January 2012: What I loved this month

My January 2012 favourite -

LUSH JILTED ELF SHOWER JELLY

Once upon a time, there was an Elf. Somehow, somewhere, he was jilted by someone... And he was very, very sad.

He cried and cried, until he realized what would make him feel better.. Something full of sparkles and vodka!

LUSH describes it as:

Inspired by a brilliant fig, honey and vodka cocktail from New York City, the Jilted Elf brings a dash of pizzazz to our winter showers. He's a verdant, sparkling jelly with the sophisticated and stimulating fragrance of ginger and cinnamon leaf oil. If you're feeling like a bit of a scrooge or if you just need a pick-me-up this holiday season, pop in the shower with the Jilted Elf. He's sure to work his holiday charm on you!
Brilliantly uplifting and warming fragrance.
This spicy fellow warms up chilly bodies; perfect for winter showers.
Honey and fig infusions are wonderfully softening on the skin.

When I got this, I was really excited.. A shower JELLY, how cool does that sound :D I've never used anything quite like it before.. Atleast not that I remember!

But the very first thing that came to mind was.. How am I supposed to use this? :-/

I tried a couple of things.. Scooping it out, using my hands, dunking it onto a loofah without letting it slip away.. But I've found that the best way to use this is with those scrubbing glove things you get at pharmaceutical department stores (also available at The Body Shop).

So this thing really WOBBLES. Its so much fun!

The Elf loved the sparkling jelly. Even though it sparkled, it didn’t leave sparkles on his body so it was just fine for an elf like him. It smelled fresh and clean and holiday-ish, with notes of ginger and cinnamon, so he knew potential future girlfriend elves would like it too. The Jilted Elf took out a scoop of jelly, squished it between his hands, lathered up in sparkling goodness and forgot all about being jilted. And he found that to really perk himself up, he could store the shower jelly in the freezer, then use it to take a VERY refreshing shower. Trust me, after a shower like that you aren’t thinking about being jilted AT ALL.

:D

xoxo