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Crème Anglaise Body Lotion from Lush

The Crème Anglaise Body Lotion isn’t a new product from Lush, it however fits in so well with Lush’s latest collaboration with the Netflix’s Bridgerton series, that it has made a reappearance with fancy, Bridgerton themed packaging.

All of the packaged Lush X Bridgerton products have incredibly detailed labels with a regency era vibe. Crème Anglaise sports a baby blue label, that immediately caught my attention.

The in-store and online Bridgerton line was released just in time for the start of season 3. Sadly, I have already finished season 3, but the Bridgerton themed Lush products are really helping fill the void it has left in my life…

I was lucky enough to receive a pot of the Bridgerton themed Crème Anglaise body lotion in a surprise box sent from Lush back in May, but I have bought it for myself before. Thank you, Lush!

The Crème Anglaise body lotions scent is best described as very almondy. It also has hints of vanilla mixed in with it giving it a heady and intense sweet desert-like-fragrance.

Some of the ingredients included in the Bridgerton edition of the Crème Anglaise body lotion are, meadowsweet infusion, organic almond oil, organic cocoa butter, fresh rose petal infusion, organic jojoba oil, tiger lily extract, organic avocado oil, sacha inchi oil, organic cold pressed evening primrose oil, organic orange blossom honey, Brazilian orange oil, myrrh resinoid, vanilla absolute and bees wax.

Over the years, Lush have described the Crème Anglaise body lotion as one of their most luxurious lotions ever.

It is a light nude shade and consistency wise it’s a lot like the Sleepy body lotion; Not too thick that it takes forever to rub in and not so thin you accidentally waste some by spilling it.

A small amount of the Crème Anglaise body lotion goes a very long way. Its thick formula soothes your skin and leaves it soft and perfectly hydrated.

I have found its scent to last only a couple of hours after use, which is different from the other Bridgerton body lotion, Tender is the Night.

This however isn’t a negative for me as I’ve never been a huge fan of sweet-foody scents like Crème Anglaise. The fact that its scent does not last doesn’t bother me at all, I much prefer to focus on the way it leaves my skin feeling after use. It really is luxurious.

The Crème Anglaise body lotion also sinks into your skin quickly, a plus if you’re in a hurry.

Overall, I do really like the Crème Anglaise body lotion, which is something I wasn’t expecting when I first came across it as, as I said earlier, the sweet-foody scented products aren’t the products that I ordinarily reach for. How it leaves my skin has however won the Crème Anglaise body lotion over for me. What a treat!

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Chelsea Morning Bath Bomb from Lush

Today I am reviewing the brand-new Chelsea Morning Bath Bomb from Lush’s 2024 World Bath Bomb Day collection.

I’m always honest in my reviews and the first thing I thought when my Chelsea Morning bath bomb arrived in the post was how unique it looked. 

To me, it looks like Lush have cut two very different bath bombs in half and stuck the wrong bits back together to make a new bath bomb in a sort of Frankenstein-style way.

Looks wise, the bottom blue and white half resembles the Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds bath bomb while the orange top reminds me of something you’d get as a sweet treat after dinner.

A quick Google of the phrase Chelsea Morning has told me that it’s the name of a song that was released in 1969.

The Chelsea Morning bath bomb contains tonka absolute, lemon myrtle oil, fenugreek absolute and vanilla absolute.

It is a brand-new Lush scent so hasn’t featured in any other Lush product at the time of writing this review.

Its scent is warm and sweet; It resembles butterscotch which really reminds me of my nan, she absolutely adored butterscotch sweets, even after she lost her false teeth she still managed to get through bags and bags of them every day.

Lush describe the Chelsea Morning bath bomb as having ‘an orange top resembling sunlight and a base of blue sky and clouds.’

Lush also say that this bath bomb is best enjoyed when used in the tub with the morning sun pouring through the window. Which is similar to the lyrics found in the 1969 song of the same name.

Just like the majority of the other bath bombs from the World Bath Bomb Day collection such as the Brother Moon bath bomb, Time of the Season bath bomb and Passion bath bomb, the Chelsea Morning bath bombs are approximately 180g each.

As soon as the Chelsea Morning bath bomb encounters your bath water there is an explosion of thick orange foam from its top, and thick white and blue foam from its bottom.

It slowly foams away as the whole of the bath bomb becomes submerged. It doesn’t take long for the bath bomb to start spinning.

I must admit, I was expecting more from the Chelsea Morning bath bomb bath art wise; It spat out plenty of colour, but it stayed so foamy that it just formed mounds of orange and white bubbles instead of the traditional bath art swirls I’m used to from a colourful, Lush bath bomb.

I also found that its scent wasn’t very strong once in the water, if you like the sweet-food-scents but find the stronger ones sickly, this could be a good bath bomb for you, but for me I really wanted to be able to smell the butterscotch scent in it more.

The Chelsea Morning bath bomb took about 7 minutes to fully dissolve. I am wondering if I got a bit of a dud as I have seen photos of it online that don’t quite match up to my experience of it.

Sometimes with bath bombs you’ve had for a while, once wet they just turn to mush, my Chelsea Morning bath bomb didn’t quite turn to mush but I think had I have left using it for any longer, it may have meant I wouldn’t even have got the colourful bubbles that I did (see below photo).

Saying all of that, I really hadn’t had it for that long though, a few weeks at most. Most of my bath bombs are still perfect if not used even after several months, which again leads me to believe that maybe I did just have a dud.

I am a little sad as I did really want to love this bath bomb, its scent when the bath bomb is in your hand is incredible but once it goes into the water it seems to dilute it to the point that the scent is so faint it is almost undetectable.

The water left behind is a deep and inviting shade of blood orange, it’s soft to touch and left my skin hydrated and silky smooth.

Normally at this point of a bath bomb review I’d tell you how the fragrance had transferred to my skin once I was out of the bath, unfortunately I couldn’t smell it on my skin at all. This however could be a positive for customers who like more subtle Lush scents.

Overall, I did enjoy using the Chelsea Morning bath bomb, but I don’t think I’ll be buying anymore. For me personally I just would have liked its scent to be a little stronger during use.

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Guardian of the Forest Shower Gel from Lush

In the UK, the Guardian of the Forest Shower Gel first came out, back in the Summer of 2019 as a part of a community release with six other never-before-been-released shower gels and the Cookie Dough body scrub.

I felt Guardian of the Forest was one of the most popular out of the six exclusive shower gels released back then so I am not surprised to see that it will be returning in the latest Lush Community shower gel drop, later this month (June 2024).

The Guardian of the Forest shower gel obviously has the same scent as the long discontinued, but very much loved, Guardian of the Forest bath bomb. The shower gel is bright green and slightly opaque and its consistency is thick but easy to get out of the bottle.


The Guardian of the Forest shower gel contains a long list of ingredients, it has oakmoss infusion, cypress leaf infusion, fresh lime juice, cypress oil, lime oil, rosewood oil, oakmoss absolute and moringa oil.

The scent is best described as a woody and fresh-forest-scent. Compared to its bath bomb equivalent, I feel that the lime oil and fresh lime juice is more noticeable in the shower gel format.

If you’re not familiar with the, The Legend of Zelda games, this won’t mean anything to you, but I have always imagined that the Guardian of the Forest scent is what the Korok Forest smells like. For anyone who hasn’t played the game, just imagine a magical forest full of strange yet wonderful creatures.

The Guardian of the Forest shower gel lathers up easily and a very small amount of it goes a long way. Mixed in with the steam and hot water of your shower, the scent really takes over your bathroom. Just shut your eyes, take a deep breath and you’re transported into an earthy, green forest.

Once out of the shower, the Guardian of the Forest scent remains on your skin for the best part of the rest of the day. Although, it is not as strong on your skin it is still very noticeable. I love how its scent remains, it’s like the magical forest comes with you as you go about your day. It also does a really good job of cleansing your skin leaving it looking and feeling brighter.

Overall, I love the Guardian of the Forest shower gel and am looking forward to maybe picking up a fresh bottle when it comes out again in fancy new packaging later this month.

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