Category: Lush Upon A Time

Sleepy Bear Bath Bomb from Lush (2024)

The much loved Sleepy Bear Bath Bomb is back again and this year I was lucky enough to be gifted one by Lush.

Since the Sleepy Bear bath bombs debut in Lush’s 2021 Winter line, it has been a favourite amongst customers returning every Winter. This year the Sleepy Bear bath bomb however has a brand new look!

The older version of the Sleepy Bear bath bomb was white and made in the shape of a bear lying flat on its stomach. It was a simple design with a sprinkling of purple petals on its bum/back.

This new version of the Sleepy Bear bath bomb is still quite simple, it’s all white but is in the shape of a bear sat upright.

Customers that don’t like ‘bits’ in their bath water will be pleased to hear that the purple petals have gone, instead the new Sleepy Bear bath bomb has the same magical ingredient as the Iconic Door bath bomb that turns the white parts of the bath bomb blue once wet. I’m not sure of the exact science behind it but it’s incredible to watch in action!

The Sleepy Bear bath bomb may look different from its older version, but it smells the same. Both versions are a part of the Twilight/Sleepy Lush-scent-family.

Lush’s Sleepy range is huge and because of its ‘magical sleeping properties’ happens to be one of Lush’s most sought after scent families.

The masses will be pleased to hear that yes, the Sleepy Bear bath bomb does share its scent with the Sleepy body lotion and Twilight bath bomb.

The Sleepy Bear bath bomb is approximately 90g each, I always really enjoy using the smaller bath bombs like Sleepy Bear as they are just as good as the larger sized bath bombs but are better value for money.

If you’ve read any of my Lush product reviews before now, you’d know I always have a soft spot for the products that are made into characters (i.e. any Lush product that has eyes…) With the Sleepy Bear having eyes, hair tufts, a big nose, a mouth and four little paws, I just couldn’t resist it as hard as I tried!

The Sleepy Bear bath bomb contains lavender oil, benzoin resinoid, tonka absolute, ylang ylang oil and fine oatmeal.

The scent is perfect to help you wind down at the end of a long day.

After just one sniff you’ll understand why everything that Lush release in the Sleepy fragrance becomes a best seller.

As soon as the Sleepy Bear bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with a ferocious hiss, white bubbles sizzle out of the bath bomb, then blue spots of colour begin to appear where the white once was.

The small blue spots of colour become more noticeable as the bath bomb dissolves. The shade of blue is a similar shade to what the Ickle Baby Bot bath bomb is.

For such a small bath bomb the Sleepy Bears’ scent is incredibly strong and just as powerful as the larger sized, Twilight bath bomb.

The Sleepy Bear bath bomb is also a very quick fizzer, it takes only four minutes to completely dissolve giving you plenty of time to lay back and soak up the relaxing lavender, tonka absolute and oatmeal infused waters, it feels like you’re floating on a lavender scented cloud.

The water left behind looks like a blue cloudy sky (see below photo) but I have to admit hydration wise, the Sleepy Bear bath bomb isn’t nearly as moisturising as the older version of the Sleepy Bear bath bomb.

Once out of the bath, my skin does feel soft but not nearly as moisturised as it normally does after using a Lush bath bomb, luckily I had some Sleepy body lotion so could add a little extra hydration to my skin without taking away from the Sleepy Bear bath bombs scent.

The first time that I used the Sleepy Bear bath bomb I didn’t get a chance to use the Sleepy body lotion too until the morning after.

Without using the Sleepy Body lotion, the scent was still noticeable on my skin the following morning. Obviously, using the Sleepy body lotion immediately after helped carry the scent well into the next day after using it too.

I always drift off to sleep so much easier after I’ve used a Sleepy scented Lush product before bed. If you’re looking for a product to help you relax, I’d recommend trying the Sleepy Bear bath bomb.

Overall, the only thing that seemed to let this bath bomb down was how drying it was on my skin. Other than that, though, I think it is a good price and plain enough to gift it to someone who may be on the fence about trying Lush.

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The Wizard Bath Bomb from Lush

When Lush announced their collaboration with the highly anticipated film Wicked, I found myself just as excited for the limited edition Oz-inspired Lush line as I was for the release of the movie.

One of the standout products from the Wicked X Lush line is undoubtedly the, The Wizard Bath Bomb. I was lucky enough to be gifted one by Lush and couldn’t wait to get it into the water.

The, The Wizard Bath Bomb is one of Lush’s most intricate looking bath bombs to date; It’s an emerald-green bath bomb coated in a golden (what appears to be once placed in the water) dissolvable foil?!

All of Lush’s bath bombs are hand pressed, which is hard to believe when you see just how detailed the, The Wizard bath bomb is. Lush have really upped their game making the bath bomb moulds with their magical 3D printer. The attention to detail of each new Lush product that comes out just seems to keep getting better and better…

The Wizard bath bomb is in the shape of the Wizards face, it has stern facial features, prominent brows a big defined nose, bold, thick lips and two deep set eyes.

Each of the, The Wizard bath bombs are approximately 180g so about the same size as the standard Lush bath bomb.

Some of the ingredients included in the, The Wizard bath bomb are galbanum oil, petitgrain oil, thyme absolute, oakmoss absolute and geranium oil.

Describing scents is not one of my talents so I always get a little anxious when a new, complex Lush fragrance like the one found in the, The Wizard bath bomb comes along… Like the Pink Fizzes Good With Green bath bomb from the same Wicked X Lush line, The Wizard bath bomb has a brand new fragrance.

To me, the, The Wizard bath bombs scent is super earthy, green and slightly sweet. Like all of the Wicked X Lush stock its scent is powerful. 

Out of all of the scents created by Lush for the Wicked X Lush collection, I think The Wizard bath bombs scent is my favourite or at the very least one of my top two!

As soon as the, The Wizard bath bomb touches the water there is an explosion of green foam. The Wizard bath bombs thin, outer coating of gold then begins to break off in tiny clumps in a similar way as the golden letters do on the Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel bath bomb.

If you have ever seen or used gold foil in arts and crafts or even as nail art, you’ll know what I mean when I say that this is what the clumps of gold breaking away from the, The Wizard bath bomb look like.

Apart from the golden foil-like-flecks you won’t get much bath art out of The Wizard, its scent and how detailed it is before putting it in the water is definitely its best features.

I can only apologise for not getting better photos of the green water decorated with the golden flecks, it’s a bath bomb you really must experience for yourself to appreciate its true beauty!

The Wizard bath bomb took just under ten minutes to fully dissolve, leaving behind silky soft, emerald-green bath water.

By the time the bath bomb had fully dissolved, there wasn’t any floating golden flecks left on the surface of the water but there was a definite shimmer in the water when the light hit it at certain angles. Once out of the bath my skin felt really soft and appeared much brighter too.

After using the bath bomb that morning, the scent stayed on my skin for the rest of the day. My husband actually asked me what product I had used once we got in bed that night. For it to last so long shows just how powerful a scent The Wizard bath bomb has.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed using the, The Wizard bath bomb. I loved how the golden shimmer flaked off of the bath bomb and how perfectly green the water was. With The Wizard being so strongly scented I was surprised at just how much I did in fact like it.

I hope this isn’t the last we see of a product with The Wizard bath bombs scent, I think it would work wonderfully as a body spray or even a candle!

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Elphaba Thropp Body Spray from Lush

Lush have collaborated with what is unarguably the must see film of the year, Wicked.

With its impending cinema release, Lush have created a Wicked X Lush range, to die for!

Each product within this carefully crafted collection oozes all-things-Oz and showcases some very unusual yet beautifully harmonious ingredient blends that shouldn’t work together, but somehow do.

With several of the products also having brand new fragrances I have my reviewing-work cut out. Today I will be reviewing the Elphaba Thropp Body Spray.

The Elphaba Thropp body spray comes in the most unbelievably beautiful packaging. The spray bottles are still the traditional Lush black, but their labels are in Wicked inspired colours! Elphaba Thropp’s label is of course bright green, just like Elphaba and has a shiny green silhouette of Elphaba in the centre of its label.

Ingredients wise, the Elphaba Thropp body spray contains hiba wood oil, cedarwood absolute, vanilla absolute, Sicilian lemon oil, pink pepper oil and cardamom absolute.

As Lush fragrances go, I don’t think there has ever been a body spray as strongly scented as Elphaba Thropp. I haven’t come across any other body spray or perfume from Lush with its same staying power. I am always hesitant to use too much of a new Lush body spray/perfume as I am easily overwhelmed…

Because of this, the first time that I wore Elphaba Thropp I hardly sprayed any on me at all. It was one cowardly half squirt, but that was enough. Four days later I could still smell the body spray on my cars seat belt which, kind of blows my mind as the one half-hearted squirt of it that I sprayed was on my jumper, not the seat belt!

The Elphaba Thropp scent makes a bold and invigorating first impression. It is sweet, comforting but unmistakably led by its pink pepper oil ingredient, the vanilla in it is also very prominent. As the fragrance settles the woodiness of the body spray starts to come through.

It’s not only one of the longest-lasting body sprays that I’ve ever owned from Lush, but also one of the most complex scents from Lush too.

The beautifully designed labels on the Wicked X Lush body sprays will definitely pull in the customers, it did me! I never usually blind buy body sprays, but I couldn’t resist when I saw them in this incredible and magical Oz collection.

The Pink Fizzes Good With Green bath bomb that is also a part of the Wicked X Lush collection is said to be a blend of both of the Wicked body sprays combined.

I personally would never have guessed this, I cannot smell the Elphaba Thropp fragrance in the Pink Fizzes Good With Green bath bomb at all, which really confuses me considering Elphaba Thropp is the strongest scent I have ever come across from Lush?!!

I understand this makes little sense, BUT the bath bomb just smells so different I’d never have known it had Elphaba Thropp in if I hadn’t been told.

Overall, I really like the Elphaba Thropp body spray, it is a little intense scent-strength-wise for me which is why I have said like and not love. One gentle spritz of Elphaba Thropp is more than enough per wear, with it lasting on fabric for 4 plus days it feels like quite a commitment! Never have I smelt a Lush product as powerful as this body spray!

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