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Magik CBD Shower Gel from Lush

Lush have recently added four new ‘Magik’ products to their CBD range, today I will be reviewing the brand new Magik Shower Gel.

As someone who often struggles to switch off and relax, anything that could help me get to that state of mind quicker is worth a try.

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; Every time I get a package from them it’s like all my Christmases have come at once!

Before we delve deeper into my review of the Magik shower gel I want to talk about the CBD element of all the new products…

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.

The Magik shower gel comes in 120g, 280g and 580g bottles, for the CBD ratio on each product you’ll get the most accurate information on Lush’s website.

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 say things like, ‘this won’t work for…’

I’m always open to listen to other people’s thoughts and opinions but I feel my job in this review is to tell you how I found THIS product.

As you can see from the photos I have included in this review, the Magik shower gel has a super funky product label with white font and a green and pink swirly background.

The shower gel itself is a slightly pearlescent dark shade of green. I might actually take a bottle of it into my next nail appointment as I’d love nails the exact same colour!

As well as the CBD hemp seed oil, the Magik shower gel also contains fine sea salt, chamomile blue oil, jasmine absolute, violet leaf absolute and ylang ylang absolute.

Its shares its scent with the Ultra Violet bubble bar, Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub and the other three products from the same new ‘Magik’ line.

As soon as you take the shower gels lid off, you’re hit with the gentle but sweet smell of violets, it’s a really fresh and natural fragrance.

There are herbal and grassy elements to it too. This blend of particular ingredients is incredibly grounding and surprisingly warming in a Summertime way; A weird description I know but it’s what I smell and how I feel using it.

Consistency wise, the Magik shower gel is just right, it’s very easy to get out of the bottle but not at all runny.

You can see from the photo above how well formed the blob is.Looks wise, the photo above does the shower gel no justice at all. It’s a dark shade of green and pearlescent in the same way as the Passion shower gel was from the Valentine’s Day line earlier this year.

The Magik shower gel lathers up easily and creates a green like foam; A very small amount of it goes a long way which makes its higher price a lot more justifiable.

During use the hot water and steam of the shower make this subtle violet fragrance a whole lot stronger.

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 was all down to the CBD content in it. BUT I did leave the shower feeling very relaxed and refreshed, CBD or not.

After use, my skin is perfectly hydrated and feels clean and silky-soft too.

I’m amazed at how pretty the shower gel looks just in the bottle; it really sparkles when the light hits it. Who knew a shower gel could be so mesmerising? 

Overall, I love the Magik shower gel; it has one of Lush’s most natural to actual violet scents and I’m so glad the other Magik products share the same scent, I’m very much looking forward to reviewing the rest of this impressive line for you!

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Dream Time Temple Balm from Lush

Temple balms aren’t new to Lush, I first tried the Dream Time Temple Balm on my very first visit to Lush Oxford Street. I think at the time of my first visit, both it and the Whoosh temple balm were only available in spa stores. Fast forward to 2024 and both the Whoosh and Dream Time temple balms have been revamped with new packaging and are now available to purchase online.

Previously, the temple balms have only been sold in little tins, now they are in twisting capped tubes (a bit like a school glue stick) that you push up from the bottom. As a disabled person who often struggles to open small tins, this has pleased me no end!

We can also all get excited as the new temple balm packaging is a part of Lush’s plastic pot return scheme. If you didn’t know already, you can bring your clean, empty pots into a Lush store to swap them for money off your next purchase!

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 wrists a bit like you would a perfume.

The Dream Time temple balm’s name is self-explanatory; Meant to be used before bed, Lush’s website describes it as a ‘soporifically scented balm that works hard to calm hardworking minds and promote relaxation.’

Dream Time contains organic jojoba oil, organic castor oil, organic candelilla wax, lavender oil, ginger oil, sandalwood oil, chamomile blue oil and jasmine absolute.

The most dominant ingredient my nose picks up on in Dream Time is the lavender, next is the chamomile. It is a really relaxing scent.

The Dream Time temple balm glides on to your skin easily and a very small amount goes a long way, it’s quite a strong scent too. My husband can always tell when I’ve put only the smallest amount of it on.

I’m quite funny with strong scents (especially before bed as my brain will try absolutely anything to distract itself from getting some rest) Dream Time temple balm is however not a greasy formula and soaks into your skin super quickly. The strength of the scent doesn’t last for long, but I still feel just as relaxed even after the fragrance has lessened.

While I can’t say for certain that it’s only Dream Time that has helped me sleep better, I do seem to drop off a little easier after using it.

If I have had a stressful or upsetting day I do reach for it and I’m excited that now it is more readily available I can make it a proper part of my every day routine!

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Guardian of the Forest Body Scrub from Lush

The Guardian of the Forest 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 March 2024’s Lush Kitchen subscription box.

I haven’t heard any news that it will be released elsewhere, but I have my fingers crossed that it will be available again in the future.🤞

When I opened my Lush Kitchen Subscription Box, I was pleased to see that the Guardian of the Forest body scrub was in a big pot weighing in at a whopping 290g. In November 2023’s subscription box we had the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub in a tiny 100g pot and I got through it a lot quicker than I’d have liked…

While I believe less is more when you use Lush products, less is not more when it comes to how much product you get! 😉

Colour wise, the Guardian of the Forest body scrub is just like the Guardian of the Forest bath bomb, a mixture of forest greens.

I believe that the Guardian of the Forest scent was first released by Lush in the bath bomb format back in 2015, it was a Lush Oxford Street exclusive back then and has since been made into a shower gel and body spray too.


The Guardian of the Forest body scrub contains a long list of ingredients, some of those included are, caster sugar, fair trade organic cocoa butter, organic almond oil, fair trade shea butter, cypress oil, lime oil and oakmoss absolute.

The scent is best described as a woody and fresh-forest-scent. I feel that the lime oil notes in this scrub is a lot more noticeable than it is in the bath bomb equivalent too. I love how earthy and outdoorsy it smells; it just smells so green!

If you’re not familiar with the, The Legend of Zelda games this won’t mean anything to you, but I’ve always imagined that the Guardian of the Forest scent is what the Korok Forest smells like.

Consistency wise the Guardian of the Forest body scrub is most like the Intergalactic body scrub, after watching some behind the scenes footage from the Lush factory I was surprised to see how it is potted up. In ways it’s very similar to a bubble bar, before a bubble bar has set. It’s not scooped in or squirted it’s simply just placed in the pot. If you flip the pot, the body scrub slides out of the pot whole!

A very small amount of the Guardian of the Forest body scrub goes a very long way, I pick out about 3 fingers worth per shower and this amount can easily scrub my whole body.

I recommend starting off by working it into warm, 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 really 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 really is more when it comes down to using the Guardian of the Forest body scrub, you really don’t need a lot to get the best out of it making it incredibly cost effective.

After using the Guardian of the Forest body scrub its fresh forest fragrance remains on your skin long after using it and it leaves your skin not only much softer to the touch but also appearing brighter too. What surprised me the most was how hydrated it also left my skin.

There is no need to moisturise after using this body scrub and I find it particularly good on my legs when used just before shaving. I feel that the latest Lush body scrubs including Guardian of the Forest don’t get enough credit for how diverse they are. They really are a wonder, and no one trick pony, they clean and hydrate your skin just as well as they exfoliate.

Overall, I love the Guardian of the Forest body scrub. As scrubs go, the Guardian of the Forest body scrub is probably one of my favourites from Lush so far, I hope Lush read this and seriously consider bringing the Guardian of the Forest body scrub back as a mainline product. More people need to be given the opportunity to try it, it’s that good!

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