Category: Autumn

The Juice is Loose Shower Gel from Lush

Alongside the recent release of the new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film, Lush have created a limited edition collection that’s as bold and quirky as the film itself; Enter the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice X Lush collaboration!

Today I am reviewing, The Juice is Loose Shower Gel, I was lucky enough to receive a bottle of it in the post from Lush a few weeks ago.

I still haven’t had a chance to see the new film itself BUT as soon as it becomes available for home viewing, I will be buying it. I am more than a little bit curious to see what has been going on in the Beetlejuice universe since the ending of the first film released back in 1988.


The Juice is Loose shower gel is a rich, deep shade of purple. This exact shade of purple oozes regal charm demanding everyone’s instant attention. It is actually the same shade of purple as the dresses my bridesmaids wore at my wedding several years ago.

Naturally, this made it the first product from the Beetlejuice X Lush collaboration that caught my eye.

The Juice is Loose shower gels fragrance is the same as the Grape Soda body spray as well as the, The Afterlife bath bomb from the same line.

Some of the ingredients contained in the, The Juice is Loose shower gel are, red clover flower infusion, glycerine, juniper berry oil, sweet wild orange and carrageenan extract.

The Juice is Loose shower gels scent is best described as quite an artificial one; Artificial however doesn’t mean it is an unpleasant scent. Grape Soda as a flavour is not as popular in the UK, as it is in the USA. I can therefore see this shower gel selling better in the USA compared to the UK, but time will tell!

While writing my review on the Grape Soda body spray I did a little research on the flavour/scent. I found out that American’s have more of a palate for fruity flavours that are more artificial or exaggerated compared to the British who are more accustomed to fruity flavours that are more natural and/or less intense.

Think of the, The Juice is Loose shower gels scent as a synthetic interpretation of grapes. It’s sour, tangy and very strong.

Consistency wise the, The Juice is Loose shower gel is incredibly runny. With a name like ‘The Juice is Loose’, this however was to be expected.

With it being so runny, I find myself accidentally using more of the shower gel than I normally would per shower, but it lathers up quickly and is soothing on your skin.

Mixed in with the steam and hot-shower-water the scent really takes over your bathroom, it’s a very strongly scented shower gel so probably better suited to someone that is into the stronger Lush scent families.

Once out of the shower the, The Juice is Loose scent remains on your skin for the best part of the rest of the day. The artificial element of the scent soon dampens down making it more tolerable for those that like their cosmetics scents to be a little more subtle. Overall, it’s a great edition to the Beetlejuice X Lush line!

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Brain Freeze Bath Bomb from Lush

The Brain Freeze Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Halloween line.

As you can see, the Brain Freeze bath bomb has been created to look like a cartoon-version of a human skull. It is mostly white but has two dark blue, deep set eye sockets.

If this isn’t your first Lush Halloween, you may recognise the shape of the Brain Freeze bath bomb. This is because it is hand-pressed in the exact same mould as the Bonehead bubble bar from the 2023 Halloween line.

Each Brain Freeze bath bomb is approximately 130g fitting snuggly in my hand.

Some of the ingredients included in the Brain Freeze bath bomb are peppermint oil, cypress oil, spearmint oil, fine sea salt and a pinch of popping candy. You’ll recognise the bath bombs scent if you’re familiar with the past Lush product, the Melomint bubble bar.

The mixture of peppermint and spearmint oils makes for a cool and refreshing bathing experience, making the ‘Brain Freeze’ name perfect for this bath bomb…

The Brain Freeze’s scent is best described as soft yet fresh, crisp and a little woody too.

I feel as if the cypress oil in it stops the peppermint from being as sharp as it could be. Which isn’t a bad thing at all, I quite enjoy the more subtle and sweeter notes that the Brain Freeze bath bomb offers.

As an incredibly sleepy person, I love a minty product that blasts you awake but at this time of year I don’t want a product to cool me down in the same way as I would in the Summer months. The subtle minty freshness of the Brain Freeze bath bomb is perfect for the cooler Autumn months as it doesn’t leave your teeth chattering but still has a little kick.

As soon as the Brain Freeze bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with an explosion of dark blue foam at its top, and a lighter, sky blue foam at its bottom. The soft and gently refreshing scent slowly fills your bathroom as the water takes hold of the bath bomb.

Being honest, I did expect more bath art from the Brain Freeze bath bomb, and I also wouldn’t have known it had popping candy in it at all, had I not read the ingredients.

I have however seen other customers upload photos of bath art from this bath bomb to Instagram, they were lucky to get purple and various shades of blue swirls out of their Brain Freeze bath bomb!

The Brain Freeze bath bomb took just over six minutes to fully dissolve, leaving you with plenty of time to lay back and relax in its warm, sea-salt enriched, skin-softening, dark blue water.

The cool fresh scent is more subtle nearer the end of your bath but can still be detected on your skin for a few hours after getting out of the bath.

My skin felt like silk once I was dry and out of the bath, there was no need to moisturise with a body lotion afterwards.

I thoroughly enjoyed using the Brain Freeze bath bomb, I’d have maybe liked a bit more bath art but other than that it was a very enjoyable Halloween bath bomb!

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Scan Me For Scares Shower Gel from Lush

The Scan Me For Scares Shower Gel is yet another brand new Lush product that comes from Lush’s Halloween 2024 collection. I was lucky enough to be gifted a bottle of it by Lush but have bought a bottle of it too.

I can’t quite believe how many new shower gels Lush have treated us to in 2024.

This year’s Halloween range not only includes the brand new Scan Me For Scares shower gel but also the brand new, Glow In The Dark shower gel too.

The Scan Me For Scares shower gel is a dark shade of autumnal red and is shimmery throughout.


Past Lush-shower-gels with any shimmer in them would often separate, the shimmer collecting at the bottom of the bottle of shower gel. This left them needing a good shake to get the shower gels back to looking how they did when first bottled up; Something that wasn’t always possible to do.

Over the last 18 or so months Lush seem to have however mastered the art of making sure the sparkly aspect of their shower gels now no longer separate. The Scan Me For Scares shower gel is a perfect example of this innovation.

The shimmer in Scan Me For Scares is a similar dark red to the shower gel giving it an almost cat eye reflection effect when the light hits it.

Consistency wise the Scan Me For Scares shower gel is quite thick but still very easy to get out of the bottle.

Some of the ingredients included in the Scan Me For Scares shower gel are an infusion of cranberry, fine sea salt, corn syrup, cedarwood oil, vetivert oil and almond essential oil.

Scent wise, I’d describe the Scan Me For Scares shower gel as almond led and woody. It’s a rich, creamy marzipan-sweet-scent that has a subtle tartness to it too thanks to the cranberry infusion.

The Scan Me For Scares shower gel lathers up easily. With it being a little thicker, I imagined you’d have to use more to get the most out of it but a small amount of it seems to go a long way. It lathers up into a lighter red foam too which is different to most other shower gels that foam up white.

Mixed in with the steam and hot-shower-water the scent really takes over your bathroom. If you’re a fan of eating anything marzipan based, you’ll really enjoy using this shower gel.

The most unique part of this shower gel is however what is on its bottle. There is a QR code above the name of the shower gel that you can scan with your phone’s camera. This QR code takes you to a playlist of Spotify songs that will help you slip right into the theme of Halloween.

Once out of the shower the Scan Me For Scares scent remains on your skin for a good few hours; Although it is subtle, it is still very much detectable.

Overall, I have enjoyed using the Scan Me For Scares shower gel, I think its scent is more suited to Christmas than Halloween BUT I loved the idea of the playlist that comes with it!

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