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White Fang Toothpaste Jelly from Lush

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White Fang Toothpaste Jelly was the first of the exclusive to Liverpool-Spa-store toothpaste jellies that I tried. I’m always brutally honest in my reviews and I hold my hands up, I really wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the toothpaste jellies.

Slathering your skin with Lush lotions and potions is very different to putting them in your mouth. With the toothpaste jellies it wasn’t their consistency that was putting me off (quite the contrary actually, they are pretty much just like the toothpaste we are used to picking up from supermarkets). It was the idea of Lush scents becoming actual flavours that left me hesitant.

Pushing my feelings to one side, I reminded myself that I had been perfectly ok with Lush’s Toothy and Mouthwash Tabs previous to this, I can remember feeling exactly the same on the morning in which the Mouthwash Tabs were first released back in August 2016.

With this in mind, the next time I was in Liverpool I decided to pick up all 10 of the toothpaste jellies. All I was sure about when I left Lush Liverpool was that I wouldn’t need to buy any more toothpaste again for a very long time. 😆 Looks wise the toothpaste jellies are very similar to how the jelly face masks look in their little pots.

All you do to use them is run your toothbrush under the tap followed by dipping it in the pot of toothpaste jelly. Some have been put off by this as they feel it’s a hygiene issue. I have however seen that some people are using a wooden tooth pick or reusable cuticle sticks to get it out of the pot and onto the brush, this is probably the best method I have heard to stop any risks of cross contamination.

White Fang contains peppermint and wild mint oil which is why I decided it would be the best one to try first. Scent and taste wise it’s the closet to a standard supermarket-bought minty toothpaste out of them all.

Even though White Fang smelt just like a standard minty toothpaste I was still really nervous about using it. White Fang was however a very positive tooth-cleaning-experience! I don’t think I would be able to tell the difference between it and a standard toothpaste if blind folded.

A little of the toothpaste jelly goes a very long way. One quick dip left enough on the brush to clean all of my teeth. It foamed up quickly and left my mouth feeling fresh. I did feel as if I needed to use mouthwash after using it but other than that I found it just as good as any other toothpaste.

After trying the White Fang toothpaste jelly I was left feeling much more confident about trying the others. I am actually looking forward to reviewing the rest of them for you all on here. If you are on the fence about trying the toothpaste jellies, based on it’s minty scent and flavour alone I’d definitely recommend trying out the White Fang toothpaste first .


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Peng Bath Bomb from Lush

Peng Bath Bomb

The Peng Bath Bomb started its Lush life as a Harajuku, Japan store exclusive. Stuck in the UK I have never wanted to be able to travel so much before, its design is so unique to any other bath bomb I have seen from Lush before. Designed to look just like a beach ball, the Peng bath bomb screams Summer time fun.

At the time of writing this review the Peng bath bomb is now available from Lush’s UK website and in chosen UK stores; This is however short lived as there are rumours currently circulating that now the 30 years of bath bombs celebration is over, Peng will be leaving planet Lush alongside several other bath bombs into Lush-product-retirement.

Out of the bath bombs on the rumoured list of bath bombs due to retire, Peng is one of the ones I will be most sad to see go. Containing rosewood, sandalwood and limonene, Peng doesn’t have your typical Summer fragrance, it’s a smoky citrus and floral extravaganza, I really didn’t expect to like it as much as I do…

Whatever you make of Peng’s scent, you can’t argue that it isn’t up on the energising scale alongside the Avobath bath bomb. I know Lush have a lot of zingy, energy-boosting products on offer but Peng made for a welcome change. I love Avobath but with Peng spurting out white, blue, yellow and red foam it made for a much more visibly pleasing bathing experience.

As soon as the Peng bath bomb comes in to contact with the bath water it starts to fiercely fizz away sending white, blue, yellow and red foamy bubbles across the waters surface. The way it dances around the water is oh-so-mesmerising.

As colourful bath bombs go, I was not expecting Peng to be quite as colourful as it was. With it being half white and the other half a 3-way-mix of blue, yellow and red I expected there to only be a little bit of colour at the start of its reaction in the water. I was wrong, very wrong!

The photos below show just how wrong I was. Bold white, blue, yellow and red foam spin out of Peng, creating beautiful bath art right up until it has fully dissolved. My photos in this post do the bath art Peng creates no justice at all. I strongly advise looking on Instagram under the hashtag, #PengBathBomb for more photos.

Although Peng was a fairly fast fizzer I managed to get quite a few bath art photos of it in action, as I said above my shots do the bath bomb no justice at all, it’s a bath bomb you have to experience for yourself to truly appreciate.

The water left behind at the end was an orangey bronze colour, similar to the likes of the Dragon’s Egg bath bomb.

I know the Peng bath bomb doesn’t look as exciting as the likes of the Experimenter and Intergalactic bath bombs but the less in your face products can often leave you pleasantly surprised.


I am genuinely very sad at the suggestion of Peng not being readily available anymore. I have made a mental note to grab a few the next time I order Lush just in case the rumours are true.

I am happy to declare that I am head over heels in love with the Peng bath bomb. I wouldn’t say it was a particularly hydrating bath bomb skin wise but it didn’t dry my naturally dry skin out anymore. Its scent stays on your skin for several hours after leaving the bath too. I recommend trying Peng before it’s too late!


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Cookie Dough Body Scrub from Lush

Cookie Dough Body Scrub

The Cookie Dough Body Scrub was released by Lush back in June of this year (2019), previous to its release Lush had released a lip scrub of the same name, the Cookie Dough lip scrub. The lip scrub remains very popular amongst customers so it was only natural for Lush to expand the Cookie Dough line by creating a Cookie Dough body scrub.

I admit I am not a huge fan of super sweet scents or flavours, but I got on ok with the Cookie Dough lip scrub, after hearing that the Cookie Dough body scrub was slightly thicker than the likes of the most recently released shower scrubs such as Mamma Mia and Scrub Scrub Scrub I wanted to give it a go.

Some people like gentle exfoliation products whilst I enjoy a rougher experience. As soon as I had a pot of the Cookie Dough body scrub in my hands I pulled off the lid excited to see what it was like. I’d actually describe it as very similar to the consistency of the Let the Good Times Roll fresh facial cleanser, it also looks very similar to actual cookie dough. I have however been reliably informed that it doesn’t taste like it… 😉

The Cookie Dough body scrub contains both fine sea salt and granulated sugar, this is the ingredients that act as the exfoliant, other included ingredients that add to its feel and fragrance are vanilla absolute and almond, pistachio and hazelnut oils.

Scent wise, I don’t think if I was going on a sniff test alone that I would say the Cookie Dough body scrub was exactly the same fragrance as the lip scrub. I find a lot sweeter, I can definitely detect the almond oil within it but sadly my nose doesn’t pick up on any of the hazelnut oil at all.

What surprised me the most was how thick the Cookie Dough body scrub was. I knew from what other people had said that it was going to be a chunkier formula than what we were used to from Lush BUT I just couldn’t quite believe how thick. At first I thought it was too thick to even get into a lather, after adding water to the mix of it in my hand it however became a lot easier to use, adopting a similar consistency to butter.

As body scrubs go I would say that Cookie Dough is one of the more gentle ones making it a good bet for those with sensitive skin, I’d recommend trying a sample of it before hand just to make sure though as everyone is different. A little of the body scrub does go a long way once blended with enough water. While my skin wasn’t left as exfoliated as I’d ordinarily like, it did leave my skin feeling soft.

After use its scent remains on my skin for an hour or 2. As I’m not a huge fan of the sweet scent that it boasts, this didn’t really effect my feelings towards it. I can imagine the Cookie Dough body scrub being a good product to use after a long day in the sun. The oils in it really do nourish and soften your skin.

Overall the Cookie Dough body scrub was a product I enjoyed using and it made a nice change from the shower scrubs. I will however be sticking with the Lush shower scrubs as I find their level of scrubbiness suits my skins needs much better. I’d definitely recommend giving it a try though!


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