Lush Oxford Street Is Coming!

Hello Lushies!  Here's something exciting to feast your eyes upon - if you haven't already seen it all on my Instagram account.

Below I've listed all the collages I made and posted on my IG @lushvoyage of the new Lush products currently exclusive to Lush Oxford Street, but hopefully are going to be available to buy online sooner rather than later.
From bath oils to bath bombs, soaps to showders... They are all below for you to see, so take a look and a peak! This is an exciting time for Lushies everywhere.

UPDATE: I'm reading here, there and everywhere that the launch of Oxford Street products will be July! July people! Better get saving... It's still not known what products are definitely going to be exclusive to Oxford Street but by any indication I think it's safe to bet that most will become available, considering they're up online hidden like Christmas presents by Santa (cough, parents, cough).  I personally have not had this launch confirmed for July, I'm reporting a rumour among us all on IG but if it is true, there isn't long to wait now.

As you can see the products have been put onto the website.  Although they are hidden they are there and I did my digging and found almost all of them.  Whether it's a weeks time or even a month away - Lush are preparing for something by uploading these all online.  Perhaps... They launch? It's just a question of when.  Fingers crossed it's soon!  I hope you are all really excited just like myself and seeing everything above has made you squeal.  Comment below and tell me what you're most excited about or what's caught your interest from the collages.  Or tell me when you think they'll launch.  Have you heard anything that's better shared than a secret?? 



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The pictures of the products in the collages are from Lush's website and I in no way take credit for them.

Lord of Misrule shower cream: "I am he who smells divine"

Don't be scared, don't scream or shout, don't try to escape... I am he who all loves.  I am he who all desire.  I am he who smells divine.  I am the Lord of Misrule.

Yes! Lush have finally acted on the cries and pleas from Lushies far and wide to finally introduce Lord of Misrule to Lush's all year round line up(fingers crossed it's nationwide!). Usually a bath bomb released during the Halloween and Christmas season for anyone who does not know, Lush have finally captured this mischievous scent in a newly created shower cream.

So Beware... Continue reading to be bewitched and spellbound into a magical world where you can summon your inner Lord of Misrule.

Lord of Misrule has the signature fragrance of the bath bomb.  But when I smelt this from the bottle I knew I'd smelt something very similar in another form.  At Halloween Yankee Candle releases their seasonal candles and ironically one of their candles has the exact same fragrance as Lord of Misrule.  This candle is called Witches Brew.  But for those of you who have not smelt either of these products, Lord of Misrule smells like a mash up of patchouli oil and vanilla with a little sprinkle of pepper.  There's an earthy/airy aroma by the patchouli which is sweetened by the presence of vanilla.  And just slightly on top of these aromas is a spicy note by the black pepper.  It's absolutely gorgeous.

All of the new shower creams have different ingredients to provide the 'cream' effect.  Yuzu and Cocoa has cocoa butter, Comforter has almond oil, and Lord of Misrule contains wheatgerm oil.  I found this a really peculiar addition to the ingredient list since wheatgerm oil is a vegetable oil usually used in diets.  It's high in vitamin E and has numerous health benefits.  On the bottle Lush explain wheatgerm oil is included to provide a creamier texture on the skin and will leave your skin "strokably soft".

And it is indeed true! Lord of Misrule does leave the skin soft and smooth.  Albeit the bottle reads 'shower cream' I'd say this isn't anything like a cream or lotion as it isn't thick outside of the bottle.  It's actually quite runny and spreads almost water thin.  It doesn't have the consistency of a shower gel either, making this a totally different shower experience to Lush's usual shower gel.  But the strangest part is Lord of Misrule doesn't really lather.  I can create a small foam but it mainly spreads across the skin like a body conditioner.  This is the biggest difference I noticed and believe this is where the 'shower cream' design kicks in.  It is a noticeable difference in consistency when all you've ever used by Lush is their shower gels.

Also, the signature fragrance of Lord of Misrule magnifies within the shower tenfold.  It's a really relaxing and sensual fragrance that takes you to your happy place.  I didn't want my shower to end!  But it didn't end there.  My skin smelt sooooooooo good.  It really is a blend of what the smell is in the bottle and I've been told I smell really good when I've used this.  So without a doubt this leaves such a strong scent on the skin and lasts hours on end.  At least five hours.

I've actually been really impressed with how effective all three of Lush's shower creams have been.  I admit albeit a little embarrassed I also suffer from "chicken skin" aka Keratosis Pilaris which is loads of little lumps like swollen pores on the body.  For me it's on my upper arms and only there.  The success is that my chicken skin is gone! Yay! Gone, gone, gone! Just like eczema these have always made me a little self-concious.  So I am absolutely thrilled the creams have cleared this up.

I recommend LOM for anyone who is a massive fan of the bath bomb and has withdrawl from it who don't have anymore in their stash and have to wait for Halloween.  I recommend it for it's skin benefits and pleasant shower experience.
Lord of Misrule has taken his time to transform into something more than a bath bomb.  And what can I say he came through in not just an incredible shower cream but also a body butter and FUN (Rough With The Smooth and Monsters and Aliens FUN).  The shower cream is a fantastic creation and fingers crossed an outstanding addition to Lush's product range.  I really don't see why they won't let this mischievous ruler rule the land because he would dominate their sales without a shadow of doubt.  And he would enchant us Lushies every single time we bathe and shower.  Since after all, he is the Lord of Misrule.





Thanks for reading!

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Photos of Lord of Misrule shower cream:

Ingredients: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Patchouli and Peppercorn Infusion, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycerine, Stearic Acid, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Lactic Acid, Organic Wheatgerm Oil, Black Pepper Oil, Patchouli Oil, Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute, Titanium Dioxide, *Limonene, *Linalool, Snowflake Lustre, Colour 42090, Colour 47005, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
*Occurs naturally in essential oils
Suitable for Vegans

Error 404 bath bomb review: "It is interesting"

Originally Error 404 was a hidden freebie within the depths of the Lush UK website where you could only get one per order.  Free of charge and appealing to justify the postage of constant kitchen orders, something many of us Lushies were very happy about.  However the errors eventually disappeared and were never to be seen again... 
Only kidding! The Lush Kitchen has made this bath bomb two or three times since but has charged a price of £4.04.  A brassy beauty with intriguing patterns and designs all over, Error 404 is attractive to Lushies just like Magpies are attracted to silver.

I'll mention here that this isn't a favourite bath bomb of mine and I wouldn't use it again - actually I've only ever used it twice and never again.  The biggest reason being that this has a scent of baby powder/talc.  I know that the fragrance of baby powder is really popular and a hit with people but I just don't get it if I'm honest.

The bomb had many changes - the brass layer disappeared, the bomb became a turquoise colour, it then changed to a darker royal blue colour and finally changed to gold.  Four colour changes is rather impressive once compared to the average bath bomb Lush creates so it gets ten points in that department.  However, with Granny Takes A Dip, The Experimenter and The Luxury Lush Pud this little guy hides in their shadows.  And with good reason.  It isn't really colourful and the colours don't fizz out like a rainbow, but rather one at a time, which is a personal preference.

When the bomb fizzed away after 5 minutes and everything was settling I felt the fragrance died away entirely.  I couldn't smell anything - it was discreetly there for the beginning but it didn't stay long which was really disappointing.  I had to near enough dunk my nose in the water to get a hint of the fragrance.  But it did take a couple of minutes to fizz away due to the Cream of Tartar which is good for people who like a show.  Cream of Tartar tends to leave skin smooth - but some Lushies have said it can leave them with dry skin too - my skin wasn't left conditioned or softened as it usually is with most bath bombs.  As well as this, Error 404 is covered in brassy glitter just like Golden Egg is with gold glitter.  I fully expected to exit the bath covered in glitter but nada.  There was very little glitter left on my skin which I'm okay with but another surprise with Error 404 to note.  My skin was left just the way it was before I entered my bath and there wasn't a hint of fragrance left lingering on the skin either.

When I used Error 404 it was a freebie and not bought.  Considering it was a free bath bomb I didn't really want to knock this product much since I felt it was like throwing Lush's kindness in their face.  However, I'm not hesitating to now say that this bath bomb really sucks unless you love the scent of baby powder.  With no skin benefiting ingredients and not many oils I don't understand why this bath bomb is so highly priced.  It's more expensive than Geo Phyzz for goodness sake!  Error 404 isn't anything exciting beyond it's popular scent and rainbow magic so don't be fooled.  It's price isn't worth the bath experience it gives.

All in all Error 404 gives an entertaining colour show and that's about it for me.  It is interesting but not enough to make it a good bomb.  I don't recommend this bath bomb to anyone in need of good skin conditioning as I find it's targeted more toward aromatherapy bath times.  Anyone who loves baby powder scents will love Error 404 without a doubt.  Whilst you fans and lovers enjoy it I can avoid it entirely and enjoy my kind of bath bombs with an easy mind.




Thanks for reading!

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Photos of Error 404:

Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Rosewood Oil, Geranium Oil, Orange Flower Absolute, Cream of Tartar, Gardenia Extract, Water, Lilial, *Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, *Linalool, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Antique Gold Lustre, Bronze Splendour Lustre, Glacier Blue Lustre
*Occurs naturally in essential oils

Suitable for Vegans