Frozen Bath Bomb - Lush Oxford Street

As soon as anyone, anywhere says the words; snowman, let it go, ice, or princess only one thing comes to mind – Disney’s Frozen, of course. It’s hard enough to go through day to day life without getting a Frozen song stuck in your head, but now Lush have made it just that little bit harder by naming a new Lush Oxford Street Exclusive bath bomb Frozen. 

Do you want to have a bath bomb?
Do you want to come and play?

Inventor Jack Constantine has many small children so his life was no doubt invaded by singing snowmen and reindeer when Frozen graced screens across the world, so of course he pulled inspiration from where he could, and created a bath bomb. 

 

Belonging to the same scent family that we all know and love, featuring Happy Happy Joy Joy Conditioning Hair Perfume and Sea Spray, Tunisian Neroli and Grapefruit give this pale, yet iridescent blue orb a crisp lightness that fits its name perfectly. Of course, it wouldn’t be Disney without some glitter and it’s quite fair to say that this bath bomb is lustre heavy. Normally, lustre from the bath doesn’t stay on my skin but the sparkles from Frozen certainly lingered – not always a bad thing. 

One of the wonderful things about this bomb is that it’s a slow fizzer, lasting probably ten minutes of solid fizzing. Although some of the faster fizzers are beautiful, I do prefer a slightly longer lasting bath bomb. It’s hypnotic to watch them dissolve and see all the colours creep out. 

Initially, I was unsure about how the Happy Happy Joy Joy scent would come across in a bath bomb but it was beautiful; it’s crisp and fresh whilst being uplifting and clean at the same time. It’s happy! It’s a very happy feeling bath bomb.  I did half expect, knowing Lush, for there to be a paper insert similar to the Fizzbanger, Blackberry Bath Bomb or May Day – “Let It Go!” 

 I sat in the bath and watched the blue spin out, Do You Want To Build A Snowman stuck in my head for the duration. Frozen, the movie? It’s good, but predictable. Frozen, the bath bomb? Yes all around. Neroli has been said to be a natural mood enhancer and the grapefruit oils compliment it with uplifting happy notes, what about that doesn’t sound good?

Frozen Bath Bomb
Lush Oxford Street Exclusive - £3.75
“Do you want to have a bath bomb? Do you want to splash and play? Take this magical blend of uplifting grapefruit and Tunisian Neroli into the bath to thaw even the iciest of moods!”

Prince of Darkness Fresh Face Mask - Lush Oxford Street

Who’s the Prince of Darkness? Ozzy Osbourne, No. I am; the princess, in fact. Any friend of mine will tell you I have an affinity for the morbid, a terrifically dark sense of humour and a penchant for pretty little skulls. Who doesn’t?

On my visit to Lush Mecca/Lush Oxford Street I was determined to check out the new face masks; I’d heard there were three, and I couldn’t wait to see, feel and most importantly smell them all. The truly lovely girl, whose name I think is Lucy but I can’t be sure, was so sweet and so helpful; she told me all about her own skin care regime and how the new masks fit in with what she was using. Personal interaction with staff is one of my favourite things about Lush because you get to hear real opinions, from real people that are (mostly) helpful! 

Lucy (I think) had such great skin, I couldn’t help but ask and that’s when she introduced me to The Prince of Darkness. A shiny black mask with a consistency more similar to The Sacred Truth rather than Cupcake, full of glorious Fuller’s Earth , charcoal and sea salt. Perfect for slightly oilier skins, this mask works well and as you rinse it off, it gives your face a light scrub. 

Tentative towards anything that seems a little harsh, I let Lucy demo PoD on the back of my hand whilst we chatted; it went on beautifully smoothly and remained sticky. I can’t help but think that The Oxford Street Fresh Face Mask station is a little in-the-way of shoppers, it is in front of the tills and directly next to the new Emotional Brilliance Make Up additions which is always going to be an ever-popular station. As Lucy rinsed my hand off, Prince of Darkness scrubbed off well and left my hand cool, calm and exfoliated without a hint of irritation.
Straight in my basket it went. 

I wouldn’t go too far as to say that Prince of Darkness is a wonder-product, nor is it the Holy Grail of face masks, but it has helped me out and I would repurchase; my skin is clearer and ready for summer and I feel comfortable wearing less make up, so alls well that ends well! 

I’m not such a fan of the soapiness of Coal Face and I find Dark Angels works but is just too damn messy. The Prince of Darkness, however is not without its draw backs. It has a similar ingredients list to Dark Angels so the first and second time I used the mask I had to triple rinse and double cleanse after to remove all of the black – the most recent time was much easier, on the other hand. A little warm water and a flannel, I think is the ultimate combination – with a splash of cold water before a quick swipe with your toner of choice! 

It can be a little daunting, pasting your face with black and hoping for the best, but Prince of Darkness cleared what I can only describe as little pimples and brightened my skin. I feel much more comfortable in my skin now – it’s nice now it’s a little warmer too, no one wants to be caked in make up under that sun! 

Prince Of Darkness Fresh Face Mask
Lush Oxford Street Exclusive - £6.95
“We’re on a crazy train, heading for scrubbed up skin with the charcoal and sea salt packed into this mask!”