Buy One, Set One Free Bath Bomb Review: Free Andy Tsege 2017

I love it when Lush bring out charity products or products that are raising money for a brilliant cause and in the case of Buy One, Set One Free bath bomb, it was an amazing product in itself and with Lush raising money and awareness to free Andy Tsege, I was all for it!

However, like myself you may be thinking, who is Andy Tsege? 

Andargachew 'Andy' Tsege is a Ethiopian British citizen, prominent Ethiopian politician, husband and father of three. He is a critic of the Ethiopian government and has previously spoken about calling for democracy in Ethiopia and spoken about the human rights there. Although he was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Andy fled to a Briton and sought political asylum due to fearing for his safety.

In June 2014, Andy was kidnapped from Britain and taken back to Ethiopia under the command f the Ethiopian government, due to a huge crackdown on political opponents and activists of civil rights. Upon returning to Ethiopia, he was detained in solitary confinement for over a year. Andy received two life sentences and due to absentia whilst living in London (not turning up for his own court date), he was sentence to death. Despite this, the British government refuse to demand the release of Andy.

If you would like to sign the petition to help Andy by calling on the British government to bring Andy home to his wife and three children, visit: https://reprieve.bsd.net/page/s/andy-tsege-official-register 

Lush brought out Buy One, Set One Free bath bomb around Andy's 1000th day in death row.

The bath bomb to my nose smelt floral but with a nice warming scent being it. The first scent on the ingredient list is jasmine absolute; a scent that I'm not usually a fan off, unless it's the actual flower. However, I loved it in this mix! Jasmine has a very seductive scent that is brilliant for sensitive skin. 

Orris oil is also in the mix, it is an expensive floral oil that is taken from the iris plant. Lush states that it can be used to build violet notes within perfumes and can be used to give perfumes a slight powdered scent.

Fire tree oil is taken from the grass tree (xanthorrhoea preissii), it has a floral, fruity yet slightly boozy scent. The name 'fire tree' is used as the plants are resistant to fire meaning the can produce flowers rather fast and will have blackened tree trunks; the plant can re-spout within a few months after being effected by fire.

Lemongrass oil is toning for the skin and has antiseptic properties making it fabulous for cleansing the skin. It is also uplifting making it great for cheering you up on those dull days and is great for waking you up in the morning. Neroli oil is also an uplifting scent included.

All of these scents mixed together are beautiful. It's a scent that I loved so much and I've never smelt anything like it from Lush. This scent stayed in the water throughout the bath and stayed in the room for hours after. It stayed with me throughout the day and was warming. 

I got in this bath during a long weekend (anniversary weekend visiting Chester Zoo ^.^ ) and I was so relaxed. I ended up very sunburnt and this was very soothing. Especially with the addition of Dream Cream body lotion.

If the water, the bomb fizzes away to orange and yellow pattens in the water and once it has fizzed away completely, a little message comes out with a picture of Andy and his family, with a message next to it saying "FREE ANDY TSEGE ON DEATH ROW FOR 1000 DAYS www.reprieve.org.uk"

If I could, I would use this bath bomb again, but unfortunately, I have none left! Buy One, Set One Free really was that good! If you have one or can manage to get hold of one, I promise you will really enjoy it! The only downside is how limited edition the bath bombs were and unfortunately, I probably won't purchase any from anywhere else as I really would prefer for my money to go to the charity. But you should definitely try it if you can!

I would also like to say a HUGE thank you to Dean from Lush UK Customer Care for getting me the ingredients list. I scoured the internet and lots of blogs to find the ingredients list for Buy One, Set One Free and couldn't find it anywhere. This is why I really love Lush's customer services; they didn't have to help me, and there is probably a lot of other more pressing issues that have come into their customer care email, but they were brilliant enough to get back to me! Thank you again Dean!

Price 2017: £3.95

Vegan

Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Jasmine Absolute, Orris Oil, Fire Tree Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Neroli Oil, Water, *Citral, *Eugenol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl, Methylpropional, Perfume, Colour 15510

Lush Kitchen: The Sicilian Bath Bomb Review

I'm not usually a huge fan of citrus scents so when I received The Sicilian bath bomb, I left it to one side and forgot about it. However, recently I've been loving bright summery scents that usually will have an orange element to them; they awaken me, excite me for the sunny whether and uplift my senses. So for one of my recent bath cocktails, I used The Sicilian and loved it. 

Unfortunately, seconds after I took my bath cocktail photo, I stupidly dropped the bath bomb before taking a proper photo of it and ultimately, before I was able to use and film it. I have a feeling that due to the full orange slice in the middle, this makes the bomb a little less durable, meaning it is more likely to break when a silly person like myself drops it. Nothing against the product or the way it has been made, I put this all down to my clumsiness. This also means that I don't have the best photos of this bath bomb in action but I believe the ones I have shown, show the beauty of the product.

The scent of the bath bomb reminds me of a fresh glass of orange juice in the morning, not to zesty, not too sugary, but very refreshing and clean. The scent is matured beautifully with neroli and the dried marigold petals. However, with the addition of these ingredients, the scent isn't a citrus-floral scent, it naturally compliments the orange scents without taking away the citrus.

The first four scent ingredients are mandarin oil, tangerine oil, Brazilian orange oil and bergamot oil, all citrusy scents. These are great for uplifting the senses and cleaning and refreshing to the skin whilst being an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic.

Neroli is similar in the cases of being uplifting to the senses and cleansing and toning for the skin.

All of these scents added together makes for a very naturally refreshing bath bomb. This scent is strong out and in the water and is long lasting within the bathroom and on the skin. This can obviously be made to last longer by using other products with similar scents/ingredients. 

If you're looking for a bath bomb that gives a show in the water, this probably isn't for you and if you want any huge transformation to the colour of the water, you'd probably be best using other products alongside this one.

In terms of the bath bomb for myself, I found it was very uplifting and in the water, it was very softening for my skin, and noticeably so out of the bath. 

I'm not usually a person who enjoys having bits floating around in my bath, thus being why I don't usually use products such as Big Blue. However, I didn't mind this bath bomb at all. Like Rose Bombshell bath bomb, you can easily pick out the petals as there are only a small number of them. And in the case of The Sicilian, the flowers may be small but they are easy to get from the bath water, once the bomb has finished fizzing away.

As well as the petals, there is a full slice of fresh orange in the bath bomb. This is a nice little touch and shows how natural the product is when the orange is floating around the bath.

I personally loved this bath bomb and would highly suggest it to everyone! It's great for anyone who loves citrus scents and even if you want colour in your bath water, I would suggest using it within a cocktail, rather than avoiding the product.

Price 2017: £3.95

Vegan

Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Mandarin Oil, Tangerine Oil, Brazilian Orange Oil, Bergamot Oil, Neroli Oil, Dried Marigold Petals, Gardenia Extract, Limonene, Linalool, Perfume, Dried Orange Slice