Category: New for 2024

Star Of Wonder Bath Bomb from Lush

The Star of Wonder Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Christmas line.

It is a shimmering gold, star-shaped bath bomb. Before now, we’ve had other star-shaped Christmas products such as the Stardust bath bomb and Star Light Star Bright bath melt.

While I wholeheartedly love both of the past products I just mentioned, I have to say that the Star of Wonder bath bomb has a lot more detail than both of them. It is beautiful!

The Star of Wonder bath bomb has the traditional, symmetrical five spike shape but also has a smaller gold star indentation in its middle. 

Around the smaller middle star are little lines giving off the impression of a sparkling star.

Each Star of Wonder bath bomb is approximately 95g fitting snuggly in my hand.

Some of the ingredients included in the Star of Wonder bath bomb are coconut milk powder, cocoa absolute, peppermint oil and apparently, popping candy too.

The Star of Wonder bath bomb has a creamy sweet scent with a cool peppermint kick. It’s a very gentle scent that reminds me ever so slightly of a stick of rock.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to experience any of the popping candy that was supposed to be in the Star of Wonder bath bomb.

In fairness though, I didn’t even know the bath bomb included popping candy until it came down to writing this review, I can’t miss what I didn’t know was there, so I’m not too bothered. It would have however been nice to experience Star of Wonder how Lush had intended me to.

With sleepiness making up a big part of my personality, minty products like the Star of Wonder bath bomb always appeal to me because cooling mint never fails to wake you up when needed.

I love a minty product that blasts you awake but in Winter I don’t want a product that makes me feel too cold. The subtle mintyness of the Star of Wonder bath bomb makes it perfect for this time of year as it doesn’t leave your teeth chattering but still refreshes you.

As soon as the Star of Wonder bath bomb touches the water it begins to fizz away, releasing small bursts of colour from each pointed edge of the star.

Out of the Star of Wonder bath bomb comes the colours turquoise, dark blue, red and shimmery gold. As it dissolves, these colours soften out and blend, turning into shades of purple, pink and minty blue. Because of the bath bombs design, it spins as it fizzes away, the colours whirl along with it creating catherine-wheel-like, rainbow bath art.

The Star of Wonder bath bomb took just over five minutes to fully dissolve, leaving behind silky, milky-pink bath water.

After leaving the bath, my skin felt smooth, appeared brighter and I could still smell its creamy mint scent on my skin for a good few hours too.

I found this bath bomb incredibly hydrating so there was no need to moisturise with a body lotion after using it… (Lush, a body lotion with the same scent as this bath bomb would be a great idea though!)

I thoroughly enjoyed using the Star of Wonder bath bomb. As I said, I think mine was missing its popping candy but based on just its gentle yet refreshing scent, and the gorgeous colourful bath art it created I couldn’t recommend it enough

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Invaders From Mars Bubble Bar from Lush

The Invaders From Mars Bubble Bar is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Halloween line.

This quirky bubble bar has been created in the shape of a Martians head. Its dark pink brain is visible, and it has a bright green face with two huge circular eyes. Alongside its eyes it also has two large slits for nostrils and a prominent dimple on its chin. 

It’s actually quite skeletal to look at and has a cheeky but somewhat bewildered smile on its face. It doesn’t have the prettiest of faces but I’m guessing that all Martians think the same about human faces!

With it being pink and green it has a similar colour palette to the Lord of Misrule bath bomb (although its colouring is all that the Invaders From Mars bubble bar has in common with the Lord of Misrule bath bomb).


At approximately 120g each the Invaders From Mars bubble bar fits perfectly in my hand.

The Invaders From Mars bubble bar contains some of the following ingredients: lime oil, sweet wild orange oil and olibanum resinoid.

It shares its scent with the Never Mind The Ballistics bath bomb.

Some of the products that share its scent are the 2024 version of the I Want My Mummy bath bomb, the Out Of This World bath bomb, the Tunnel Of Love soap and Fun For All The Family bubble spinner.

The Invaders From Mars bubble bars scent is best described as zesty, fruity and oh so vibrant… It is bold, a little sharp and also has a slightly woody undertone in it that never fails to lighten my mood whenever I am around it.

To use the non-reusable bubble bars like Invaders From Mars, I break them up then stick the bubble bar pieces into a sieve and let the running-tap spill over it.

This method is the best way to ensure none of the bubble bar gets accidentally wasted and through trial and error, I have worked out that it is the best way to get the most out of your bubble bar, bubble wise.

One of the best thing about the Invaders From Mars bubble bar is just how far such a small amount of it goes.

You can get (at the very least) two baths out of just the one bubble bar without compromising on its scent quality and bubble amount. If you did however feel like you wanted to use more of it per bath, you can always add more, you are in charge after all!

A blanket of fluffy white bubbles starts to form as soon as you place the broken-up pieces of the Invaders From Mars bubble bar under the running tap.

Underneath the blanket of fluffy white bubbles, the water takes on a slightly lighter shade of what mulled wine usually looks like.

The bath water created by the Invaders From Mars bubble bar is incredibly soft and has such an uplifting and powerful fragrance. Using the Invaders From Mars bubble bar also really made a difference to the softness of my skin.

Overall, I loved using the Invaders From Mars bubble bar, you can still smell its fruity scent on you for several hours after and I also like that it isn’t your typical, bog-standard spooky Halloween product too, I adore its fun and quirky design! 

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Lotus Blossom Bath Bomb from Lush

The Lotus Blossom Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Diwali line.

The Lotus Blossom bath bomb has been designed in the shape of a bright pink lotus flower; Each petal has small, embossed shimmering gold dots outlying its edges. Below its petals are the lotus flowers green leaves.

Each of the Lotus Blossom bath bombs are approximately 100g but are flat and therefore big enough to almost hide my hand.

Some of the ingredients included in the Lotus Blossom bath bomb are black pepper oil, clove bud oil, jasmine absolute, patchouli oil, and Australian sandalwood oil.

The Lotus Blossoms scent is very difficult to describe but I’m going to give it my best shot… To my nose, the most dominant ingredients in it are the black pepper, patchouli and sandalwood.

It’s a very warm and peppery fragrance with a sweet but woody base. At first, I wasn’t quite sure if I liked its scent, but it grew on me very quickly. There is something about this blend of ingredients that is slightly exotic too, it’s incredibly complex, the more you sniff the more scent layers seem to come through.

As soon as the Lotus Blossom bath bomb touches the water, you are greeted with an explosion of mostly hot pink foam. The green from the bath bombs leaf parts also foams up but the pink foam is definitely the star of the show, taking over the bath bomb, demanding to be seen.

With this bath bomb being flat, it doesn’t take long for the water to completely take over it. I was expecting a lot of bath art from this pink and green bath bomb but unfortunately after about a minute and a half the bath bomb sank.

When this happens to a really pigmented bath bomb like the Lotus Blossom it is a little disappointing but if a bath bomb does sink, I always like to lay back in the bath water and let the little bubbles of it dissolving away tickle my back; It’s strangely relaxing!

The Lotus Blossom bath bomb took just over seven minutes to fully dissolve, leaving you with plenty of time to lay back and relax in its warming, cloudy purple waters.

Its scent is a lot gentler on your skin once you are out of the bath but can still be detected on you several hours after. It also leaves your skin soft and hydrated as well as your mind completely relaxed.

This bath bomb really does capture the beauty and prosperity that the lotus flower holds. It’s an excellent product that I’d love to see come back year after year for Diwali!

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