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Dirty Body Spray from Lush

The Dirty Body Spray has been on my list of products that I have always wanted to try for longer than I can remember. Sadly, it always fell into the ‘maybe when I have more money category’. I was therefore over the moon when I received it in a surprise PR parcel from Lush a month or so ago.

You’ll recognise the Dirty body sprays scent if you have ever used the Dirty bath bomb, which I would like to point out SHOULD be an all-year-round product but sadly isn’t.

All is however not lost without the Dirty bath bomb as at the time of writing this review we have the Dirty body spray readily available. There are several other Dirty scented products currently available too, but I haven’t reviewed them yet. I hope to review them some time in the future!

Ingredients wise, the Dirty body spray contains spearmint oil, tarragon oil, sandalwood oil, lavender absolute, neroli oil and thyme absolute. This carefully selected group of ingredients creates one of Lush’s most refreshing fragrances.

The way I would describe its scent is minty fresh with a touch of sultry (almost smoky) sandalwood. My nose doesn’t pick up on the lavender or neroli oil in it at all; I actually did a triple check when looking at the ingredients list for this post as I didn’t believe it at first, but they’re both definitely in there!

The Dirty body spray is marketed as a product to use when you need to cool down and freshen up, its spearmint content makes it an excellent product to use in the morning to help wake you up and put a spring in your step.

A very small amount of the Dirty body spray goes a very long way. It’s incredibly strong, BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF STRONG. Sometimes I spray Lush body sprays on me 2 or 3 times a day, but the Dirty body spray requires only 1 squirt to be good for the whole day.

I find it lasts just as long as your skin as it does on your clothes too.

This time of year in the UK can be sweltering so I can see myself reaching for the Dirty body spray more in the Summer months, especially if I’m up early and haven’t slept all that well. Even with the weather not being too hot right now one squirt of this gives me a boost of energy that seems to last.

Overall, I love the Dirty body spray, it’s strong and lasts and I am so grateful that Lush sent it to me, it’s like they read my mind as I really had wanted to own it for quite some time, it really is just like a breath of fresh air!

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Sleepy Bot with Shampoo Bar Bath Bomb from Lush

Today I am reviewing the Sleepy Bot Bath Bomb, alongside the Ickle Bot bath bomb (that is also currently available) it is the first bath bomb to include a hidden shampoo bar inside of it.

Each of the robot shaped bath bombs include a miniature version of the Angel Hair shampoo bar in them. I rarely use Lush shampoo bars as I still haven’t found one that is always suited to my very specific hair type BUT I’m always happy to give things a try and find that the shampoo bars can be incredibly versatile and aren’t just one-trick-ponies!

If you’ve been a Lush customer for a while you’ll recognise the Sleepy Bot’s design from the latest version of the Ickle Baby Bot bath bomb.

Sleepy Bot is a similar shape but a darker blue/purple colour and unlike the Ickle Baby Bot, shares its scent with the Sleepy range.

The Sleepy Bot with Shampoo bar bath bomb contains lavender oil, benzoin resinoid, tonka absolute, ylang ylang oil, rose water and witch hazel extract.

The bath bomb part of Sleepy Bot shares its scent with several products currently available, including the Twilight bath bomb, Sleepy bubble bar and Sleepy shower gel.

Lush describe the Sleepy Bot with Shampoo bar bath bomb as ‘a gentle, fun bomb that brings the joy back to bath time.’

Sleepy Bot was designed with little ones in mind but it’s not exclusively for kids. The first time I gave it a go I was struggling with a bad back so used it just before bed, I feel as if I slept so much better because of it.

Each of the Sleepy Bot with Shampoo bar bath bombs are approximately 95g each fitting easily in my hand.

As soon as the Sleepy Bot bath bomb encounters your bath water you’re greeted with a gentle hiss as a tiny stream of darker blue bubbles fizz out of it.

Knowing that it had a whole shampoo bar hidden inside of it (albeit small) I expected the Sleepy Bot to immediately sink, it however floated around the water surface, filling my bathroom with the Sleepy, lavender and tonka absolute fragrance.

About three minutes in to having the Sleepy Bot bath bomb in the water is when the hidden shampoo bar makes an appearance. It breaks away from the bath bomb sinking to the bottom of the bath, leaving the bath-bomb-part still floating.

Even with the Sleepy Bot bath bomb being so small, it takes just under 10 minutes to fully dissolve.

The water left behind is a lighter purple colour that is very similar to the water left behind by the Twilight bath bomb that I mentioned above.

I also said earlier that Lush’s shampoo bars are very versatile, I am actually using my miniature version of the Angel Hair shampoo bar that was hidden inside of the Sleepy Bot bath bomb as a sort of shaving foam. It makes for a much smoother shaving experience!

I admit that the Sleepy Bot isn’t the most powerful Sleepy scented product, if you want to layer up on the scent once you’re out of the bath I highly recommend the Sleepy body lotion.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed using the Sleepy Bot bath bomb, the novelty of the shampoo bar inside of it makes it much better value for money and although it doesn’t work very well in my hair in particular; It does have many different uses, for example I use it on my legs for shaving purposes.

The Sleepy Bot water left my skin lightly fragranced and really soft to the touch and I slept reasonably well after using it too.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the shampoo bars size, I thought it would be a lot smaller than it was.

Sleepy Bot is not the bath bomb someone looking for bath art should grab but it was a lovely, relaxing bath all the same!

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Happy Hippy Shower Gel from Lush

The Happy Hippy Shower Gel has been a staple product both online and in Lush stores for so long that it’s practically part of the furniture. It first came out long before I got into Lush, which makes me wonder why it has taken me so long to get a review of it up on my blog? Well, here it is. Better late than never! 😉

Back in March Lush were kind enough to send me a bottle of it so what better time to review it as a thank you, I always appreciate the PR parcels more than words can explain.

The Happy Hippy shower gel is a transparent light yellow shower gel. Lush describe it as ‘a zesty wake up call, that awakens your skin and enlivens your mind.’

At the time of writing this review I have only reviewed one other product that shares its scent, one side of the Happy Pill bath bomb is Happy Hippy scented, and the other side shares its scent with The Olive branch shower gel.

The Happy Hippy shower gel contains grapefruit water, fresh pink grapefruit infusion, fresh grapefruit juice, grapefruit oil, bergamot oil and olibanum oil.

I’d describe its scent as a gentle grapefruit fragrance; Normally grapefruit scents are super strong and can make you wince a little from the sharpness.

Happy Hippy’s scent is powerful enough to add a spring in your step but not so powerful it blows your head off. The bergamot and olibanum seem to round off the sharpness of all of the grapefruit ingredients in it, making it a much more tolerable yet still very energising scent.

A small amount of the Happy Hippy shower gel goes a very long way, it’s quite a thick consistency too but not at all difficult to get out of the bottle. on several occasions I have even used it on my hair as a shampoo.

The Happy Hippy shower gels scent really steps up a notch when it is combined with the hot water and steam from your shower. It lathers up easily and feels delightful on your skin. I have never found it a particularly moisturising shower gel, but it does cleanse your skin well, while also leaving it looking brighter too.

Unfortunately, the Happy Hippy scent doesn’t remain on my skin for very long after use BUT when I use it in my hair the scent can still be detected for a few hours after – although it is very subtle.

I don’t use it on my hair very often but if I’m away from home and limited to what I can take with me it works as both a shower gel and a one off shampoo every now and again.

If you are looking for a new shower gel to use to help wake you up in the morning, Happy Hippy would be a very good choice for you.

I can only apologise as to why it has taken me so long to write up and post this review. My lack of review is not a reflection on how I feel about the product AT ALL. I just get so caught up in the seasonal stock that sometimes the stock that has always been there like the Happy Hippy shower gets completely overlooked.

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