closely associated with Día de Muertos. Xolos are regarded as companions, that are believed to guide and protect the souls of the dead as they go about their journey to the underworld.

The Xolo bath bomb has been created in the shape of a Xolo dogs head. It is all white with pink, green and blue edges. It is incredibly detailed and has striking features just like a real life Xolo dog; Large pronounced ears, a long snout, big eyes and even has the tip of its tongue hanging out.

The bath bomb is also intricately decorated with different patterns all over it. It’s beautiful, almost too beautiful to use.

At 160g each the Xolo bath bomb is quite big, half of it is just its ears!

The Xolo bath bomb contains bergamot oil, blackcurrant absolute and cypress oil.

The Xolo bath bomb shares its scent with the much loved The Comforter bubble bar, its scent is best described as just like a warm hug. It has a very distinctive berry fragrance that at first, I wasn’t entirely sure about but over time, I have fallen head over heels in love with. I couldn’t think of a better fragrance for a sacred companion that is said to guide you to your afterlife.

As the Xolo bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with a thin layer of blue, green and pink foam. Blue spills out of its top end, green out of its middle and pink out of its bottom.

It doesn’t take long for the bath bomb to be completely engulfed by the bath water. As it dissolves away, lighter blue, green and pink bath art spins out of it.

Its comforting scent fills your bathroom lulling you into a state of complete relaxation.

The Xolo bath bomb is quite a quick fizzer taking just under 10 minutes to fully dissolve. The photos in this review do the bath art created by the Xolo bath bomb no justice at all. The colours from it are pastel shades but are still strikingly beautiful.

Once fully dissolved the Xolo bath bombs water is silky soft, once out of the bath my skin felt smoother and also appeared brighter. The scent of the Xolo bath bomb also remained on my skin for the best part of the rest of the day too.

The Xolo bath bomb is truly beautiful, I adore its design and got a little emotional when learning about its origin. I lost my cat, Henry to cancer back in August and I just hoped someone met him when he passed to help guide him to the afterlife.

Overall, I love the Xolo bath bomb, its intricate design makes it one of Lush’s most detailed and beautifully unique bath bombs yet.

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Cempasúchil Bath Bomb from Lush

The Cempasúchil Bath Bomb is a part of Lush’s Día de Los Muertos 2023 collection. Día de los Muertos, also known as the Day Of The Dead is a holiday that is traditionally celebrated on the first 2 days of November.

It is widely celebrated in Mexico but is also observed in other places especially by people of Mexican heritage. It is a celebration in honour of family and friends who have passed. It isn’t at all a period of mourning or a sad affair, it’s a cheerful holiday where the living come together to remember their departed loved ones.

The Cempasúchil bath bomb is inspired the flowers of the dead, a marigold. The fragrant and bright orange and yellow marigold flowers are said to attract the souls of the dead, families will often scatter marigold petals forming a path from their front door leading to their ofrenda (their offering to the dead). It’s a way to remind lost souls of the way home.

If you look at the Cempasúchil bath bomb you can see how clever its design is, it’s designed to look like a balled-up collection of orange and yellow marigold petals. It’s a decent sized bath bomb, similar to the all-year-round Intergalactic and Twilight bath bombs.

The Cempasúchil bath bomb contains bergamot, buchu and grapefruit oils. Its scent is fruity and fresh.

As the Cempasúchil bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with an explosion of thick yellow and orange foam. Once introduced to the water the Cempasúchil bath bomb’s scent really comes to life, filling your bathroom with its hearty scent.

After a while the foam coming out of the Cempasúchil bath bomb is more of a red and yellow, it slowly starts to create swirling orange, red and yellow bath art that reminds me of an older Lush bath bomb the Magma bath bomb.

The Cempasúchil bath bomb is an incredibly slow fizzer, it takes a full 10 minutes to completely dissolve. The photos in this review do the bath art created by the Cempasúchil bath bomb no justice at all. The red, orange, and yellow swirls reminded me of lava mixing together.

Once fully dissolved the Cempasúchil bath bomb turns your bath water a blood orange. I found that the bath water left behind by the Cempasúchil bath bomb was incredibly soft, my skin seemed to soak up all of its goodness. My skin felt smoother and looked brighter.

The scent of the Cempasúchil bath bomb also remained on my skin for the best part of the rest of the day too.

Overall, I really enjoyed trying out the Cempasúchil bath bomb, it’s also nice to learn about other cultures through Lush.

I’m a huge fan of Mexican food so would love to join in with Día de Los Muertos one day, the idea of remembering all of the good times with those you have lost also sounds so refreshing, I am British, and Brits are well known for not being open enough when it comes to remembering the people they have lost and about death in general. I can see a yearly celebration like this being very freeing.

The Cempasúchil bath bomb is truly beautiful, its scent is perfect, design is so clever and well thought out by Lush and it creates amazing bath art too. I hope we see it again next year!

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