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Magik CBD Temple Balm from Lush

Lush have recently added four new ‘Magik’ products to their CBD range, today I am reviewing the brand new Magik Temple Balm.

I was lucky enough to be gifted all four of the new CBD products from Lush, I am so incredibly grateful for Lush’s generosity yet again!

I recently reviewed the newly repackaged Dream Time and Whoosh temple balms; With both of them being products I have loved since I very first got into Lush, I naturally couldn’t wait to give the Magik temple balm a try.

Before we delve deeper into my review of the Magik temple balm I want to talk about the CBD element of all the new products.

For the CBD ratio in each product, you’ll get the most accurate information on Lush’s website.

CBD is short for cannabidiol; Cannabidiol is the non-psychoactive and non-addictive compound found in hemp plants, in simple terms it means using this Lush product won’t get you high.

There has been a lot of research conducted around the use of CBD oil and it is said to have a long list of health-benefits.

It is said to help with stress management as well as aiding those suffering with anxiety and/or sleep problems, it has also been proven to help people like me, who suffer from medical conditions that cause wide-spread chronic pain.

The very reason I first got into Lush was because I was looking for non-medicinal alternatives to prescription painkillers, so it is only natural for me to jump at the chance to try each of the new CBD products.

All of my reviews on this blog are my own personal experience with Lush products. I’ve had a few messages from people who haven’t tried the Magik products yet but have some experience with CBD saying things like, ‘this won’t work for, A, B, C.’

I’m always open to listen to other people’s thoughts and opinions but I feel my job in a review like this is to tell you how I found the product AFTER I have used it and not before, so here we go…

Like the Dream Time and Whoosh temple balms that I mentioned above, the Magik temple balm is in a twisting capped tube (a bit like a school glue stick) to use you simply push it up from the bottom.

Temple balms are meant to be applied directly on to your temples but can also be applied on all of your pulse points too. Personally, I like to put the Lush temple balms on the inside of my wrist, a bit like you would a perfume.

Lush’s website describes the Magik temple balm as a product that is always on hand throughout the day to rescue you with its bespoke blend of calming ingredients.

The Magik temple balm contains organic jojoba oil, organic candelilla wax, organic castor oil, cannabidiol in hemp seed oil, chamomile blue oil, jasmine absolute, violet leaf absolute and ylang ylang absolute.

The most dominant ingredient that my nose picks up on is the violet leaf absolute; Other products that share its scent (alongside the other three products from the same ‘Magik’ line) are the Ultra Violet bubble bar and Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub.

It has a really fresh and calming fragrance, along with the violet leaf there are herbal and grassy elements to it too.

The Magik temple balm glides on to your skin easily and a very small amount goes a long way, like the other temple balms it has a very strong scent. Only a dab of it on your pulse point is necessary.

The scent of the Magik temple balm lasts on your skin for a good few hours. For me in particular, I have always found this products Lush-scent-family quite calming so it wouldn’t be fair to assume that my feeling more relaxed while wearing it was all down to the CBD content with in it. BUT I do feel relaxed and peaceful when I use it.

I hope Lush decide to bring out more temple balms in the future as they’ve quickly become a part of my daily routine!

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Dinosaur in a Crisis Bath Bomb from Lush

The Dinosaur in a Crisis Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited-edition release that is a part of the small but exciting, 2024 Father’s Day line.

Dinosaur in a Crisis is a green, dinosaur shaped bath bomb with a sprinkle of golden coloured sea salt decorating its bottom.

This bath bomb is said to have a very similar back story to the Toby’s Magic Cow bath bomb, a young Lush fan wrote a letter to Lush about a dinosaur in a crisis (if we can have a crisis, so can a dinosaur) and with that the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb was born!

What I really like about the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb is that it’s a Father’s Day product that isn’t an in-your-face Father’s Day product. 

The Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb contains course sea salt, lavender oil, litsea cubeba oil, rose absolute, lavender powder and rose petal powder.

Its scent is where this product gets really interesting… It’s actually two Lush scent families thrown into one; It’s a mixture of the scent of the Sleepy shower gel and the scent of the Rose Jam shower gel.

Before now and quite recently, I have disliked a bath bomb made up of two Lush scent families (the Two Families bath bomb) because I felt too overwhelmed, the Sleepy and Rose Jam scents of Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb however complement each other perfectly.

Lavender and rose scents are often associated with older generations of people, for example some say a ‘granny smell’ but the Dinosaur in a Crisis’ scent doesn’t smell old at all, in fact quite the opposite! It’s a really soothing blend of rose and lavender, that I can see all generations enjoying.

Each of the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bombs are approximately 85g each fitting easily in my hand. Out of all the bath bombs available at the time of writing this review, Dinosaur in a Crisis happens to be one of Lush’s cheapest.

As soon as the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb comes into contact with your bath water it begins to foam up. There is an explosion of green. The gentle scent of rose and lavender fills your bathroom as the Dinosaur in a Crisis fizzes away.

After a minute or so, the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb sinks to the bottom of the bath. I know most customers prefer the bath bombs that stay afloat but the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb doesn’t create any bath art so you’re not missing out on anything by it being a ‘sinker’.

When bath bombs like this do sink, I like to just lay back and let the little bubbles tickle my back; I find it incredibly relaxing.

The Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb is a very quick dissolver, it took just over four minutes to fully dissolve. The scent hangs around your bathroom long after you’ve pulled the plug and although subtle, it lasts on your skin for a good few hours too.

Overall, I really enjoyed using the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb. I love its name and the story behind it, it’s a good price and smells great too.

I hope that Lush decide to bring the Dinosaur in a Crisis’ scent out as a perfume or body spray one day. A bold statement from me, considering I really disliked the last scent-family-mix they did.

There’s just something so relaxing about rose and lavender together, I just love the Dinosaur in a Crisis bath bomb!

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Happy Hippy Body Lotion from Lush

At the time of writing this review the Happy Hippy Body Lotion was an exclusive item only ever available in the 49th Lush Kitchen Subscription Box.

The Happy Hippy scent is one of Lush’s older scent families and therefore considered one of their retro fragrances. It was created long before I became a Lushie and has always been popular.

The Happy Hippy body lotion shares its scent with the Happy Hippy shower gel and half of the Happy Pill bath bomb.

The Happy Hippy scent is best described as a light grapefruit fragrance; Normally grapefruit scents are super bitter and quite often so strong that just one sniff can make you wince, the Happy Hippy scent is however very gentle, making it quite a unique grapefruit-based-scent.

Happy Hippy’s scent although gentle still has a lot of power, it adds a spring to your step but without blowing your head off; It’s the ideal fragrance for those that want a boost without a heavy scent.

Some of the ingredients included in the body lotion are almond oil, fair trade organic cocoa butter, grapefruit oil, bergamot oil and olibanum oil.

The Happy Hippy body lotion came in a 250g bottle which really impressed me as last month’s Lush Kitchens subscription box’s body lotion (the Tender is the Night body lotion) was only 100g.

The body lotion itself is a very light shade of yellow, in some lights it could almost be white. Whenever I see a Lush body lotion sold in a bottle and not in their standard black pots, I think it may be because it has a runny consistency. Happy Hippy is however thick and creamy much like the recently released Let the Good Times Roll body lotion.

It’s not too thick that it takes forever to rub in and not so runny that you accidentally waste it when getting it out of the bottle. In my opinion, the consistency is more or less perfect for a body lotion.

A small amount of the Happy Hippy body lotion goes a very long way. This is one of my favourite things about Lush, their products may be a little more expensive because you’re paying for important extras like ethically sourced ingredients, but you really do get a lot of product for your money when so little of it goes so far.

The scent of the Happy Hippy body lotion doesn’t last for very long, I’ve tried to use more to see if that helps but it’s always very subtle at best; Not everyone likes big, bold scents though. Although its scent isn’t strong it does leave my skin looking and feeling well nourished. It feels particularly good on my legs after shaving.

I haven’t used it alongside the shower gel with the same scent yet but would be interested to know if this makes the scent go a little further?

It is quite often the case that citrusy scents don’t have as much staying power as others and sadly the Happy Hippy body lotions scent doesn’t last on my skin for any more than an hour, BUT I do still really like it.

It’s an ideal body lotion if you’re a fan of more subtle fragrances, I can see myself using this daily. Especially when I’m not in the mood for smothering myself in stronger scents.

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