The Snow Queen Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited edition product from Lush’s 2024 Christmas line and I was fortunate enough to receive one as a gift from Lush.
It is described by Lush as a ‘Queen frozen by Winter that will thaw in warm waters.’
Snow Queen is an icy blue, queen-shaped bath bomb with a crown, wavy hair and a long flowing dress that is decorated with snowflakes; It screams cold and icy, fitting right into the theme of Winter.
It is a beautifully made bath bomb, whose colouring and regalness perfectly capture the Snow Queen’s frosty charm!
At 90g each the Snow Queen is one of Lush’s smaller Winter bath bombs BUT never assume with bath bombs that bigger is better…
Some of the ingredients included in the Snow Queen bath bomb are agar agar, peppermint oil, bergamot oil, sweet wild orange oil and dried lilac cornflowers.
A lot of people say anything with peppermint oil in it smells the same, no matter what other ingredients it has mixed with it. With peppermint being such a dominant ingredient fragrance wise, I can see (or should I say, smell) what people mean.
It’s very difficult to pinpoint other ingredients when peppermint is involved but with the Snow Queen bath bomb it does have other noticeable yet subtle scent notes.
You get the coolness of the peppermint primarily but then the orange oil adds a sweetness and then the bergamot a bitterness, it rounds off the mintyness giving it less clout. As peppermint based fragrances go it is quite complex and, in my opinion, quite an acquired taste but one I have grown to love.
I make it no secret that sleepiness is a huge part of my personality, minty products are therefore perfect for me as there’s nothing like them to wake you up.
Many people like to save minty products for the Summer because of their cooling effect, but I love how they wake me up—even in the Winter. With the Snow Queen’s scent not being as powerful menthol wise, it’s a good alternative for this time of year (just in case you didn’t want to feel too cool!)
As soon as the Snow Queen bath bomb touches the water it begins to fizz away, releasing a thin stream of blue foam that in places turn green. (see below photo). The blue to green is a little trick Lush have added to this bath bomb, the green colour is inside the agar agar and as the agar gets wet, the green is released.
Even with the added green specs Snow Queen isn’t going to give you much bath art but as the bath bomb fizzes away a very small amount of dried lilac cornflowers are also released into the water. For those customers that do not like to bathe with ‘bits’ I have good news, it’s a very small amount of flowers making clean up a breeze.
The Snow Queen bath bomb was a very fast fizzer taking only three minutes to fully dissolve. Left behind is the most gorgeous turquoise/marine green coloured bath water.
Looking at the bath bomb beforehand, I thought the water would be an icy blue colour but the secret green in the bath bomb made it a stunning shade of marine green.
After leaving the bath, my skin felt smooth, appeared brighter and I felt really refreshed. The scent wasn’t really detectable anymore but its effects on my skin lasted.
I thoroughly enjoyed using the Snow Queen bath bomb and would happily pick it up again while it’s still available. Its unique scent blend, refreshing effects, and vibrant marine green bath water make it a standout in this year’s Christmas range!
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