(More) Lush Purchases

I know I know, I buy Lush products as if there's going to be a shortage. But with the newly released Valentine's collection in stores and online, how could I resist picking up a couple of things? I did manage to restrain myself so I only left with two items though.

The one I gravitated to was the Unicorn Horn bubble bar. I mean just look at it, it's bubble bar heaven! I'm yet to use this, but I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out in the water. I'm not the fondest of the scent though, I'm not a huge lavender fan and this is pretty strong - a bit like the French Kiss bubble bar. 

The other product I picked up was the Heart Throb bubble bar. I much prefer the scent of this one, a sweet floral that doesn't kick up too strong an aroma. I'm not sure if I bought one that had been out for a while or not, but I found this one particularly hard to crumble for a bubble bar. Once in the bath though it transforms the water into a bright red with gold shimmer running through it. 

I quite fancied a bottle of the Prince Charming shower gel, but after stocking up on bottles in the Boxing Day sales I decided against it. I also chose not to buy Love Locket this year. Although it's pretty, it's pricey! I actually reviewed this one last year here, if you're interested.

Have you bought anything from the Lush Valentine's collection?

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Lush Bath Bomb | Love Locket

Lush Love Locket Bath Bomb - £6.95

When the Lush Valentine's range was released online, I instantly gravitated towards the only bath bomb in the collection, Love Locket. It's definitely the priciest bath bomb I've ever bought from there at £6.95, and if I'm being completely honest, I don't think it's worth it.

Love Locket is quite a large bath bomb, probably on the same scale as Golden Wonder. It's larger than the regulars, but not by much. It's lovely to look at, a pretty pink and yellow heart inspired by necklaces containing photos of your loved ones. I also found the fragrance quite pleasant - girly and floral with some sweetness. 

But how does the bath bomb perform? Apparently you're supposed to crack this open (spoiler alert: there's a smaller bomb inside) and use the pieces separately, but I wanted to get the full effect without the hassle of cutting it up with a knife or whacking it with a hammer. So I threw the bath bomb in its entirety into the water, and by the time I got my camera in focus the entire thing had fizzled away! I've never seen a Lush product dissipate so quickly, and I felt quite underwhelmed.

The water transformed into a hot pink shade, spurting out confetti hearts and a stream of glitter, but I was still disappointed. I've had similarly exciting bath bombs in the past such as Golden Wonder, Shoot for the Stars, Twilight and Space Girl but they came in at half the price of Love Locket - so unless you're planning on splitting it up and getting three baths out of this, I wouldn't recommend it.

You can see the full range of Lush's Valentine's Day products here.

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