Category: Lush Father’s Day

Dinosaur in a Crisis Bath Bomb from Lush

The Dinosaur in a Crisis Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited-edition release that is a part of the small but exciting, 2024 Father’s Day line.

Dinosaur in a Crisis is a green, dinosaur shaped bath bomb with a sprinkle of golden coloured sea salt decorating its bottom.

This bath bomb is said to have a very similar back story to the Toby’s Magic Cow bath bomb, a young Lush fan wrote a letter to Lush about a dinosaur in a crisis (if we can have a crisis, so can a dinosaur) and with that the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb was born!

What I really like about the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb is that it’s a Father’s Day product that isn’t an in-your-face Father’s Day product. 

The Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb contains course sea salt, lavender oil, litsea cubeba oil, rose absolute, lavender powder and rose petal powder.

Its scent is where this product gets really interesting… It’s actually two Lush scent families thrown into one; It’s a mixture of the scent of the Sleepy shower gel and the scent of the Rose Jam shower gel.

Before now and quite recently, I have disliked a bath bomb made up of two Lush scent families (the Two Families bath bomb) because I felt too overwhelmed, the Sleepy and Rose Jam scents of Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb however complement each other perfectly.

Lavender and rose scents are often associated with older generations of people, for example some say a ‘granny smell’ but the Dinosaur in a Crisis’ scent doesn’t smell old at all, in fact quite the opposite! It’s a really soothing blend of rose and lavender, that I can see all generations enjoying.

Each of the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bombs are approximately 85g each fitting easily in my hand. Out of all the bath bombs available at the time of writing this review, Dinosaur in a Crisis happens to be one of Lush’s cheapest.

As soon as the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb comes into contact with your bath water it begins to foam up. There is an explosion of green. The gentle scent of rose and lavender fills your bathroom as the Dinosaur in a Crisis fizzes away.

After a minute or so, the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb sinks to the bottom of the bath. I know most customers prefer the bath bombs that stay afloat but the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb doesn’t create any bath art so you’re not missing out on anything by it being a ‘sinker’.

When bath bombs like this do sink, I like to just lay back and let the little bubbles tickle my back; I find it incredibly relaxing.

The Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb is a very quick dissolver, it took just over four minutes to fully dissolve. The scent hangs around your bathroom long after you’ve pulled the plug and although subtle, it lasts on your skin for a good few hours too.

Overall, I really enjoyed using the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb. I love its name and the story behind it, it’s a good price and smells great too.

I hope that Lush decide to bring the Dinosaur in a Crisis’ scent out as a perfume or body spray one day. A bold statement from me, considering I really disliked the last scent-family-mix they did.

There’s just something so relaxing about rose and lavender together, I just love the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb!

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Fresh As Shower Gel from Lush

2023 seems to be the year of shower gel remakes at Lush. We’ve had Santa’s Christmas shower cream reimagined into the Mario shower gel and the So White shower gel reimagined into the Luigi shower gel, today I will be reviewing the Fresh As Shower Gel.

The Fresh As shower gel was released by Lush as a part of their 2023’s Father’s Day line. If you’re a frequent Lush customer, You’ll likely recognise this shower gel because before now it was originally released for Father’s Day under the name Rad Dad.

Unlike the other reimagined shower gels that I mentioned above, Fresh As and Rad Dad only have one difference and that’s their name. Fresh As is described by Lush as a ‘Siberian pine and orris oil bathroom treat’.

It is a beautiful dark shade of blue and shares its scent with all of the products from the Fresh As/Needles and Pines scent-family. I knew before I had even tried it that it would be a firm favourite for my husband in particular, he already uses the Fresh As perfume that I got him for Christmas 2020 all of the time so a shower gel equivalent has gone down a treat.

Fresh As contains a long list of refreshing and stimulating ingredients, there’s Siberian fir needle, orris and tagetes oils as well as benzoin resinoid and also infusion of fresh cucumber.

Its scent is very outdoorsy, rich and herbaceous. It’s refreshing but also creates a warming sensation on your skin, it’s an excellent shower gel to use after a workout or physically demanding day.

As someone who deals with chronic pain in all of my joints and muscles, the Fresh As shower gels stimulating effects really does help soothe my tired, aching muscles.

Consistency-wise the Fresh As shower gel is lovely and thick, much like the Hot Toddy and Bubbly shower gels. After several quite recent watery shower gel releases from Lush, I was pleasantly surprised when I first squirted some Fresh As shower gel in my hands.

Fresh As lathers up quickly and the tiniest amount goes an incredibly long way. A blob the size of a one-pound coin is more than enough to wash your whole body with.

Its scent really does come alive when combined with the hot water and steam from your shower. If you’re looking for a product that isn’t as spicy as Cinders shower gel, yet is still warming on the skin, Fresh As is well worth a try.

The shower gels scent remains on your skin for the best part of the rest of the day. I wouldn’t say it was a particularly hydrating shower gel, but it doesn’t dry out my skin at all.

Overall, I am very impressed with the Fresh As shower gel, it’s good value for money and is loved by everyone in my house. I have my fingers crossed that Lush bring out more products that share the Fresh As scent!

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Out Of This World Bath Bomb from Lush

Up until 2023, Lush’s Father’s Day lines have always been small and (dare I say) the least exciting of all of the seasonal lines released throughout the year. This year Lush have however broken the cycle, the 2023 Father’s Day line is incredible!

The line is still small but with its quirky outer-space theme it has gone down a storm with customers, I don’t think I have ever liked the Father’s Day line so much before.

Today, I’m going to be reviewing the astronaut shaped Out Of This World Bath Bomb.

The Out of This World bath bomb contains green tea powder, olibanum resinoid, popping candy and lime and sweet wild orange oils and shares its scent with the Never Mind the Ballistics bath bomb.

The scent is bold and sweet, the lime oil is the first ingredient my nose recognises, then second is the sharp and juicy orange, it’s a tropical medley that leaves you wanting more.

The Out of This World bath bomb is super-sparkly! It is mainly white with hints of blue and pinky-purple edges. As I said earlier, it’s designed to look like an astronaut, it reminds me a little of Disney’s Buzz Light Year’s ‘to infinity and beyond!’ pose.

Size-wise the Out of This World bath bomb is about the same size as the Rocket Science bath bomb, I’m a little sad that I can’t try them both together as the bath art of both together would be amazing.

As soon as the Out of This World bath bomb touches the water, blue and purple foam begins to spill out of the bath bombs edges. Soon the water takes over the bath bomb, as it bobs around just under the water’s surface, white foam slowly begins to spill out of it too.

If you look carefully you can also see little stars decorate the water surface, although they disappear very quickly.

The bath art photos in this review do the Out of This World bath bomb no justice at all. The bath art was on par with some of the best Lush bath bombs such as Roller, IRL and the Ghostie. I wish I could have got a photo of the mini stars I mentioned above.

The Out of This World bath bomb is quite the slow fizzer taking approximately 10 minutes to fully dissolve, leaving you with plenty of time to sit back and enjoy the bath-art-show that it puts on.

I found the light purple waters left behind by Out of This World incredibly soothing on the skin.

The scent of the Out of This World bath bomb is quite powerful when compared to other bath bombs currently available, the scent of it can still be detected on your skin long after getting out of the bath. My skin still feels incredibly soft throughout the next day too.

I really loved this bath bomb, it has to be one of my most favourite products from all of the Father’s Day releases combined.

It smells great, performs beautifully, and leaves me feeling refreshed and upbeat. I hope Lush bring it back again for next year’s Father’s Day line!

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