The Muse has been a Lush fan for many a fine year now. In all my year’s of lushin’ it up I don’t think I’ve ever come across a soap like the brand new, limited edition Father Frost Soap. Who are you and what have you done with my Lush?
Jump ahead for it!
If you happen to know Lush the Muse highly suggests opening your mind because Father Frost is bound to kick you back and make you wonder, “wait this is Lush?”
This beautiful, indigo blue soap reminds the Muse of old Victorian French milled soap. I remember when I was younger my mum used to keep soaps in our washroom which we never used they were purely for decorative purposes, Father Frost happens to smell just like those soaps. Lord knows if we dared wash our hands with those soaps or even dared touch them my mother would have a coronary….NOT the decorative SOAPS! OMGZ! That’s another story for another time though. Today it’s about dear old Father Frost….
If you don’t know what french milled soap smells like think of a very heavy floral bouquet of various flowers and you pretty much have this soap down in scent. Lush calls it the smell of a garden….me I call it elegant, old world-like, and very, very, very different from what Lush is normally known for. It’s made with apple juice and cranberries but truly that doesn’t come out in the scent at all. You’ll get a floral blend of Ylang, Ylang, Jasmine, and even a tiny bit of rose…all and all a very fresh flowery blend.
For me it’s an utter winner, for some it may be a lose if you aren’t much of a floral scented kinda girl. I personally fall into the do not want when it comes to something too flowery but this manages to win my heart. I’m not sure if I’d use it on my body but it currently has a place of honor in my hand soap dish and makes my hands both soft, smooth, and beautifully scented.
Yes, indeed I do think this Muse needs to haul more of dear old Father Frost before he leaves after the Holidays.
Muse Approval for purchase.
Lovely, ’nuff said.
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aaahhhh I’m dying to try that one!!!
pau it’s VERY interesting! 🙂
Hey Muse! Are you going to be doing a review on the Let Them Eat Cake lip balm or the Snow Fairy solid perfume? I’m interested in both.. My poor credit card..
yes kelsey 🙂 shortly hun 😀
hahaha! I understand. do check back, have a review of lush solids from the past…but def will have one for both the balm and snow fairy solid 🙂
Methinks I will have to stop by the Lush store for a sniff of that.
emma lmk what you think, it’s WAY different from normal lush!
I got some of this and I HATE it! I must not be a heavy floral girl but I also picked up a smokey scent. It reminds me of hot dog (so weird, I know). This is the first thing from Lush I’ve actually really hated.
LOL jaci a hot dog!? really?! I didn’t get the smoky underlay but mostly floral. I’m not a floral girl either but I adored it…very Victorian…I’m a mush for anything that reminds me of Victorian England 😀 and this did it!
@Jaci: I totally picked up the smoky scent, too! I’m letting it cure for a couple of weeks so it’ll last longer, and I’m hoping that when I actually lather it up more of the floral will be released. That happens sometimes.
hi chelsea
I swear I must be the only one not picking up on the smoky part 😀 I just get a heavy floral dosage after use 😀
Oh my gosh, I’m so glad some one else picked it up! I thought I was crazy. I haven’t had the nerve to even unwrap it again because I don’t want to smell it. Maybe I will let it sit out and see if it gets any better but if not, its definitely going to the bathroom in the garage where its used to clean up the dirtiest of hands.
After lathering half of one arm with Father Frost in the shower, I can confidently state that it’s not even suited to garage work. The lather was pretty and blue but I started gagging on the smokey scent. It smelled like I was showering in an old BBQ pit. I washed my poor arm twice with Miranda to get the smoky smell out.
lol chelsea I swear I still get simple straight up floral no smoke at all 😀
ahhh miranda, one of my favs!
Muse, you should totally do a review for more LUSH soaps :”D
will do paloma 😀 I have a quite a few up around here but not nearly as many as I love perhaps I’ll do some of my oldies but favs like Rock Star!