So I suppose these posts are becoming a little tedious - they're short and fairly predictable, but I thought I'd keep at them anyway, because hey ho, I don't want to be a hypocrite.
Today my good deed was that I paid for my friend's film ticket after she couldn't find her money; of course, I'd like to think any good person would do the same, but I felt happy after she thanked me genuinely.
The Christmas tree is up and decorated with hundreds of lights, twinkly and inside little glass cases. It's a magical thing to watch, but I have to say the baubles and hanging icicles really add the final touch. Well, the star does too...I suppose that's actually the final touch. I'm really beginning to feel in the proper mood for Christmas, and that means some stress is leaving me. Or rather, more is coming...I have many presents to buy, as well as keeping up with BLOGMAS and #thefestivetruth! Y'all better be proud of me for my determinedness.
I thought, anyway, I would do a Lush review to add some sort of variety in relevance to my recent blogs. Unfortunately, the only bath bomb I took photos of (even though my computer is being tetchy at the moment and will not let me access them!) was Lord of Misrule, a Lush product I understand to be Halloween-y. And I don't need to be reminded again by the mechanical Santas stood tall in every shop window that Halloween is long gone, but there's nothing wrong with a small recap, right? It's 8:46pm and I am actually mustering the strength to put my hands on the keyboard, so just commend me for that.
Lord of Misrule is a fresh green bath bomb with small pink specks, and is priced at £3.95. Due to its colour, you can expect why it was put in the Halloween collection. Green is usually associated with gross and scary stereotypical things that surround the end of October; zombies, mucus, brains (although I am of haste when I remind people brains are not green), ogres, goblins, the Hulk, slime/sludge, etcetera. Having said this, I am going to push away those stereotypes. Here comes my unpopular opinion (that isn't really a big deal, must I add) - Lord of Misrule is definitely and infinitely a Christmas bath bomb.
Because you have to look past the image and consider other things, like the smell, the colour, the feel, the foam and the glitter. Green and red are the main colours of Lord of Misrule and they're also the main elements of Christmas in my opinion. And recently, even though LOM was released originally in the 2013 Halloween range - take a moment of pride for me actually having researched this - Lush now consider it Christmassy. Hallelujah!
Let's get on with the review! Please note I will be adding pictures once my Mac decides to simmer down (I think the fact that I dropped it rather suddenly on my bed earlier upset it to some extent).
Bath bomb: Lord of Misrule (the name is strange, but it is inspired by the Pagan ruler of the Feast of Fools...whatever that is - but it sounds spooky, so it ticks the boxes).Price: £3.95
Colour outside the bath: It is a fresh green colour, dotted by pink and white specks. There is a star shape carved onto the surface, a subtle but pretty touch. I find that although the outside image of Lord of Misrule may not appear as appealing as some of its competitors (Christmas Pud, Shooting for the Stars...) I think that judging a Lush bath bomb by its outside look is ridiculous. I mean, Cinders is amazing and it looks like a yellow ball that has come down with one fierce case of angry chickenpox. Big Blue lives up to its name all right, but is still one of my favourite bombs I've used.Colour inside the bath: As to be expected, the bath bomb first bobs a little in the bathwater and turns it a lovely green, the kind that is relaxing and somewhat subtle, if that's an apt way to describe it. Pure and bubbling white foam also fizzes out from the centre, and popping can be heard due to popping candy inside. After the green and the white, bright pink erupts - now the main colour, it completely pushes out the rest, like a more reactive chemical would push a less reactive one out of its original compound. The pink is determined to become the centre of attention, but this time, it's a good thing. It's surprising and it's fresh and it's pretty in an odd way. After those colours have been swished around and the soapy bubbles disperse, the richest colour finally emerges. Deep ruby red. My bath water is suddenly stained crimson all over, like someone invisible has bled out in my bathtub (okay. Maybe not the most appealing description). I think it would be better to describe it like red wine; elegant and rich and beautiful, and the smell was floral and fruity and fresh.
Smells: A brief description is provided above - the smell wasn't overly strong, but just enough to let you breathe happy (copyright for that phrase goes to Febreeze). It was rather like the smell of meadows, of trees bearing ripe fruit, floral and very pleasing, but also peppery with the small hint of vanilla. But my favourite thing about the smell was that it stuck. Even hours after I was out of my bath, I still smelled like heaven, and my skin was dry and all!
Pros: To put them in short...great inside colour, lovely smells, pleasurable surprises like the popping candy concealed inside, left my skin soft and smooth, left no residue after pulling the plug.
Cons: Slightly pricey (but all bath bombs are), and it's seasonal :-(
Score out of 10: 9/10 (my consistent scorings for all my reviews are very predictable...)
Would I buy this product again? Hell yeah!
Merry Christmas! (22 days to go).*update: I added pictures!
- olivia
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