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Crackle Bath Bomb from Lush

Today I am reviewing the recently released Crackle Bath Bomb from Lush’s 2024 World Bath Bomb Day collection.

Out of the 29 bath bombs, Crackle is the only charity one. 100% of the sales price (minus government tax) will go to Dexter’s Arc, a children’s cancer charity funding non-animal testing research into Rhabdomyosarcoma. You can find out more about Dexter’s Arc (here).

Just like me, Dexter loved dragons. Crackle was the name of his dragon teddy; and that toy dragon is the inspiration behind the Crackle bath bomb.

This bath bomb honours not only Dexter but all of the children who have lost their lives and futures because of a lack of Rhabdomyosarcoma research and available treatments.

The Crackle bath bomb is one of Lush’s most shimmery to date. It is in the shape of a golden dragon’s egg and includes a blue baby-dragon with bright red wings.

Each of the Crackle bath bombs are approximately 170g each fitting snuggly in my hand. Crackle’s ingredients include clove bud oil, labdanum resinoid, lime oil and Brazilian orange oil.

Crackle has a brand-new scent that is meant to emulate gummy type candy. I can see (or should I say smell) exactly what Lush have tried to do with the bath bomb scent wise, it really does smell just like a packet of Haribo sweets!

I couldn’t help but notice that elements of it also reminded me a little of the Cinders bath bomb too.

Much like the majority of the other bath bombs from the World Bath Bomb Day collection Crackle is colourful, bright and immediately demands your attention with its baby dragon just sat there in its shimmery golden egg.

As soon as the Crackle bath bomb encounters your bath water there is an explosion of thick shimmering, golden-yellow foam. I admit I was surprised at just how much foam the Crackle bath bomb created as there hasn’t been one this foamy for a very long time.

After a couple of minutes the bath bomb starts to spin and that’s when the dragon magic truly begins…

As the Crackle bath bomb dances around the water’s surface, the red, blue and yellow colours start to spin out of it; Where the three different colours start to blend, you also get shades of green, pink and orange. I was not expecting this bath bomb to be so colourful!

Its scent although gentle, quickly takes over your bathroom. There’s the warmth of the clove bud oil and then the sweetness of the lime and Brazilian orange oil too; All of these blended together make the Crackle bath bomb really smell just like a packet of sweets.

When I read the description of this bath bomb on Lush’s website it stated that it had popping candy inside, I didn’t notice any during use, so decided to check the ingredients list once I’d used it.

No popping candy is listed in the ingredients list either so I think Lush must have changed their mind. Popping candy would have been a nice touch but I enjoyed my experience of the Crackle bath bomb just as well without it.

The Crackle bath bomb takes just over 10 minutes to fully dissolve, the golden egg part being the last part of it.

After 10 minutes, coloured water swimming with shimmer is all that is left behind. I couldn’t help but swish the pretty water around just to see all of the shimmer dancing around like the storm inside of a snow globe.

It left my skin soft and although the scent was subtle there was a sweetness that lingered. Overall, I can’t get enough of the Crackle bath bomb. There are so many best parts about it; its scent, the bath art it creates, its cute design but what’s most important is its link to Dexter. I hope that the sales of this charity bath bomb continue to sky-rocket.

For me though, I always have a soft spot for the Lush products that are made into little creatures and Crackle the mini dragon might just be my favourite Lush-creature creation yet!

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Space Girl Body Spray from Lush

A limited amount of the Space Girl Body Spray was first released back in November 2020 and as of a few days ago, another limited amount of them have just become available too. I honestly thought I had already reviewed this body spray, hence this review being four years late… Sorry! BUT, better late than never! 😉

Space Girl is a very popular Lush scent that has appeared in many different products over the years, but it all started with the Space Girl bath bomb back in 2009.

Whatever product format the Space Girl scent comes out in, always sells well. I am amazed that the body spray isn’t a main line product.

If you never got the chance to try the Space Girl bath bomb, other more recently released products that share its scent include, the Screaming Banshee bath bomb, Asteroid bath bomb and the Very Very Frightening shower gel, just to name a few.


Ingredients wise, the Space Girl body spray contains grapefruit oil, bergamot oil and almond oil.

The Space Girl scent isn’t an easy one to describe but I’ll give it my best shot, the first thing that I think of when sniffing it is raspberries! It’s a very gentle berry scent that is almost fizzy (in a sherbet like way).

It is not at all overpowering like some Lush scents are so would be a good choice if you prefer the softer Lush fragrances. It’s a body spray I reach for when I am not quite sure which one to choose as it suits every occasion.

It has been a little while since Lush did a body spray drop of this size, out of the six that were just released only three are however brand new. Both Space Girl and Sticky Dates have returned as well as Princess Peach, albeit with a new name.

With the Space Girl scent being one of Lush’s more gentle fragrances I thought we’d maybe have to use a little bit more of it to last BUT a very small amount of it seems to go a very long way.

It’s not blow-your-head-off-strong like Sticky Dates but two sprays either on my body or on my clothes seems to last a good eight hours.

It is described on Lush’s website as a scent that is playful, moreish and sure to send your mood rocketing. I don’t think they could have described it any better. It’s really uplifting and always takes me back to when I first got into Lush.

Overall, I love the Space Girl scent and I am so pleased that Lush have rereleased it in the body spray format so that we can finally get a new bottle as well as new customers having the chance to try it!

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The One With Chamomile Bath Bomb from Lush

Out of the 29 bath bombs in the 2024 World Bath Bomb Day collection, there are four special ones that can be categorised in their own little group. All of their names start with, ‘The One With…’ and each of them are mini bombshell-bath-bombs. (see photo of all four of them together in the photo directly below)

A bombshell bath bomb is a bath bomb with a little extra something inside. Usually, Lush make their bombshells a lot bigger, which is why I wrongly assumed that they were all just ordinary bath bombs…

I only found out that they were bombshell bath bombs after I had used one. The first one that I tried was, The One With Lavender bath bomb, followed by The One With Orange Slices bath bomb and then The One With Lemon Oil In bath bomb. Today I am reviewing the fourth and final one, The One With Chamomile Bath Bomb.

On first appearance I thought that all of the, ‘The One With’ bath bombs were quite plain looking, especially compared to most of the other 29 bath bombs in the 2024 World Bath Bomb Day collection. When sat amongst bath bombs such as the Thermal Waves or Passion bath bomb it’s easy to see why some customers would overlook the simpler looking, ‘The One With’ bath bombs.

The One With Chamomile bath bomb has a very uncomplicated design; It is sky blue and is the size and shape of the average Lush bath bomb. Decoration wise it has three chamomile flowers placed on its top, just like a beautiful fairy-like flower crown.

While I thought in a first impression that the, The One With Chamomile bath bomb looked plain; Having used a lot of Lush products over the years I am now a little wiser than I was and always have in the back of my mind that the plainer products can quite often be the products that surprise you the most. This is why I decided to get and give each of the, ‘The One With’ bath bombs a try.

I also must remind myself that not everyone favours the big, bold, eye-catching, all-bells-and-whistles bath bombs. Sometimes you just want a quick and simple bath but with a pinch of something extra and the, ‘The One With’ bath bombs are perfect for this!

The first time that I used The One With Chamomile bath bomb I was feeling tired after a very busy week. Chamomile is a popular ingredient in not just cosmetic products but herbal teas too.

Chamomile is renowned for its calming effects on your mind and body, using the, The One With Chamomile bath bomb just before bed can get you right on track for a better night’s sleep. Using The One With Chamomile followed by a chamomile and spearmint tea is my new favourite Sunday night bedtime routine!

Sometimes I fancy a bath bomb that spills out bright and colourful bath art but sometimes I’m not fussed with theatrics, just wanting to lay back and relax.

The, The One With Chamomile bath bomb contains dried roman chamomile flowers and roman chamomile oil.

The scent of The One With Chamomile bath bomb is as its name and overall ingredient list suggests, strictly chamomile.

It has a very gentle chamomile fragrance, which makes it perfect for anyone who doesn’t like their cosmetics products to be too in your face scent-wise.

With chamomile being such a gentle ingredient, Lush say on their website that the, The One With Chamomile bath bomb is suitable for use by children and those with sensitive skin too.

While some customers prefer the less in-your-face scents like the one The One With Chamomile bath bomb has, I feel it maybe could have had a bit more of a kick; I was surprised at how gentle a scent it was but hoped its scent would get a little stronger during use.

I did say earlier that I always expect the unexpected when I use Lush products and The One With Chamomile bath bomb was an experience indeed… As soon as the bath bomb encounters the water there is a gentle hiss of sky-blue bubbles fizzing out of it.

With The One With Chamomile being the last of the mini bombshell bath bombs that I tried, I did have more of an idea of what was coming.

Just like the other ‘The One With’ bath bombs, after about 40 seconds the One With Chamomile bath bomb suddenly sounds like something hollow filling up with water and air, I can only describe it as like the bath bomb is gulping.

Then a swarm of dried roman chamomile flowers burst out of it, spreading across the water’s surface. Even though I knew what to expect, the number of flowers still surprised me.

After the explosion of dried roman chamomile flowers, it took about two minutes and twenty seconds more for the bath bomb to fully dissolve, making this bath bombs ‘melt time’ three minutes exatly.

While I wasn’t expecting quite as much chamomile as it had and was a little shocked by the amount, it made for a great bathing experience. Clean up took a little longer than I like but I really think it was worth the extra effort. I felt like a mother duck rounding up all of her ducklings after a nice little swim downstream.

I scooped the chamomile flowers out with a sieve before pulling the plug. Afterwards transferring those flowers to my garden bin.

Overall, I loved the, The One With Chamomile bath bomb although I personally would have preferred it to have a slightly stronger scent, my skin did however enjoy it and I felt incredibly relaxed as soon as the bath bomb hit the water.

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