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Lava Block Bath Bomb from Lush

The Lava Block Bath Bomb is a brand-new product from the Minecraft X Lush collaboration.

Minecraft is an open-world video game that lets players build, explore and survive in a virtual world. In it, players can use blocks to build absolutely anything they want.

In the Minecraft X Lush line, Lush have created five ‘Block-bath-bombs’ and today I’m reviewing the Lava Block bath bomb.Before this line came out, I had heard of the Minecraft game but had never played it. Since, I have finally tried the game as I wanted to see what all the fuss was about…

I’m not great with games but can see why so many spend hours playing it. Had it have come out when I was a little younger, I could see younger me getting very into it.


The Lava Block bath bomb shares its scent with one of my favourite Lush products of all time, the Dragon’s Egg bath bomb.

The Lava Block is orange and yellow, the orange and yellow are hand pressed into different, uneven layers making it look just like actual lava.

The Lava Block bath bombs are 85g each and fit snuggly in my hand.

I didn’t realise until after I’d used the Lava Block bath bomb that it is in fact a jelly bath bomb, working in a similar way to the long discontinued jelly bombs such as the Secret Arts and Ectoplasm, however Lava Block isn’t nearly as slimy as the older jelly bombs, which I much prefer, but we’ll delve more into that later.

The Lava Block bath bomb contains sodium alginate – the seaweed compound that turns to a jelly when placed into water, Sicilian lemon oil, bergamot oil, jasmine absolute, paprika oleoresin and popping candy.

Lava Blocks scent is a zesty, sharp yet sweet, fruity fragrance that not only leaves me salivating but also gives me a boost of energy with just one sniff. Why Lush haven’t expanded the Dragon’s Egg scent-family into a body spray, bubble bar or shower gel yet, I will never understand.

As soon as the Lava Block bath bomb touches the bath water there is an explosion of orange and yellow foam, the foam is thin but packed with colour. It was at this point that I realised that the Lava Block bath bomb was in fact a jelly bath bomb.

The thin layer of orange and yellow foam collecting on the water surface soon beefs up ever so slightly and becomes more of a jelly, I want to make it clear it isn’t nearly as slimy feeling as the old jelly bombs were, on your skin it just feels a bit like the Co-Mingle body scrub does.

The jelly aspect of the bath bomb doesn’t last very long at all, dissolving into the water just as quickly as it formed.

After just seven minutes the Lava Block bath bomb has fully dissolved and a few minutes after that the jelly has all gone too, leaving you with the silkiest water I have had from a bath bomb in a very long time.

When the jelly bath bombs first came out, I know that they weren’t as well received as Lush had hoped. There hasn’t been a new one released in several years now so it was bold of Lush to bring the concept back, BUT I can see exactly why they did for this bath bomb. The jelly bits made it so that it was like I was really bathing in lava.

The bath water left behind by the Lava Block bath bomb was not only some of the silkiest I have bathed in but also so highly fragranced too. 

My only semi negative experience of this bath bomb was the lack of popping candy. I don’t know if it’s the sodium alginate (that in a way) counteracts the popping candy into not popping or whether I just got a bath bomb that didn’t have any popping candy in but there was no snap, crackle or pop for me at all.

After using it, the scent of the bath bomb didn’t linger on my skin for very long at all, but my skin did look and feel hydrated and brighter right into the next day. Overall, I am very impressed with the Lava Block bath bomb, it was very well thought out and I’ll be sad to see it go once the Minecraft line is retired.

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TNT Block Bath Bomb from Lush

The TNT Block Bath Bomb is a brand-new product from the Minecraft X Lush collaboration, I was lucky enough to be sent one by Lush last week.

Minecraft is an open-world video game that lets players build, explore and survive in a virtual world. In it, players can use blocks to build absolutely anything they want.

In the Minecraft X Lush line, Lush have created five ‘Block-bath-bombs’ and today I’m reviewing the TNT Block bath bomb.

Before this line came out, I had heard of the Minecraft game but had never played it. Since, I have finally tried the game as I wanted to see what all the fuss was about…

I’m not great with games but can see why so many spend hours on it. Had it have come out when I was a little younger, I could see younger me getting very into it.


The TNT Block bath bomb shares its scent with the bestselling, Sex Bomb bath bomb.

Just like in the game, the TNT Block is bright red with a white band around its middle; Inside the white band on each side are the letters, TNT in black capital letters.

The TNT Block bath bombs are 100g each and fit snuggly in my hand.

I didn’t realise until after I’d touched the TNT Block bath bomb that its red colour was so transferable.

I actually went to wash my hands after I’d finished taking photos of all of the Minecraft X Lush stock and when I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I couldn’t stop laughing. I must have touched my face in some way while taking the photos, there was red dust all over my face. This is not a negative, it added some much needed humour to my day.

The TNT Block bath bomb contains jasmine absolute, clary sage oil, ylang ylang oil and plenty of popping candy to help it fit right into the theme of real TNT.

TNT Blocks bath bombs scent is a soft, young-floral blend. Mixed in with its floral elements is the sweetness of the ylang ylang. That, and the clary sage in it help round off the floral aspect of the fragrance in an almost musky way. It’s a really inviting scent that I fall in love with every time I use it, in whatever product format Lush choose to release it in.

As soon as the TNT Block touches the bath water there is an explosion of red, there hasn’t been a bath bomb that changes the colour of the water this red and this quickly in a very long time. There wasn’t very much foam, but the red colour fizzed its way out of the bath bomb transforming the bath water almost immediately.

It doesn’t take long for the bath bomb to be completely taken over by the water, as it dissolves away the TNT Block bath bombs scent fills your bathroom helping you wind down after a long and stressful day. Then just as you’re about to fall into a deep relaxation, the popping candy starts to put on a show, TNT style!

After just four minutes the TNT Block bath bomb has fully dissolved leaving you with water that is such a deep red that it could easily be mistaken for the blood of your enemies. The scent is incredibly powerful lingering in your bathroom and on your skin long after the last drop of water has gone down the drain.

With the bath bombs colour transferring so easily onto my hands and then onto my face when I first handled it, I was a little worried about the clean up once I had used the bath bomb. I however had absolutely nothing to worry about, the TNT Block bath bomb left no mess, after the last drop of water went down the plug hole (if it wasn’t for the scent) I would have never known it had even been in my bath.

Once out of the bath my skin felt silky soft, and the scent lingered for so long I could still smell it on me at bedtime.

At first, I thought the Minecraft line was just a novelty collection of products more than anything else but after using the TNT Block bath bomb I appreciated the line so much more, I loved the TNT Block it smelt great, put on a great performance and has opened my eyes to a whole new world game wise.

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Milk Bucket Shower Jelly from Lush

The Milk Bucket Shower Jelly is a brand-new, limited-edition product from Lush’s Minecraft X Lush collaboration, I was lucky enough to be sent a pot of it by Lush earlier this week.

Before this line came out, I had heard of the Minecraft computer game but had never played it.

Since, I have finally tried the game to see what all the fuss was about. I spent about an hour getting myself out of a big hole that I had fallen down and not much else…

Some people are good at computer games, I am not one of them. I’m going to stick to just using bath products for now!

In the Minecraft game a milk bucket is one of the many food items that you can make, it’s useful as a food source and can also be used to cure status effects.

It has been a while since I have reviewed a shower jelly that isn’t in a novelty, character shape. The Milk Bucket shower jelly is the standard Lush shower jelly shape; The exact same shape as its pot.

Each of the Milk Bucket shower jellies are 100g each just big enough to fit in your hand.


Just like an actual bucket of milk, the Milk Bucket shower jelly is an opaque, milk-white colour.

The Milk Bucket shower jelly contains glycerine, almond milk, carrageenan extract, coconut milk powder, Brazilian orange oil and patchouli oil.

Milk Bucket shares its scent with the main-line Lush products, Milky Bath bubble bar, Toby’s Magic Cow bath bomb and the recent limited edition release, the Saltbomb bath bomb.

The Milk Buckets scent is best described as a gentle and musky fragrance that is incredibly calming.

I ordinarily find the shower jellies that aren’t novelty shaped to be sturdier and more robust during use; They always seem to last longer, breaking up a lot slower than the character shaped shower jellies such as the Krang and Snow Fairy shower jelly.

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.

Once you’ve used it simply rinse it off and then pop it back into the pot and put the lid back on.

The Milk Bucket shower jelly lathers up quickly, I find this a real positive for shower jellies as they can be a little slippery, after all they are made of jelly! I seemed to however be wrong about this shower jellies sturdiness…

It started to break up a lot quicker than I had anticipated (after just one use it was a lot flimsier) I’m having a guess that this is because of its higher than average milk content. This doesn’t mean the shower jelly doesn’t however work. It just shows wear and tear almost immediately, running out a little quicker than I’d have hoped.

Even with this in mind, I can still see it lasting me another 4 possibly 5 showers.

After using the Milk Bucket shower jelly my skin feels soft, clean, and hydrated. The scent although light remains on my skin for a good few hours after using it too.

Overall, it is a good shower jelly and I’m so happy to experience the Milky Bath Lush-scent-family in this format, it makes a change from bath bomb after bath bomb.

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