Contains: 1000g Avobath Bath Ballistic; Black Pearl, Bunny I Washed The KIds, Waving Not Drowning, & Butterball Bath Ballistics;
Bunny I Washed The Kids Soap
Bunny I Washed The Kids Soap
(Limited Edition for Easter 2006) – In Europe, Easter tradition generally consists of giving gigantic hollow chocolate egg gifts filled with
sweeties and smaller, solid chocolate eggs. (We in the US tend to give Easter baskets filled with sweeties on a bed of brightly
coloured plastic "straw", with a hollow chocolate Easter bunny as the centrepiece. But thanks to Cadbury, the Euro tradition is catching
on a wee bit I find!) So, Lush decided to give us a big green (calorie-free) hollow egg (which is really a super-sized Avobath Ballistic,
the equivalent of five normal-sized Ballistics) filled with delicious bath treats, wrapped in cellophane, and tied with a big violet satin
bow. (Click HERE to view larger photos of this gift in our archive of Daily Specials.) Inside this egg, they included their limited edition
bunny-shaped Ballistic & Soap (now say "Avobunny" really fast 10 times to get the punny joke) and a slew of their smaller 100g
Ballistics (these being representative of "candy eggs.") As clever as all of this may sound and look, there are a few drawbacks to this
gift's design, however. One is that unlike Lush's heart-shaped Valentine's Day gift sets made with ginormous Ballistic bases (see
pictures and reviews below), their Avobunny Easter egg contains the same amount of Ballistic mixture, but spread out a bit thinner over
a wider expanse of space -- making it quite prone to breakage. (This is not a good gift to send in the post to loved ones! I couldn't
even get mine home from the shop without it cracking like crazy, and I'd handled it much like students handle baby eggs in those
parenting experiments at school!) And though this gift was supposed to contain a bed of purple paper Easter "grass", both Lush North
America and Lush UK often failed to include this stuffing, without which, the inside of this gift not only loses a bit of its decorative flair,
but also turns the contents into little wrecking balls that increase the chances of your egg (and all the goodies within) being shattered
to bits. Lastly, because these contents are entirely encased inside a wonderfully potent Avobath Ballistic, you may have to air the
products out a bit, as everything starts to smell the same! But nevertheless, though not the most practical, Avobunny still ranks as one
of Lush's all-time most original, creative gifts. And here's how I think you should use your Avobunny Gift: To quickly recover from the
work week, on Good Friday morn, toss half of your beautifully etched, candy flower-covered Avobath egg into the tub and enjoy the
sunny aroma of refreshing lemongrass in bright field green waters (with a fascinatingly subtle dance of golden shimmer below the
water's surface) to "resurrect" your spirit, open your eyes, lift your mood, and wake up your brain for the perfect start to the perfect
weekend. That night, it will be time to "resurrect" your beautiful bod: enjoy an intensive full-body vanilla and musk Butterball bath of a
spa treatment to officially rid yourself of every last trace of dry winter skin. ('Tis a Good Friday, indeed!) Save Black Pearl for Saturday
night: a messy little number, this charcoal grey, lavender and black currant scented bath may be the weakest of the lot, but it contains
silver glitter that will make you look like a priceless wee gem as you head out for a night on the town. Come Easter Sunday, it's time to
break out the bunnies, baby!! Instead of gorging yourself on sweets, treat yourself to a honey toffee bath (complete with the matching
soap) and giggle as Peter's cotton tail floats along the water's surface! Easter Monday marks the final day of your long weekend,
(though if you live in the US, where Monday is not necessarily considered an official holiday, I hereby demand that you call in sick!)
You'll require a soft lavender Waving Not Drowning bedtime bath to ensure a restful night's sleep before subjecting yourself to the daily
grind again come Tuesday. (No one likes to end a family-filled, celebration-packed holiday by going back to work feeling knackered, do
they?) When you wake up refreshed, don't get miffed about heading back to the office: use the other half of your Avobath egg and turn
yourself into the walking embodiment of springtime beauty all over again. You'll not only feel a lot better about going back to work, but
everyone who catches a whiff o' ya' will doubtless feel a lot better, too, making the day run smoothly for everyone!
sweeties and smaller, solid chocolate eggs. (We in the US tend to give Easter baskets filled with sweeties on a bed of brightly
coloured plastic "straw", with a hollow chocolate Easter bunny as the centrepiece. But thanks to Cadbury, the Euro tradition is catching
on a wee bit I find!) So, Lush decided to give us a big green (calorie-free) hollow egg (which is really a super-sized Avobath Ballistic,
the equivalent of five normal-sized Ballistics) filled with delicious bath treats, wrapped in cellophane, and tied with a big violet satin
bow. (Click HERE to view larger photos of this gift in our archive of Daily Specials.) Inside this egg, they included their limited edition
bunny-shaped Ballistic & Soap (now say "Avobunny" really fast 10 times to get the punny joke) and a slew of their smaller 100g
Ballistics (these being representative of "candy eggs.") As clever as all of this may sound and look, there are a few drawbacks to this
gift's design, however. One is that unlike Lush's heart-shaped Valentine's Day gift sets made with ginormous Ballistic bases (see
pictures and reviews below), their Avobunny Easter egg contains the same amount of Ballistic mixture, but spread out a bit thinner over
a wider expanse of space -- making it quite prone to breakage. (This is not a good gift to send in the post to loved ones! I couldn't
even get mine home from the shop without it cracking like crazy, and I'd handled it much like students handle baby eggs in those
parenting experiments at school!) And though this gift was supposed to contain a bed of purple paper Easter "grass", both Lush North
America and Lush UK often failed to include this stuffing, without which, the inside of this gift not only loses a bit of its decorative flair,
but also turns the contents into little wrecking balls that increase the chances of your egg (and all the goodies within) being shattered
to bits. Lastly, because these contents are entirely encased inside a wonderfully potent Avobath Ballistic, you may have to air the
products out a bit, as everything starts to smell the same! But nevertheless, though not the most practical, Avobunny still ranks as one
of Lush's all-time most original, creative gifts. And here's how I think you should use your Avobunny Gift: To quickly recover from the
work week, on Good Friday morn, toss half of your beautifully etched, candy flower-covered Avobath egg into the tub and enjoy the
sunny aroma of refreshing lemongrass in bright field green waters (with a fascinatingly subtle dance of golden shimmer below the
water's surface) to "resurrect" your spirit, open your eyes, lift your mood, and wake up your brain for the perfect start to the perfect
weekend. That night, it will be time to "resurrect" your beautiful bod: enjoy an intensive full-body vanilla and musk Butterball bath of a
spa treatment to officially rid yourself of every last trace of dry winter skin. ('Tis a Good Friday, indeed!) Save Black Pearl for Saturday
night: a messy little number, this charcoal grey, lavender and black currant scented bath may be the weakest of the lot, but it contains
silver glitter that will make you look like a priceless wee gem as you head out for a night on the town. Come Easter Sunday, it's time to
break out the bunnies, baby!! Instead of gorging yourself on sweets, treat yourself to a honey toffee bath (complete with the matching
soap) and giggle as Peter's cotton tail floats along the water's surface! Easter Monday marks the final day of your long weekend,
(though if you live in the US, where Monday is not necessarily considered an official holiday, I hereby demand that you call in sick!)
You'll require a soft lavender Waving Not Drowning bedtime bath to ensure a restful night's sleep before subjecting yourself to the daily
grind again come Tuesday. (No one likes to end a family-filled, celebration-packed holiday by going back to work feeling knackered, do
they?) When you wake up refreshed, don't get miffed about heading back to the office: use the other half of your Avobath egg and turn
yourself into the walking embodiment of springtime beauty all over again. You'll not only feel a lot better about going back to work, but
everyone who catches a whiff o' ya' will doubtless feel a lot better, too, making the day run smoothly for everyone!
Contains: Ultimate Shine Bar Shampoo, Jack Froth Bubble Bar, Enchanted Eye Cream, Helping Hands Lotion
(Limted Edition for Christmas 2002) – Wrapped in an adorable red and white gingham print cloth and tied with a bright green ribbon,
Christmas List grants all those wishes that Santa can't quite get his head around. Imagine hopping onto Santa's lap with this
request: "For Christmas, I'd like shiny hair, ageless hands, and wrinkle and bag free eyes, please." He'd probably blink at you, if not try
to sell you on the idea of a diamond ring instead. Those, he can whip up in no time. (Thing is, if you're like me, you already planned to
ask for one of those, too.) Excellent hair and skin care? Best leave that to Lush, and in the case of their Christmas List Gift, they go a
long way toward making those dreams come true. Ultimate Shine Bar Shampoo does lend a healthy glow to most hair types and their
potted Helping Hands Hand Lotion is one of the richest on the market. Use it, and you will never use another brand again. (That's a
promise.) Plus, Helping Hands is perfect for bedtime applications: slather it on, breathe in the calming, sedative fragrance of
chamomile and lavender, and quickly put on a pair of moisture gloves for an intensive overnight treatment before you doze off. And on
top of all this, they give you one of their best ever Christmas Bubble Bars so that you might enjoy a lovely bath as well: Jack Froth, an
earthy, spicy sandalwood and tangerine bubbling masterpiece. Look beneath Jack's froth, and you'll find a glistening snowfall that is
absolutely breathtaking. Where your wishes may fall short of being completely fulfilled, however, is with Enchanted Eye Cream. This
is a light, lovely moisturiser that keeps fragile skin around the eyes soft and moist (and it can also be used with great success as an
all-over moisturiser for normal, combination, and oily skin.) Yet while it relieves superficial tightness, it is more of a maintenance than
reparative lotion. Hence, when faced with fine lines, skin slackening, and wrinkles, it doesn't possess as much power as some other
heavier duty creams on the market. And yet the Catch 22 is that most other brands' creams are filled with synthetic chemicals that we'd
be better off without. So why not use that magical fairy dust from your Jack Froth bath to make yet another wish asking Lush to develop
an intensive eye cream to sell alongside Enchanted Eye? Then and only then, will all of your wishes come true!
Christmas List grants all those wishes that Santa can't quite get his head around. Imagine hopping onto Santa's lap with this
request: "For Christmas, I'd like shiny hair, ageless hands, and wrinkle and bag free eyes, please." He'd probably blink at you, if not try
to sell you on the idea of a diamond ring instead. Those, he can whip up in no time. (Thing is, if you're like me, you already planned to
ask for one of those, too.) Excellent hair and skin care? Best leave that to Lush, and in the case of their Christmas List Gift, they go a
long way toward making those dreams come true. Ultimate Shine Bar Shampoo does lend a healthy glow to most hair types and their
potted Helping Hands Hand Lotion is one of the richest on the market. Use it, and you will never use another brand again. (That's a
promise.) Plus, Helping Hands is perfect for bedtime applications: slather it on, breathe in the calming, sedative fragrance of
chamomile and lavender, and quickly put on a pair of moisture gloves for an intensive overnight treatment before you doze off. And on
top of all this, they give you one of their best ever Christmas Bubble Bars so that you might enjoy a lovely bath as well: Jack Froth, an
earthy, spicy sandalwood and tangerine bubbling masterpiece. Look beneath Jack's froth, and you'll find a glistening snowfall that is
absolutely breathtaking. Where your wishes may fall short of being completely fulfilled, however, is with Enchanted Eye Cream. This
is a light, lovely moisturiser that keeps fragile skin around the eyes soft and moist (and it can also be used with great success as an
all-over moisturiser for normal, combination, and oily skin.) Yet while it relieves superficial tightness, it is more of a maintenance than
reparative lotion. Hence, when faced with fine lines, skin slackening, and wrinkles, it doesn't possess as much power as some other
heavier duty creams on the market. And yet the Catch 22 is that most other brands' creams are filled with synthetic chemicals that we'd
be better off without. So why not use that magical fairy dust from your Jack Froth bath to make yet another wish asking Lush to develop
an intensive eye cream to sell alongside Enchanted Eye? Then and only then, will all of your wishes come true!
Contains: 1000g Honey Bee Ballistic; Ma Bar Bubble Bar; Soft Coeur Massage Bar; 100g Honey I Washed The Kids Soap
(Limted Edition for Valentine's Day 2005) – Honeybunch consists of three of Lush's most deliciously scented bath and body products
nestled inside a heart-shaped "box" that is actually a ginormous 1000g Honey Bee Bath Ballistic. And I think it's fair to say that if
someone gives you a Honeybunch Gift, you can be sure it's true love. Not only does this gift contain the full line of Lush's honey toffee
scented products, but the presentation is so beautiful, you almost don't want to open it up to use it. First, you have a specially molded
heart shaped Honey I Washed The Kids Soap, which is absolute perfection in and of itself -- one of Lush's top selling items in every
country they call home, and I have no doubt that it always will be. You also have a Soft Coeur Massage Bar -- same scent, but with a
"core" of chocolate (it's vegan, though: cocoa powder mixed in with cocoa butter) that adds a drizzle of hot fudge to an already
scrumptious aroma. (I have been known to wear Soft Coeur as a solid perfume...especially when going to parties as it's a great way of
keeping your sweet tooth in check whilst leaving all the blokes in awe of your own deliciousness!) And then there are the Bit o' Honey
candy scented baths: choose from a half chocolate, half vanilla slice of cake topped with a brown sugar cube in Ma Bar, which gives
you mounds of bubbles (but don't try to eat them, tempting as that may be!) or toss the entire base of this gift into the bath for a
Rhassoul mud free (and therefore, scratch free) version of Lush's Honey Bee Bath Ballistic. Of course, you can break this base up to
get several baths out of it, as it's literally the equivalent of 5 full-sized Ballistics. But me, I tend to find it unseemly to bath in a broken
heart, if not fearing it to be altogether unlucky! If you break a mirror, you get seven years bad luck. Break a heart....crikey, I don't even
wanna think about what might happen! (And I ain't riskin' a possible seven year stretch of heartache to find out, either!)
nestled inside a heart-shaped "box" that is actually a ginormous 1000g Honey Bee Bath Ballistic. And I think it's fair to say that if
someone gives you a Honeybunch Gift, you can be sure it's true love. Not only does this gift contain the full line of Lush's honey toffee
scented products, but the presentation is so beautiful, you almost don't want to open it up to use it. First, you have a specially molded
heart shaped Honey I Washed The Kids Soap, which is absolute perfection in and of itself -- one of Lush's top selling items in every
country they call home, and I have no doubt that it always will be. You also have a Soft Coeur Massage Bar -- same scent, but with a
"core" of chocolate (it's vegan, though: cocoa powder mixed in with cocoa butter) that adds a drizzle of hot fudge to an already
scrumptious aroma. (I have been known to wear Soft Coeur as a solid perfume...especially when going to parties as it's a great way of
keeping your sweet tooth in check whilst leaving all the blokes in awe of your own deliciousness!) And then there are the Bit o' Honey
candy scented baths: choose from a half chocolate, half vanilla slice of cake topped with a brown sugar cube in Ma Bar, which gives
you mounds of bubbles (but don't try to eat them, tempting as that may be!) or toss the entire base of this gift into the bath for a
Rhassoul mud free (and therefore, scratch free) version of Lush's Honey Bee Bath Ballistic. Of course, you can break this base up to
get several baths out of it, as it's literally the equivalent of 5 full-sized Ballistics. But me, I tend to find it unseemly to bath in a broken
heart, if not fearing it to be altogether unlucky! If you break a mirror, you get seven years bad luck. Break a heart....crikey, I don't even
wanna think about what might happen! (And I ain't riskin' a possible seven year stretch of heartache to find out, either!)
Contains (2005): 1000g Candy Fluff Ballistic; Sex Bomb Ballistic, Melting Marshmallow Moment Bath Melt; 100g Rock Star Soap
(Limited Edition for Valentine's Day 2005) – Apparently named after a song titled "Kiss Chase" (by a band called Lush no less), this gift
will make any sweet-toothed Lushie's heart sing. First, you get a musky, herbal Sex Bomb Bath Ballistic -- dead sexy indeed, this (bar
the minor flaw of the pink rice paper rose on top turning to a frightening glob o' goo if you don't grab it from the water within a split
second.) Then with Lush's take on a single Valentine's Day rose out of the way, there's the candy, candy, candy. For the shower,
there's a 100g specially molded heart-shaped Rock Star Soap, designed to smell like the vanilla and bubble gum Creamy Candy
Bubble Bar Slice, even if it occasionally imparts a slightly synthetic air. For the bath, you get a MMM (Melting Marshmallow Moments)
Luxury Bath Melt and then the grand finale: instead of placing all these goodies into a heart-shaped box (cuz that would have been too
predictable), Lush offers these little bathtime luxuries in a gigantic Bath Ballistic base with a sprinkling of dried flower petals, tied up
with a gorgeous satin bow. Both MMM and the 1000g Candy Fluff Bath Ballistic (a limited release, only available in the Kiss Chase Gift;
click HERE to read more about this bath in its own review) share the same all-in-one cotton candy, watermelon Jolly Ranchers, and
banana flavoured Bubble Yum bubble gum scent as Candy Fluff Dusting Powder. Essentially the equivalent of 5 Bath Ballistics, of all
Lush's various heart-shaped gifts' Ballistic bases, this is the only one that I would suggest breaking up into more than one bath rather
than firing the entire work of art that is Candy Fluff into the bath in one go. Candy Fluff's colour and scent are so powerful -- you can
literally fragrance an entire floor of your home if you set it out on display, let alone when you immerse yourself in it. I know, I know....the
whole gift is simply too beautiful to break apart and use. If you're like me, you feel tremendous guilt as you dismantle it. So I
recommend buying yourself two: one for using, and one for gawking at with a dreamily romantic, deeply committed 'til-death-do-us-
part gaze...and perhaps the occasional down-on-one-knee declaration of love. (Just make sure no one's around when you do it.)
will make any sweet-toothed Lushie's heart sing. First, you get a musky, herbal Sex Bomb Bath Ballistic -- dead sexy indeed, this (bar
the minor flaw of the pink rice paper rose on top turning to a frightening glob o' goo if you don't grab it from the water within a split
second.) Then with Lush's take on a single Valentine's Day rose out of the way, there's the candy, candy, candy. For the shower,
there's a 100g specially molded heart-shaped Rock Star Soap, designed to smell like the vanilla and bubble gum Creamy Candy
Bubble Bar Slice, even if it occasionally imparts a slightly synthetic air. For the bath, you get a MMM (Melting Marshmallow Moments)
Luxury Bath Melt and then the grand finale: instead of placing all these goodies into a heart-shaped box (cuz that would have been too
predictable), Lush offers these little bathtime luxuries in a gigantic Bath Ballistic base with a sprinkling of dried flower petals, tied up
with a gorgeous satin bow. Both MMM and the 1000g Candy Fluff Bath Ballistic (a limited release, only available in the Kiss Chase Gift;
click HERE to read more about this bath in its own review) share the same all-in-one cotton candy, watermelon Jolly Ranchers, and
banana flavoured Bubble Yum bubble gum scent as Candy Fluff Dusting Powder. Essentially the equivalent of 5 Bath Ballistics, of all
Lush's various heart-shaped gifts' Ballistic bases, this is the only one that I would suggest breaking up into more than one bath rather
than firing the entire work of art that is Candy Fluff into the bath in one go. Candy Fluff's colour and scent are so powerful -- you can
literally fragrance an entire floor of your home if you set it out on display, let alone when you immerse yourself in it. I know, I know....the
whole gift is simply too beautiful to break apart and use. If you're like me, you feel tremendous guilt as you dismantle it. So I
recommend buying yourself two: one for using, and one for gawking at with a dreamily romantic, deeply committed 'til-death-do-us-
part gaze...and perhaps the occasional down-on-one-knee declaration of love. (Just make sure no one's around when you do it.)
Contains (2006): 1000g Candy Fluff Ballistic; Sex Bomb Ballistic; Melting Marshmallow Moment Bath Melt; 100g Gratuitous Violets Soap
(Limited Edition for Valentine's Day 2006) – For Valentine's Day 2005, Lush designed several heart-shaped gifts with 1000g Ballistic
bases: Kiss Chase, Je t'aime, and Honey Bunch. (The original heart-shaped 1000g Ballistic-based gift was Pink Caroline, launched
in 2003.) For Valentine's Day 2006, they only brought only one of these gorgeous gifts back: Kiss Chase. Everything in the 2006 Kiss
Chase Gift is the same as the 2005 version (which you can read about in the review just above this one), but that the heart-shaped
Rock Star Soap was set aside to make room for a special heart-shaped version of Lush's newer Gratuitous Violets Soap instead. You
still get the limited edition 1000g Candy Fluff Bath Ballistic (which you can read about HERE with its own picture and review) in all its
fruity candy glory, the similarly fragranced MMM (Melting Marshmallow Moments) Luxury Bath Melt, and a musky clary sage two-tone
purple and pink Sex Bomb Bath Ballistic, topped with a pink rice paper rose. Sure, lovers of Lush's Creamy Candy Bath might feel a bit
miffed to see the similarly scented Rock Star Soap no longer included in this gift, but if you like the sultry violet Bathos Bubble Bar,
you'll quite likely also love Gratuituous Violets Soap. The two are not the same, however: in addition to the usual violet leaf oil found in
Bathos, Gratuitous Violets also contains a sweet violet leaf infusion. And instead of Bathos' classically elegant rose, this soap contains
earthy cananga and cedarwood oil. Cananga lends a sweet floral, balsamic, woody and fresh floral backnote, while cedarwood also
adds a balsamic, woodsy fragrance. I like to say that while Bathos reminds you of being handed a bouquet of violets, Gratuitous
Violets soap is like running through the woods until you find yourself coming upon a clearing filled with wild violets, surrounded by
breathtaking, velveteen shades of green and purple. As it's presented in Kiss Chase, while you shower with this lavender-coloured
molded heart o' goodness, just think of yourself as Hermia running through the woods in a Midsummer Night's Dream -- figurative
heart in hand as she chases her beloved Demetrius for a smooch (and a marriage proposal.)
bases: Kiss Chase, Je t'aime, and Honey Bunch. (The original heart-shaped 1000g Ballistic-based gift was Pink Caroline, launched
in 2003.) For Valentine's Day 2006, they only brought only one of these gorgeous gifts back: Kiss Chase. Everything in the 2006 Kiss
Chase Gift is the same as the 2005 version (which you can read about in the review just above this one), but that the heart-shaped
Rock Star Soap was set aside to make room for a special heart-shaped version of Lush's newer Gratuitous Violets Soap instead. You
still get the limited edition 1000g Candy Fluff Bath Ballistic (which you can read about HERE with its own picture and review) in all its
fruity candy glory, the similarly fragranced MMM (Melting Marshmallow Moments) Luxury Bath Melt, and a musky clary sage two-tone
purple and pink Sex Bomb Bath Ballistic, topped with a pink rice paper rose. Sure, lovers of Lush's Creamy Candy Bath might feel a bit
miffed to see the similarly scented Rock Star Soap no longer included in this gift, but if you like the sultry violet Bathos Bubble Bar,
you'll quite likely also love Gratuituous Violets Soap. The two are not the same, however: in addition to the usual violet leaf oil found in
Bathos, Gratuitous Violets also contains a sweet violet leaf infusion. And instead of Bathos' classically elegant rose, this soap contains
earthy cananga and cedarwood oil. Cananga lends a sweet floral, balsamic, woody and fresh floral backnote, while cedarwood also
adds a balsamic, woodsy fragrance. I like to say that while Bathos reminds you of being handed a bouquet of violets, Gratuitous
Violets soap is like running through the woods until you find yourself coming upon a clearing filled with wild violets, surrounded by
breathtaking, velveteen shades of green and purple. As it's presented in Kiss Chase, while you shower with this lavender-coloured
molded heart o' goodness, just think of yourself as Hermia running through the woods in a Midsummer Night's Dream -- figurative
heart in hand as she chases her beloved Demetrius for a smooch (and a marriage proposal.)
Contains (2004): Hot Java, Kissletoes, Lush Pud, and Sinter Klaas Bath Ballistics; Christmas Cracker abd Hot Toddy Bubble Bar
Slices, New Shampoo Bar; 100g Spice Mountain Soap
Slices, New Shampoo Bar; 100g Spice Mountain Soap
(Limted Edition for Christmas 2004) – Decorated with cheery, Santa-capped gingerbread men and tied with a lush red bow, Lush's
Merry Christmas gift is filled to the brim with spices galore. Simply put, there's no possible way to open this box and not find yourself
instantly overcome by the spirit of Christmas. Heck, even the Grinch would have canceled his journey to Whoville had someone
passed this box under his big green nose. He'd have much rather bathed with the whiskey and orange scented Hot Toddy Bubble Bar,
or showered with his slice of mulled wine scented Spice Mountain Soap. And considering he only has a few whisps of hair on his
grossly pointy head, a rejuvenating shampoo with New Shampoo Bar might just be the thing he needed to stimulate his hair follicles
with cinnamon and peppermint. And then there's Christmas Cracker (which essentially shares the same scent as Red Rooster Soap)
-- even though it's combination of bright red and green would have turned his bath water poo-brown, this flaw would be covered by
mountains of bubbles, and it certainly would have kept him running on his cinnamon and orange high. And if that didn't work, the
Christmas pudding scented (but again, poo-coloured) Lush Pud or perhaps Sinter Klaas's spice cookie scent (complete with real
chocolate chips...that you should not squish in the tub or else they leave nasty looking skid marks!) would have done the trick. But
once he'd have gotten to his Hot Java and Kissletoes Bath Ballistics, he might have come to his (non)senses, and off he'd have gone
to pack his doggy driven sleigh after all. While these two Ballistics are positively swoonable in solid form, they're mediocre at best in
the bath. Both the cinnamon and ginger Hot Java Bath Ballistic and the cinnamon and orange Kissletoes lose much of their seasonal
scentuality once they hit the water, and though Hot Java promises to warm your body through and through, its broken promise leaves
you feeling cold to your Lush-lovin' bones. The solution? Be sure to tell your gift recipient to use both of these Ballistics together in one
bath to create a "bath cocktail." Problem solved...though you may still feel a need to explain away all those poo-coloured baths, huh?
Merry Christmas gift is filled to the brim with spices galore. Simply put, there's no possible way to open this box and not find yourself
instantly overcome by the spirit of Christmas. Heck, even the Grinch would have canceled his journey to Whoville had someone
passed this box under his big green nose. He'd have much rather bathed with the whiskey and orange scented Hot Toddy Bubble Bar,
or showered with his slice of mulled wine scented Spice Mountain Soap. And considering he only has a few whisps of hair on his
grossly pointy head, a rejuvenating shampoo with New Shampoo Bar might just be the thing he needed to stimulate his hair follicles
with cinnamon and peppermint. And then there's Christmas Cracker (which essentially shares the same scent as Red Rooster Soap)
-- even though it's combination of bright red and green would have turned his bath water poo-brown, this flaw would be covered by
mountains of bubbles, and it certainly would have kept him running on his cinnamon and orange high. And if that didn't work, the
Christmas pudding scented (but again, poo-coloured) Lush Pud or perhaps Sinter Klaas's spice cookie scent (complete with real
chocolate chips...that you should not squish in the tub or else they leave nasty looking skid marks!) would have done the trick. But
once he'd have gotten to his Hot Java and Kissletoes Bath Ballistics, he might have come to his (non)senses, and off he'd have gone
to pack his doggy driven sleigh after all. While these two Ballistics are positively swoonable in solid form, they're mediocre at best in
the bath. Both the cinnamon and ginger Hot Java Bath Ballistic and the cinnamon and orange Kissletoes lose much of their seasonal
scentuality once they hit the water, and though Hot Java promises to warm your body through and through, its broken promise leaves
you feeling cold to your Lush-lovin' bones. The solution? Be sure to tell your gift recipient to use both of these Ballistics together in one
bath to create a "bath cocktail." Problem solved...though you may still feel a need to explain away all those poo-coloured baths, huh?
Contains (2005): Lush Pud and Letters To Santa Bath Ballistics; Christmas Kisses Bubble Bar Slice; Hybrid Shampoo Bar; 100g
Sonic Death Monkey Shower Gel; 100g Snowcake Soap
Sonic Death Monkey Shower Gel; 100g Snowcake Soap
(Limited Edition for Christmas 2005) – For having such a holiday specific name, one would think that Lush might have taken the time to
wrap their Merry Christmas Gift in a Christmas themed wrap of some sort, much like 2004's Merry Christmas Gift, which was
decorated with cheery gingerbread men and tied with a shiny red bow. But instead, for 2005, (as was the case with many of the
Christmas Gifts), you merely get a generic pastel printed paper in hues of yellow, pink, purple, and blue, leaving it to look fairly out of
place under your Christmas tree. As for the contents, you first have the guaranteed-to-be-loved almond scented Snowcake Soap and
the deliciously spicy cinnamon, clove, orange, and vanilla musk Christmas Kisses Bubble Bar which will give your gift recipient an
upliftingly festive reddish-pink bath topped with mounds of luxurious bubbles. It's pretty difficult to go wrong with either of the above
bathtime delicacies. The Bath Ballistics, however, could potentially cause a few problems. The Christmas pudding scented clove,
vanilla (from benzoin resinoid), and lemon Lush Pud immerses you in poo-brown bath water. And Lush NA's version of 2005's
cinnamon, clove, orange, and black pepper Letters To Santa comes with gooey candy letters and a brownish-green bath that's
guaranteed to leave quite a mess in its wake -- it can put off even the most seasoned, open-minded Lushie, let alone any Lush virgin
that you're trying to impress. On the other hand, if you buy this gift from the UK, you'll get a more reasonable Letters To Santa, with
playful foam letters that you can stick to the sides of the tub and a much cheerier, friendlier spring green hue. On top of all of the above,
you also get two non-Christmas items: Sonic Death Monkey and Hybrid Shampoo Bar. Neither of these are guaranteed crowd
pleasers, despite the versatility that both claim to possess. Sonic Death Monkey is marketed as a chocolate and coffee shower gel,
but hemp oil can easily be interpretted by those who aren't used to Lush's uniquely complex take on otherwise traditional fragrances
as lending a strange, almost smoky, non-edible air. Meanwhile, you'd do well to make sure that your giftee likes the scent of licorice;
otherwise, the potently fragranced Hybrid Shampoo Bar could meet with a wrinkled nose just before taking flight towards the bin. And
despite being a 2-in-one hair product, most hair types will require a follow-up of conditioner; those expecting the promoted luxury of
single product convenience will likely be disappointed. Before giving this gift, it's helpful to know your giftee's hair and water types: the
finer and oilier one's hair, and the softer the water being used to shampoo it, the greater the chance of success with this particular
Shampoo Bar. The coarser, drier, and thicker one's hair, and the harder one's water, the more frizzed and frazzled their hair will get
when attempting to use this so-called 2-in-one product on its own. And again, no matter what type of hair they have, at the very least,
they should have a mild detangler on hand. Depending on the recipient, this gift can be a bit risky, as it contains far too many products
that can be acquired tastes, not to mention the issue of walking a haircare tightrope. It's pretty tough to say Merry Christmas and to
sound like you mean it if you're giving someone the gift of a bad hair day!
wrap their Merry Christmas Gift in a Christmas themed wrap of some sort, much like 2004's Merry Christmas Gift, which was
decorated with cheery gingerbread men and tied with a shiny red bow. But instead, for 2005, (as was the case with many of the
Christmas Gifts), you merely get a generic pastel printed paper in hues of yellow, pink, purple, and blue, leaving it to look fairly out of
place under your Christmas tree. As for the contents, you first have the guaranteed-to-be-loved almond scented Snowcake Soap and
the deliciously spicy cinnamon, clove, orange, and vanilla musk Christmas Kisses Bubble Bar which will give your gift recipient an
upliftingly festive reddish-pink bath topped with mounds of luxurious bubbles. It's pretty difficult to go wrong with either of the above
bathtime delicacies. The Bath Ballistics, however, could potentially cause a few problems. The Christmas pudding scented clove,
vanilla (from benzoin resinoid), and lemon Lush Pud immerses you in poo-brown bath water. And Lush NA's version of 2005's
cinnamon, clove, orange, and black pepper Letters To Santa comes with gooey candy letters and a brownish-green bath that's
guaranteed to leave quite a mess in its wake -- it can put off even the most seasoned, open-minded Lushie, let alone any Lush virgin
that you're trying to impress. On the other hand, if you buy this gift from the UK, you'll get a more reasonable Letters To Santa, with
playful foam letters that you can stick to the sides of the tub and a much cheerier, friendlier spring green hue. On top of all of the above,
you also get two non-Christmas items: Sonic Death Monkey and Hybrid Shampoo Bar. Neither of these are guaranteed crowd
pleasers, despite the versatility that both claim to possess. Sonic Death Monkey is marketed as a chocolate and coffee shower gel,
but hemp oil can easily be interpretted by those who aren't used to Lush's uniquely complex take on otherwise traditional fragrances
as lending a strange, almost smoky, non-edible air. Meanwhile, you'd do well to make sure that your giftee likes the scent of licorice;
otherwise, the potently fragranced Hybrid Shampoo Bar could meet with a wrinkled nose just before taking flight towards the bin. And
despite being a 2-in-one hair product, most hair types will require a follow-up of conditioner; those expecting the promoted luxury of
single product convenience will likely be disappointed. Before giving this gift, it's helpful to know your giftee's hair and water types: the
finer and oilier one's hair, and the softer the water being used to shampoo it, the greater the chance of success with this particular
Shampoo Bar. The coarser, drier, and thicker one's hair, and the harder one's water, the more frizzed and frazzled their hair will get
when attempting to use this so-called 2-in-one product on its own. And again, no matter what type of hair they have, at the very least,
they should have a mild detangler on hand. Depending on the recipient, this gift can be a bit risky, as it contains far too many products
that can be acquired tastes, not to mention the issue of walking a haircare tightrope. It's pretty tough to say Merry Christmas and to
sound like you mean it if you're giving someone the gift of a bad hair day!
Contains: Happy Pill Bath Ballistic, Romance In A Stone Bath Ballistic, 100g Ring of Roses Buttercream, Ma Bar Bubble Bar Slice,
Helping Hands Hand Cream, 100g Flying Fox Shower Gel, and 100g 17 Cherry Tree Lane Soap
Helping Hands Hand Cream, 100g Flying Fox Shower Gel, and 100g 17 Cherry Tree Lane Soap
(Limited Edition for Mother's Day 2006) – To celebrate the selfless nature of mothers the world over, Lush gives us the Practically
Perfect Mum Gift -- a collection of flowers, chocolates, and fresh, energizing springtime fragrances for the bath and shower. For
starters, in the name of saying "Happy Mother's Day," Happy Pill ultimately serves as the main attraction of this gift: a Bath Ballistic like
no other on Lush's (or anyone else's) shelves, it offers a fascinatingly breathtaking slow-fizzing swirl of peach, yellow, and cream along
the water's surface while releasing a musky orange and grapefruit fragrance (the orange and yellow coloured halves of this disc
shaped Ballistic sharing the delicious perfume of The Olive Branch and Happy Hippy Shower Gels respectively.) And because mums
are always there to lend a helping hand, Lush also included their calming lavender, chamomile, and honey scented Helping Hands
Hand Cream. If your mother is anything like mine, complaining about her aging, overworked hands, praying each night to be granted
the gift of a hand lift, this will work a treat, as Helping Hands is, in my opinion, one of the richest and best on the market. A much
stronger honey fragrance is found in Flying Fox Shower Gel, which contains copious amounts of jasmine, an aphrodisiac here meant
to serve as a reminder to all mums that they are not just mums, but also sensual women -- beautiful goddesses gracing earth -- a fact
that they often tend to overlook as they selflessly care for others, forgetting to (or having too little energy to) stop and pamper
themselves. And not only does Flying Fox work as a Shower Gel, but it also doubles as a lovely shampoo, which means Lush didn't
forget to pamper our mums from head to toe after all! For the shower, the traditional Mother's Day Gifts of chocolates and flowers is
given a pleasant twist, as Ring Of Roses Buttercream's gentle Amandopondo-like fragrance of rose and citrus fills the air. Of all the
Buttercreams, Ring Of Roses is the most soap-like in consistency, even as it contains only 30% soap and 70% oils for a supposedly
milder cleanse (this being what defines a "Buttercream" at Lush), even if you don't notice much of a difference in the results. And for
those who prefer a full-on soap, 17 Cherry Tree Lane will fill your mother's shower with an air of gentle white blossoms dancing in a
cool spring afternoon's breeze, much like those decorating Practically Perfect Mum's gift wrap, making this a subtle continuation on a
theme. Romance In A Stone might be the only item in this gift that has the potential of being perceived as utterly disappointing: a
colourless bath with a sparse array of flower petals, this Ballistic generally offers meager fragrance and visuals, though its saving
grace is a classical love sonnet on a tiny scroll -- a pleasant surprise that fizzes from this Ballistic's core. And last, but certainly not
least, we return to the skin-conditioning kindness of honey with the addition of chocolate in the appropriately named Ma Bar, originally
launched in 2004 as a limited edition Bubble Bar for Mother's Day, but kept on because Lushies the world over couldn't get enough of
its honey toffee goodness (shared by other best-selling products such as Honey I Washed The Kids Soap and Soft Coeur Massage
Bar). All things considered, with a few exceptions, these aren't necessarily the very best individual items Lush has to offer, but when
put together in a themed gift such as this, their inclusion makes a fair bit of sense, even if the act of giving your mum a romantic love
poem might smack of an Oedipal complex. (Just don't tell your shrink about it, and you should be okay.)
Perfect Mum Gift -- a collection of flowers, chocolates, and fresh, energizing springtime fragrances for the bath and shower. For
starters, in the name of saying "Happy Mother's Day," Happy Pill ultimately serves as the main attraction of this gift: a Bath Ballistic like
no other on Lush's (or anyone else's) shelves, it offers a fascinatingly breathtaking slow-fizzing swirl of peach, yellow, and cream along
the water's surface while releasing a musky orange and grapefruit fragrance (the orange and yellow coloured halves of this disc
shaped Ballistic sharing the delicious perfume of The Olive Branch and Happy Hippy Shower Gels respectively.) And because mums
are always there to lend a helping hand, Lush also included their calming lavender, chamomile, and honey scented Helping Hands
Hand Cream. If your mother is anything like mine, complaining about her aging, overworked hands, praying each night to be granted
the gift of a hand lift, this will work a treat, as Helping Hands is, in my opinion, one of the richest and best on the market. A much
stronger honey fragrance is found in Flying Fox Shower Gel, which contains copious amounts of jasmine, an aphrodisiac here meant
to serve as a reminder to all mums that they are not just mums, but also sensual women -- beautiful goddesses gracing earth -- a fact
that they often tend to overlook as they selflessly care for others, forgetting to (or having too little energy to) stop and pamper
themselves. And not only does Flying Fox work as a Shower Gel, but it also doubles as a lovely shampoo, which means Lush didn't
forget to pamper our mums from head to toe after all! For the shower, the traditional Mother's Day Gifts of chocolates and flowers is
given a pleasant twist, as Ring Of Roses Buttercream's gentle Amandopondo-like fragrance of rose and citrus fills the air. Of all the
Buttercreams, Ring Of Roses is the most soap-like in consistency, even as it contains only 30% soap and 70% oils for a supposedly
milder cleanse (this being what defines a "Buttercream" at Lush), even if you don't notice much of a difference in the results. And for
those who prefer a full-on soap, 17 Cherry Tree Lane will fill your mother's shower with an air of gentle white blossoms dancing in a
cool spring afternoon's breeze, much like those decorating Practically Perfect Mum's gift wrap, making this a subtle continuation on a
theme. Romance In A Stone might be the only item in this gift that has the potential of being perceived as utterly disappointing: a
colourless bath with a sparse array of flower petals, this Ballistic generally offers meager fragrance and visuals, though its saving
grace is a classical love sonnet on a tiny scroll -- a pleasant surprise that fizzes from this Ballistic's core. And last, but certainly not
least, we return to the skin-conditioning kindness of honey with the addition of chocolate in the appropriately named Ma Bar, originally
launched in 2004 as a limited edition Bubble Bar for Mother's Day, but kept on because Lushies the world over couldn't get enough of
its honey toffee goodness (shared by other best-selling products such as Honey I Washed The Kids Soap and Soft Coeur Massage
Bar). All things considered, with a few exceptions, these aren't necessarily the very best individual items Lush has to offer, but when
put together in a themed gift such as this, their inclusion makes a fair bit of sense, even if the act of giving your mum a romantic love
poem might smack of an Oedipal complex. (Just don't tell your shrink about it, and you should be okay.)
Contains: 2200g Santa's Hat Bath Ballistic, Green Wing & Mr. Butterball Ballistics, Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar, and 100g Bob Soap.
(Limited Edition for Christmas 2006) – It may be a rare day when you can find a Santa's Hat Gift that isn't cracked or shattered, but
when that day comes, you feel as though you've landed a most precious treasure, all the more desirable for its playing hard to get.
(Me, after visiting six stores in two countries and coming up empty handed, I was so ecstatic to find a flawless Santa's Hat under the
tree on Christmas morn that I excitedly made a page featuring large photos of the unwrapping ceremony so that you can forever share
the moment with me!) Not your typically wrapped gift, four limited edition Christmas goodies rest inside a massive 2200g Santa's Hat
Bath Ballistic. This Ballistic, sharing the same honey toffee scent as Lush's Honey I Washed The Kids, Soft Coeur, and Honey Bee,
comes in two halves: the pink hat lid and a white base serving as its snowy fur trim. And though Lush intends for you to break this
Ballistic "box" apart to offer you several deliciously scented baths, greedier people like me throw the entire hat into the bath at once,
watching with absolute awe as the equivalent of eleven Ballistics furiously fizz away in the water. Never before has there been a more
decadently exquisite bathing experience than this: a dark sea of silken crimsoned fuchsia tones and conditions your skin while
leaving in its wake enough fragrance to scent the entire house for (literally) days. This Bath Ballistic alone would be well worth the
money, and yet you're additionally blessed with three more gloriously flawless five-star baths: an eye-opening, sparkling lemongrass
Green Wing Ballistic, a cocoa butter laced vanilla musk Mr. Butterball Snowman Ballistic and a glittering Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar
whose sensually spiced carnation will transport you from your bath to the Land of Oz with a brief layover in Heaven. The only potential
disappointment is Bob Soap, offered here as a pine green rectangle with a sprinkling of gold glitter on top. Sure, it looks lovely enough
at first sight, but pull it from its plastic wrapping and you are quickly introduced to the very same brownish gold gelatinous goo that will
cozy up to you in the shower. Granted, Bob's spice, anise, and orange fragrance goes some way to compensate for its unseemly
secretions, yet one problem cannot be ignored: it melts so quickly that it's hardly worth the visual compromise. And yet, even as
Santa's Hat comes with a disappointing date or two (at most) to a mud and slime festival with a bloke named Bob, I can assure you
that all your other bath time dates will go swimmingly, perhaps even ending with an offered hand in marriage to Mr. Butterball. Yes,
that would be rather forward of you, but trust me: by now, he's quite used to it.
when that day comes, you feel as though you've landed a most precious treasure, all the more desirable for its playing hard to get.
(Me, after visiting six stores in two countries and coming up empty handed, I was so ecstatic to find a flawless Santa's Hat under the
tree on Christmas morn that I excitedly made a page featuring large photos of the unwrapping ceremony so that you can forever share
the moment with me!) Not your typically wrapped gift, four limited edition Christmas goodies rest inside a massive 2200g Santa's Hat
Bath Ballistic. This Ballistic, sharing the same honey toffee scent as Lush's Honey I Washed The Kids, Soft Coeur, and Honey Bee,
comes in two halves: the pink hat lid and a white base serving as its snowy fur trim. And though Lush intends for you to break this
Ballistic "box" apart to offer you several deliciously scented baths, greedier people like me throw the entire hat into the bath at once,
watching with absolute awe as the equivalent of eleven Ballistics furiously fizz away in the water. Never before has there been a more
decadently exquisite bathing experience than this: a dark sea of silken crimsoned fuchsia tones and conditions your skin while
leaving in its wake enough fragrance to scent the entire house for (literally) days. This Bath Ballistic alone would be well worth the
money, and yet you're additionally blessed with three more gloriously flawless five-star baths: an eye-opening, sparkling lemongrass
Green Wing Ballistic, a cocoa butter laced vanilla musk Mr. Butterball Snowman Ballistic and a glittering Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar
whose sensually spiced carnation will transport you from your bath to the Land of Oz with a brief layover in Heaven. The only potential
disappointment is Bob Soap, offered here as a pine green rectangle with a sprinkling of gold glitter on top. Sure, it looks lovely enough
at first sight, but pull it from its plastic wrapping and you are quickly introduced to the very same brownish gold gelatinous goo that will
cozy up to you in the shower. Granted, Bob's spice, anise, and orange fragrance goes some way to compensate for its unseemly
secretions, yet one problem cannot be ignored: it melts so quickly that it's hardly worth the visual compromise. And yet, even as
Santa's Hat comes with a disappointing date or two (at most) to a mud and slime festival with a bloke named Bob, I can assure you
that all your other bath time dates will go swimmingly, perhaps even ending with an offered hand in marriage to Mr. Butterball. Yes,
that would be rather forward of you, but trust me: by now, he's quite used to it.
Contains: Mr. Butterball Bath Ballistic, Teddy Bears Christmas Bath Ballistic, Cleanliness Bubble Bar Slice, Ruby Red Slippers Bubble
Bar Slice, Eggsnog Lip Balm, and 100g Snow Fairy Shower Gel
Bar Slice, Eggsnog Lip Balm, and 100g Snow Fairy Shower Gel
(Limited Edition for Christmas 2005) – Snowy is an awesome collection of Lush's Christmas 2005 goodies, all wrapped in adorable
polar bear paper with a metallic silver bow. Out of six well-chosen items, Snowy starts you off with two flawless, 5-star baths,
commonly believed to be their greatest Yuletide creations thus far: the musk, vanilla, and cocoa butter packed Mr. Butterball Snowman
(which is the equivalent of a nourishing full-body wrap at a celebrity frequented spa), and Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar, a glittering
red gem that humbles the Hope Diamond with its unparalleled beauty (yet whose glitter is so fine and rich that it doesn't make a mess
of itself whether on your skin or in the bath...much like having your fine jewels and not paying for them, too). In addition to these Lush
sensations, you also get two other fairly decent baths: the lime-scented Cleanliness Bubble Bar for a fresh, clean, detoxifying and
toning body bath and Lush's honey-rific Teddy Bears Christmas Bath Ballistic -- a fragrant match for Lush's perennial Honey Bee Bath
Ballistic (as well as their best-selling Honey I Washed The Kids Soap, Ma Bar Bubble Bar and Soft Coeur Massage Bars). Yet this
version of Honey Bee is vastly improved: it contains no scratchy, undissolvable Rhassoul Mud, leaving you to enjoy a smooth, silken
bath experience that instantly softens and soothes all skin types. For the shower, Lush has thrown in their deliciously fruit-candied
Snow Fairy Shower Gel, which, though it's supposed to contain glitter, really only contains enough to add an iridescent hue to the bottle
and not to your body. (There is an ongoing campaign by Lush customers to convince Lush to promote this shower gel from a limited
edition offering to a permanent one. That's how highly most people regard Snow Fairy!) The only downer in this gift is Eggsnog Lip
Balm, as there is quite a bit of inconsistency with this product's quality, ranging from great to grotesque: whether you get a delicious
egg nog scented and flavoured balm or one that tastes like an unsalted pat of butter really is a crap shoot. Then to pour salt into the
wound, it's not particularly moisturizing and is prone to melting to the point of spilling all over you once you twist off its lid should you
risk carrying it in your pocket (or even your handbag). But all things considered, the unsurpassed quality of the other five items is so
perfectly dreamy that this becomes a minor marring of what otherwise will leave any giftee shell-shocked (in a very good way.)
polar bear paper with a metallic silver bow. Out of six well-chosen items, Snowy starts you off with two flawless, 5-star baths,
commonly believed to be their greatest Yuletide creations thus far: the musk, vanilla, and cocoa butter packed Mr. Butterball Snowman
(which is the equivalent of a nourishing full-body wrap at a celebrity frequented spa), and Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar, a glittering
red gem that humbles the Hope Diamond with its unparalleled beauty (yet whose glitter is so fine and rich that it doesn't make a mess
of itself whether on your skin or in the bath...much like having your fine jewels and not paying for them, too). In addition to these Lush
sensations, you also get two other fairly decent baths: the lime-scented Cleanliness Bubble Bar for a fresh, clean, detoxifying and
toning body bath and Lush's honey-rific Teddy Bears Christmas Bath Ballistic -- a fragrant match for Lush's perennial Honey Bee Bath
Ballistic (as well as their best-selling Honey I Washed The Kids Soap, Ma Bar Bubble Bar and Soft Coeur Massage Bars). Yet this
version of Honey Bee is vastly improved: it contains no scratchy, undissolvable Rhassoul Mud, leaving you to enjoy a smooth, silken
bath experience that instantly softens and soothes all skin types. For the shower, Lush has thrown in their deliciously fruit-candied
Snow Fairy Shower Gel, which, though it's supposed to contain glitter, really only contains enough to add an iridescent hue to the bottle
and not to your body. (There is an ongoing campaign by Lush customers to convince Lush to promote this shower gel from a limited
edition offering to a permanent one. That's how highly most people regard Snow Fairy!) The only downer in this gift is Eggsnog Lip
Balm, as there is quite a bit of inconsistency with this product's quality, ranging from great to grotesque: whether you get a delicious
egg nog scented and flavoured balm or one that tastes like an unsalted pat of butter really is a crap shoot. Then to pour salt into the
wound, it's not particularly moisturizing and is prone to melting to the point of spilling all over you once you twist off its lid should you
risk carrying it in your pocket (or even your handbag). But all things considered, the unsurpassed quality of the other five items is so
perfectly dreamy that this becomes a minor marring of what otherwise will leave any giftee shell-shocked (in a very good way.)
Contains: Bon Bomb Bath Ballistic, Butterball Bath Ballistic, Creamy Candy Bubble Bar Slice, Candy Fluff Dusting Powder, Soft Coeur
Massage Bar, and 100g Rock Star Soap
Massage Bar, and 100g Rock Star Soap
(Discontinued in 2005) – In 2004, Lush North America held a competition on their forum: forumites could send them ideas for new
gifts, and those picked as the winning entries would have their gift created and sold both online and in Lush stores across the
continent. Sugar Bon Bon was one of those winners, and though I cannot remember who the wonderful Lushie behind the idea was (if
someone else remembers, please do email me at admin@lushie.com so that I can give them the credit and praise they so deserve!)
Sadly, at the time the winners were chosen, there was quite a bit of bickering on the forum amongst those whose ideas weren't
chosen, but frankly, this gift in particular was one of the most preciously wrapped Lush gifts ever made, and its creator was quite
deserving of her win. I personally coveted this gift from the first day I saw a photo of the box. And I did so to the point of making about
ten separate trips to Lush in the weeks before my birthday, dragging friends one by one into the store under the guise of "I need to pick
up a few bare necessities" only to immediately lead them to the display of Sugar Bon Bons, instructing them to keep this lovely gift in
mind for my prezzie! (And when I wound up getting three of them on the big day, I had the nerve to repeatedly squeal "What a lovely
unexpected surprise!" in shameless delight!) This gift looks like a very expensive metallic gold box of Godiva chocolates, tied in rich
black satin ribbon. Inside, to continue the imagery of an actual box of assorted bon bons, each of the six items are divided into
separate compartments by cardboard slats, and each of these deliciously sweet Lush goodies rests on a bed of brightly coloured
rippled and curled ticker tape strands of shredded decorative paper. In the first slot sits a specially molded rectangular slice of Rock
Star Soap, the description on the box's lid saying it all: "The Rock Star Soap makes your hands and body smell like a candy shop (not
like a rock star, fortunately.)" In the second slot is a heart-shaped gold foil wrapped honey toffee scented Soft Coeur Massage Bar,
with a "soft core" of chocolate. Displayed in plastic bags tied with fancily curled gold ribbons, in the third and fourth slots respectively
were the bon bon shaped Butterball Bath Ballistic with its delicately sweet vanilla and (synthetic) musk fragrance, as well as the lemon
sweetie Bon Bomb Ballistic, both baths releasing chunks of melting butters for an exquisitely relaxing, deep conditioning and
moisturizing experience for the whole body. Next is a pink Creamy Candy Bubble Bar topped with a real flower-shaped sugar candy,
this bubbly bath sharing the same deliciously sweet rock candy fragrance as Rock Star soap (get the pun there now?) And last but not
least, is the glittery Candy Fluff Dusting Powder, a sparkly affair that smells like Jolly Rancher watermelon sweets with a hint of banana
taffy. All of the above make this an excellent gift for just about any occasion: whether a clever calorie-free replacement for a box of
chocolates on Valentine's Day to even being a wonderfully consoling pick-me-up surprise for the type of gal who tends to drown her
break-up sorrows in a box of chocolate bon bons. In fact, I strongly believe that every gal who gets dumped should be legally entitled
to one of these gifts. In which case, I daresay getting dumped would not only become a pleasant experience, but one that we'd all
eagerly look forward to with great anticipation! (I can picture us now, spending long lonely nights sitting by the phone hoping the bloke
won't call, just so that we can get our hands on one of these beauties!)
gifts, and those picked as the winning entries would have their gift created and sold both online and in Lush stores across the
continent. Sugar Bon Bon was one of those winners, and though I cannot remember who the wonderful Lushie behind the idea was (if
someone else remembers, please do email me at admin@lushie.com so that I can give them the credit and praise they so deserve!)
Sadly, at the time the winners were chosen, there was quite a bit of bickering on the forum amongst those whose ideas weren't
chosen, but frankly, this gift in particular was one of the most preciously wrapped Lush gifts ever made, and its creator was quite
deserving of her win. I personally coveted this gift from the first day I saw a photo of the box. And I did so to the point of making about
ten separate trips to Lush in the weeks before my birthday, dragging friends one by one into the store under the guise of "I need to pick
up a few bare necessities" only to immediately lead them to the display of Sugar Bon Bons, instructing them to keep this lovely gift in
mind for my prezzie! (And when I wound up getting three of them on the big day, I had the nerve to repeatedly squeal "What a lovely
unexpected surprise!" in shameless delight!) This gift looks like a very expensive metallic gold box of Godiva chocolates, tied in rich
black satin ribbon. Inside, to continue the imagery of an actual box of assorted bon bons, each of the six items are divided into
separate compartments by cardboard slats, and each of these deliciously sweet Lush goodies rests on a bed of brightly coloured
rippled and curled ticker tape strands of shredded decorative paper. In the first slot sits a specially molded rectangular slice of Rock
Star Soap, the description on the box's lid saying it all: "The Rock Star Soap makes your hands and body smell like a candy shop (not
like a rock star, fortunately.)" In the second slot is a heart-shaped gold foil wrapped honey toffee scented Soft Coeur Massage Bar,
with a "soft core" of chocolate. Displayed in plastic bags tied with fancily curled gold ribbons, in the third and fourth slots respectively
were the bon bon shaped Butterball Bath Ballistic with its delicately sweet vanilla and (synthetic) musk fragrance, as well as the lemon
sweetie Bon Bomb Ballistic, both baths releasing chunks of melting butters for an exquisitely relaxing, deep conditioning and
moisturizing experience for the whole body. Next is a pink Creamy Candy Bubble Bar topped with a real flower-shaped sugar candy,
this bubbly bath sharing the same deliciously sweet rock candy fragrance as Rock Star soap (get the pun there now?) And last but not
least, is the glittery Candy Fluff Dusting Powder, a sparkly affair that smells like Jolly Rancher watermelon sweets with a hint of banana
taffy. All of the above make this an excellent gift for just about any occasion: whether a clever calorie-free replacement for a box of
chocolates on Valentine's Day to even being a wonderfully consoling pick-me-up surprise for the type of gal who tends to drown her
break-up sorrows in a box of chocolate bon bons. In fact, I strongly believe that every gal who gets dumped should be legally entitled
to one of these gifts. In which case, I daresay getting dumped would not only become a pleasant experience, but one that we'd all
eagerly look forward to with great anticipation! (I can picture us now, spending long lonely nights sitting by the phone hoping the bloke
won't call, just so that we can get our hands on one of these beauties!)
Contains: Christmas Party Bath Ballistic, Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar Slice, 100g Fair Trade Foot Lotion, Shimmy Shimmy Massage
Bar, Ultimate Shine Shampoo Bar, 100g Snow Fairy Shower Gel, and Party On Temple Balm
Bar, Ultimate Shine Shampoo Bar, 100g Snow Fairy Shower Gel, and Party On Temple Balm
(Limited Edition for Christmas 2005) – With the revival of disco-era fashion and music, what trendier gift could there be than Lush's You
Shall Go To The Ball, wrapped in the colours of discotheque lighting, complete with glitter balls and sparkling sequined stilletto
dancing shoes? But when you get right down to it, though its a decent gift for the most part, once unwrapped, the strobe-lit dance floor
can occasionally appear a bit empty despite Lush's every effort to get the crowd onto their feet. In preparation for dancing the night
away, you can bath with an exquisitely bejeweled, height-of-perfection Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar, enveloping yourself in the spicy,
heady scent of carnations, seductive roses, and refreshing tangerines -- but don't expect to be glittering once you ascend from her red-
orange waters. You can wash your hair with the gold glimmering Ultimate Shine Shampoo Bar -- but don't expect to find a single
sparkle in your shiny locks once it's rinsed away. You can shower with Snow Fairy's pink and iridescent "fairy" dusted watermelon,
cotton candy, and banana scented gel -- though you won't find any iridescence on your baby soft body once it's rinsed away. To
compensate for the lack of enduring bedazzlement in the prior three products, you can cover yourself in a gold, pink, and pastel green
shimmer -- the predominant colour always changing with the light's reflection -- using Shimmy Shimmy Massage Bar, which will
douse your entire life in ultra-fine glitter for up to a week. And then in the wee morning hours, when you return from the club and kick off
your Studio 54 stillettos, you can rub a bit of pink peppermint and spearmint Fair Trade Foot Lotion onto your tortured tootsies -- though
you should take care not to get this staining lotion on fabric, especially if you're going to slather it on as an intensive overnight
treatment. As for the remaining two products in this gift, well, you could head off to a big bash in Baghdad, taking a weak champagne
mimosa scented bath in muddy brownish-peach water filled with throwing stars and what feels like shards of glass in the form of
bombed-out shrapnel if you'd like. And once you've partied yourself to exhaustion in Baghdad and need an aromatherapeutic boost to
keep you going, you could apply a bit of Party On Temple Balm to your pulse points, only to smell lemons for a mere three to five
minutes before they altogether disappear, serving positively no purpose at all whatsoever. And of course, you could keep reapplying
this balm in desperate frustration until your temples begin to pay tribute to Grease more than they do Saturday Night Fever. Yes, these
are things you could do with these products. Or better yet, you could always not, say you did, and be all the happier for it!
Shall Go To The Ball, wrapped in the colours of discotheque lighting, complete with glitter balls and sparkling sequined stilletto
dancing shoes? But when you get right down to it, though its a decent gift for the most part, once unwrapped, the strobe-lit dance floor
can occasionally appear a bit empty despite Lush's every effort to get the crowd onto their feet. In preparation for dancing the night
away, you can bath with an exquisitely bejeweled, height-of-perfection Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar, enveloping yourself in the spicy,
heady scent of carnations, seductive roses, and refreshing tangerines -- but don't expect to be glittering once you ascend from her red-
orange waters. You can wash your hair with the gold glimmering Ultimate Shine Shampoo Bar -- but don't expect to find a single
sparkle in your shiny locks once it's rinsed away. You can shower with Snow Fairy's pink and iridescent "fairy" dusted watermelon,
cotton candy, and banana scented gel -- though you won't find any iridescence on your baby soft body once it's rinsed away. To
compensate for the lack of enduring bedazzlement in the prior three products, you can cover yourself in a gold, pink, and pastel green
shimmer -- the predominant colour always changing with the light's reflection -- using Shimmy Shimmy Massage Bar, which will
douse your entire life in ultra-fine glitter for up to a week. And then in the wee morning hours, when you return from the club and kick off
your Studio 54 stillettos, you can rub a bit of pink peppermint and spearmint Fair Trade Foot Lotion onto your tortured tootsies -- though
you should take care not to get this staining lotion on fabric, especially if you're going to slather it on as an intensive overnight
treatment. As for the remaining two products in this gift, well, you could head off to a big bash in Baghdad, taking a weak champagne
mimosa scented bath in muddy brownish-peach water filled with throwing stars and what feels like shards of glass in the form of
bombed-out shrapnel if you'd like. And once you've partied yourself to exhaustion in Baghdad and need an aromatherapeutic boost to
keep you going, you could apply a bit of Party On Temple Balm to your pulse points, only to smell lemons for a mere three to five
minutes before they altogether disappear, serving positively no purpose at all whatsoever. And of course, you could keep reapplying
this balm in desperate frustration until your temples begin to pay tribute to Grease more than they do Saturday Night Fever. Yes, these
are things you could do with these products. Or better yet, you could always not, say you did, and be all the happier for it!
Contains (2002 – 2004): Butterball Bath Ballistic, Tisty Tosty Bath Ballistic, Dream Cream Body Lotion, Ceridwen’s Cauldron Luxury
Bath Melt, Aqua Mirabilis Luxury Bath Melt, Therapy Massage Bar, 100g Back For Breakfast Shower Gel, and 100g Sea Vegetable Soap
Contains (2004 – 2005): Butterball Bath Ballistic, Tisty Tosty Bath Ballistic, Aqua Mirabilis Body Butter, Dream Cream Body Lotion,
Dreamtime Luxury Bath Melt, Ceridwen’s Cauldron Luxury Bath Melt, Therapy Massage Bar, and 100g Sea Vegetable Soap
Contains (2005 - ): Big Blue Bath Ballistic, Butterball Bath Ballistic, Tisty Tosty Bath Ballistic, Aqua Mirabilis Body Butter, Dream Cream
Body Lotion, Bathos Bubble Bar Slice, 100g Flying Fox Shower Gel, and 100g Sea Vegetable Soap
Bath Melt, Aqua Mirabilis Luxury Bath Melt, Therapy Massage Bar, 100g Back For Breakfast Shower Gel, and 100g Sea Vegetable Soap
Contains (2004 – 2005): Butterball Bath Ballistic, Tisty Tosty Bath Ballistic, Aqua Mirabilis Body Butter, Dream Cream Body Lotion,
Dreamtime Luxury Bath Melt, Ceridwen’s Cauldron Luxury Bath Melt, Therapy Massage Bar, and 100g Sea Vegetable Soap
Contains (2005 - ): Big Blue Bath Ballistic, Butterball Bath Ballistic, Tisty Tosty Bath Ballistic, Aqua Mirabilis Body Butter, Dream Cream
Body Lotion, Bathos Bubble Bar Slice, 100g Flying Fox Shower Gel, and 100g Sea Vegetable Soap
As a professional shopping enabler myself, this is one of my all-time favourite gifts for recruiting new Lushies. First, a gift that reads
"You're A Star" on its gold and white tag is the perfect way to tell someone how special they are. Second, this 8 piece gift always
contains some of Lush's best 5-star products, and third, every single one of those products have been purchased by real live stars, so
it totally feeds into peoples' bizarre fascination with celebrity! (Hey, if Luxury Bath Melts are good enough for Madonna...) I've reviewed
all of the various products included in the You're A Star gift throughout my thread, so in this review, let's find out which celebrity bought
which products, shall we? (The more you know, the better you can enable, whether you're giving this lush gift or simply name dropping
with the individual items next time you lure your mates into the shop!) Sea Vegetable was purchased by Jude Law, while Butterball
found its way into the Lush bags of both Sarah Jessica Parker and Julia Roberts and Tisty Tosty went home with Liv Tyler and Ewan
McGregor. Not only does Annie Lennox love Dream Cream Body Lotion, but soon after she collected her Oscar, Halle Berry bought a
whopping six pots of it in one sweeping "ka-ching!" Aqua Mirabilis was purchased by Kylie Minogue (but really, she purchased the
original Aqua Mirabilis Luxury Bath Melt, and when Lush reformulated it into a "Body Butter," they simply made a switcheroo.) Billy Zane
bought Back For Breakfast, which was then replaced in this gift set by Madonna's favourite Dreamtime Luxury Bath Melt (hey, he hasn't
had a hit film since Titanic, so...) And speaking of Madonna (who, by the way, also likes After 8:30 massage bar), her friend Gwyneth
Paltrow buys Ceridwen’s Cauldron. (A long-time Lushie, she also used to buy Angel Water Toner and Ibiza Party Liquid Shampoo until
they were ruthlessly discontinued.) Therapy Massage Bar was purchased by Julia Roberts (who also stocks up on Bath Ballistics and
uses Lush's Kryzstal Solid Deodorants.) And in Autumn 2005, Therapy, Dreamtime, and Ceridwen's Cauldron were replaced by a few
new celeb favourites: Big Blue Bath Ballistic (Russell Crowe), Bathos Bubble Bar Slice (Cher), and Flying Fox Shower Gel (Viggo
Mortensen). Now I ask ya', how could you possibly go wrong with this Oscar-worthy gift?
"You're A Star" on its gold and white tag is the perfect way to tell someone how special they are. Second, this 8 piece gift always
contains some of Lush's best 5-star products, and third, every single one of those products have been purchased by real live stars, so
it totally feeds into peoples' bizarre fascination with celebrity! (Hey, if Luxury Bath Melts are good enough for Madonna...) I've reviewed
all of the various products included in the You're A Star gift throughout my thread, so in this review, let's find out which celebrity bought
which products, shall we? (The more you know, the better you can enable, whether you're giving this lush gift or simply name dropping
with the individual items next time you lure your mates into the shop!) Sea Vegetable was purchased by Jude Law, while Butterball
found its way into the Lush bags of both Sarah Jessica Parker and Julia Roberts and Tisty Tosty went home with Liv Tyler and Ewan
McGregor. Not only does Annie Lennox love Dream Cream Body Lotion, but soon after she collected her Oscar, Halle Berry bought a
whopping six pots of it in one sweeping "ka-ching!" Aqua Mirabilis was purchased by Kylie Minogue (but really, she purchased the
original Aqua Mirabilis Luxury Bath Melt, and when Lush reformulated it into a "Body Butter," they simply made a switcheroo.) Billy Zane
bought Back For Breakfast, which was then replaced in this gift set by Madonna's favourite Dreamtime Luxury Bath Melt (hey, he hasn't
had a hit film since Titanic, so...) And speaking of Madonna (who, by the way, also likes After 8:30 massage bar), her friend Gwyneth
Paltrow buys Ceridwen’s Cauldron. (A long-time Lushie, she also used to buy Angel Water Toner and Ibiza Party Liquid Shampoo until
they were ruthlessly discontinued.) Therapy Massage Bar was purchased by Julia Roberts (who also stocks up on Bath Ballistics and
uses Lush's Kryzstal Solid Deodorants.) And in Autumn 2005, Therapy, Dreamtime, and Ceridwen's Cauldron were replaced by a few
new celeb favourites: Big Blue Bath Ballistic (Russell Crowe), Bathos Bubble Bar Slice (Cher), and Flying Fox Shower Gel (Viggo
Mortensen). Now I ask ya', how could you possibly go wrong with this Oscar-worthy gift?
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