Category: New

Bob Bath Bomb 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 Bob Bath Bomb, I was lucky enough to receive one in the post from Lush a few weeks ago.

The Bob bath bomb is based on a character with a bright blue shrunken head, he isn’t in the first film very much at all. I admit, I haven’t had a chance to watch the new film yet so my only knowledge of him is as the very memorable extra from the franchise’s first film.

Bob is probably the strangest looking bath bomb that I’ve ever seen from Lush. Its design screams Tim Burton, with its slightly distressed looking, huge and very round white eyes. It also has a caved-in nose with two slits for nostrils, a small patch of black on its top, representing Bob’s sparse hair and a row of black teeth that are set in a way that makes him look like he’s grimacing.

Each of the, The Bob bath bombs are approximately 190g each fitting snuggly in my hand.

If you remember and liked the Flamingo Egg bath bomb, you’ll be pleased to know that Bob shares that bath bombs scent.

I can understand why people who haven’t seen either of the Bettlejuice films may think that the Bob bath bomb is the scariest and most peculiar character they have ever seen. Some may even question why Lush made a bath bomb of its head over so many other Bettlejuice things.

While I haven’t seen the new film YET, I have heard that Bob is a very lovable character that becomes very significant in the telling of the Bettlejuice universes story.

The Bob bath bomb contains some of the following ingredients, labdanum resinoid, Sicilian lemon oil and vetivert oil.

Its scent is best described as one of Lush’s tamer Lush-scent-families, it’s powdery, sweet and has an earthy, warm undertone to it. The Sicilian lemon oil adds a zesty lightness to the overall scent that leaves you feeling uplifted and refreshed. Some describe it as being quite similar to banana foam sweets which ties in with the films Banana Boat song.

As soon as the Bob bath bomb touches your bath water, you are greeted with an explosion of bright blue foam. It doesn’t take very long at all for the water to completely take over the bath bomb as it slowly spins around your bath sending its blue fizz all over.

What I wasn’t expecting after about two minutes of the bath bomb being in the water was an explosion of bright pink foam in amongst all of the blue!

My photos in this review do not showcase the Bob bath bombs true bath art potential at all. Where I wasn’t really expecting any bath art, it made using it that little bit more exciting, especially when you factor in that pink is my all-time favourite colour.

It took about four minutes for The Bob bath bomb to fully dissolve, and the water left behind is a blueish shade of purple.

The scent remains on your skin for a good few hours after exiting the bath and it leaves your skin soft too. Overall, I am very impressed with this bath bomb, it has reminded me of the important lesson of never judging a book by its cover.

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Intergalactic Body Scrub from Lush

The Intergalactic Body Scrub is a brand-new Lush product that (at the time of writing this review) has only ever been available as an exclusive product in December 2023’s Lush Kitchen subscription box. I haven’t heard any news that it will be released elsewhere, but it has been a hugely popular product so Lush would be wise to make more.

I was pleased to see that the pot of Intergalactic body scrub in December 2023’s Lush Kitchen subscription box was a big one at 290g. In November’s subscription box we had the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub only in a 100g pot and I could have really done with a bigger pot.

The Intergalactic body scrub is just like the bath bomb of the same name, a vibrant mix of blue, yellow and pink. Consistency wise I was hoping it would be just like the Barbie Dream sugar scrub, but it is closer to the likes of the foaming body scrubs such as, Celebrate.

The Intergalactic body scrub’s scent is as its name suggests, Intergalactic scented. Intergalactic is a very popular scent-family amongst Lush customers and has featured in several quite recently released products such as the Intergalactic bubble bar. The scent is however best known in its bestselling product format, the Intergalactic bath bomb. 

The Intergalactic body scrub contains a long list of ingredients, some of those included are, caster sugar, fair trade organic cocoa butter, organic extra virgin olive oil, organic illipe butter, mango butter, peppermint oil, grapefruit oil, vetivert oil and cedarwood oil.

The fact that the Intergalactic body scrub is a sugar-based scrub was what made me think it would be just like the Barbie Dream sugar scrub but as I said earlier, consistency wise it’s more like Lush’s foaming body scrubs minus the foam.

I loved the consistency of the Barbie Dream sugar scrub so was really hoping the Intergalactic body scrub would be the same. While the Intergalactic body scrub isn’t the same as Barbie Dream it is in no way a bad scrub, it just wasn’t what I was expecting.

A very small amount of the Intergalactic body scrub goes a very long way, I scoop out about 3 fingers worth, this amount can easily scrub my whole body twice.

I recommend starting off by working it into wet skin slowly as this seems to get the most out of it as a scrub. Once you feel like you have scrubbed enough add a little bit more water and speed up the rubbing-in to make it lather up. It’s an excellent product for both cleansing and exfoliating your skin.

The one thing that I feel I need to point out is that less is more when it comes down to Lush’s body scrubs. The Intergalactic body scrub in particular has a lot of moisturising butters and oils in so using too much can leave your skin a little slick. If you do find it a little too hydrating a splash of the (same scented) Intergalactic shower gel helps to lift some of the skins excess moisture without leaving your skin dry.

After using the Intergalactic body scrub its sharp peppermint and grapefruit scent remains on your skin long after you have used it. It leaves your skin smoother, brighter-in-appearance and well hydrated. There is no need to moisturise after using it and I find it particularly good on my legs when used before shaving.

As scrubs go it’s just as good (if not better) as Lush’s foaming body scrubs. I love that it’s blue, pink, and yellow too. It’s such an interesting design, I’d love to see how Lush make it as the colours swirl so perfectly together and don’t bleed into one another in the pot either.

Overall, I love the Intergalactic body scrub. I hope that this isn’t the last we see of it so that other Lush customers who aren’t subscribed to the Lush Kitchen subscription box get to try it too!

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Sticky Dates Body Spray from Lush

The Sticky Dates Body Sprays release date is scheduled in for the 21st of November 2023. From that day, a limited amount will be available to purchase through the Lush app and through the Lush website.

I was lucky enough to be gifted a bottle prior to its release, I was one of only 50 people IN THE WORLD who were sent one of the new 7 scents that are coming out on the 21st of November. Hence me feeling very jammy and being able to review this for you all beforehand!

You’ll recognise this body sprays scent if you have tried the Sticky Dates shower gel and Sticky Dates Co-Mingle body scrub. It’s a fairly new Lush-scent-family but whatever product format it comes out in always proves popular and sells very well.

Ingredients wise, the Sticky Dates body spray contains sandalwood oil, benzoin resinoid and carob resinoid. This carefully selected group of ingredients creates one of Lush’s most moreish fragrances to date. Just a small spritz of it leaves you feeling like you’re wrapped in a delicious, caramel scented blanket.

The best description of it is that it smells just like a hot and gooey sticky toffee pudding with a generous helping or 2 of vanilla ice cream. I knew upon the shower-gel-equivalents release that its scent alone was going to catapult it straight into the list of Lush’s best sellers and I was right. It makes perfect sense for Lush to therefore create a body-spray-form of the Sticky Dates scent too.

Although I have described the Sticky Dates body sprays scent above as a hot and gooey sticky toffee pudding fragrance it is so much more complex than that. Lush have even managed to capture the smoky element of toasted caramel in it too. It’s mouth-wateringly good!

The Lush community were in desperate need of an injection of new perfume and body sprays, I am very excited for the official release date so I can purchase some of the other new fragrances alongside the Sticky Dates body spray. With it being such a small, limited edition drop I’ll make sure to prioritise my reviews on them over the other products on my list so that you have access to them while they are still on sale.

A very small amount of the Sticky Dates body spray goes a very long way. It’s incredibly strong. Sometimes I spray Lush body sprays on me 2 to 3 times, but the Sticky Dates body spray requires only 1 squirt and you’re good for the whole day. I find it lasts a lot longer when sprayed on my skin rather than my clothes too.

I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank Lush for sending me this body spray early, it was such a treat and as someone who spends at least 23 hours of the day thinking about Lush, it really is an appreciated gesture! I adore the Sticky Dates body spray and know it will sell just as well as its shower gel equivalent.

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