Category: New for 2016

Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar from Lush

Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar.pngThe scent of the Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar is a completely new one to me. There are several other products that share its scent I however just haven’t had the pleasure of using them yet.

After experiencing Ruby Red Slippers I am very, very eager to try the other products that share its scent, which kind of gives away how the rest of this review is going to go… SPOILER ALERT!

The Ruby Red Slippers bubble bar has a spicy yet gentle scent with a musky floral undertone. I feel it suits what people look for in a bath product for the Winter time perfectly. Me especially, anything with a bit of spice gets my vote when the weather is disgustingly cold.

Clearly inspired by the Wizard of Oz because, because, because, because, because it’s in the shape of a sparkly red slipper, I just simply couldn’t help but pick one up to try.

First and foremost I have to point out that the smallest chunk of Ruby Red Slippers bubble bar creates a more than generous amount of fluffy white bath bubbles.

If you’re worrying about value for money because of its smaller size in comparison to the larger bubble bars such as the Brightside or Comforter bubble bar, stop.

I love a bubble bar that can be shared out over several baths, using one whole Ruby Red Slippers would easily fill the whole of my bathroom with bubbles not just my bath tub.

Underneath the thick blanket of silky soft bubbles you will find the most dazzling shade of ruby red bath water.

The bubble bar softens the water a great deal and my winter abused skin relishes in it. It isn’t the most hydrating of bubble bars but unless you have super dry skin I can’t see it causing any problems.

I will be stocking up on these before the Winter is over, it works surprisingly well with the Fizzbanger bath bomb. I cannot recommend pairing the 2 enough!


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Metamorphosis Bath Bomb from Lush


The very first photographs that I saw of this somewhat peculiar looking bath bomb was on Instagram, it was shared the day before the Lush Creative Showcase. Saying that I was excited to attend the Showcase the next day was an understatement and a half. I wish I had been more prepared for the showcase, there were so many surprises and new things that I got completely overwhelmed.

Had I have known the height of the hype around the Metamorphosis Bath Bomb and that it was primarily just a Creative Showcase exclusive, I would have bought more than just the one. Don’t get me wrong, I was of course very, very grateful that I did get the chance to take it home, even if it was just the one. I am just so in love with it that I wish in hindsight that I would have purchased several.

I know thousands of Lushies are still eagerly awaiting it becoming available again. The good news is that I have heard from a very reliable source that it will definitely be back very, very soon. As of how, where and when, we don’t know. We will all just have to wait and see.

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So what makes the Metamorphosis Lush’s current most desired bath bomb? Firstly I think it is its unique design. Some have described it as a Dragon’s Egg, I however dislike this comparison as it causes confusion because Lush already have a Dragon’s Egg bath bomb and they don’t look, feel or smell anything alike.

Others have described it as a beetle, again I don’t like this comparison just because sharing a bath with a creepy crawly isn’t on my bucket list of things to do before I die. Comparing it to a bionic hedgehog is as close as I can get with trying to describe it, think Sonic the Hedgehog having a baby with the Terminator.

I love a good snoop on Lush forums, Instagram and Facebook and I kept seeing a lot of people being put off by its grey colour. I’ll say it now and I’ll say it again, never judge a bath bomb until you’ve atleast tried it once!

As soon as the Metamorphosis bath bomb is placed in to the water shimmery silver froth bursts out of it, creating small glistening metallic waves. Within about 10 seconds colours galore burst out of the Metamorphosis, I couldn’t quite believe my eyes!

There were pinks, yellow, greens, orange and a streak of blue too. At this point I really did want to kick myself for only picking up one of these from the Lush Creative Showcase.

Everyone that turned their nose up at it for being grey really missed out.

Metamorphosis is a very fast fizzer, its colourful display was completely finished in a rather disappointing 2 minutes. It was a beautiful display, I just like to have a little longer to admire the pretty bath art.

Scent wise a lot of people are describing the Metamorphosis bath bomb as very similar to the Lord of Misrule bath bomb. I disagree, it’s far more smokier and not nearly as sweet.

Plus Lord of Misrule triggers my migraines and Metamorphosis doesn’t, YAY!

I definitely recommend the Metamorphosis, it really is a very entertaining bath bomb, even with it being a quick fizzer, it is still first class.

I cannot wait to get hold of some more of these!


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Rudy Gift Set from Lush

I don’t normally buy the Lush gift sets however this year I haven’t been able to resist, I spotted them on my last trip to Lush Oxford Street and thought I’d treat myself to something different because why not?

Most of my Winter Lush purchases have been online so far this year, that or from the Creative Showcase back in September. I haven’t actually visited my local store for about 6 weeks… We have a world record right here… *shivers with withdrawal symptoms* I’ve just had so much going on with the wedding and have also been recovering from surgery so I just haven’t had the time or energy. I’m hoping I do get to pop into my local store on Tuesday though, I have my eye on several of the new brightly coloured paper bags! what better excuse for a top up of bath bombs?

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Although the Rudy Gift Set looks more like a bunny rabbit to some, you can see it’s a reindeer if you try. With his red nose he is in fact the most important reindeer of them all, Rudolph!

Inside the Rudy  gift set is 1 Butterball bath bomb and 1 Shoot for the stars bath bomb.

Yes, buying the 2 bath bombs individually is slightly cheaper but I quite like the idea of presenting them in a knot wrap like this, it’s creative, different and sure to impress anyone as a Christmas gift.

Using a knot wrap instead of gift wrap helps the planet. I know there are different rules for different areas but where we live a very high percentage of the gift wrap used at Christmas just goes straight to landfill, I know this because my hubby-to-be is the manager of the local recycling center. A good 90% of wrapping paper cannot be recycled and it’s this time of year that we throw away the most.

Using knot wraps as an alternative to wrapping paper is a great solution to help the planet, buckling down on the over use of non recyclable waste is a step in the right direction for the world.

Knot wraps can be used time and time again. Tying them up may appear tricky but it is in fact very easy, there are hundreds of different ways of doing it, I learnt how to do them from just watching Youtube tutorials. It’s easy-peasy, lemon squeezy.

If you aren’t any good at stuff like that and the Youtube tutorials still have you puzzled do not worry as the Rudy gift set comes ready wrapped/knotted. If you did want to try doing one for yourself for someone else the shop assistants at Lush are always more than happy to help you knot-wrap your Lush goodies.

As mentioned above the 2 bath bombs included in the Rudy gift set are the Shoot for the Stars bath bomb and the Butterball bath bomb.

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To see my review of the newly designed Shoot for the Stars bath bomb please click here.

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To see the review on the Butterball bath bomb click here. Butterball is very similar to the Butterbear bath bomb but is sold all year round as opposed to the Butterbear bath bomb only being available in the winter months.

Overall I really like this gift set and I think it would make a very good present to someone who you want to turn into a Lushie or for a Lushie you already know of.

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