If there's one day of the year I detest more than any other, it's Valentine's Day. Soppy, cheesy and vomit-inducing - that's how I view this sorry excuse for displaying red hearts everywhere and anywhere! My hatred, however, does not extend to Lush's limited edition Valentine's range, as I enjoy trying these products as much as any other! In the past, I enjoyed using Lush's Magic Mushroom bubble bar so this year I decided to pick up some other Valentine's goodies when they went on sale. One product that I was particularly keen to try was the Ex Factor Ballistic. This particular product, as the name suggests, belongs to the 'ballistic' family of Lush solid bath ...  Read the complete review

A friend recently bought me one of these bath treats from the body cosmetic store Lush and told me it was called The 'X Factor' Bath Ballistic. I was quite confused about this having looked at the ballistic, which is shaped like a gingerbread man, and I couldn't figure out whether this odd little blue man with a funny smirk on his face was modelled on Louis Walsh or Simon Cowell. I realised my error though when I checked out deatils of this ballistic online. It's actually called The Ex Factor Ballistic and it's a Valentine's Day special edition release. The idea behind the ballistic is to use and abuse this little dough-limbed man as though he was one of your ex ...  Read the complete review

***Product*** The Ex Factor is a bath ballistic (bath bomb) released by Lush Cosmetics for a limited time only throughout Valentines day. It is a blue gingerbread shaped man with a little heart on him. It is a super cute item and I couldn't resist picking one up! ***Price*** The price of this product is only £1.95 which I find extremely cheap for a Lush item...particularly as it is of a very high standard! This is one of the cheapest products Lush are selling at the moment, therefore I think it's a great bargain if you want to check these out. ***Where To Buy*** These are obviously only available in Lush stores as it is by ...  Read the complete review

When I saw Lush had released a new Limited Edition range for Valentine's I couldn't resist making an order. Not only did they have new Valentines products, but they also had a Valentine's Free Zone - Perfect for this singleton! The Ex Factor Ballistic is described as "Sweet, vanilla-scented voodoo for spurned lovers". I haven't been spurned, but I thought it would be the perfect bath ballistic for my anti-Valentine's Day... Well, nobody else was going to treat me, were they?! The Ex Factor Ballistic is different to other Lush ballistics. It isn't round like the others, instead it is in the shape of a gingerbread man! The idea is that you ...  Read the complete review

This little guy is a limited edition valentines 2010 product! And is shaped like a little blue gingerbread man, with a cute pink heart on him. And is priced at £1.95. He is scented very similarly to the butterball bath ballastic also by Lush, which is a musky vanilla scent, well to me it is! It is not as moisturising as butterball, as the ex factor does not have the same moisturising butters in it as butterball does. But it smells the same, and looks cuter! As he is called Ex Factor, i believe the best way to use him, is to think of an ex while pulling his little head off and plopping that in the bath first! And if that still doesn't make you feel ...  Read the complete review