Tag: Shower Jelly

Bowser Shower Jelly from Lush

At the time of writing this review, Lush’s most recent collaboration with the, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is by far Lush’s most popular collaborations to date. Today I’m going to be reviewing one of the products from it, the Bowser Shower Jelly.

The Bowser shower jelly shares its scent with 2 of my favourite Winter-time products the Hot Toddy shower gel and Cinnamon Roll bubble bar. With me being such a fan of the fragrance already, I was really excited to get my hands on a pot.

Ingredients wise, the Bowser shower jelly contains star anise, cinnamon stick infusion, benzoin resinoid and the following essential oils, cinnamon leaf, clove leaf, lime, Brazilian orange and patchouli.

The Bowser shower jellies scent won’t be one that appeals to everyone, it is one of Lush’s most spiciest scent families, hence it normally only being available in products in the Winter.

In all honesty, when I very first experienced the scent many years ago, it took me a while to warm to it. What I like about it is how good it feels when you use it on tired, aching muscles. As someone who deals with wide-spread chronic pain every day it really is a magical combination of ingredients.

The scent is spicy because of the clove and cinnamon, but also has a sweetness to it because of the orange and lime mixed with the cinnamon. The ingredients are so warming on the skin, using it is like having hundreds of mini hands massaging all of your aches away.

The Bowser shower jelly is available in 2 different sized pots, 100g and 240g and is an orangey shade of red with a pinch of added golden sparkle!

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.

I was pleasantly surprised at how robust the Bowser shower jelly was. Some Lush shower jellies can be on the fragile side but after 3 showers, my Bowser shower jelly is still showing barely any signs of wear and tear.

The Bowser shower jelly lathers up with minimum effort and simply glides over your skin cleaning and warming it up as it goes along. Its scent is strong and as I said earlier won’t be to everyone’s liking as cinnamon is always either a hit or miss with people BUT how warm and snug it makes me feel is what I love about it the most.

After stepping out of the shower my skin is left feeling soft and clean, the shower jellies warming properties really do soothe your muscles with lasting impact too.

I’m going to be very sad when all of the stock of this beautiful shower jelly finally runs out. I know Bowser is a villain in the, The Super Mario Bros. franchise but I cannot get enough of this shower jelly!

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Princess Peach Shower Jelly from Lush

At the time of writing this review, Lush’s most recent collaboration with the, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is by far Lush’s most popular collaborations to date. Today I’m going to be reviewing another of my favourites from the collection, the Princess Peach Shower Jelly.

The Princess Peach shower jelly shares its scent with the Princess Peach body spray that is also a part of the same limited-edition collection.

The Princess Peach scent is brand-new to Lush and I couldn’t be more happy that Lush have spoilt us with not just 1 but 2 products with the new ‘peach-perfect’ fragrance. Lush’s website describes the Princess Peach shower jelly as a ‘fruity burst of peach and pineapple’.

Ingredients wise, the Princess Peach shower jelly contains fresh peach infusion, organic sweet orange oil, buchu oil, litsea cubeba oil, olibanum resinoid and champaca absolute. This carefully selected group of ingredients makes for a truly uplifting shower, the sweet yet gentle scent really is fit for a princess.

The Princess Peach shower jelly is available in 2 different sized pots, 100g and 240g and is a very light, peachy-pink. To look at, the way the light pink and almost white blends together remind me of a stick of rock.

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.

I was pleasantly surprised at how robust the Princess Peach shower jelly was. Some Lush shower jellies can be on the fragile side but after 4 showers, my Princess Peach shower jelly still shows barely any sign of wear and tear.

The Princess Peach shower jelly lathers up with ease, it simply glides over your skin cleaning and brightening it as it goes. It’s gorgeous peachy-pineapple-scent although still very subtle, fills your bathroom as you use it.

After stepping out of the shower my skin is left feeling soft, clean and remains lightly scented for several hours. Overall, I am so pleased with the Princess Peach shower jelly. Its only downfall is the fact that it is (like the Mario and Luigi shower gels from the same collection) limited edition. I’m going to be very sad when stock finally runs out!

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Tarantula Shower Jelly from Lush

This year I am starting off my Halloween Lush-product-reviews with the Tarantula Shower Jelly. The Tarantula shower jelly is a brand-new, limited-edition, Halloween product that first became available in the UK at the end of August 2022.

Designed to look just like a tarantula, when news of its existence first leaked online, I wasn’t even sure if I was even going to buy the shower jelly. I am absolutely terrified of spiders due to an unforgettable experience with an African bird eating spider in my bedroom in Cyprus when I was just 5 years old.

I won’t go into detail as you’re here for my review of the shower jelly BUT I just wanted to explain that there was a real life, childhood experience behind my irrational fear of spiders… 😬


Despite my fear of the 8-legged-beast, I braved giving the Tarantula shower jelly a sniff in-store and after discovering it smelt absolutely delicious, I decided to take one home with me. I just have to keep reminding myself that it is not a real spider…

The Tarantula shower jelly contains a long list of ingredients including cherry infusion, activated charcoal and some of the following essential oils; Davana, lime and almond.

As I said earlier, its scent is delicious, people have asked me to compare it with something and for me, it really reminds me of the drink, Dr Pepper but with hints of boozy, cherry amaretto too.

With Tarantula being a character shaped shower jelly, I was hesitant to use it in the same way as I would an ordinary pot-shaped shower jelly as unfortunately I find more often than not, that the character shaped jellies aren’t always as sturdy and robust as the normal pot-shaped ones.

As predicted, The Tarantula shower jelly did begin to fall apart after just one use even when I was gentle with it. However, I’ve used it 2 more times and although it is showing wear and tear, there’s still plenty more of it to go around yet.

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. – I used its 8 legs to my advantage, placing my fingers in-between them, this made it so much easier to grip it in the shower.

The Tarantula shower jelly lathers up quickly and creates a super creamy foam. A little goes a very long way and glides over your skin with ease. Its gorgeous cherry scent fills your bathroom as soon as you take its lid off BUT it’s not until the shower jelly is in use that its scent really comes alive. Mixed alongside the hot water and steam of the shower, its scent literally engulfs you in yummy cherry-ness!

At first its attention to detail (especially its made-to-look-hairy back and its 8 legs) made me feel uneasy but the biodegradable, holographic-rainbow-shimmer inside of it alongside its scent made it easy to fall in love with. After stepping out of the shower my skin is left feeling soft, clean, and fresh, it also appears somewhat brighter. It isn’t a hugely moisturising shower jelly but doesn’t leave me desperate to coat myself in body lotion after I have used it either.

Overall, I have thoroughly enjoyed using the Tarantula shower jelly and I am glad that I didn’t let the fact it is spider-shaped put me off of buying it, I can’t wait to see if Lush create more products that share this shower jellies scent in the near future! 🍒

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