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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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The Magic of Christmas Bubble Bar (2024)

The, The Magic of Christmas Bubble Bar is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Christmas line and is not to be confused with a previous product that shares its name the, The Magic of Christmas reusable bubble bar.

Design wise, the, The Magic of Christmas bubble bar looks and is made in the exact same way as the year round best-selling bubble bars, Brightside, The Comforter and Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds.

Lush get the different coloured bits of bubble-bar-dough then roll them together. The miniature sized ones are then squished from the top, a bit like you would do when laying cookies out on their baking tray. The larger sized bubbles are made a little differently, they are rolled into a big sausage shape and then chopped into slices (See above photo)

Each of these methods is how Lush get the beautiful bubble bar to look so perfectly swirly.

You can only buy the full sized The Magic of Christmas bubble bars individually, but I believe that the smaller sized ones are available in some of the Christmas giftsets.

The Magic of Christmas bubble bar is made from two striking colours: red and gold. Much like the Mother Christmas bath bomb from the same Winter collection, its top layer is decorated with a delicate sprinkling of dissolvable stars.

If you’ve read any of my reviews before, you’ll know how much I love when Lush adds the dissolvable stars to their products. They may only be a small detail, but I feel they make such a difference.

The striking red and gold parts of the bubble bar spiral around each other, swirling in an almost hypnotising way. I love how the colours clash so well with each other. If you are familiar with the Cinnamon Roll bubble bar, both that and The Magic of Christmas look very similar to each other.

At approximately 200g each, the full sized The Magic of Christmas bubble bars are one of Lush’s bigger bubble bars currently available.

The Magic of Christmas bubble bar contains some of the following ingredients: cinnamon leaf oil, grapefruit oil, neroli oil, carob resinoid and ginger oil.

When I first heard about this version of the, The Magic of Christmas bubble bar, I mistakenly assumed it would share the same scent as the older reusable bubble bar of the same name. Its scent is however brand new.

The, The Magic of Christmas bubble bar’s scent is best described as a warm, subtly spicy blend of cinnamon and ginger. It also has a layer of zest that comes from the grapefruit. This zesty layer softens the ginger’s intensity making it more sweet than spicy.

To use the non-reusable bubble bars like The Magic of Christmas, I break them up then stick the bubble bar pieces into a sieve and let the running-tap spill over it (see above photo).

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 things about The, The Magic of Christmas bubble bar is just how far it goes.

You can get (at the very least) four baths out of just the one The Magic of Christmas 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!

The blanket of fluffy white bubbles starts to grow as soon as you place the broken-up pieces of The, The Magic of Christmas Bubble Bar under the running tap.

Underneath the fast-building blanket of fluffy, white bubbles the water turns bright orangey-red. The water underneath the bubbles is especially soft and in turn, left my skin feeling even softer once I was out of the bath, even my hands felt smoother!

The scent lasted throughout the bath and lingered in the air long after pulling the plug. My husband actually asked me what I had used when we came up stairs to go to bed because he thought it smelt delicious.

My skin was also left fragranced although, it was very subtle for a product that has cinnamon in. Normally anything with cinnamon in clings to my skin and is much stronger.

Overall, I really enjoyed using The, The Magic of Christmas bubble bar and plan on getting an extra one before the 2024 Christmas line retires. 

I have my fingers crossed that The Magic of Christmas isn’t one of Lush’s many one-hit-wonder-products as I think it’s a wonderful edition to the Lush Winter line!

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