After a scorching hot day out in the sun, it felt rather strange to be coming home to bathe with a Christmas tree. In fact, it's been so hot these last few days that it feels strange even running myself a bath when the weather is so sticky outside. Alas, I was determined to get myself on top of the reviews I had planned to do and the only bath product I had leftmost happened to be a seasonal one.
In nearly every one of my reviews of these seasonal bath melt tablets, I have explained how little press they received, not to mention how little time they were made available on the website. For this reason, I am probably one of only a handful of lucky people who were able to get their hands on these limited editions, which is a real shame.
Retro Tree Bath Melt Tablet couldn't be any more festive-like if it tried. Sporting a cream base with an orange and green-striped Christmas tree on the front, this limited edition was designed as both a decoration to hang on your tree and a companion for the bath as well. About 9cm in width, 6cm wide and about 5mm thick, this seasonal special also offered a gentle scent that didn't exactly fill the room, but did make an impression if you were sitting close enough.
Sharing its scent with the Floating Island Bath Melt, this particular tablet offers a rich but very gentle aroma: one that presents both a creamy vanilla note and a warming, woody one as well. The tablet smells very much like a scoop of rich vanilla ice cream combined with a subtle woody twist that grounds the overall fragrance a little.
While Retro Tree is sold as a single product, there is not really any need to place the whole tablet into the bath in one go. Cutting the melt in half or even quarters will still offer a really moisturising bath for your skin and you'll still be able to smell the wonderful aroma throughout the whole experience. In fact, you actually run the risk of creating a mess around the tub if you include the whole tablet at once, as the oils and butters don't all tend to dissolve into the water and they stick to the sides instead. Furthermore, I would also recommend that if you're going to use the tablet across multiple baths, it is better to break it into pieces whilst its dry than having to hang and store the used tablet once it's been placed in the water.
As with nearly all of Lush's bath melts, Retro Tree didn't exactly put on much of a show in the water. The bath melt floated on the surface whilst it slowly dissolved and sent out little splodges of beige-coloured oil into the water, which seemed to disappear fairly quickly and give the water a slightly creamy tinge.
As with all of the bath melt tablets, Retro Tree presents an impressive range of essential butters and oils to nourish your skin and leave it feeling smooth and replenished. Every so often I found myself massaging the bar itself to release the oils into the water because they were quite thick and resistant to dissolve by themselves. I think if you simply waited for the bath tablet to melt by itself, you'd probably be in the tub for a matter of hours.
Once the tablet had fully melted, I found that the water was left with next to no colour all, which didn't exactly inspire the most exciting of reactions from myself. However, I had to remind myself that it was indeed a bath melt as opposed to a bath bomb, so it shouldn't be tarnished for doing something it's not designed to do. It did however make an immediate impression on my skin.
Within seconds of submerging myself beneath the water, my skin felt super silky-soft and smooth: as if there was a thin protective layer that was coating my skin and replenishing my body in record speed. My hands and legs took on an almost shiny form during the experience and I could still feel ow supple velvety they felt after I had towelled myself down. This is definitely a bath tablet that goes above and beyond what it's supposed to do.
While the fragrance was present during my time in the bath, I wasn't really able to detect it that well, and whenever I used another product this tended to thwart the aroma altogether. Afterwards, I wasn't surprised to find that the scent barely lingered on my skin much at all and I wasn't able to smell it anymore some twenty minutes after I had exited the bathroom.
If you're looking for a product that is going to offer you a good show in the bath; present you with a strong aroma to enjoy whilst bathing; and linger on your skin afterwards, this bath melt is probably not the best choice to go for. However, if your skin is in need of some serious nourishment and you're happy to couple a chunk of this alongside another product, this is one you should seek out and try. It's definitely better value than the small bath oil you can buy as a regular item!
Quantitative Ingredients: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cream of Tartar, Laureth 4, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Perfume, Lauryl Betaine, Titanium Dioxide, Sandalwood Oil, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Labdanum Resinoid, *Farnesol, *Limonene.
Vegan?: Yes.
2018 Price: £5.95 each.
Year Of Original Release: 2018.
If there is one spice that reminds me of the winter months, it is cinnamon without any shade of a doubt. Ironically, this is the very same aroma that brings me the upmost comfort during the colder season as well. Whether it's sprinkled on top of my mince pies or the main ingredient in my hot drink, cinnamon is the very epitome of warmth and comfort.
When I first learnt about Cinnamon Orange Bath Melt Tablet last Christmas, I was really excited to experience the Hot Toddy scent in another format. As one of my favourite shower gels from Lush, there is something so warming, spicy and sweet about the scent that comes across perfectly in this latest format. Unfortunately, along with the other tablets and baubles that came out at the same time, their shelf life was fleeting, and I was never able to grab more than the initial one I managed to secure.
About 9cm in width, 6cm wide and about 5mm thick, this seasonal special was designed to be hung up as a decoration during the festive period. Whether on your Christmas tree or placed somewhere around your home, this limited edition offered a scent that would fill the room for days on end, which is why I opted not to use mine until the scent had completely faded and the end of January was fast-approaching.
Made from an impressive range of butters and oils, this bath tablet is designed to infuse your bath water with enough nourishment to heal and restore winter-kissed skin. However, it also works well in the warmer months when your sun-kissed skin is feeling a little parched. No matter the season, Cinnamon Orange does exactly what it's supposed to do, and more.
Sporting an orange outer shell and decorated with a stick of cinnamon and a slice of dried orange on the surface, this tablet offers a sweet and spicy cinnamon scent, with a fruity orange layer to round off the aroma and add a beautiful sweetness to seal the deal. If you loved Hot Toddy Shower Gel, you'd definitely appreciate how well this tablet replicates the scent.
While Cinnamon Orange is sold as a single product, there is not really any need to place the whole tablet into the bath in one go. Cutting the melt in half or even quarters will still offer a really moisturising bath for your skin and you'll still be able to smell the wonderful aroma throughout the whole experience.In fact, you actually run the risk of creating a mess around the tub if you include the whole tablet at once, as the oils and butters don't all tend to dissolve into the water.
I would also recommend that if you're going to use the tablet across multiple baths, it is better to break it into pieces whilst its dry than having to hang and store the used tablet once it's been placed in the water. As Cinnamon Orange melts fairly messily in the water, you may find it difficult to time how long to keep the whole tablet in the water for, so cutting it up beforehand will enable you to control how much of the product is being used at any one time.
When it came to Cinnamon Orange Bath Melt Tablet, I found that it didn't tend to put on much of a show in the water. The bath melt floated on the surface whilst it slowly dissolved and then sent out little splodges of orange oils that seemed to disappear fairly quickly into the water. Every so often I found myself massaging the bar itself to release the oils into the water because they were quite thick and resistant to dissolve by themselves. I think if you simply waited for the bath tablet to melt by itself, you'd probably be in the tub for a matter of hours.
Once the tablet had fully melted, I found that the water was left with just a faint orange tinge, which didn't exactly inspire the most exciting of reactions. There was also quite a few flecks of oils still left floating around in the water, although I found that these were great to rub directly into the skin whilst I was bathing.
Upon towelling myself down, I found that I could detect remnants of the cinnamon and orange notes on my skin afterwards, and this lingered for a couple of hours at least. Furthermore, my whole body felt super nourished and silky-soft, which is exactly what the bath melt had been set out to do.
Luckily, for fans of the aforementioned shower gel, Cinnamon Orange Bath Melt Tablet is set to make a return this Christmas, which is great news for myself and anyone who missed it last year. My only request is that Lush ensure that the release of Hot Toddy Shower Gel happens alongside this so that new and old fans can rekindle with, what is perhaps my favourite winter scent from the company.
Quantitative Ingredients: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bitartrate (Tartar), Fair Trade Shea Butter, Cinnamon Oil, Brazilian Orange Oil.
Vegan?: Yes.
2019 Price: £4.95 each.
Year Of Original Release: 2018.
Alongside Iron Harvest, I think that this is perhaps my favourite of the four limited edition bauble bath melts that Lush brought out last Christmas. Not only does it offer a gorgeous vivid pink colour: a shade of pink in fact that I think is the most beautiful shade I have ever seen, but this bath melt also holds a gorgeous fragrance that lasts for hours on both your skin and around the bathroom.
Dragon's Temple Bauble Bath Melt unfortunately saw very little in the way of accolade when it originally came out. Appearing briefly on Instagram and then on a couple of European sites, this limited edition was quick to make an impression amongst the community, and fans couldn't wait to get their chance to purchase one for them to try. Unfortunately, this along with the other nine tablets that came out at the same time, appeared and disappeared on the website, within a matter of hours, and that was the last that we heard about them.
With a circumference roughly 7cm wide and with a thickness a little under a centimetre, this is definitely one of the biggest bath melts that Lush have ever unleashed into the world. While it is definitely a very intense experience to put the whole thing into the tub at once, I would suggest that you cut this into three or four pieces as that would make it much better value for money.
You certainly don't need to use the entire melt in one go and it would be far less messy breaking off pieces whilst its dry than hanging or storing the tablet once it's already been in the water. As the bauble tends to melt quite quickly, there is nothing particularly pretty about hanging a blob of pink butters around your room afterwards. For this reason, dividing this into four pieces would be a much better and slightly less messier way of enjoying this bauble.
Sharing its scent with Delight Bath Oil, Dragon's Temple is a bright and very fruity burst of lime, pine and black pepper: three ingredients that work in unison with each other to produce something very unique and refreshing. To my nose, the lime is the strongest component here, offering a bright but equally slightly soured fruity note. Alongside this, the pine oil brings about a fresh, slightly green-like note that sits directly under the line and intensifies the overall fragrance.
Along with the black pepper oil, that adds a delicate but noticeable spicy kick to the aroma, the smell of this bauble is a light and very uplifting one, yet it also possesses properties to warm the body and senses at the same time. Used in the summer, the fragrance compliments the warmer weather; used in the winter and it leaves you feeling refreshed and comforted.
As with all of Lush's limited edition baubles, Dragon's Temple rests on the surface and slowly ebbs streams of vivid pink oils under and across the surface. These oils and butters tend to linger around the product at first so you have to swish it around with the piece of string to help it dissolve across the whole tub. However, I really enjoyed watching the oils create thick, colourful patterns on the surface whilst I was bathing, so I was happy to let the butters and oils dissolve in their own time. After using half of one of these baubles, I found that the water turned a wonderful shade of pink, to match the original colour of the bath melt.
What I will say is that I could definitely detect a change in the consistency of the water and I found that my skin felt smoother and softer within minutes. After towelling myself down, I could really notice how nourished my skin looked and felt and this is something that I felt was perhaps intensified somewhat because of the size of the bath melt I was using.
Another great point about Dragon's Temple was the fact that the fragrance stayed with me throughout my entire bath and I was able to smell it quite prominently on my skin afterwards as well. These lingering notes travelled with me when I went to bed that night and I could still smell them on my pillow the next day.
If you're a fan of the Delight, you will no doubt love this rendition of the bath oil and will in fact be far happier that the scent is very much stronger and more prevalent than it is in the miniature ball. I would even go as far as to say that this bauble was far more moisturising as well, which only served to make me love it all. I would gladly buy this again if it ever became available, although the chances of this are unfortunately rather slim.
Quantitative Ingredients: Organic Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii), Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Laureth 4, Perfume, Lime Oil (Citrus aurantifolia), Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Titanium Dioxide, Black Pepper Oil (Piper nigrum), Pine Needle Absolute (Pinus sylvestris), Organic Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia chinensis), *Citral, Coumarin, *Limonene.
Vegan?: Yes.
2019 Price: £6.95 each.
Year Of Original Release: 2018.
I'm somebody who absolutely flourishes in the warmer weather and couldn't ever imagine complaining about it being too hot on any occasion. My moods are far more balanced and uplifted during the summer; my creativity is out in full force; and I just feel far more contented with myself and my surroundings when the sun is beating down.
However, that doesn't mean for one second that I don't enjoy the polar opposite: huddled in front of an open fire trying to keep warm; wearing fifty layers just to feel my toes; and settling down every evening with a warm mug of hot chocolate. While my life perhaps isn't that poetic, these sorts of conditions are equally romantic in my mind.
For this reason, I absolutely loved the design of Winter's Night Bauble Bath Melt: one of four limited edition seasonal releases that appeared during the month of December 2018. Modelled on a Christmas decoration, the idea with this extra large bath melt is that it doubles up as a hanging feature when it's not being used. These looked rather stunning when hung from the branches of a Christmas tree, and only served to fill the room with a wonderful scent to boot.
Winter's Night was one of four bauble bath melts to appear online last year and featured a simplistic but equally detailed scene of the night sky with a couple of trees ladened with snow. While not perhaps as beautiful as some of the square tablets that were released around this time, this one was still a lovely little surprise and perhaps offered from the best fragrances from the bunch.
Sharing its scent with the Furze range, this bauble is both warming and creamy, which is perfect to indulge in when you need a little something to bring some life back into your winter-kissed skin. Featuring mimosa absolute as one of the key ingredients, this bauble bath melt has a hazy and very milky floral element to it - a discordance that hits you the minute you place the bath melt into the warm water. The scent has an almost creamy, powdery scent to it, yet there is something very floral about it as well.
Alongside this, there is also a very strong thread of both coconut and vanilla, which gives Winter's Night a sickly sweet element to it as well. The coconut was definitely very prevalent in this fragrance and I really appreciated the almost nutty component that you could smell on your skin after you exited the bath.
With a circumference roughly 7cm wide and with a thickness a little under a centimetre, this is definitely one of the biggest bath melts that Lush have ever unleashed into the world. While it is definitely a very intense experience to put the whole thing into the tub at once, I would suggest that you cut this into three or four pieces, as that would make it much better value for money.
You certainly don't need to use the entire melt in one go and it would be far less messy breaking off pieces whilst its dry than hanging or storing the tablet once it's already been in the water. As the etching on the front of the melt dissolves first in the water, there is nothing particularly pretty about hanging a blob of pale pink butters around your room afterwards. For this reason, dividing this into four pieces would be a much better and slightly less messier way of enjoying this bauble.
Once in the water, Winter's Night rests on the surface and slowly ebbs streams of dark purple under and across the surface. These oils and butters tend to linger around the product at first so you have to swish it around with the piece of string to help it dissolve across the whole tub. After using half of one of these baubles, I found that the water turned a dark shade of purple, which reminded me very much of the colour of a dark winter's night.
What I will say is that I could definitely detect a change in the consistency of the water and I found that my skin felt smoother and softer within minutes. After towelling myself down, I could really notice how nourished my skin looked and felt and this is something that I felt was perhaps intensified somewhat because of the size of the bath melt I was using.
Another great point about Winter's Night was the fact that the fragrance stayed with me throughout my entire bath and I was able to smell gentle remnants of it on my skin afterwards as well. While these lingering notes were fairly subtle, it was still a lovely way to send myself off to bed, and I truly believe that the mimosa helped me to get a better night sleep than I have done in a while.
Unfortunately, out of all of the baubles that Lush offered last Christmas, this one seemed to age the quickest and so my other half had already turned a murky brown by the time I went to use it only a month later. Having said that, it still offered the same level of scent and moisture in the bath tub, and yet again gave me another wonderful night sleep off of the back of using one of these.
For this reason, I would definitely purchase one of these, if Lush ever choose to bring them back for sale. In fact, Winter's Night actually rekindled my appreciation for this fragrance a little more and I went straight out and purchased a tub of Salted Coconut Hand Scrub after bathing with the bauble for the first time.
Quantitative Ingredients: Unknown.
Vegan?: Yes.
2019 Price: £6.95 each.
Year Of Original Release: 2018.
Despite the fact that the sun is shining outside of my window, my sole mission this afternoon was to bathe with a product that's been with me since the end of Christmas 2018. Why I still hadn't used this bauble up until now was simple, and something I have already explained in some of my other reviews of the products that came out alongside this one.
During December of last year, an array of beautiful bauble bath melts and tablets appeared on Instagram, followed quickly by the naked stores in Germany and Japan. Sporting gorgeous colours and a variety of scents, consumers wondered if they'd ever be able to get their hands on the little gems, as they really were quite gorgeous. After a little confusion, they appeared on Lush's website a few hours after Christmas day, only to disappear completely after a couple of hours and never to make a return.
Amelia Kringle was one of four bauble bath melts to feature in the flash sale and would have perhaps been one of the most popular ones, given what it had to offer fans. Sharing its scent with the Mmmelting Marshmallow Moment Bath Oil, this bauble showcased the seasonal Snow Fairy fragrance much like its older sibling does.
With a circumference roughly 7cm wide and with a thickness a little under a centimetre, this is definitely one of the biggest bath melts that Lush have ever unleashed into the world. While it is definitely a very intense experience to put the whole thing into the tub at once, I would suggest that you cut this into three or four pieces, as that would make it much better value for money.
You certainly don't need to use the entire melt in one go and it would be far less messy breaking off pieces whilst its dry than hanging or storing the tablet once it's already been in the water. As the etching on the front of the melt dissolves first in the water, there is nothing particularly pretty about hanging a blob of pale pink butters around your room afterwards. For this reason, dividing this into four pieces would be a much better and slightly less messier way of enjoying this bauble.
When it comes to Snow Fairy scented products, there is always very little to go by from the ingredients list as most of the fragrance comes from the synthetic musk and perfume that is added in. What I will say is that Amelia Kringle offers a sweet and playful smell that has elements of both raspberry bubblegum and vanilla musk.
These two components offer consumers a gentle and very simplistic aroma and is very in-keeping with the aforementioned bath oil above. In fact, the only difference between the two is that the smell of this bauble is perhaps slightly stronger than the miniature bath oil, but at the same time is also a little less 'fruity' as well.
Once in the water, Amelia Kringle rests on the surface and slowly ebbs streams of pastel pink oils under and across the surface. These oils and butters tend to linger around the product at first so you have to swish it around with the piece of string to help it dissolve across the whole tub. After using half of one of these baubles, I found that the water turned a strange colour, which I would almost describe as being like pink and beige mixed together. It certainly wasn't the most appealing of colours but I was at least grateful that some form of colouration happened.
What I will say is that I could definitely detect a change in the consistency of the water and I found that my skin felt smoother and softer within minutes. After towelling myself down, I could really notice how nourished my skin looked and felt and this is something that I felt was perhaps intensified somewhat because of the size of the bath melt I was using.
Another great point about Amelia Kringle was the fact that the fragrance stayed with me throughout my entire bath and I was able to smell gentle remnants of it on my skin afterwards as well. While these lingering notes were fairly subtle, it was still a lovely way to send myself off to bed.
Overall, this wasn't the most interesting of baubles to look at, neither did it pertain a smell that I find myself getting overly excited about. However, this bauble did an amazing job with my skin; offered a strong enough experience that it was prolonged past the bath itself; and would have made Snow Fairy fans really excited to try their favourite scent out in a new format. I only hope that Lush choose to bring these back again this year so that the rest of the world can try them out for size.
Quantitative Ingredients: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Sodium Bicarbonate, Laureth 4, Cream of Tartar, Perfume, Organic Shea Butter Extra, Virgin Coconut Oil, Almond Oil, Chamomile Powder, Marshmallow Root Powder, Marigold Powder, Synthetic Musk, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, *Limonene, Colour 45410, Colour 14700, Colour 17200, Colour 47005.
Vegan?: Yes.
2019 Price: £6.95 each.
Year Of Original Release: 2018.
With Christmas 2019 fast approaching, it seems almost surreal that I'm still trying to review some of the products that came out close to a year ago. However, given that these were released for only a matter of days before disappearing completely, they quickly got placed on the back burner in replacement for the many new releases that came out soon afterwards.
Understandably, many readers might never have heard of Anise Stars; an interesting extra large bath melt that came out in a select few European countries during December 2018. About 9cm in width, 6cm wide and about 5mm thick, this seasonal special was designed to be hung up as a decoration during the festive period. Whether on your Christmas tree or placed somewhere around your home, this limited edition offered a scent that would fill the room for days on end.
Obviously, the main purpose for this bath tablet however is to infuse your bath water with an array of essential oils and butters: adding in some much needed moisture when the bitter weather is threatening to parch your skin and leave it looking far from its best. This gigantic block proved that it was definitely up to the job.
While fairly plain to look at, I actually really appreciated the brown and cream design swirly, only because it felt very rustic to me, especially with the inclusion of the star anise for decoration on the surface. Unfortunately, the fragrance wasn't one that went down particularly well with me, and here's why.
Sharing its scent with the Ginger range, this seasonal special contains a combination of mimosa, rose, jasmine and ginger oils. The former three ingredients help to give this bath oil a little depth - showcasing a slight sweetness from the mimosa and a delicate floral element from the rose and jasmine. However, it is the inclusion of the ginger that gives this product its distinctive aroma.
Imagine removing the heat of the ginger and leaving behind its natural herbal aroma; then combining it with the floral elements to create something slightly sweet and rose-like about the fragrance. While I've come a long way from when I first experienced this scent, and I can definitely say that I do not dislike it as much as I did in the past, I am still a long way from appreciating it enough to get excited over what it has to offer.
As I mentioned above, as far as bath melts go this one is beautiful to look at and looks fantastic as a decoration in your bathroom. Left this way, you can expect a wonderful aroma to greet you every time you enter the room and with a thickness little under a centimetre this is definitely one of the biggest bath melts that Lush have ever unleashed into the world. While it is definitely a very pretty experience to put the whole thing into the tub at once, I would suggest that you cut this into three or four pieces to make the most out of it.
You certainly don't need to use the entire melt in one go, and it would be far less messy breaking off pieces whilst its dry than hanging or storing the tablet once it's already been in the water. Having said that, I found that the melt dried fairly quickly after I pulled it from the water, so I didn't have to worry too much about cleaning up afterwards.
When it came to Anise Stars Bath Melt Tablet, I found that it didn't tend to put on much of a show in the water. The bath melt floated on the surface whilst it slowly dissolved and then sent out little splodges of oils that seemed to disappear fairly quickly into the water. Every so often I found myself massaging the bar itself to release the oils into the water because they were quite thick and resistant to dissolve by themselves. I think if you simply waited for the bath tablet to melt by itself, you'd probably be in the tub for a matter of hours.
Once the tablet had fully melted, I found that the water was left without any colouration whatsoever, which is probably a good thing given that the colour would have been brown if it had left an impression. There was also quite a few flecks of oils still left floating around in the water. These never proved to be a problem whilst I was in the water but they didn't make for the most exciting of displays.
Once I exited the bath, I found that I could detect a gentle note of both ginger and rose on my body and my skin felt super soft and replenished. To be honest, I would have been worried if my skin hasn't looked and felt so smooth, as I had opted to use the whole tablet in one.
Why Lush decided to bring these little beauties out for a matter of days before they disappeared for good, I will never know. While Anise Stars is not a personal favourite of mine, I'm sure there are many fans of the Ginger scent who would have loved to have gotten one of these. I can only hope that these make a reappearance this festive season so consumers can appreciate them a little more.
Quantitative Ingredients: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bitartrate (Tartar), Fair Trade Shea Butter, Beeswax, Cupuaçu Butter, Perfume, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Myrtle Oil, Titanium Dioxide,* Citral,* Limonene, Cl 42090, Cl 42090: 2.
Vegan?: No.
2019 Price: £8.95 each.
Year Of Original Release: 2018.
Winter always reaps havoc on my skin and my mood, which is why I am seriously thinking about moving to another continent in the next year or two. You'd expect someone who has lived in England for 33 years to be hardy when it comes to the rain, snow, sleet and ice. However, I've always gravitated towards the heat, and feel so much better in my skin that way, so it was only a matter of time before my home country evicted me for good.
Unfortunately, my frozen-over brain forget to check that all of the recent limited edition bath melts were vegan before I began using them, which is why I was rather irked off when I used Snowman Bath Melt Tablet the other night only to discover that it contained beeswax after I had already indulged in the bath. These things happen from time to time, and all I can do is be grateful that I can at least give an extra review that wasn't supposed to be written.
As with all of Lush's seasonal 'tablets', this bath melt stands at about 9cm in width, 6cm wide, and about 5mm thick. As far as bath melts go, this one is beautiful to look at and looks fantastic as a decoration in your bathroom. Left this way, you can expect a wonderful aroma to greet you every time you enter the room, and with a thickness little under a centimetre this is definitely one of the biggest bath melts that Lush have ever unleashed into the world. While it is definitely a very pretty experience to put the whole thing into the tub at once, I would suggest that you cut this into three or four pieces to make the most out of it.
You certainly don't need to use the entire melt in one go, and it would be far less messy breaking off pieces whilst its dry than hanging or storing the tablet once it's already been in the water. Having said that, I found that the melt dried fairly quickly after I pulled it from the water, so I didn't have to worry too much about cleaning up afterwards.
Featuring lemon and myrtle oils, this limited edition bath tablet has a sharp, zesty and very potent citrusy smell. There is something so light and crisp about this aroma and it's incredibly refreshing: perfect for any time of the year when you need something to startle you away. Interestingly, there is also an element of mint underneath this fruity concoction and this adds something rather cooling about the smell, without adding too much of a minty smell overall.
When it came to Snowman Bath Melt, I found that it didn't tend to put on much of a show in the water. The bath melt floated on the surface whilst it slowly dissolved, and then sent out little streams of blues oils that seemed to disappear fairly quickly into the water. Every so often I found myself massaging the bar itself to release the oils into the water because they were quite thick and resistant to dissolve by themselves. I think if you simply waited for the bath tablet to melt by itself, you'd probably be in the tub for a matter of hours.
Once the tablet had melted into the water, I found that the water was left with the most subtlest shade of pale blue I think I have ever seen. There was also quite a few flecks of oils still left floating around in the water. These never proved to be a problem whilst I was in the water, but they didn't make for the most exciting of displays.
Once I exited the bath, I found that I could detect a gentle citrusy lemon smell on my body and my skin felt super soft and replenished. In fact, there was something rather supple about my skin which I hadn't noticed before I had submerged myself beneath the water, and I definitely think this had something to do with the product.
Why Lush decided to bring these little beauties out for a matter of days before they disappeared for good, I will never know. However, why I didn't then verify that this one was vegan before using it is probably just as silly an answer. If Snowman Bath Melt Tablet ever makes a reappearance, I would definitely be tempted to buy myself another one...only if it was to be made vegan obviously.
Quantitative Ingredients: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bitartrate (Tartar), Fair Trade Shea Butter, Beeswax, Cupuaçu Butter, Perfume, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Myrtle Oil, Titanium Dioxide,* Citral,* Limonene, Cl 42090, Cl 42090: 2.
Vegan?: No.
2019 Price: £5.95 each.
Year Of Original Release: 2019.
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Retro Tree Bath Melt Tablet couldn't be any more festive-like if it tried. Sporting a cream base with an orange and green-striped Christmas tree on the front, this limited edition was designed as both a decoration to hang on your tree and a companion for the bath as well. About 9cm in width, 6cm wide and about 5mm thick, this seasonal special also offered a gentle scent that didn't exactly fill the room, but did make an impression if you were sitting close enough.
As with all of the bath melt tablets, Retro Tree presents an impressive range of essential butters and oils to nourish your skin and leave it feeling smooth and replenished. Every so often I found myself massaging the bar itself to release the oils into the water because they were quite thick and resistant to dissolve by themselves. I think if you simply waited for the bath tablet to melt by itself, you'd probably be in the tub for a matter of hours. 
