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Dreaming Of A White Christmas Bath Bomb from Lush

The Dreaming Of A White Christmas Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Christmas line, I was fortunate enough to receive one as a gift from Lush.

The Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb is a mostly blue, snow globe shaped bath bomb with a snowman in its centre.

The snowman in the centre of the bath bomb is made of two snowball segments and it is wearing a bright red top hat.

At the base of the snowman it is all white, representing fallen snow. Etched into the bottom of the external part of the snow globe are two stars and the word LUSH in capital letters.

Each Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb is approximately 140g fitting perfectly in my hand.

Some of the ingredients included in the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb are coarse sea salt, cardamom oil, jasmine absolute and ylang ylang oil.

The scent of the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb is warm and creamy which I wasn’t expecting at all. Before I was aware of its ingredients and with it being a snowy themed product I ignorantly assumed it would be a minty, cooling bath bomb. It is however the complete opposite of minty and cool…

At its forefront, the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb’s scent is a rich and musky floral, the cardamom in it adds a layer of warmth to it too. It’s a very hard scent to describe and isn’t a scent-family that Lush have ever put together and used in a Lush product before.

As soon as the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb touches the water it begins to hiss away, releasing a thin stream of blue foam from all around it.

It doesn’t take long for the water to completely take hold of the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb, and once the water has got to it all, the snowman and its red hat doesn’t really produce any extra colour as it’s completely engulfed by the blue part of the bath bomb.

I was a little disappointed at the lack of bath art, but this bath bombs scent is what makes it stand out.

It takes just over ten minutes for the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb to fully dissolve. The jasmine in the bath bomb gets much stronger once wet, it almost has a peppery element to its scent.

The water left behind by the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb is a very similar colour to the end water of the Frozen bath bomb. It’s a cold and icy shade of blue that is in complete contrast to its warm scent.

After leaving the bath, my skin felt soft and hydrated. The scent remained on my skin for a couple of hours too.

Overall, I love the design of the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bomb, a snow globe bath bomb is such a unique idea; What I feel lets it down is how it’s made. None of the Dreaming Of A White Christmas bath bombs that I got were as perfect as the one pictured on Lush’s website.

As you can see if you look above at the 2nd photo in this review, the bath bombs aren’t very neat and look kind of squished. The first two that I picked up you could hardly make out the snowman design on it. I think with a slight tweak this bath bomb could however be incredible.

Maybe next year Lush can come up with a tiny redesign to make sure this bath bomb reaches the bestselling status it deserves!

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Laughing Santa Shower Jelly from Lush

The Laughing Santa Shower Jelly is a brand-new, limited-edition product from Lush’s 2024 Christmas line.

It is a bold shade of red and has been made into the shape of Santa doing a star jump, or is he making a snow angel? Either way, he’s cute!

Each Laughing Santa shower jelly is 225g so a little bigger than the Snow Angel Choir shower jelly from the same line.

Laughing Santa contains some of the following ingredients: star anise infusion, carrageenan extract, fresh apple juice, Sicilian lemon oil, lime oil, ho wood oil and jasmine absolute.

Its scent is the same as one of my all-time favourite Lush Valentine’s Day products, the Strawberry Heart shower jelly.

Laughing Santa has a vibrant and mouth-wateringly good strawberry scent that fills the room as soon as you take off its lid. As for when it is with you in a hot and steamy shower, its juicy aroma just becomes even more irresistible!

With Laughing Santa being a novelty shaped shower jelly, I wondered how long it would last as unfortunately I find that most of the novelty shaped shower jellies aren’t always as sturdy and robust as the normal, pot-shaped-ones.

The Laughing Santa shower jelly however still hasn’t shown any signs of wear and tear after four uses so that blows my novelty shaped shower jelly theory out of the window…

I’m not saying it is indestructible but it’s certainly tougher than I thought, making it worth every penny!

There is no right or wrong way to use a shower jelly, I prefer to use mine in the same way as you would a bar of soap, whole. Some people however chop their shower jellies up using a few pieces at a time, this is a good method if you’re sharing it with someone else.

Although, if you do keep it whole, Laughing Santa is big enough to fit in your hand making it a lot easier to keep a hold of in the shower. Once you’ve used it, simply rinse it off and then pop it back into the pot leaving it ready and waiting for you when you next want to use it.

The Laughing Santa shower jelly lathers up effortlessly when mixed with hot water. Once you feel like you’ve lathered it up enough, simply work the residue in to your hands and body just like you would a soap or shower gel.

You barely need to lather the Laughing Santa at all—a tiny amount goes a very long way, which is a quality I absolutely love in any Lush product.

As I stated earlier, The Laughing Santa shower jellies scent is incredibly vibrant and has real staying power. As soon as you take the shower jellies lid off you are hit with its fragrance, so it was no surprise that after using it, my skin still smelt of it several hours later.

As well as leaving me smelling fabulous, it also left my skin feeling silky smooth and looking refreshed and brighter.

Overall, the Laughing Santa shower jelly is a delightful addition to Lush’s 2024 Christmas range. Its cute design, the jellies durability, and its vibrant and long lasting strawberry scent makes it one of the standout Lush products this Winter!

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Christmas Capybara Bath Bomb from Lush

The Christmas Capybara Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Christmas line, I was fortunate enough to receive one as a gift from Lush.

It is described by Lush as ‘the sweetest addition to the Lush festive family.’ And I couldn’t agree with Lush more.

I’m a little shocked at the amount of people that had never heard of a capybara until this bath bomb was released, where have you been?!?!! 

For anyone that finds themselves reading this review and doesn’t know what a capybara is, fear no more as I’m about to explain… A capybara is the world’s largest living rodent, I have always thought they look just like gigantic guinea pigs.

After doing a quick bit of research on the internet, I have learnt that adult capybaras can grow up to 134cm’s in length, 62cm’s tall and can weigh up to 146 pounds, so a lot bigger than a guinea pig!

The Christmas Capybara bath bomb is quite true to an actual capybara shape wise; It’s bright orange and is wearing a red and white Christmas hat.

The capybara bath bomb is sat down, and Lush have even gone as far as to add little details such as, a little eye, one exposed ear and jagged lumps that look like clumps of its fur, it’s almost too cute to let it go down the drain.

Each Christmas Capybara bath bomb is approximately 100g making it the perfect size for fitting in my hand.

Some of the ingredients included in the Christmas Capybara bath bomb are lime oil, sweet wild orange oil and olibanum resinoid.

The scent of the Christmas Capybara bath bomb is zesty, fruity and incredibly vibrant. It is a very powerful scent, a little sharp and has a slightly woody undertone in it that never fails to lighten my mood whenever I am near it.

Better known products that share its scent include the Never Mind The Ballistics bath bomb and I Want My Mummy Bath Bomb (2024).

Zesty products such as the Christmas Capybara bath bomb are perfect for me to use in the Winter as where it is permanently cold and day light is scarce, I always need a boost; The Christmas Capybaras scent leaves me feeling refreshed, energised and considerably happier.

As soon as the Christmas Capybara bath bomb touches the water it begins to fizz away, releasing a thin stream of orange foam from the capybaras body and red from the capybaras hat.

There’s also a small amount of white foam from the capybaras hat but it soon disappears before coming back once the bath water completely takes over the bath bomb, it is then that the bath art begins.

I wasn’t expecting much bath art from the Christmas Capybara bath bomb but was pleasantly surprised with the orange, white and red colours that spin out of it sitting upon the surface of your bath water. 

The Christmas Capybara bath bomb was a very slow fizzer taking just over 12 minutes to fully dissolve. Recently I have used a lot of bath bombs that were very quick fizzers, so it was nice to have a super slow one after so long!

Once the Christmas Capybara has dissolved it leaves behind the most gorgeous bright yellow water that I couldn’t help but swish around.

After leaving the bath, my skin felt hydrated and soft. The scent also remained on my skin for the rest of the day although, not nearly as powerful as when you have the bath bomb in your hand. On your skin it is noticeable but delicate, just how I like it.

Overall, The Christmas Capybara is cute, has a strong and vibrant scent that lasts and creates bath art galore. What more could you want in a bath bomb?

I think it is not only one of my favourite products from the 2024 Christmas line but also one of my favourite bath bombs from 2024; A bold statement indeed when just this year I’ve reviewed over 60 bath bombs!

I have my fingers crossed that the Christmas Capybara returns next Christmas and would love to see more Capybara bath bombs in other future seasonal lines…

Imagine a Love Expert Capybara for Valentine’s or a Mama Capybara for Mother’s Day? WE COULD HAVE A WHOLE FAMILY OF CAPYBARA BATH BOMBS! Lush, if you’re reading this, here am I begging for you to consider a capybara bath bomb takeover!

Whether you’re a capybara lover or just seeking some me time this Winter, the Christmas Capybara bath bomb is guaranteed to brighten your day!

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