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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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Time of the Season Bath Bomb from Lush

Today I am reviewing the brand-new Time of the Season Bath Bomb from Lush’s 2024 World Bath Bomb Day collection.

To look at, the Time of the Season bath bomb reminds me of the Frozen bath bomb because Like Frozen, the Time of the Season bath bomb is all one colour and looks like it is wearing a darker coloured belt.

Where the Frozen bath bomb is light blue, Time of the Season is yellow and where the Frozen bath bomb is dark blue, Time of the Season is bright pink.

The Time of the Season bath bomb contains dark Sumatran patchouli oil, grapefruit oil, organic neroli oil and orange flower absolute.

It’s a brand-new scent-family from Lush and seems to have divided Lush fans. Again, I want to reference the Frozen bath bomb as elements of Time of the Seasons scent remind me of it a lot, it has the same zesty, sharp bitterness because of the grapefruit and neroli.

I think these are the ingredients that make and break it for some. I however really like the bitterness of the grapefruit, the other ingredient that really comes through scent wise is the patchouli oil. On paper it sounds like such a strange mix, but I think they all work really well together.

It’s an incredibly unique scent, a very bold choice from Lush, I like it when Lush are brave with their fragrances.

Lush describe the Time of the Season bath bomb as ‘a bath bomb that’ll take you to the bathing promised lands’ and claim that it is ‘the time of the season for loving yourself’ and that the bath bomb will ‘gently restore your composure, while instilling an overall feeling of peace.’

Each of the Time of the Season bath bombs are approximately 180g each fitting easily in my hand.As soon as the Time of the Season bath bomb meets your bath water there is an explosion of thick yellow and pink foam (as seen in the photo directly below.)

The hot pink and yellow starts to spread out before orange begins to spill out of the Time of the Season bath bomb too.

It doesn’t take long for the bath bomb to start spinning in the water and wow does it spit out an insane amount of absolutely stunning bath art.

As always, the photos in this review do the bath bomb no justice at all, the colours that spill out of the Time of the Season bath bomb are so bright, bold and beautiful, I never wanted it to end.

The Time of the Season bath bomb takes just under 10 minutes to fully dissolve, the water left behind is a bright shade of orange and it feels silky soft on your skin.

Many people have compared the Time of the Season bath bomb to the Passion bath bomb (from the same 2024 World Bath Bomb Day collection) because it has such similar colouring, this is true, maybe Lush could have picked Time of the Season to have different colours to make it more unique, but honestly? Both it and Passion are such good bath bombs that smell completely different; therefore, I really don’t think it matters.

Using the Time of the Season bath bomb left my skin lightly fragranced and soft to the touch, I could still smell it on my skin several hours after using the bath bomb too. I also didn’t need to moisturise after getting out of the bath which is always a plus… I do love a time saver!

Overall, I am completely in love with the Time of the Season bath bomb. The bath art was phenomenal. If I knew the bath bomb was this good, I’d have used it weeks ago.

I always say the bath art photos in my bath bomb reviews do the bath bombs no justice at all, but the photos included on the Lush website for this bath bomb don’t show its true potential either. Just look at the photo above compared to those on the Lush website. I can’t believe how different they are!?!!

I admit, the Time of the Season scent is quite an acquired taste, if you’re not sure on its scent I do still recommend giving it a go, sometimes bath bombs can surprise you. Time of the Season is a true work of art, what an incredible bath bomb from start to finish!

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