Violet Nights Bath Oil

Violet Nights was one of my first ever Lush Kitchen products and I bought it to celebrate my exams finishing.  I bought this on a pure whim thinking full heartedly I couldn't not like it because I assumed it would smell like parma violets.  I was very lucky, because initially I didn't like Violet Nights as my hope for a Daddy-O fragranced oil fell through.  Violet Nights isn't anything like the violet scents Lush have been producing but it's fragrance can be found in their Tuca Tuca.  The bottle reads Violet Nights "will leave your skin as smooth as silk" which isn't an exaggeration I swear.

As I wrote above, Violet Nights isn't like Daddy-O or Lush's earthy violet scents in Ultraviolet, but more of a blend in between somewhere.  It isn't candy-violet like the shampoo and it isn't grassy/earthy like the bubble bar.  It's rather strange to explain.  It has the distinctive violet background which is sweetened beautifully by the addition of vanilla.  It's actually the same scent as Tuca Tuca for anyone who has smelt that - so you have your answer.  Violet Nights is a nice addition to Lush's current taste for violet.  The shower gel Don't Rain On My Parade smells just like it which I'm very pleased about.  Finally Lush are going for a sweet violet!

Whilst £14 may at first seem pricey and too costly it is in fact fair.  You see, there is no way anyone would use this less than at least ten times (especially when bath combos happen).  In the long run it is a cost effective product but on the other hand, you don't get the variety of ten different kinds of bath bombs.

The oil from the bottle is a very deep and dark purple colour but the most peculiar part is... It is a milky cloudy colour when poured into the bath!  The colour outcome is most strange indeed.  Some people will love it and some will hate it but honestly it just makes Violet Nights even more special.  The first time I used this I expected the water to be a lilac colour at least.  But no it was like a murky white colour that once you've seen it and experienced with - you couldn't imagine it to be anything else.

I left the bath with silky and soft skin that felt and smelt incredible.  Containing Soya Oil makes Violet Nights a really rich skin benefiting product since this oil softens and conditions the skin.  The difference in how soft skin is after using Violet Nights is undeniable.  My skin didn't feel dried up but rather silky and soft.  I guarantee anyone who buys this bath oil will be enthralled with it entirely.  I could see all the oils in the water showing just how rich Violet Nights is.  Depending on how this bath oil is used it can also create a foam layer just like bubble bars do.  However, the foam layer I found was very different to what bubble bars produce - it was softer which I preferred.
I found this to help really relax me and comfort me - especially when I paired it up with The Comforter bubble bar.  It is one of the best (if not THE best) bath combo's you could try.  Trust me, you need to try that out!

Violet Nights is the kitchen product I'd still argue should be available in store.  This gives everyone a magnificent bath that undoubtedly would be suitable for Cleopatra.  It's different from all of the other bath time products and I've heard other customers ask employees if Lush do any bath oil when I've been in store.  With the Oxford Street bath oils proving popular and a treat, Lush should really think about bringing this purple beauty back to shelves... Nevertheless, we'll enjoy the new bath oils Lush are offering us but will continue to indulge in Violet Nights when the kitchen makes it.





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Ingredients: Soya Oil, Laureth 4, Perfume, Cassie Absolute, Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute, Sandalwood Oil, Vetivert Oil, Violet Leaf Absolute, Ylang Ylang Oil, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone, *Citronellol, *Eugenol, *Benzyl Alcohol, *Benzyl Benzoate, *Farnesol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Colour 60725, Propylparaben
Suitable for Vegans

Daddy-O shampoo review: "Hypnotic without a doubt"

Daddy-O sweet violet shampoo

Daddy-O was the first shampoo I ever used by Lush and I have strayed and returned to it many times.  When I gave it up I had much lighter and blonder hair to what I have now, so I didn't think this was the best match for my hair.  Daddy-O assures people this isn't just for blondes and greys but is also suitable for brunettes too.  With the promise this will make hair bright and shiny, and it's metallic purple colour, who wouldn't be tempted by this?

Daddy-O smells like parma violet sweets.  It's nothing like Lush's Ultraviolet bubble bar, Kerbside Violet perfume, Hoppity Poppity bath bomb or any other kinds of violet products.  It stands alone in the fragrance department which is rather sad.  It's a sweet violet opposed to an earthy one.  But! Lush Oxford Street have created a counter part in a hair conditioner for this shampoo.  It's called Super Daddy-O and is a little purple solid block.  But yes Daddy-O shampoo does actually smell like parma violet sweets.  Exactly like them.

Even though Daddy-O isn't my favourite smelling shampoo it appears (so far) to be the best one to match my hair type (fine, frizzy and curly hair that can occasionally be thick).  It helps battle the frizz my hair always has and tends to mold it to a better shape for my face rather than big, bouncy and uncontrollable hair.  Daddy-O seems to make my hair flatter and less curly which I haven't made my mind up if I like or not.  But what I can't argue is how soft my hair is afterwards and how long my hair remains clean.  With Daddy-O I don't need to do anything to my hair - straighten, curl and so on - as my hair naturally responds to it.  It's like the shampoo gives my hair orders and it obliges.  

Containing fresh lemon and seaweed infusion to give the hair shine and body whilst being gentle to the scalp, extra virgin coconut oil conditions and adds moisture to the hair to ensure locks will be super soft.  Whilst lime juice, violet leaf absolute and cananga oil come together to give Daddy-O an uplifting and joyful fragrance.

I've heard some rumours here and there about Daddy-O dying people's hair purple.  And whilst I'm sorry for the people that experienced these problems - I've never experienced this and want to encourage people to not be discouraged by these horror stories.

It's metallic purple colour is what attracted me to Daddy-O in the first place.  I was like King Candy in Wreck-it Ralph being drawn into the cola bottle mentos mountain.  It's colour adds to how exciting Daddy-O is to use since it's so peculiar.  It's kind of like spilled petrol where all the colours mesmerize people.  Hypnotic without a doubt.  Rubbing Daddy-O between the hands gets a good and big lather building quickly which somehow gets even bigger when applied to the hair.  A little amount (like in the picture above) is enough to do a shoulder to chest length hair style.  And when hair dries the fragrance lingers for hours on end.  I wouldn't say it's as strong as Curly Wurly where the fragrance remains for days, but it is strong and will surely capture attention from all angles.

After using Daddy-O once, there's a noticeable change to how soft hair is which I found impressive.  Daddy-O leaves hair soft and conditioned without following with a conditioner too.  It's a lovely fragranced shampoo, great design outside and inside and will leave your hair in a much healthier and happier condition than what it was before Daddy-O stepped into the shower.










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Ingredients: 

Fresh Organic Lemon and Seaweed Infusion, 

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate,

Sodium Laureth Sulfate, 

Fresh Sea Water, 

Perfume, 

Cocamide MEA, 

Propylene Glycol

Glycol Cetearate, 

Fresh Organic Lime Juice, 

Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, 

Violet Leaf Absolute,

Rose Absolute, 

Bergamot Oil, 

Cananga Oil, 

*Limonene 

*Linalool 

*Citronellol, 

Coumarin

Isoeugenol

Alpha Isomethyl Ionone

Benzyl Alcohol

Hexyl Cinnamal

Colour 42090

Colour 17200

Methylparaben

Propylparaben