Category: Lush Winter

Snowdrift Bath Bomb from Lush

The Snowdrift Bath Bomb was first released by Lush in its 2022 Winter line, due to its popularity in 2022, Lush decided to bring it back for their 2023 Winter line.

The Snowdrift bath bomb is the standard sized Lush bath bomb, each of them are approximately 190g each so a tiny bit lighter than the all-year-round bath bombs, Twilight, Sex Bomb and Lakes.

When I first see the Snowdrift bath bomb because of its two shades of blue I couldn’t help but compare it to the long discontinued Frozen bath bomb.

It is coloured the exact same two shades of blue; the majority of it (like the Frozen bath bomb) is light blue and again, just like the Frozen bath bomb it has a dark blue belt around its middle.

The only visual difference between the Frozen and Snowdrift bath bombs is that the Snowdrift bath bomb has a white snowflake on its top.

The Snowdrift bath bombs scent is from Lush’s Outback Mate scent-family. Some recent products that share the same scent include the Snowball bath bomb and the, The Imperial Egg bath bomb.

The Snowdrift bath bomb contains eucalyptus oil, lemon grass oil and peppermint oil. Its scent is fresh and crisp which is just as I’d describe freshly fallen snow.

Due to its decongestant and antibacterial properties, eucalyptus is a popular go-to ingredient to help manage the symptoms of the common cold making the Snowdrift bath bomb perfect if you have a bit of a sniffle!

As soon as the Snowdrift bath bomb meets your bath water you are greeted with an explosion of blue foam.

As the water starts to take over the bath bomb, it spins and charges around your bath like a miniature speed boat, the most beautiful bath art then starts to spill out of it sending bursts of blue across the water’s surface.

Again, the bath art it creates can be compared to that created by the Frozen bath bomb although, the Snowdrift bath bomb has an almost white foam in it too adding a little more depth.

The Snowdrift bath bomb took just under 7 minutes to fully dissolve. Even though this is quite a quick fizzer the bath art it created was on par with other Lush bath bombs that take a lot longer to fully dissolve.

The peppermint, lemongrass and eucalyptus blend of ingredients really come to life in the hot bath water. The mix of the cool peppermint and hot water makes for a truly unique bathing experience that my tired and aching muscles thrive in.

The water at the end is the perfect shade of blue and is full of silver shimmer, you won’t be able to stop swishing it around watching as the shimmer catches the light in the beautifully blue water.

The bath bombs scent is also incredibly strong, lasting throughout the entire bath. Your skin feels super soft when you get out of the bath and a little tingly because of the mix of the cooling ingredients and hot bath water.

All in all, I really enjoyed using the Snowdrift bath bomb and can see why it came back for Winter 2023. Hopefully it will be a part of 2024’s Winter line too!

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Penguin Bath Bomb from Lush

The Penguin Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited-edition product from Lush’s 2023 Christmas line.

With the Penguin bath bomb, Lush have designed one of their cutest, bath-bomb-characters to date. It’s a mostly violet coloured penguin, with a snow-white face, belly, and strikingly orange beak. The Penguin bath bombs look is all finished off with its adorable hot pink bow tie.

Weighing in at approximately 175g each the Penguin bath bomb is quite big, it’s one of Lush’s bigger more flatter bath bombs and is almost as big as my (little bit smaller than average) hand.

The Penguin bath bomb contains bergamot oil, Sicilian lemon oil, orange flower absolute and Sicilian red mandarin oil.

It shares its scent with Lush’s incredibly popular, The Olive Branch shower gel. If you’ve been a Lush customer for quite some time, you’ll most likely recognise its scent from the, The Christmas Penguin bubble bar from past Christmas lines too.

The ‘Olive Branch’ scent family is a much-loved Lush fragrance that I’m always happy to see make an appearance in any product format.

The Olive Branch scent is best described as a delicate citrus fragrance. It is perfect for anyone who is wary of the stronger fragrances Lush are often associated with.

As soon as the Penguin bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with a gentle stream of violet bubbles.

The Penguin bath bomb is not fantastic bath-art-wise BUT does create a few colourful groups of bubbles as it dissolves. Once the water takes over, the penguin’s beak and pink bow fizzle away too.

The Penguin bath bomb takes approximately 5 minutes to fully dissolve and turns your bath water a milky violet colour.

I found the waters left behind by the Penguin bath bomb silky smooth and incredibly refreshing. It’s gentle ‘Olive Branch’ scent can also still be detected on your skin long after getting out of the bath.

My skin still felt soft and hydrated for the whole of the next day after using it too, it’s an incredibly hydrating bath bomb.

I really enjoyed using the Penguin bath bomb, I’d have maybe liked a bit more bath art out of it but other than that I think it’s a fantastic addition to not only the Christmas line but also the Olive Branch Lush-scent-family.

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Humbug Bath Bomb from Lush

Back in September 2022, Lush did a collaboration with The Poetry Pharmacy, the three bath bombs created for this super-unique line have sold well and (at the time of writing this review) are currently still available to purchase.

Come November 2023, The Poetry Pharmacy and Lush created another product to add to their collaboration, the Humbug Bath Bomb.

The Poetry Pharmacy is an original Victorian shop in the heart of a little town in Shropshire Hills. In store you will find The Poetry Pharmacy’s pharmacist on hand to prescribe poetic medicine for a complicated mix of emotions. For a deeper insight into what the, The Poetry Pharmacy get up to, please visit their website by clicking here.

The Humbug bath bomb has been released just in time for Christmas. Unlike the previous Lush X Poetry Pharmacy bath bombs Wild Remedy, Broken Heart and Slow Down; The Humbug bath bomb is only available from the Poetry Pharmacy store, the Poetry Pharmacy website and from the Lush X Poetry Pharmacy pop up shop in Soho, London.

As I mentioned earlier, the bath bombs made in collaboration with the Poetry Pharmacy are truly unique to anything Lush have released before. Each of the bath bombs have a hidden paper insert inside of them with a short poem on it relating to the bath bombs name.

The Poetry Pharmacy website says that the Humbug bath bomb ‘features poetic extracts’ as an ‘antidote to Christmas spirit at its heart’ and claims that as it fizzes away, it ‘reveals not the usual yuletide joy, but the scepticism of a holiday cynic, transforming your tub into a refuge for those who question the tinsel-draped traditions.’

Colour wise and to look at, the Humbug bath bomb looks just like a black and white Humbug sweet. The idea behind the poetry bath bombs is that they are an easy way to immerse yourself in perfume and poetics.

This strong scented, black, and white bath bomb was created to give those with the grinchiest of hearts a scented sanctuary in the subversion of Christmas spirit. I’m not the biggest fan of Christmas so this bath bomb really does speak to my soul…

Ingredients wise the Humbug bath bomb contains both cassia and clove bud oils. It reminds me of the red cinnamon-ball-sweets I used to eat when I was still at school. I’m not even sure if those sweets are made anymore but as soon as I smelt the Humbug bath bomb, I knew I’d love it.

The scent is sweet (in as much as cinnamon can be deemed as sweet) yet spicy and probably my most favourite cinnamon-based product Lush have ever created. I need this bath bombs scent made into every product format that exists. It’s delicious, warm and everything you can need in a Winter-time bath bomb.

As soon as you put the Humbug bath bomb into the water you are greeted with a gentle hiss of bubbles, white and grey foam slowly erupt from the bath bomb. As it dissolves you can see that the black parts of the bath bomb are not black and are actually a really dark green.

I wasn’t expecting much bath art from the Humbug bath bomb but it did create some beautiful grey and white swirls.

I was surprised that the Humbug bath bomb took so long to fully dissolve, it was still fizzing away 10 minutes after putting it in to the bath water. Once it had dissolved, I had access to the hidden poem inside of it (if you want to see the poem, I got I have posted it on my Instagram). 

I am unsure on how many different poems are put in each of the bath bombs butthink there are several different ones shared in the Humbug bath bomb.

A soak in a Humbug bath is a real treat, I know I am repeating myself, but it really is delicious, warm and everything I look for in a bath bomb, especially at this time of the year.

My skin laps up the silky-smooth, super warming bath water and it feels amazing on my aching muscles after a long day. It makes for a truly relaxing bathing experience. The scent lasts for days too, I could still smell it in my bathroom the day after using it.

Overall, I think this is my favourite bath bomb from both of the Lush X Poetry Pharmacy collaborations. I hope Lush decide to do more with the Poetry Pharmacy as I’ve enjoyed every product they’ve collaborated on so far. I also hope they make this bath bomb more readily available, so more customers get to try it too.

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