Shower Post #4: Blooddrop January's Child Bath Sparkler; Blooddrop Amaterasu Bath Soak; Moonalisa Coffee Butter Scrub; Lathers & Lights Coconut Mangosteen Olive & Honey Shampoo; Lathers & Lights Damask Rose Argan Infusion Creme Conditioner; Lathers & Lights Coconut Margarita Margarita Mixers Salt Scrub; Lathers & Lights Strawberry Sunrise Sugar Scrub; Lathers & Lights Banana Sugar Bath Mousse; Lathers & Lights Black Coconut Body Butter

I mixed a bath last night with a Blooddrop Bath Sparkler. First off, these things are huge! They're the size (if not the weight) of a hockey puck. I dropped one under the running water, it fizzed and broke up easily (it also turned my bath water dark pink- slightly unnerving). I have no idea what the smell was suppose to be though because I got nothing. Absolutely nothing. I don't know if it's my fault since I had these since at least February. It's my first negative experience with Blooddrop because every other product is wonderful (including my dearly missed Milk Powder Bath Soak).

Here's what the official description is: Beautiful and warming carnation absolute and vanilla create an exquisite bathing experience which leaves you exiting the bath smelling truly incredible, gorgeous and sexy!
Carnation and vanilla absolutes, sugar sprinkles.
So I added in some Blooddrop Bath Soak. I have the Salted Caramel and Lady Slipper (both excellent) but decided to use my Amaterasu this time. Very citrusy and refreshing for a late spring bath. There are sunflower petals in the soak so they swirl around the bath water. (P.S. Blooddrop is having a 15% discount this weekend- check out the facebook page)

Here's the description and ingredients: Amaterasu is the Shinto goddess of the sun and these bath salts bear her name because I created them as a means of relaxing, soothing, and reviving your body and mind from mental and muscular darkness associated to anxiety, stress, and general malaises. These bath salts are made of a mixture of extra fine dead sea salt to ease muscles, a fragrant, anti-anxiety, rejuvenating and healing blend of citrus and floral oils, and a touch of sunflower petals to remind you of the golden days to come. Use for mental and/or physical fatigue!

Ingredients: Sodium Chloride (Dead Sea Salt), Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Citrus reticulata (Tangerine) Oil, Citrus sinensis (Sweet Orange) Oil, Gardenia grandiflora (Gardenia) Oil, Citrus aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Citrus bergamia (Bergamot) Oil, Citrus aurantium (Neroli) Oil , Citrus aurantium (Petitgrain) Oil, Helianthus annus (Sunflower) petals.

I finally used up the last of my Moonalisa Coffee Butter Scrub (another sorely missed item- already reviewed). 

Then I tried out as many of my Lathers & Lights products as possible.

I washed my hair with the L&L Olive & Honey Shampoo in Coconut Mangosteen (Creamy coconut blended with the peachy, citrusy aroma of mangosteen). Not a lot of coconut, mostly bright citrus (you know it's not orangey or grapefruit or lemon/lime) with a creamy background. I haven't used it enough to review this as a product fully.

I used the new Argan Infusion Creme Conditioner in Damask Rose (Rich velvet rose intertwines with a blend of jasmine and iris while sensual patchouli adds warm texture to the bouquet and sparkling citrus brightens the composition. A lingering base of amber and musk is balanced with exotic sandalwood to add lasting sensuality.). This is a very powdery rose scent (I would have sworn the other floral was violet but I suppose it was the iris). I get the rose, amber and sandalwood/patchouli vibe. It smells like a very feminine hippie shop (but light on the hippie). I really love it but if rose and amber are not your friends, this won't be either. The conditioner is a great hair mask. I applied it after I washed my hair in the shower, filled up the bathtub, spent another 20-30min in there and then washed it out. My hair is soft and shiny but definitely not greasy or oily 24 hours later.

Tried out my new Margarita Mixers Salt Scrub in Coconut Margarita. I don't usually buy salt scrubs but I thought since it's a margarita scent it was appropriate (you can also get this in sugar). I realized why I don't buy salt scrubs. Because if you have any cuts or shaving accidents, it will burn like raging pits of unholy hell. I don't have anything that resembles sensitive skin, I scrub every other day and this stung. Smelled great but putting my leg back into the hot water was not. I will probably use this up on my back and arms but it's never going anywhere never my legs ever again. As for the scent, lots of lime and salt (that may be the salt in the scrub fyi) with a very slight boozy undertone. I'm realizing that her coconut is super light, it adds milkiness to other scents which I really like but the coconut/vanilla scents where you can pick up the coconut are kinda plasticy.

So I switched to the Strawberry Sunrise Sugar Scrub (Juicy berries and blood orange combine to start your day in a bright way!). Oh, this so good... Have you ever wanted to bathe yourself in a Strawberry Orange Julius? No? Why ever not? Actually, I didn't realize I wanted to either until that moment. It was slightly artificial (not in a bad way) but in a strawberry-orange smoothie way. I didn't get blood orange, it smelled like naval oranges to me. It's seriously wonderful. Get some. As well documented, I have serious love for L&L's sugar scrubs- they're scrubby and well scented but clean rinsing and non-greasy. And I added strawberry seeds to my scrub!

I washed and shaved with the Banana Sugar Bath Mousse (The best banana fragrance EVER! A delicious blend of ripe banana,hints of brown sugar, and rich vanilla cream topped off with toasted marshmallow.). Bath mousse isn't my favorite shaving cream, I think Haus of Gloi tops that (though I have not tried L&L's shaving butter), but it works, it lathers, it doesn't gunk up my razor and it's also well-scented. While I liked this banana scent much better than the Banana Orchid from last week, I still hate banana. Well at least I tried to like it. It's sugary banana- the title is perfect. It's not candy banana either.

Lotion of the Night: Black Coconut Body Butter (Fresh coconut cream speckled with Madagascar vanilla beans, East Indian patchouli and light musk.). Mmmm... Milky coconut (yes, I actually got non-plastic non-foody coconut- maybe non-foody is the key here) with a sexy comfy warm background. I need a bigger tub of this. Each note is well blended and well represented, no one note stomping out the rest.