A LUSHious Bubble Bath

So one of my best girlfriends - Jessica. Jess, I love you for this! - introduced to me over the Christmas break the organic cosmetic store, Lush.

Now, before you get ahead of yourself and freak out on me, let's get some things out on the table. 

A) I'm from the most liberal city in the state and "organic", is something to me like my parents' dog. Hypothetically speaking, if my parents even liked dogs. The dog's not mine as an obligation to care for, to love (even though I guiltlessly would), to enjoy, to play with, to feed, to walk. But when it performs its little entertaining acts on command...I'm human, for god sakes, I'll laugh. It's there when I want it to be there and not there (thank you parents) when I don't want it there. "Organic" is something I've never really been too interested in, as faaaad as it is. It's too expensive, I don't care....enough, and honestly, as a student subjected to the sciences, we Homo sapiens have been doing just fine in this world for millions of years with the simple(st) shit. In my opinion, no need to splurge on "orgaaaanic". (Shoot me if I've offended you, but please, I refer to the initial message my first post so boldly proclaims). 

B) Simply speaking, I'm a Dude's Girl. I hate spending $$ on the fancy shit. Frankly, a lot of that mindset has come from the fact that I'm a college kid. I don't have the $$$ to splurge. To....buy. I'm cheap. I buy what's not healthy, what's not cute, what's not in because it's saving me dinero! I'm down with cheap eats (frozen bulk from Wally World. Dammit, cause they're taking over the world.), cheap clothes ($10 or less from Rainbow or...Wally World. .....dammit), and no make up. Cause let's face it, boys love it when you're not wearing any of that! Or so they proclaim.




.....so.

The fact that I've spent my whole Christmas bonus on (cheap!!) jewelry at Forever 21 (may I burn in hell for even uttering such blasphemy) and organic cosmetics is quite a feat. The thing is, I might be hooked on this Lush-ious product! Lush sells all kinds of cosmetics including those in the categories of "Products that Turn You into a Goddess" and "How to Bathe/Shower like a Goddess". I probably won't be touching the hair and cosmetic products just yet; I don't think my folicles or pores are ready for that drastic transformation. Instead, I've invested in tons of bath and soap products. Tonight is the debut. 

I'm trying out what's called a Christmas.....Multilayered.....Bath Bomb. 

Sounds intimidating. (getting excited!)

This is the Rocketeer: "A candy stick-scented Bath Bomb for big and little kids, a mini adventure (for the tub)." Bathtub, wine (obviously included), bombs? Sounds like my kind of adventure! 

So he looks a little tattered....prob still works, right?

In preparation, the bathtub is filled to completion (note: mine and Bear's color-coded loofas in the background. lol)

A comfortable 100 degrees Fahrenheit...

Mr. Rocketeer is ready for launch. 5.....4.....3.....2.....1....blast off!

The initial 20 seconds look something like this. Plus a tidbit of fizzy sounds. Like baking soda mixing with vinegar.

The rockets finally kick in (~1:30 minutes in), filling the tub with a.....candied orange scent. Very fruity, to say the least. I dig, I dig!

A swirl of tie dye colors (~1.45 minutes in)

Bathtub is starts to change into a sea-green bluish color (~2 minutes in)

More rocket action! (~2:30 minutes in) Now this is probably the most exciting part - the "rockets"

Roughly 3 minutes in, and the rockets begin to propel my Rocketeer in counterclockwise circles. He's aimed for Uranus! OH nooooo!

Hahaha, I'm entertained by rocket bubbles (~4 minutes in)

Right before I make the plunge, I realize that my whoooole bathtub is a lovely tropical green! Who doesn't want to bathe in that??

I decide to break out another product from Lush, purchased separately from the "Christmas Box". This is called Sandstone Soap. Smells like candied lemons. Smells soooooooo yummy. Like a drink I haven't yet discovered. Well, the brown part....is in fact, (wait for it....) SAND!!! Exfoliant to the max! This might just be my new favorite thing in the whole wide world. I LOVE exfoliants, and nothing is more exfoliating than actual - teeny tiny - ROCKS!!
Didn't need a loofa for this one; just scrubbed allll over! What joy!

So maybe there's just something about a rocket-shaped bomb in my bathtub, maybe it is all the citrus filling my nose, maybe it's the sandy particles I found myself playing with on the bottom of the tub, maybe it's that I'm chillin' in tropical, green water for a change. Whatever it was, it kept me tubbin' it for 3x the time I usually hang out in the tub. I was so comfortable and content in my little apartment bathtub. And that's new to me!

Haha! My green tub! I feel now like I was a mermaid or something!

Anywhoo, just wanted to share my luxurious experience with you fine folks. I hope you find yourselves wanting to hit up a Lush store soon, at least just to see if they have anything that fits your pampering needs. Men, that goes for you too! Lush has products just for me as well! Anyway, now it's off to finish the laundry and dishes before Bear gets home from a night out with the boys. 

....I'll hang with the mermaids soon again...