Lush Reindeer Rock Review

A little red nose is all this is missing (ok my bar was also missing the full reindeer but I digress).

Cassis (blackcurrent) is a top note of the scent in this soap and it is a subtle rush of sweet fruitiness that tickles at the nose whilst lathering up as a regular soap does. The soap shimmers away when wet with little star-like flecks hidden inside the galaxy that is the Reindeer Rock soap.

I was lucky enough to be sent a sample of this (I had already purchased a full size in my previous Lush order but not yet used it) so I embarked on trying the sample first in case I needed to gift the full size if it wasn't to my liking... I will acknowledge that this is going no where and will be a regular feature in my Lush Christmas shopping (sorry to my hubby and my bank balance)

The silver reindeer that was partially on my sample washed away very quickly so I wasn't as saddened by the missing one on my full size bar, and the sample lasted over a week in the shower so I reckon it is great value for money. The Lingonberry in it is meant to help with skin elasticity and whilst I haven't been using this for much longer than a week I think I can see a slight improvement already in my stomach region (post two kiddies).

I love the back story of this soap too and how they have based the reindeer carving in the soap off ancient Scandinavian rock carvings... and it is so cute too.

I am a sucker for limited edition products and in particular Christmas limited editions all the yummy scents, so when Lush uploaded all the new Christmas range to their site I was like a moth to a flame.

When it arrived i opened up the cellophane wrap for a wee sniff and good heavens I liked it a lot. Sweet blackcurrant came rushing out to welcome me with open arms, it also reminds me a bit of the sweetie pie shower jelly.

One end of the block was completely covered in silver lustre, which all came off when I ran it under the tap, there is lustre through the deep purple coloured bar that makes it look so pretty.

This lathers up quite a bit when you use it and leaves a faint hint of the blackcurrant after using it.

This is a hit for me the deep purple colour, the lustre, the blackcurrant scent what's not to love.

I picked this up on a whim in Dunedin when I went in to buy my Snow Fairy. I was drawn by the gorgeous deep red colour and silvery shimmer to pick up a piece and the scent is to die for; I had to have it.

Reindeer Rock is a seasonal Lush Xmas soap, and this year is the first time I have purchased it. You purchase in the usual (for Lush) way - the soap comes in huge blocks and they carve off a piece for you. My piece is quite big, and was around the $11 mark. This soap is of the harder type, meaning that it will last longer than the creamier varieties do.

Reindeer Rock soap initially appears as a deep, glossy red shade, but when you wet it and lather up you realise that hidden in the depths is a gorgeous shimmery silvery lustre. This doesn't give your skin a Twilight sparkle, more just makes it very pretty to use; I find myself entranced by how pretty it is sometimes!

The lather has a faint red hint to it. The soap does what soap should do (cleans you!) without drying skin out. The fragrance is a divine wintery berry fragrance - it kinda reminds me of mulled wine with a bit more sweetness.

Stock up on this one while you can, ladies! it's actually my new fave Lush soap of all time! I wish they made it in a shower gel :)

I really love this soap especially the beautiful picture of the Reindeer on the top, really reminds me of Christmas. It has a nice fruity type smell to it and is a really generous size too. It doesn't lather up as much as I would like it to, but in some respect its not such a bad thing because it makes it last longer. The only down side to this soap is that it isn't really moisturising for my dry skin. It actually leaves it feeling quite dry and have to double dose on the moisturiser. Other than that, its a great soap and would definitely make a great present or stocking stuffer especially for the kiddie winkles.

Out of all the LUSH soaps I have brought and used I would have to say this soap is the one I am loyal to. I had brought some from a Lush buy and sell group and I fell in love! I have been through 4 Reindeer rock soaps and I have already made plans to restock before Christmas is over. Sadly this soap is only stocked around Christmas time so you need to buy some before the jolly season ends!

The soap is a beautiful purple colour, it has small glittery dust which looks like it has been blessed with Reindeer dust, it smells like Blackcurrant and raspberries and gives your skin a light kiss of berry goodness. I have found this soap to not have a strong scent that lasts compared to other LUSH soaps.

My skin feels smooth, fruity and ready to take on the day. I like to get this soap and wrap it in my exfoliating cloth and rub it over my skin to get rid of all the dead skin. It also helps when I shave and gives me the closest shave with a delicious scent.

If I could afford to I would purchase a whole wheel of this, it is so good! But please try not to eat it, it smells good enough to eat but it doesn't taste as good as it smells.

I'm not a fan of soaps, I hate how messy they get and how they can dry my skin out so lump for a foaming hand soap that comes in a bottle over a bar for my sink areas for washing hands. I made a huge order from Lush when they released this year's Christmas editions and they popped in a huge chunk of this Reindeer Rock soap for free and now I'm kind of addicted to it.

Packaging wise, well if you know lush you know that they really don't do packaging aside from their branded wrapping paper that all the loose products are sent inside. This chunky slab of soap is pretty to look at with its deep blackcurrant shading and silver embedded sparkly reindeer on top. The smell is what has me hooked. It has a blackcurrant scent that makes me think of Ribena warmed up, or a blackcurrant licorice sweet I used to have back in England. It is additive I almost want to eat it.

It foams up really easy and the reside it leaves on the basin when you place it there is a brown sludge that never really hardens so it is easily washed away with no problems. I have only been using this as a hand soap in the bathroom but it hasn't dried out my skin or caused my hands to be irritated or crack. Will be getting another piece of this soap very soon as I am down to a sliver left and I need it...I need it!!!!