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Big Bang – Lush Bubble Bar Review

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Yesterday it was my birthday (yay!) and today it’s my party, so I don’t have an awful lot of time to post this week. However I couldn’t let too much time pass without telling you all about some great Lush products I’ve been trying.

Lush – London Oxford Street has always had a few products that you can’t get anywhere else, but right now they have over 200 products that can only be bought in that particular store. I discovered this by reading a couple of blogs and since we went to London last weekend, it seemed only right to call in and see for myself. I left with quite a haul so I’m sure this won’t be the only post I make. However sadly information will be limited!

My first pick of products to try was something called “Big Bang” bubble bar. I had to google even to figure this out as stupidly I said I was okay without labels on all my bags – to make it easier at the till! The smell is just amazing, though sadly I can’t tell you anything that’s in the product. To me it smells a bit like Sherbet Lemons but I could be way off.

I have no idea about the price either, as I didn’t keep my receipt (a bit of a fail going on here I’m afraid) and even googling doesn’t seem to work. The blue is a bubble bar as standard but the pink seems to be a bath melt. Whatever it is, it’s wonderful and I highly recommend it.

If you’re anywhere near to London Oxford Street, I definitely think you should pop in! I hope that some of the products prove to be popular enough to make it into regular sale, at least that way I’ll find out what was in them! If you’re interested in the exclusive products, just type Oxford Street Lush exclusive products into a search and you should find loads of info – especially on blogs!

Father Christmas – Lush Bath Bomb Review

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Last month I posted about a bath bomb from Lush, called Butterbear. It was a fun little teddy bear, perfect for kids. Today I want to bring you another bath bomb I’ve come across – again, great for the kids, especially at Christmas!

This bath bomb is called Father Christmas, which of course is the person this bath product gives a resemblance to. It was sold to me on the fact it smelt like Snow Fairy, one of my favourite Lush scents and of course the Christmas aspect.
Lush sells this product as:

A festive bath bomb to bring Santa’s presence into the bath. Once you pop this jolly bomb in your bath, it turns your water from bright red to vivid green. This year, Father Christmas will fill your bathroom with the popular sweet scent of Snow Fairy. All we want for Christmas is this Santa, baby!

I obviously hadn’t read this before using the bath bomb and secretly I’m a little glad. I threw Father Christmas into my bath and didn’t really expect much. However instantly there was a pop of green and I realised Santa had a surprise! As the bath bomb fizzed away, the green was released and before I knew it, my bath was a beautiful, if not a little unexpected, shade of green!
I am happy to report that my bath did indeed smell of Snow Fairy! While the usual pink of the shower gel was replaced by a rather vivid green, the smell was definitely the same. As with all bath bombs, I miss the bubbles of a bubble bar, but I love the smell that comes with these bombs. Father Christmas is now high up on my list of recommendations and I might even buy it for my kids on Christmas Eve!

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Butterbear – Lush Bath Bomb Review

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Over on my personal blog, Journeys are my Diary, I’ve been blogging a lot about my recent Lush Haul (purchased on our weekend away to Edinburgh).

I’ve covered So White, Hot Toddy, The Sparkler and today I want to talk about Butterbear. The main reason I’ve decided to place this review here, is because I definitely think its something very child orientated and that our lovely readers over here might like to know about it!

When we first picked up Butterbear in Lush, Megan misread the sign and thought it said Butterbeer. This is of course a Harry Potter reference and then made the bear, a must buy! A part of me did wonder if there was a connection, but I don’t think there is. That said, he’s a very cute little bear!

Lush describe the product as:

Cocoa butter creates a creamy soft bath that is great for nourishing and protecting your skin, with the same vanilla-like fragrance as Butterball bath bomb. Moulded into a friendly and sweet-smelling bear, this is sure to be a winner with little and big kids alike!

My little bear got a bit dirty! By dirty, I mean my “Sparkler” bath bomb disintegrated all over him – that’s the yellow bits. Otherwise, you can see this little chappy is a white/cream colour with flecks of brown.

When we first placed him in the water, he acted exactly like a regular bath bomb – fizzing and bubbling away. However as he started to dissolve, you could see bits of brown and I began to worry that it was one of the few Lush products that leave bits in your bath (I’m not a fan of those!).

 

However I shouldn’t have worried as given a little time, that dissolved too, leaving a very clear bath. You could see the oil in the water from the cocoa butter and Lily who was having the bath, seemed very happy with the vanilla smell.
I would definitely recommend this bath bomb for kids as its kind and gentle on their skin, plus it smells good. That said, kids also love bubbles and if you’re looking for that then you’re not going to get any here! Perhaps throwing in a Lush bubble bar as well, might be a bit extravagant for the kids…