Big Bang Bubble Bar

"And it all started with a Big Bang!"

One of my favourite television shows is The Big Bang Theory, I love it so much that I have named my new kitten after one of the Main characters - Sheldon! When I saw that Lush was hinting at new bubble bar for there launch of Lush Oxford Street that was named after my favourite show, I was so excited to try it. Unfortunately it was only available in a gift set at the start, but now it is available exclusively in the Lush Oxford Street store. 

Big Bang Bubble Bar

I love this bubble bar, even more that it is similar to my favourite bath bomb Avobath and Avoshower Shower Gel. I really like using this alongside the bath bomb in order to create a wonderful potion in my bathtub. When the two colours of the Avobath Bath Bomb and Big Bang mix together you get a really nice turquoise coloured bath water with fresh citrus scented bubbles. 

This bubble bar contains: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Cornflour, Avocado Butter, Grapefruit Oil, Organic Lemon Myrtle Oil, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Rice Syrup. The combination of these ingredients really make for a lovely citrusy bath time experience. It is a really good bubble bar to use if you need a boost to wake up in the morning or a good to relax and freshen up after a long day at work or school. 


I really enjoy this bubble, and I have to say it's one of my favourite products to come out of the launch of Lush Oxford Street. I really hope this bubble bar is going to stick around for a long time and I am always going to make sure there are a few in my collection. 

For this bubble bar: £3.75. 

Love, Becky x 

A Mrs Whippy and a Drummer's Drumming

I like matching up scents in order to create a really good cocktail for bath time experiences. Seeing as I am a big fan of bubbles, when using a bath bomb I like to pair it alongside a bubble bar of a similar scent in order to get the best of both worlds. When I discovered that Mrs Whippy Bath Bomb - which was a Lush Kitchen Exclusive and Drummer's Drumming - Lush Winter 2014 - shared the same scent it made for a really good bath time experience. 

Mrs Whippy Bath Bomb

I love the name and the scent of this bath bomb. This is the third Mrs Whippy I have used and I warm to it more and more each time I used on. This one was picked up earlier this year when it was in the Lush Kitchen. When it enters the water, it is a slow fizzer and does not turn your bath water any colour, but the scent is overwhelming. It find it comforting, warming and not overly sweet. It shares it scent with the Yummy Yummy Yummy Shower Gel, Yummy Mummy Shower Gel and Drummer's Drumming Bubble Bar. This product contains: Soya Milk Powder, Tapioca Flour, Sugar, Cocoa Absolute, Tonka Absolute, Almond Essential Oil and Buchu Oil. I enjoy using this alongside Drummer's Drumming Bubble Bar and also Melting Marshmallow Moment Bath Oil. Really good bath time combination. For this bubble bar: £4.00. 

Drummer's Drumming Bubble Bar

This bubble bar came to Stores for Lush Winter 2014. As this was the first Christmas that I had purchased Lush products, as it was the year I actually got into Lush, I was really excited to pick up every product. On one trip to the store, I picked up the Drummer's Drumming Reusable Bubble Bar and fell in love with it. I prefer this Reusable Bubble bar to the ever so popular Magic Wand Reusable Bubble Bar. This product contains: Olibanum Oil, Bergamot Oil, Geranium Oil. It was described as smelling like Strawberries and Cream. To use this I just simply run it under the water, and use as much as I want in order to create lovely smelling bubbles. I have mentioned above, I use this alongside the Mrs Whippy Bath Bomb and it creates a lovely cocktail. Unfortunately, Lush did not bring this back for Lush Winter 2015 and brought out Peeping Santa Bubble Bar - which shares it scent with both these products. For the Bubble Bar: £5.25. 

Love, Becky x 

Refresher Shower Jelly

Like I have mentioned in a previous post, I was struggling to use my shower jellies. Since cutting them up I have found it a lot easier to use them and now I am grabbing for them rather than always grabbing for the Shower Gels. The other day, I tried out Refresher Shower Jelly. 

Refresher Shower Jelly

I love pretty much anything with a citrus scent - particularly anything that smells like Lemons. When I discovered that Lush had launched a new Shower Jelly that's scent was full of Lemony goodness I was so pleased and jumped at the opportunity to give it ago - and I can definitely say that I have fallen in love with Refresher Shower Jelly. 

Refresher Shower Jelly is a lovely bright yellow colour which is packed full of Fresh Organic Lemon Infusion, as well as loads of Lemon Oil with Rosewood Oil and Organic Lemon Myrtle Oil which gives it it's lovely strong Lemon scent which I really do enjoy. 

Apart from the scent, which pleases me the most, the product is also amazing. When used on the skin, I love how cooling and refreshing - just like the name suggests - it feels when it is glided across the skin. When I use this, I take of a cut up chunk and rub it onto a bath puff/lily. When it has lathered up, I then use it all over my body, which instantly cools my skin, moistures it and makes it feel really good, as well as awake. I have only tried this in the bath, but my next try will be in the shower. 

You can use Shower Jellies straight out of the pot or you can put them in the fridge or freezer in order to make them cooler to place on the skin. When my pot finishes I will definitely be repurchasing. 

For the Shower Jelly: 100g: £3.50 200g: £6.95. 

Love, Becky x 

Intergalactic Bath Bomb

There are still a few products from my first haul from Lush Oxford Street that I still need to get through. One of them was Intergalactic Bath Bomb, which until this week was sitting in my collection waiting to be used. This week I threw it in my bath tub and I am so pleased I did. 

Intergalactic Bath Bomb

If you are a fan of the smell of mint, then this bath bomb will definitely please your senses. This bath bomb is packed full of Peppermint Oil, which works really well as perking you up, making your skin as well as your mind feel more awake. This would work really well as a morning bath time experience - when you feel sluggish and need a bit more waking up or if you have had a long day at work or school and need to feel refreshed before going to bed or possibly out for the night. 

When you throw (with caution), this particular bath bomb into the bath and it starts to fizz it creates a magical bath tub experience which is absolutely out of this world. As Lush describes it "Be the guardian of a galaxy as it explodes in your bath." This product contains: Popping Candy, Peppermint Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Vetivert Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Snowflake, Lemon Ice and Gold Glimmer Lustre. All of which makes for an epic bath. 

To use alongside this bath bomb is Mask of Magnaminty as well as the new bath oil which Lush have launched for Christmas - Snow Melt and even the Salt and Peppermint Bark - again from the Christmas Collection 2015. 

This was a bath bomb that I had put off trying for ages, as I am not a huge fan of mint scented items. However, I really enjoyed being emerged into a blue coloured bath time experience. 

For this bath bomb: £3.50. 

Love, Becky x 

Discontinued Space Girl Bath Bomb

When certain products were announced earlier this year that they were going to be discontinued, it was the only time I thought about trying them - to make sure I wasn't going to be missing out of anything spectacular. If I tried something and ended up liking them I made sure to stock up on a few. Space Girl Bath Bomb was one of them I decided to try just as it was going to be discontinued, however I'm not going to miss this one and did not stock up on more. 

Space Girl Bath Bomb

Even though I purchased this when the discontinued list was announced, I only tried it the other day - months after it had been discontinued. I have to say, this is a bath bomb that did not float my boat and one I am not going to miss. 

When trying out this bath bomb, I decided to add it to a bubble bar - just to add something to bath water, however that it how I felt, it just add a bit of fizz. Usually, if I do not like a product, I do not review it, seeing as I would rather blog about products that I really enjoyed. However, because this product has been discontinued I thought it was only fair to review. 

Good points: It was a really good fizzer, when it made contact with the water and it did turn an interesting colour of a light lilac purple colour - with a bit of glitter. Bad points: The smell was more powerful when it was a whole product - when it hit the water the smell sort of disappeared after a few minutes. 

This product contained: Grapefruit Oil, Bergamot Oil, Almond Essential Oil and Popping Candy. None of which came through when it was in the bathtub. 

I'm sorry if I sound negative, but this is only my experience. If this was your favourite product, I do hope you stocked up on a few before they were discontinued. One positive, it was one of the most affordable products Lush did supply. Maybe we will be seeing this product in the Lush Kitchen one day. 

This product was: £2.35. 

Love, Becky x 

Lush Winter 2015: Peeping Santa Bubble Bar

As I have mentioned before, one of the appeals that keeps me coming back to Lush and therefore spending more money is that fact that not only do the products create beautiful bath time experiences, they are also pretty and sometimes novel looking items. When Lush Winter launched last week, I was so exciting to see some of the old regulars as well as new or possibly retro products that they planned to bring out/back. I can tell you that I am not disappointed. One of the cutest, novel looking products they brought out is the Peeping Santa Bubble Bar - which I enjoyed in my bath last night. 

Peeping Santa Bubble Bar

Oh me oh my! This is the cutest, lovely smelling and really christmassy product that I have seen Lush bring out this Winter. Such a cute Santa shaped bubble bar, that packs a punch when it is crumbled under running water. 

I used the entire bubble bar in one bath, you could break it in two and use it in two halves - if you wanted to use it sparingly. When crumbled into the bathtub, it turns the bath water a very christmassy red colour. Not only does it crumble lovely and turn the water a lovely shade of red, it also has a whole slab of moisturising butters and oils in one whole slab. This bubble bar is on the same lines as the bubbleroons. 

This product contains: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Cornflour, Bergamot Oil, Oilbanum Oil, Geranium Oil, Fair Trade Shea Butter and also Dairy Free Chocolate Drops - for the eyes! 

As I have already mentioned above, this bubble bar packs a punch when it comes to benefits to the skin. Containing so much butter - especially with the entire slab of it sandwiched between the bubble bar halves - you skin really does get a treat in moisturising  factors with this bubble bar - plus it is so adorable to look at. 

When it comes to the scent, this smells incredible. It has a hint which is like strawberries, which makes me think that it has a link to products such as Mrs. Whippy Bath Bomb, Drummers Drumming Bubble Wand (Christmas 2014) and Yummy Mummy Shower Gel. Which is amazing, seeing as the Drummers Drumming Bubble Wand was popular last Christmas. 

Overall, this is one that I will be repurchasing when I visit a Lush Store next and making sure I have a few in my collection in order to have Peeping Santa baths in the New Year. 

For this bubble bar: £3.95. 

Love, Becky x 

Lush Winter 2015: Snow Fairy Scented Sensation

Snow Fairy, is a very popular scent, that comes out during the Lush Winter Collection and it flies off the shelves. Usually it is most popular as the Shower Gel form - which this year for the first time comes in 1kg bottles. I am not a fan of the Shower Gel, I find it very sickly scented. However, I do enjoy other products which are Snow Fairy scented - particularly the bubble bars. Since the launch of the Lush Winter Collection for 2015, I have been trying out the product, and last nights bath experience was definitely a Snow Fairy Scent Sensation. Two of the products are not from the Lush Winter Collection for this year, but they share the scent - so therefore it was a Snow Fairy Bath. 

Fluffy Egg Bath Ballistic

This particular product came out during Lush Easter this year. This bright pink egg is Snow Fairy scented and when dropped into your bathtub it turns the entire bath water pink. This was a welcome surprise, seeing as Snow Fairy is seasonal it was nice to see if reappear for the Easter Holiday. This product contains: Synthetic Musk, Colour 45410, Colour 14700, Colour 17200 and Candy Flowers. I found that the Snow Fairy scent was not as strong in this particular product, it was more of a subtle smell rather than the overpowering shower gel. I really enjoyed this ballistic, especially as it was a cute Easter Egg shape, which made me feel like there should be chocolate inside. With the Egg Shaped Ballistics, that come over for Easter, it is really good as an Easter present for someone who does not like chocolate or cannot eat it - they can just enjoy it in the bath instead. For this Ballistic: £2.95. 

Candy Mountain Bubble Bar

I am sooooo pleased that this bubble bar has returned this year. This is another one of my favourite Lush Winter Collection bubble bars. This is going to be another bubble bar that I am going to make sure I stock up before Lush Winter has finished. Again, sharing it's scent with Snow Fairy and is the same as Creamy Candy Bar, this adds lovely candy scented bubbles when it is crumbled over running water. This product contains: Cream of Tartar, Cornflour, Snowflake Lustre and Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute. I decided to add this to the Fluffy Egg Bath Ballistic in order to give it some bubbles - but wanted to keep the scent family the same. I like that they have kept it to the pink and white design just like last year. For this bubble bar: £2.95.

Candy Floss Showder

Candy Floss Showder was launched alongside the other Showders when Lush Oxford Street opened back in April earlier this year. I love the Showders, I think they are brilliant for exfoliating, but not harsh like other exfoliating product can be. Again, with Snow Fairy being seasonal, it was a great introduction for something alongside the regular Creamy Candy Bubble Bar, to search the ever to popular seasonal scent. Now, this particular product, is the one that gives off the most subtle Snow Fairy scent - which is a nice addition to an already over Snow Fairy scented bath. To activate this product you simply pour a bit into your hands or on a bath puff/lily or flannel and then add a bit of water. This product contains: Granulated Sugar, Calamine Powder, Fair Trade Vanilla Absolute, Ylang Ylang Oil and Clove Bud Oil. This is also a really handy item I have on hand when it's that time of the month or week to shave your legs - it is good to use before and after to make sure your legs are silky soft. The only downside, is the packaging - I would prefer this to be in the black pots rather than a cardboard box - as it can get wet and damaged easily - for example if it is on the side of the bath tub and gets knocked in the water - the product is damaged. For this Showder: £12.50.

Love, Becky x 

Lush Winter 2015: Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble Bar

Guess who's back, back again, Lush Winter's Back, tell a friend!

It's the most wonderful time, of the year, when all the Halloween and Christmas Lush goodies are back in stores. This is one collection I am really excited for and when it was launched into the Lush Oxford Street Stores last week my sister kindly picked up for me all my favourites as well as most of the new stuff Launched for Christmas/Halloween this year. It is now available in all stores as well as online. My first product, which is a Halloween product - which is my absolute favourite and that is Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble bar. This first product out of my winter collection this year that I used first! 

Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble Bar

Oh, me, oh my this bubble bar is amazing. What isn't there to like about a beautiful smelling, amazing bubble creating and also covering in magnificent gold lustre - oh yeah that's what Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble Bar is all about. This is part of there Halloween Collection. 

When crumbled under running water, this bubble bar creates lovely scented bubbles and changes the water to a lovely orangey colour and of course filled with the beautiful gold lustre. When it comes to the scent, you would think with it being Pumpkin shaped it would be pumpkin scented, but I'm afraid it's not. This product contains: Juniperberry Oil, Lime Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Gold Glimmer Lustre and Cinnamon Stick. As you can probably guess from the ingredients this is a lovely citrus scented bubble bar - which creates lovely fresh smelling bubbles with the smell of the bubble bar continuing right to the end of the bath experience. I have mentioned it goes have a Cinnamon Stick - but as I do not like things flowing in my bathtub I remove that before crumbling it under the water. 

I love this bubble bar, and will be stocking up on a few to get my through the rest of the year once Lush Winter is over. This product came out last year, which was the first time I experienced the Lush Winter Collection and made sure I stocked up on a few last year - so I will be doing that again - as there is always a need for a Sparkly Pumpkin. 

I do feel that there has been a change within the way they are making the bubble bars since the launch of Lush Oxford Street, they have improved so much that they are crumbling better and also the colour and the scent lasts a lot longer than before. Comparing this Sparkly Pumpkin to the Sparky Pumpkins from last year they definitely improved. 

For the Sparkly Pumpkin: £3.65. 

Love, Becky x

Razzle Dazzle Luxury Bath Oil

"Give em' the old Razzle Dazzle"

When I originally began trying out Lush product, I did not quite understand the appeal of the bath melts/oil. It would always be a product that I would by-pass, and go straight for the bubble bars and bath bombs. However, when Lush re-designed the bath melts - now calling them bath oil - which are smaller and designed to look like pick n mix they became a lot more appealing and something I wanted to try. This is Razzle Dazzle. 

Razzle Dazzle Luxury Bath Oil

Now I love a play on word and links to popular culture when it comes to the names of Lush products. When I saw that this bath oil was named after a song from one of my favourite musical Chicago, I jumped at the chance to add this oil to my bath. 

I do not use the bath oils on there own, I like to add them to a bubble bar or bath bomb in order to give the water extra moisture - which is really good for the skin. This product contains: Organic Shea Butter, Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Persain Lime Oil, Bergamot Oil, Violet Leaf Absolute and Organic Jojoba Oil. You can definitely feel the amount of butters and oils that they have packed into this oil when it is released into the bath water. Not only do they pack a lot of ingredients which are really good for your skin, but this bath oil smells amazing - and for such a small product it does pack a punch in scent as well as moisturising properties. 

As I have mentioned, I like to add these to bath bomb and bubble bars in order to make a really good combination - especially if the bubble bars or bath bombs do not contain any butters or oils - it really does make a difference. 

If you think Lush is overpriced or you are on a budget when you enter a Lush stores, then the bath oils are really good value - as now they are all priced at £2.00 - so if you have some small change you can treat yourself to a lovely bath oil bath time experience. 

As the bath oils are only £2.00 when I visited Lush Oxford Street for the first time I stocked up on quite a few of the varieties that they have. At the moment, they are only available to Lush Oxford Street Store, and I do not know if they are planning to bring them into other stores or if they will be replacing the current Bath Melts that are still available in other Lush Stores. 

For all Bath Oils: £2.00. 

Love, Becky x 

Mother's Day 2015: Mother Superior

One popular collections that Lush brought out this year, apart from the recent Lush Oxford Street and now Lush Winter Collection - was the Mother's Day Collection that came out earlier this year in the UK. As a Lush fan, it is so exciting when they bring out themed bath bombs, bubbles bars an even shower gels. This was the second collection, I really got into - apart from the Lush Winter Collection from 2014. It was only recently that I actually got round to trying this particular Mother's Day product - which unfortunately lost its colour - was Mother Superior Bubble Bar. 

Mother Superior Bubble Bar

Firstly, this is one of the most comical bubble bars that I have seen from Lush, especially with the original colours of the product - which was a bright blue colour with white and then a flesh colour face. Looking a little bit like the Virgin Mary! 

This product shared it scent with Sakura Bath Bomb - which when used together is an amazing combination. It is also great to use alongside Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub and Seanik Shampoo Bar - both of which share the same scent as the Bath Bomb and this bubble bar. All together a really good Sakura Scented Bath experience. 

This product contains: Sicilian Lemon Oil, Mimosa Absolute, Orange Blossom Absolute and Jasmine Absolute. The scent is so fresh, clean feeling and a really good one to use in the morning as a really wake me up, pick me up bubble bar. A really good bubble bar for the scent to stay for the entire bath time experience - rather than dwindling off like other bubble bars I have used. 

When this product was fresh, it was a beautiful bright blue colour, than when crumbled into the bath it would turn the bath water a lovely blue/turquoise colour with fresh smelling bubbles. Even though mine faded in colour, the scented remained and even though I didn't get a beautiful blue bath water, I did enjoy the lovely smelling bubbles. The only thing this bubble bar lacked was something to moisturise the skin, but that is my only downside. 

If you are lucky enough to have stocked up, when they were on sale earlier in the year then I hope you look forward to experience more Mother Superior Bath times. 

For this product: £3.75. 

Love, Becky x