Lush Lord of Misrule Shower Gel Review

When Lord of Misrule was released as a bath bomb, I tried one, fell in love and kept a stash of them as reserves to keep me going a while whilst they were off the shelves due to it being a limited edition seasonal release. This year saw the release of the Lord of Misrule shower gel so I grabbed the bottle without a second thought.

Packaging as with all Lush items are plain and universal to the brand in its clear plastic bottle, with black plastic cap and black label wrapped around its middle. Being understated is chic though and looks great in the shower, less messy and fussy which I love. Although the lid was a little resistant to pop open which might be due to false nails but it is pretty easy to just unscrew and take the lid off to operate so no big deal breaker there.

Inside sits the gloppy green that reminds me of those old early 90's kids shows, where it was all about the gunge, this colour matches my memory of those poor people getting dunked. Showing my age there so will quickly move on.... Quite a thick formula but it trickles out in a steady stream from the bottle, I pop into a shower lily/pouffe and create a foaming mess that easily gets my entire body cleansed in a snap. There is a fine shimmer effect that glistens silver through the gel that leaves a soft gleam on the skin, not too visible on my pale skin but I felt it there, which might be the piece of the formula that had me itching.

With the same wonderful scents as the bath bomb it is a sensory overload which is welcomed as I shower in the morning, this helps to awaken you. With spices, a deep musk and a herbal smells wafting around you it is a scent I would purchase if Lush ever evolved it into a perfume (which they sometimes do!)

However as I noted before, I got itching and after eliminating other factors it was down to this gel, which is odd as I don't have particularly sensitive skin but I got a little bit of red rash over parts of my skin and after every use I would complain of not feeling clean and be constantly scratching myself. Never had this problem with the bath bomb so will have to go back to those if they bring them back this year.

I brought this from the Christmas range. For $35.90 for 500 ml is a bit hefty on the wallet. I have been using this product for about 2 weeks now. It's a shower cream not gel which I like because it lathers on nicely and keeps my skin a little bit moisturised. The smell is absolutely amazing. The only way I can describe it is that it's like a musk scent. The great part about this product is that it stays on my skin all day! Literally I'm smelling my arm every few hours

I got this baby in the mad xmas rush. I actually bought it for half price of the 500g so $17 ish. I didn't want to pay full price nor get a full size one but for $17 ish bux how could I let that pass me by. I liked the description it gave at the time of having a scent of vanilla sweetness mixed with black pepper. I was interested and excited to see what this combination would bring.

The green colour gave my bathroom a pop of colour other than purple and pink so it was a welcome change especially for my husband who is the most rugged man ever. It had an almost shimmery look to it and was very thick and creamy. All these things I love from the Lush shower gel range.

It comes in the same bottle as all the Lush shower gels. Simple, no frills but effective design keeping with their clean green image. When I took my first huff and filled my nostrils with its scent I was taken back and not in the best way. I couldn't smell the vanilla sweetness it spoke of and what I can only describe it as was spicy earthiness in a bottle. I knew it would have some sort of kick to it because of the black pepper but it was very overpowering. It was a man's fragrance not a women's. It wasn't aimed at a gender but still you would expect it to be unisex. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and tried it in the shower because quite often the smell you smell in the bottle takes on a whole new life on your skin.

I lathered up the gel which gave me bubble galore....love that! I still couldn't fall in love with it and I could almost say I hated it. My husband thought it was magical so I bought him another to feed his love of it. I ended up disliking the scent that much that I sold the new one. I couldn't stand the smell in my bathroom after a shower urgh, See what makes me raise my eyebrow a tad is I LOVE the bath bomb but the shower gel is a whole other story. Definitely for a male rather than a female unless you like spicy manly smells.

So I don't get this. I think it'd smell amazing on guys, and would happily buy it for a partner (if i had one), but on me it smells all wrong.

Lord of Misrule (or LOM) is an on and off LE shower gel from Lush. Consequently, as a Lush gel, it lathers into a creamy foam, cleans beautifully, and leaves skin soft, scented and silky.

It comes in a range of sizes, each in the brand-typical clear bottle with graphic white font on a black background. The clear bottles enable you to see the colour of the shower gel - in this case a SUPER bright emerald green. It takes a bit of bravery to actually apply this the first time, it feels like it'll stain skin and you'll be walking around looking like a wee froggy all day. This is an unfounded fear, though :P

The intense colour puts me off using this on myself, but more than that it's the scent. I find this a really masculine scent - musky, herby, slightly sharp but still warm, and without any trace of sweetness. I honestly think it'd be delicious on men. On me, it just doesn't work.

Luckily Lush have eleventy million other gels and I don't need to go back to this one, but as always, i'm glad i tried it.

As always, Lush bring out a delightful selection for Halloween, and this was among the few new things. This also stuck around until Christmas and in the sales, so I assume it will be out again in their mid year Christmas online and in store.

I bought the Lush WOW gift box and this was inside, as I had looked at the ingredients and decided it wasn't for me. I still stick by that, but that's simply because it's not my scent range. This is quite earthy but not in a mushroom kind of way. You definitely get the hit of spicy, but it's also slightly floral and there is a slight hint of the delicious fair trade vanilla when you're in the shower.

The shower 'scream' is bright green, and that pigment carries all the way to washing it off, where your feet will be surrounded by a lovely green tinged water. I both like and dislike that - I like the color but I dislike how pigmented it is, but I am yet to see it stain anything. It also contains a slight lustre but I haven't seen it transfer onto my own skin, so I guess it's there just for looks. (And it looks nice!)

The difference between a cream and a gel is often one is slightly more potent than the other, as well as how well they lather. A cream is obviously creamier, and I find they are also runnier so depending on how you look at it, you need more or less product. I found this lathered alright with gloves and barely at all without them, but I always felt clean regardless of how I used this.

I thought the scent lasted a good while on the skin, and thankfully it wasn't nearly as overpowering as it is in the shower. I wouldn't purchase this again, simply for the fact that it's not my scent type and smelling it again has induced a headache!