Bathtime at Lush. Literally.
The Lush Spa is like no other, and their treatments can be pretty quirky. The last time I had a treatment in the Edinburgh Spa, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I’ve not been invited back since…!
This new one, Tales of Bath, has me, again, in two minds about whether I would love it or hate it. It involves having a bath – which I am still trying to get my head around. A bath, for me, is a private, intimate time, when I like to kick back, completely relax, and I am not sure I’d want to do that in a spa, in a shop, but that’s just me.
However … as the new flat we’ve just bought has no bath (for now), perhaps it would be something I might consider. Anyway, if you are interested in Tales of the Bath, there’s a lot more information on the Lush website.
If you love a bath at home, then let’s talk about what you put in it! I wondered into Lush the other week to buy some Kalamazzo beard cleanser for my husband, and I couldn’t just leave. At least having no bath for a while will save me some cash. About £30 lighter, I emerged with a few Bath Bombs and Bubble Bars.
I used the Avobath Bath Bomb (£3.50) immediately because it just looked so appealing – and look what it did to my bath?! Bright, bold green. It smelled delicious actually, full of lemongrass and bergamot, as well as avocado and olive oil, perfect for dry skin.
I appear to have unintentionally gone for a bold and bright theme with my other choices! Not really surprising. I absolutely love these colours!
On the top left it’s the Big Blue (£3.50). Big Blue’s key ingredient is a type of kelp called arame seaweed, which softens in your hot bath water. (I have to say the assistant at the tills gave me the longest spiel ever about this seaweed, which is great, I’m sure, but sometimes, well, you know, you just want to get home for that bath!) Arame is rich in vitamins and minerals including iodine, which helps to regulate the metabolism. Sea salt softens the skin, helping to remove dead skin cells, while lemon oil clears the mind and is antiseptic and cleansing.
Next to Big Blue it’s The Experimenter (£3.95) which is probably the most snapped Lush Bath Bomb on Instagram! It’s all about the five-colour swirls, and it’s rich in tonka, so is a very sweet bath. Fab fun.
The purple pyramid is the new Karma Bubble Bar (£4.25) which has Lush’s signature exotic orange and patchouli fragrance. I love it. It contains sweet orange oil, lemongrass oil, lavandin, pine oil and elemi oil. It turns our bath a deep purple, and fills it with bubbles.
Finally, Granny Takes A Dip Bubble Bar (£3.65) is a ginger, pepper and lemon-scented bubble bar that your water psychedelic. Gorgeous spicy, citrus scent, this is just a lovely mood-boosting bath addition.
So, after all that, I’ll need to head back in, because as of today, three new products, previously exclusive to Oxford Street and online, are available in all stores.
First up, the Lava Lamp Bath Bomb. This time machine of bobbing purple orbs will create the hypnotic spectacle of a lava lamp in your bath, taking you back to the swinging sixties, say Lush. Smell-wise, citrus top notes of orange flower, tangerine and Sicilian mandarin create a nostalgic scent of fruit pastels and zesty jelly beans. Hmmm – not that nostalgic for me, I’m still eating them!
The Sea Salted Caramel Soap is a caramel-scented, Fair Trade vanilla nd agave syrup soap with a smooth centre, surrounded by sea salt for an exfoliating ad polishing puter layer. It’s sweet and almost good enough to eat. But don’t.
Finally, my favourite, the Milky Bar Bubble Bar. Shaped like an old fashioned milk bottle this is filled with uplifting orange oil and soya milk to make your skin happy. A cocoa butter bottle top adds a little bit of extra softness. Lovely!
All available at Lush stores and online at lush.co.uk
