The Best Bath Products for Men
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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Lush Let’s Get Ready To Crumble Gift Review
Birthdays are special, and what better way to celebrate than with a delightful, indulgent bath experience? Thanks to my husband, I spent my birthday unwinding with the ‘Let’s Get Ready to Crumble’ gift set from Lush. This set is a collection of four generously sized bubble bars, each offering a unique bathing experience. Contents of…
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LUSH X Super Mario Bros. Movie Review
In Cinemas Wednesday 5th April, the Super Mario Bros. Movie is going to be huge. From the same animation company behind Minions and a great cast, it’s likely going to become the top-grossing animation of all time and allow Nintendo to forget their 1993 abomination starring the fabulous Bob Hoskins. With that being said, LUSH…
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Crabtree & Evelyn 2021 Bath, Body & Home Fragrance Haul
As promised in my last article ‘What Happened to Crabtree & Evelyn?’, I put a mixed order into Crabtree & Evelyn to see if behind the modern branding, the product excellence the brand was built on is still there and in short: sort of. Also do people even call these hauls anymore? I’ll stick with…
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NEW Frederic Malle Hand Soaps
No sink is complete without hand soap and due to my grandmother’s obsession of ‘keeping soaps for best’ that sit there in a box for years, I always get them used and enjoy using them. So it was pretty exiting to get hold of two of the NEW Frederic Malle hand soaps in the post this week.…
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The Body Shop targets sensitive skin with NEW Almond Milk & Honey Bodycare
Finding gentle and nourishing body care when your skin is easily irritated can be a pain; believe me I know. You’re either stuck with ‘sensitive’ products that really aren’t, i.e. Dove Men+ Care or go down the pharma rout such as E45, Aqueous creams and other drab, dull and joyless products. The range is composed of the…
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Welcoming BULY 1803 to the UK and Buly Huile de Savon Scottish Lichen
From wife and husband duo, Victoire de Taillac and Ramdane Touhami, Buly 1803 has been given new life from its famous and historical 19th century roots. Ramdane has had an illustrious career as an entrepreneur and art director with brands such as Le Bon Marché, Liberty, Cire Trudon. Victoire is an equal force majeure as a cosmetics expert and…
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NEW Pinita Colada Body Care from The Body Shop
This is my favourite cocktail of all time – well, the alcoholic version. The perfect balance of creamy sweetness and fruity tanginess. I could drink these all summer! In fact there’s an amazing beach bar in Xavia, Spain where I’ve gone for years with both friends and family. A photo posted by Thom Watson •…
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Time For Some Fun: Imperial Leather Sweet Shop Shower Gels
Firstly, I’m not going to lie but I bought the bag of Squishies for the photo and immediately ate them… so I present to you the empty bag. I was at Boots last week grabbing a new toothpaste and mouthwash (such glamour); on the way to the checkout at the front of the shop was…
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Will you be my Valentine? Love And Kisses from LUSH Ltd
This beautiful, extensive and almost completely glitter-free Valentine’s gift arrived on my doorstep this morning fresh from LUSH Ltd. It’s gorgeous! Inside, bursting with LUSHY goodness for face, body, bath and shower all themed for the mushiest day of the year. For £45.95, which is pretty steep for a LUSH Ltd gift I grant you, you…
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Celebrating Easter April 5th with LUSH Ltd & Glitter Rant
Easter Sunday is only a week away and whether for you it’s a time of religious reflection or an excuse to stuff your face full of delicious chocolate (or both!) LUSH Ltd have you covered. But before I get onto the products… LUSH Ltd Lustre & Glitter I’ve been needing to get this off my…
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Inside Lush: The Lush Factory Tour
This post was updated on the 25th January 2024 with all images re-processed, ‘cool’ photo filters removed and new, unseen images from my trip. I hope this serves as a bit of a time capsule for Lush fans and enthusiasts. My collaborations with Lush through Manface have been such an enlightening journey into a booming…
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L’Occitane Aromachologie: The Relaxing & Revitalizing Collection Reviewed
Before the current version, way back when, The Body Shop used to do a fabulous well being range with several sub-collections aimed at relaxation, energisation, detoxification and sleep in Kilner jar-style packaging, made with all-natural materials and essential oils. But, just like everything else they used to do, those products that were iconic offerings from…
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Jo Loves Green Orange & Coriander Bath Cologne
I wanted to create a product that looked and felt the same as pouring cologne into the bath. After two years of trying, I have finally pioneered and perfected an entirely new luxury bathing experience. I wanted to sit writing this fresh; feeling fresh and with the Jo Loves Green Orange & Coriander Bath Cologne…
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Halloween 2013 with LUSH
As C*******s is only 12 weeks away, this means that Halloween is just around the corner. I’ve never done anything big for Halloween but at the same time, I never let it pass me by. The local kids where I live all come around tick or treating so last year I dressed up into my…
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Lush Butterball Bath Bomb
There’s nothing un-manly about a bath, although I suppose that depends on how you do it. But every so often, a good soak is good for both the skin and for the soul. So what better way to pass the time in the tub than with a gorgeous bath bomb from Lush; it’s always my…
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Lush Ltd Fun 洗隊レンジャー
洗隊レンジャー, plastered on the front of all Lush Ltd’s FUN packaging translates as ‘Ranger Squadron’, so there you have it, it’s nice to put my University education to some real use. Ranger actually transliterates into Japanese so is pronounced ‘RENJYAA’; they do a lot of this particularly with English, French and German words. The best…
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Laura Mercier Ambre Vanillé Honey Bath
Something I took away with me from the Harvey Nichols Autumn / Winter Press Preview, this just sums up the late summer as we begin to transition into the cooler months. So what is it? Well, I’d say it’s more of a beth melt rather than a traditional bubble bath, giving less foam, but more…