Category: New for 2024

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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Hocus Pocus Soakus Bubble Bar from Lush

The Hocus Pocus Soakus Bubble Bar is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Halloween line. I was lucky enough to be gifted a bar by Lush.

Design wise, the Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bar looks and is made in the exact same way as the year round best-selling bubble bars, Brightside, The Comforter and Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds.

Lush get two different coloured bits of bubble-bar-dough then roll them together. The miniature sized ones are then squished from the top, a bit like you would do when laying cookies out on their baking tray. The larger sized bubbles are made a little differently, they are rolled into a big sausage shape and then chopped into slices (See above photo)

Each of these methods is how Lush get the beautiful bubble bar to look so perfectly swirled!

You can only buy the full sized Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bars individually, but the smaller sized ones are available in some of the Halloween giftsets.

The Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bar has two colours, a bright yellowish-green and white. It is also no ordinary bubble bar as it glows in the dark.

At approximately 200g each the full sized Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bars are one of Lush’s biggest bubble bars currently available (if you don’t include the supersized ones anyway!).

The Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bar contains some of the following ingredients: lemongrass oil, bergamot oil and luminescent zinc sulfide – (the magical ingredient that makes the bubble bar glow in the dark!)

It shares its scent with the Avobath bath bomb and Glow In The Dark shower gel that is also a part of this year’s Halloween line.

The Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bars scent is best described as a bright and uplifting, citrusy scent. Products that share its fragrance are often described as clean, energising, sharp and zesty, it’s the perfect scent to get you relaxed and revitalised all at the same time.

To use the non-reusable bubble bars like Hocus Pocus Soakus, I break them up then stick the bubble bar pieces into a sieve and let the running-tap spill over it.

This method is the best way to ensure none of the bubble bar gets accidentally wasted and through trial and error, I have worked out that it is the best way to get the most out of your bubble bar, bubble wise.

The best thing about the Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bar (apart from it glowing in the dark) is just how far such a small amount of it goes.

You can get (at the very least) three baths out of just the one bubble bar without compromising on its scent quality and bubble amount. If you did however feel like you wanted to use more of it per bath, you can always add more, you are in charge after all!

The blanket of fluffy white bubbles starts to grow as soon as you place the broken-up pieces of the Hocus Pocus Soakus Bubble Bar under the running tap.

Underneath the fast-building blanket of fluffy, white bubbles the water is turning a neon yellow colour, I didn’t get to test out this theory but apparently if you charge the bubble bar in light before running the bath, the bubbles glow faintly if you turn off the light.

The water underneath the bubbles is incredibly soft, I don’t think there’s been a bubble bar this hydrating on the skin for a long time. I felt almost like I had to rinse myself off! The scent lasted throughout the bath and lingered in the bathroom’s air and on my skin long after pulling the plug.

Overall, I really enjoyed the Hocus Pocus Soakus bubble bar, it really helped blast away any tiredness I had been feeling as well as lifting my mood.

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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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