One of the very first products I purchased during my first visit to a Lush shop (in Montréal, in 2002!) was a bottle of shower gel. It was called Happy for S.A.D., it was tinted dark blue, and it had a delightful neroli fragrance; it was unlike any shower gel I’d ever tried before. I’m still partial to Lush’s shower gels, and the company’s latest offering in this category is no exception. Twilight Shower Gel is a limited edition product for the holiday season. It’s a follow-up to the popular Twilight bath bomb (which I’ve never tried) and it’s inspired by “the magical moment betwixt day and night.”

Twilight is tinted an appropriately night-sky, deep violet-blue shade, like India ink, so it was likely to win my heart and a place in my bathroom before I even opened the cap. Its fragrance is a blend of natural lavender flower infusion, lavender oil, benzoin, tonka absolute and ylang ylang absolute, as well as some synthetic fragrance ingredients. When I sniff the bottle, I notice the lavender more than anything else. In a steamy shower, when I pour some Twilight onto a mesh puff and work it into a lather, the other elements become much more evident…

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