I wasn’t at all surprised to see that the Magic Potion Bath Bomb had returned for Lush’s Halloween 2024 line.
Last year it was the first of the new Halloween products that I tried, its scent, bath art and how detailed its design was, had me under a magic spell. I’d go as far as to say that it was one of my favourite bath bombs from Lush in 2023.
What I didn’t realise until I had this year’s Magic Potion bath bomb in my possession is that 2023’s Magic Potion bath bomb had a completely different scent, Lush changed it?!?!!
I must admit I was a little disappointed with the sudden change in scent BUT Lush sent me one of the 2024 versions to try so I decided to attempt to look past the scent change.
Like the old Magic Potion bath bomb, this new version of it, still contains plenty of popping candy, ylang ylang oil, dragon fruit powder and nettle powder. At the time of writing this review (according to Lush’s website) Lush have replaced the bergamot oil and jasmine absolute with clove bud oil.
Instead of sharing its scent with my beloved and much missed Northern Lights bath bomb it now shares its scent with the Yog Nog bath bomb.
I still haven’t forgiven Lush for not re-releasing the Northern Lights bath bomb after its last run in the Christmas 2016 line so was really happy with last year’s version of the Magic Potion bath bomb.
I’m always honest in my reviews and I’ll admit right now that at the point of unboxing this bath bomb I was scratching my head wondering if Lush had made a huge mistake in changing this bath bombs scent.
The Magic Potion bath bomb still looks the same as last year’s version, the only real difference is its scent.
If you have a sweet tooth and love Christmassy scented baked goods, then you’ll be a fan of anything that Lush produces in the Yog Nog scent. Lush have really pushed foody, sweet treat scents this year, so I imagine this is why the Magic Potion had a scent change.
Magic Potions new scent makes me think of hot-sticky-toffee pudding, custard and cinnamon sugar, it’s delicious but… I hate to mention it again, I just really loved last year’s version. We’ve had so many Yog Nog scented items over the years but very few with the Northern Lights scent.
But let’s get back to reviewing this new version of the Magic Potion bath bomb as that’s what I’m here to do!
Each bath bomb is approximately 120g each so a little heavier than last years.
As soon as the Magic Potion bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with a burst of pink, blue, purple and turquoise foam, as well as snap, crackle and pops from the popping candy.
The Magic Potion bath bomb is also lightly decorated with golden shimmer, and it isn’t long until that golden shimmer starts to glide into your bath water too.
I know I say this in almost every bath bomb review but the bath art photos in this review do the Magic Potion bath bomb no justice at all, the bath art potential is so much better than I show here in this review.
The Magic Potion bath bomb takes approximately 10 minutes to fully dissolve, leaving you with plenty of time to sit back and enjoy the colourful show that it puts on.
I found the purple waters left behind by the 2024 version of the Magic Potion bath bomb to be a little duller than the previous version, BUT the waters were still silky soft.
Its scent can still be detected on your skin a few hours after getting out of the bath too which is always a plus. I do like the Yog Nog scent but know it is normally either a clear hit or clear miss for customers – no in-between.
I really LOVE this bath bomb, it’s colourful, beautiful and perfect for the Halloween season BUT (I hate to sound like a broken record) I just don’t know whether the scent change was necessary.
I’d have probably enjoyed this bath bomb more if it was made into a different shaped Magic Potion bottle, or even had different colours, that way I’d stop comparing as much, I’m sorry, I just can’t seem to let go of 2023’s version!
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