'Mods' was a sub culture that started in the 1960s in the United Kingdom and was a sub culture that was very focused on fashion and music. The term 'Mods' came from the late 1950s, when a small group of fashionable, London-based men were named 'Modernists', all because they listened to modern jazz.
The Mod sub culture grew and grew and grew until nearly every young male in the 60s was a Mod - and if they weren't, they were a rocker. Rockers and Mods didn't get along and this caused a moral panic with society; Mods and Rockers used to fight in the streets and start riots. It was safe to say that both groups didn't exactly have the best reputation.
In the late 60s, the rivalry died down due to bands such as The Who started to dress like Mods.
The Modfather bubble bar takes it's design from the Royal Air Force Roundel which was used as a Mod symbol in fashion back in the 60s. If you have Dads or Grandad's that were a Mod back in the day, the they will remember this symbol as the epitome of their youth; this is why The Modfather is such a fitting bubble bar design for a Father's Day range.
For those of you who are regular readers of my blog, you will know how much I absolutely love citrus, fruity, fresh scents; so when I read the description of this product and learnt that it smelled of brazilian orange, I knew that I had to get one.
I'm guilty when it comes to taking bath with Lush products; I always seem to go for the bath bombs first because I love it when bath bombs put on a magical show of colours. Because of this, I always forget how gorgeous bubble bars can be. I absolutely loved the colour that The Modfather turned my bath water; it was an amazing shade of blue that seemed to look shimmery, even though there isn't any lustre present in this bath bomb.
The Modfather is made up of ten ingredients, but only a couple of those make up the amazing aroma which accompanies this product: Brazilian orange oil and limonene. I was surprised to see that very few ingredients make up this wondrous smell. What's unfortunate is that the zesty smell isn't as strong as I thought it would be. When I picked it up and smelt it in the shop, it smelt quite strong, and I used this bubble bar two days after buying it so the weakish smell wasn't due to age.
As soon as I took this bubble bar out of it's wrapper, I smelt the orange instantly and I could smell it whilst I was in the bath, but I only got to smell the bubble bar properly when either my head my close to the water or when I moved quickly in the bath. Even though this bubble bar smells absolutely divine, I wish that it smelled stronger.
I don't use my hands like Lush suggest to crumble my bubble bars because I find that it leaves a lot of debris at the bottom of your bath, so I place my bubble bar in a sieve and hold it under the running water. This makes sure that I'm using every last spec of the product and ensures that I get every single bubble I can. However, this bubble bar took quite a while to break down. Considering that it is quite a small bubble bar, I thought that the hot, running water would break down the bubble bar in no time, but sadly it was the opposite. This meant that I was holding the sieve for about 7 minutes underneath the tap.
On a good note, so many bubbles were made from this bubble bar that I was impressed. The entire surface of the water was covered in lustrous bubbles and, over time - normally about half an hour - I find that the bubbles start to dissipate, but with The Modfather, the bubbles didn't start to disappear until nearly an hour and a half.
What I love about Lush bubble bars is how soft they make your skin feel but this bubble bar in particular made my body feel silky smooth at the same time as making my body smell slightly fruity.
Once I had gotten out of the bath, my body stayed moisturised from the bubble bar for a good few hours which was amazing, I didn't have to use one drop of moisturiser. Sadly, the smell of the Brazilian orange oil didn't last. Once I had towelled myself down, I could hardly smell The Modfather on my skin which was a disappointment.
Overall, this bubble bar could be better. I wish that the smell was a lot stronger and that it took less amount of time to break down but what you can smell of The Modfather is a fantastic orange scent and the colour that it turns the water beautiful. I have already ordered more of this bubble bar because I love the colour that it turns the water and I was very impressed with the amount of bubbles that it creates; I just hope that next year, Lush can make a few adjustments to make this bubble bar as amazing as I know it can be.
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Description On Lush:
Forget third class tickets! This big wheel of refreshing Brazilian orange oil is for the snappiest dressers and most discerning of bathers. Slip off the inch wide tie, head away from the numbers and crumble this ace bar under running water. Luxuriously fragrant bubbles, tailor-made to revive your senses, will burst out. It might not be scooter-powered, but you'll definitely want to roll with it.
Ingredients:
Sodium Bicarbonate, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Cornflour, Brazilian Orange Oil, Limonene, Titanium Dioxide, Colour 42090, Colour 14700
Price:
£3.65/each
Vegan:
Yes
Rating:
xoxo
Kirsty
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