Anise Stars Bath Melt Tablet

With Christmas 2019 fast approaching, it seems almost surreal that I'm still trying to review some of the products that came out close to a year ago. However, given that these were released for only a matter of days before disappearing completely, they quickly got placed on the back burner in replacement for the many new releases that came out soon afterwards.

Understandably, many readers might never have heard of Anise Stars; an interesting extra large bath melt that came out in a select few European countries during December 2018. About 9cm in width, 6cm wide and about 5mm thick, this seasonal special was designed to be hung up as a decoration during the festive period. Whether on your Christmas tree or placed somewhere around your home, this limited edition offered a scent that would fill the room for days on end.

Obviously, the main purpose for this bath tablet however is to infuse your bath water with an array of essential oils and butters: adding in some much needed moisture when the bitter weather is threatening to parch your skin and leave it looking far from its best. This gigantic block proved that it was definitely up to the job.

While fairly plain to look at, I actually really appreciated the brown and cream design swirly, only because it felt very rustic to me, especially with the inclusion of the star anise for decoration on the surface. Unfortunately, the fragrance wasn't one that went down particularly well with me, and here's why.

Sharing its scent with the Ginger range, this seasonal special contains a combination of mimosa, rose, jasmine and ginger oils. The former three ingredients help to give this bath oil a little depth - showcasing a slight sweetness from the mimosa and a delicate floral element from the rose and jasmine. However, it is the inclusion of the ginger that gives this product its distinctive aroma.

Imagine removing the heat of the ginger and leaving behind its natural herbal aroma; then combining it with the floral elements to create something slightly sweet and rose-like about the fragrance. While I've come a long way from when I first experienced this scent, and I can definitely say that I do not dislike it as much as I did in the past, I am still a long way from appreciating it enough to get excited over what it has to offer.

As I mentioned above, as far as bath melts go this one is beautiful to look at and looks fantastic as a decoration in your bathroom. Left this way, you can expect a wonderful aroma to greet you every time you enter the room and with a thickness little under a centimetre this is definitely one of the biggest bath melts that Lush have ever unleashed into the world. While it is definitely a very pretty experience to put the whole thing into the tub at once, I would suggest that you cut this into three or four pieces to make the most out of it.

You certainly don't need to use the entire melt in one go, and it would be far less messy breaking off pieces whilst its dry than hanging or storing the tablet once it's already been in the water. Having said that, I found that the melt dried fairly quickly after I pulled it from the water, so I didn't have to worry too much about cleaning up afterwards.

When it came to Anise Stars Bath Melt Tablet, I found that it didn't tend to put on much of a show in the water. The bath melt floated on the surface whilst it slowly dissolved and then sent out little splodges of oils that seemed to disappear fairly quickly into the water. Every so often I found myself massaging the bar itself to release the oils into the water because they were quite thick and resistant to dissolve by themselves. I think if you simply waited for the bath tablet to melt by itself, you'd probably be in the tub for a matter of hours. 

Once the tablet had fully melted, I found that the water was left without any colouration whatsoever, which is probably a good thing given that the colour would have been brown if it had left an impression. There was also quite a few flecks of oils still left floating around in the water. These never proved to be a problem whilst I was in the water but they didn't make for the most exciting of displays.

Once I exited the bath, I found that I could detect a gentle note of both ginger and rose on my body and my skin felt super soft and replenished. To be honest, I would have been worried if my skin hasn't looked and felt so smooth, as I had opted to use the whole tablet in one.

Why Lush decided to bring these little beauties out for a matter of days before they disappeared for good, I will never know. While Anise Stars is not a personal favourite of mine, I'm sure there are many fans of the Ginger scent who would have loved to have gotten one of these. I can only hope that these make a reappearance this festive season so consumers can appreciate them a little more.

Quantitative Ingredients: Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bitartrate (Tartar), Fair Trade Shea Butter, Beeswax, Cupuaçu Butter, Perfume, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Myrtle Oil, Titanium Dioxide,* Citral,* Limonene, Cl 42090, Cl 42090: 2.

Vegan?: No.

2019 Price: £8.95 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2018.

Tantric Energy Shower Bomb

The shower bomb has become common place in the lush community now, as more and more of them get released on an almost monthly basis. Lush describe these miniature bombs as being more of an experience than a simple tool for cleaning yourself with, and claim that these shower bombs have been designed to alter your mood in the process. While I cannot vouch for such things happening in my shower, these babies definitely make an interesting alternative to shower gel. 

As Lush have described this shower bomb so well, I'll start by quoting them directly, when they say 'styled as the crown chakra, Sahasrara, which means the lotus of a thousand petals, Tantric Energy offers up luxurious jasmine absolute: one of the sexiest essential oils on the planet, with a kick of ginger oil to help relax the mood and get the blood pumping.'

With its beautiful deep purple design, and dusted with a little silver lustre that glimmer in the light, this little shower bomb is definitely very impressive. Not only is the fragrance strong from the start, but the aroma keeps on giving over and over again in the shower. If you're a fan of this particular fragrance, you'll love how robust the smell of this really is.

Packed full of ginger oil, jasmine and oakmoss absolute, this shower bomb shares its scent with the Something Wicked scent family: one as devilishly naughty as it sounds. The ginger and jasmine have been combined perfectly so that neither take the centre stage. However, the slight heat from the ginger intertwines perfectly with the sweet floral aroma of the jasmine and creates a sensual, well-balanced and rather unique experience. Underneath this, the oakmoss adds its own layer of earthiness that compliments the other two components and creates a thick and very whole smell.

In this format, I found that the scent was a little more uplifting, and obviously a little more powdery as well. However, the fragrance was very on par with the likes of the bath melt, and fans of this retro item will appreciate how well Lush have transferred this smell into a different format.

To use a shower bomb, you need to hold it under the running water during your shower, where it will immediately begin to expand and create a fragrant foam in your hand. Firstly, the heat of the water will help to release the different essential oils that have gone into making the bomb, which is supposed to help alter your mood depending on the purpose of the shower bomb. 

In this case, Tantric Energies is designed to get you a little hot under the collar, and boost your energy levels so that you can connect far more spiritually with yourself and anyone else that you wish to. Unfortunately, my partner was out of the country during the times I used this, so I had to contend with solely connecting with myself. Having said that, this shower bomb definitely had the power to elevate my mood, as afterwards I found myself super creative and enthused to do a lots of the things I had been putting off.

Once the shower bomb has began creating its foam, the idea is that you can lather and massage this across the skin much like you would a shower gel. The inclusion of both the potato starch and the sodium alginate allow the bomb to soften and moisture the skin, while the different oils clean out the pores and leave your skin looking and smelling super delicious.

At first, I was worried that the inclusion of the sodium bicarbonate and citric acid would irritate my skin, much like if I was to rub a bath bomb against my skin. I was fully expecting to develop a rash and find that my skin became super dry after using one of these. However, I found that this was not the case at all.

While the consistency of the foam is slightly scratchy, and not at all like the silkiness of a regular Lush shower gel or jelly, my skin did feel really clean and soft after using the shower bomb. Furthermore, I was able to clean my entire body, from head to foot, and still have product left over afterwards. Because of this, it would be completely reasonable to cut one of these shower bombs in half and use them across two, perhaps even three, showers.

When it came to Tantric Energy, this shower bomb impressed me when the scent lingered on my skin for a couple of hours after my shower. Furthermore, I found that my skin felt super soft and my hands incredibly nourished after using this in my shower.

This is probably my favourite shower bomb to date and has definitely given me more of a reason to appreciate the whole 'shower bomb' concept a little more. While more extensive than a squirt of shower gel, these little things are like scrubs, body conditioners and shower gels all in one, so the price tag doesn't seem as expensive as you may first think.

Ultimately, Lush should definitely bring out the body lotion version of this aroma, as I would love to extend my experience with products of the same scent family. I also hope that this limited edition makes its way into every store, and stays around long enough so that I can buy a few more.

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Cream of Tartar, Citric Acid, Potato Starch, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Calcium Lactate Gluconate, Sodium Alginate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Ginger Oil, Jasmine Absolute, Oakmoss Absolute, Water (Aqua), Ginseng Powder, Titanium Dioxide, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Tin Oxide, *Benzyl Benzoate, Perfume, Colour 17200, Colour 42090.

Vegan?: Yes.

2019 Price: £2.75 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2019.

Ginger Ninja Bath Bomb

Over the years I have made it very clear that the Ginger family is easily one of my least favourite fragrances from Lush. Yet over the years, my tastes have matured as much as I have, and I can now honestly say that I appreciate the aroma far more than I ever have. That's not to say that I would choose it over many other smells, but I'm definitely less opposed to trying something with this scent as I once was. 

This is why when I received Ginger Ninja Bath Bomb through the post a few weeks back, I actually found myself rather intrigued to see what it would do for me in the water, and I decided that it was going to be one of the first ones I tried out in the tub. 

Design-wise, this gorgeous little character is wonderful to look at, and definitely one of Lush's most playful bath bombs to date. Sporting an outer layer of bronze lustre, this little fella is rather messy to handle, but there is something magical about the way he glimmers in the light that makes the mess far more bearable.

For those unfamiliar with the Ginger scent family, both the floral elements and the ginger oil combine together to create a naturally sweet, slightly spicy, floral aroma. You have all of the herbal elements of the ginger present but the other components have masked most of the heated kick that you would expect it to offer. Therefore, there is a note here that reminds me a little of high-end ginger beer, just without the fizzy element and obviously far more complex.

Initially, the fragrance I picked up from this bath bomb was dominated by the ginger, while underneath this, floral notes of both geranium and mimosa mask the natural spicy potency that the ginger would produce if left to its own devices. Together, these smells gave the bath bomb a very warm and comforting, yet strangely refreshing fragrance - one the echoes very much the scent of the discontinued Lemon Days And Ginger Beer Bath Bomb.

In the bath, much like the aforementioned bath bomb, Ginger Ninja is a fast and rather noisy fizzer; dissolving in under a minute to leave behind very little trace of any colour at all. Aside from a few streams of red, which tend to leave smears of colour across the sides of your tub, this is not a bath bomb that will be remembered for its interesting bath art. Fans who appreciate something to bathe in, aside from just the water, will need to consider adding a second produce alongside this to get the desired affect.

What I will say is that Ginger Ninja is rather moisturising on the skin, and my body was left really soft and smooth after my experience. Furthermore, the scent of the bath bomb was strong enough that it lingered around the tub and the bathroom during and after the experience, and it permeated my skin enough to leave a gentle note of ginger on my body afterwards.

While this bath bomb does have many merits, and fans of this fragrance family will really appreciate how well it replicates the aroma, the lack of colour in the water, and the mess it made to my tub, means that I don't think I would consider using this again any time soon.  

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, DRF Alcohol, Ginger Oil, Mimosa Absolute, Sicilian Red Mandarin Oil, Sandalwood Oil,  Geranium Oil, Bergamot Oil, Popping Candy, Water (Aqua), Titanium Dioxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose, Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, *Limonene, Perfume, Colour 77491, Colour 15850:1, Colour 77499.

Vegan?: Yes.

2019 Price: £6.95 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2019.

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Carrot Cake Lip Scrub

When I was little, carrot cake was my favourite dessert on the entire planet. Every birthday I would request that my parents buy me a pre-made cake to indulge in, and as nobody else in my family liked it, I would eat every single indulgent mouthful for myself - falling into a sugar coma and knowing that if I was to die at that very moment in time, I could live with the gluttony that brought me there.

As I haven't ever found myself in receipt of a vegan carrot cake yet, I haven't had the pleasure of enjoying my favourite cake in almost fourteen years. Therefore, the idea of Lush's Carrot Cake Lip Scrub sounded truly exquisite, and I couldn't wait to slather the product all over my parched lips.

As with all of Lush's lips scrubs, this one is made from a base of caster sugar, which is what gives this limited edition its exfoliating properties, and jojoba oil, which helps to moisturise the skin. As you can see from the ingredients list, there rest of the components reads very much like a cake, and the smell and taste of this seasonal special replicates this sentiment as well.


Containing orange oil, carob resinoid and cinnamon powder, the smell of this lip scrub is a rich, almost maple syrup-like aroma with a gentle note of the orange intertwined with a dry, spicy helping of cinnamon. The carob resinoid brings a delicate hint of chocolate, but it's more like the dry, bitter version as opposed to the creamy chocolate you may be imagining.

On the tongue, Carrot Cake tastes mostly of the orange oil with a delicate lace of cinnamon and carob. Having said that, the carob, or possible the fenugreek, leaves a bitter aftertaste which I didn't particularly appreciate. In fact, this bitterness spoiled my experience with this lip scrub, and I found myself not wanting to lick my lips after using it across my mouth.

Having said that, the product did do a good job at making my lips feel beautifully soft and moisturised, and it also removed the dead and dried skin that has accumulated at the corners of my mouth. My lips felt instantly better after a single use, and after using this for a couple of days in a row, the consistency of my lips improved dramatically.

To make the most of Carrot Cake Lip Scrub, I would recommend that you apply your favourite lip balm afterwards as this will continue to work that moisture into the skin and give you kissably-soft lips. In all honesty, I was rather surprised at how quickly the condition of my lips improved from a product so simple and natural, and I've vowed to continue using this for the foreseeable future.

While this small pot has the hefty price tag of £6.50, I believe that it is fantastic value for money because it can easily last for 6+ months, depending on how often your apply it. I recommend that you try it out for yourself, even if the aftertaste is not particularly desirable. It does it's job well and at least has a wonderful smell to enjoy when you're feeling peckish.

Quantitative Ingredients: Caster Sugar, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Ground Almonds, Organic Shea Butter, Walnut Oil, Brazilian Orange Oil, Ginger Oleoresin, Carob Resinoid, Fenugreek Absolute, Fine Sea Salt, Cold Pressed Carrot Seed Oil, Orange Peel Wax, Toasted Hazelnut Oil, Fair Trade Organic Cinnamon Powder, Paprika Oleoresin, *Benzyl Alcohol, *Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamal, *Citral, *Limonene, *Linalool, Flavour.

Vegan?: Yes.

2019 Price: £6.50 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2019.

Magma Bath Bomb

While I well and truly consider myself to be an established traveller, geography was never my strongest subject at school, which is why I tend to learn about the place I'm visiting once I've immersed myself in the local culture. It wasn't until I arrived on the Canary Islands recently that I realised how much of the natural landscape was made up of volcanic rock: coincidental considering that Magma was one of only a handful of bath bombs I had chosen to bring with me on the journey.

Unbeknownst to me, this bath bomb served as the perfect introduction to what was ultimately an amazing two weeks in the scorching sun. Modelled on a volcanic explosion, this bath bomb offers you everything you could ever ask for. 

Firstly, the fiery shade of red that makes up most of the bath bomb mimics the heat of the natural phenomenon it has been named after. Sporting 'cracks' across the surface, which appear to be ebbing out a rivers of yellow only serves to emanate this even further. This bath bomb perfectly encompasses the heat and explosiveness of a volcanic eruption in every way.

As if this wasn't enough, the fragrance that accompanies the bomb is equally as fiery. With ginger and mustard powder as the two key components, not to mention the large helping of cinnamon oil underneath this, Magma offers a dry, spicy compilation of notes that give it a warmth perfect for the colder months of the year. There is something delicately sweet about the inclusion of the cinnamon, but the heat behind this component is equally out in full force. 

Peppermint oil also works alongside these elements to give Magma a minty note that isn't particularly refreshing, but does elevate the other notes a little and give this bath bomb quite a strong and interesting aroma. Fans who enjoy the scent of Marathon Bubble Bar, and to an extent Fizzy 'O' Therapy Bath Bomb, will appreciate the smell of this. Ironically, the latter bath bomb happens to be my least favourite bath bomb ever, yet I enjoyed Magma a great deal. This is mostly due to what happens when this beauty is placed in the water.

Although you may expect it to fizzy away quickly, Magma happened to be quite a slow fizzer, and instead sent out frothy waves of yellow, red, and later on gold, across the surface of the water. As more and more colour spewed out into the water, the whole tub turned a shade of warming orange, which stayed with me throughout the forty minutes I resided in the tub.

Featuring popping candy as well, this bath bomb crackles and pops away for a good twenty minutes, even when fully dissolved, which only served to make the whole experience a little more magical and interactive. As far as a bath bomb can go, this definitely imitated the motion of a volcano erupting to the best of its ability.

As you can imagine with so many powerful ingredients, the scent of Magma remained prominent in the bath water throughout the whole experience, and I could smell it on my skin and hair for a good while after I had towelled myself down. Furthermore, the strength of the cinnamon and spearmint also helped to ease my respiratory system of the cold I was trying to right off at the time.

My only qualm with this bath bomb was that I didn't find the water particularly moisturising, especially when some of Lush's most recent releases have been super nourishing on my skin. However, everything else about Magma was incredible: from the scent; to how it performed in the bath. While not necessarily a bath bomb to match the hot whether I was experiencing at the time, I would definitely buy this again in the colder months of the year.

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Ginger Powder, Mustard Powder, Dipropylene Glycol, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Peppermint Oil, Water (Aqua), Popping Candy, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Propylene Glycol, *Eugenol, Perfume, Colour 47005, Colour 14700, Colour 45410, Colour 45430:1, Colour 45350.

Vegan?: Yes.

2019 Price: £6.95 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2019.

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Pirates Of The Carrageenan

Oh Lush, sometimes your puns offer me as much enjoyment as the products themselves, and this recent bath bomb is no exception. If you’ve been after something to bring your pirate dreams to life in the bath, this is definitely going to take that fantasy to new Depps.

Pirates Of The Carrageenan is definitely one of those bath bombs that offers up nearly everything you could ever ask for. Firstly, the design - a bright green chest etched with a pirate skull - is gorgeous to look at. I can definitely imagine consumers purchasing this bath bomb solely on this feature alone.

Next up is the wonderfully strong aroma that will quite literally engulf any room it is left to reside in. Sharing its scent with Supertramp Shower Gel, this bath bomb offers a earthy, mossy blend of oakmoss, petigrain and patchouli: a wonderful concoction that showcases the spiciness of the latter ingredient, with strong, damp notes of the former.

The patchouli and oakmoss dance together, while the ginger adds a little touch of herbal spiciness, and the sandalwood grounds every one of the components together, and adds a warmth underneath that makes this bath bomb so special. Pirates Of The Carrageenan has a natural smell that reminds me a little of a damp forest after the rain has been: it's simply beautiful.  

This is a bath bomb that will grapple with your senses immediately, and wont let go until its final breath. If you dislike strong smells, you'll need to avoid this one like the plague: I found myself still smelling remnants of this bath bomb a full twenty four hours after I had drained the water away from my bath. This is not an experience for the faint-hearted. 

Not only does the smell permeate the room, and indeed the tub once it’s fully dissolved in the water, but the smell lingers on your skin and hair for hours afterwards, and I could even smell it on my pillow the following day. Even if you decide to cut the bomb in half and use a smaller piece in the water, I can imagine you would still get the same results in terms of strength.

While Pirates Of The Carrageenan feels quite compact and heavy in your hands, the bath bomb floats with ease on the surface of the water. Firstly, it sends out waves of bright green colour into the tub, which colours the water within a matter of seconds. Then streams of golden yellow begin to merge with the green - creating a thick, frothy puddle of colour on the surface. Once fully dissolved, the inclusion of lustre creates a wonderful golden shimmer, that pulsates and glimmers with movement.

Referencing its name, Pirates contains a generous helping of carrageenan seaweed, which turns the water into a haven of softness. You can feel how velvety the water is from the very start, and this only serves to replenish and moisturise your skin wonderfully. I could really feel how different my skin felt before and after my bath: it was incredible. Despite the inclusion of the seaweed, you’re not left with the same slimy mess that you’d expect from a jelly bomb, yet your skin will feel equally as gorgeous afterwards.


Whether it’s the design, or just how wonderful Pirates Of The Carrageenan left my skin feeling, I found this popular fragrance to be well-suited to this bath bomb, and it made me appreciate it a little more than I have done in the past. This is definitely one I would buy again, and one I would recommend to anyone looking for a bomb offering the ‘full package.’

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Carrageenan Extract, Kombu Powder, Patchouli Oil, Petitgrain Oil, Pimento Berry Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Ginger Oil, Cream of Tartar, Water (Aqua), Titanium Dioxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Coco Sulfate, Tin Oxide, Dipropylene Glycol, Cocamidopropyl, Betaine Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, *Eugenol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Perfume, Colour 47005, Colour 77491, Colour 42053, Colour 59040.

Vegan?: Yes.

2019 Price: £6.95 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2019.

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Love Token Reusable Bubble Bar

If there's one thing glitter does, it divides the Lush community very quickly, and can sway a consumer within seconds as to whether or not they want to invest in a product. Those who dislike glitter would have probably taken one look of this reusable bubble bar and run screaming from the shop. Although with reactions that adverse, we doubt these people would even have ventured into a Lush store to begin with.

Love Token Reusable Bubble Bar is a lovely idea in theory: a bubble bar with the words 'Thank You' etched onto the surface and coated in a beautiful layer of golden lustre. For all that they do for us, a partner or friend would be grateful to receive one of these as a token of our love for them - unless that person is the aforementioned glitter phob.

To be honest, I wasn't overly excited about the prospect of this bubble bar for the sheer fact that it supposedly shared its scent with the Gingerbread Man Sparkle Jar from the Christmas range. While I really enjoyed the fragrance of said sparkle jar, ginger is one of my least favourite aromas to smear all over my body, and so the idea of bathing it didn't exactly spark my interest.

When I received Love Token, I was actually taken back by how much stronger the smell is to that of the sparkle jar. While the Christmas product was fairly mild and mellowed out on the skin, this Valentine's Day release is much spicer and stronger. 

The ginger is definitely the most prominent element of this smell - offering a dry, spicy and very strong ginger aroma. Combined with the clove bud and guaiacwood oil, the fragrance of this is very spicy with warm woody elements underneath. While this is a Valentine's Day release, this wouldn't go amiss as part of a Christmas release: it's definitely a very comforting smell. 

Despite its size, this little golden token will offer you three rather lovely baths. Simply hold Love Token under the running tap and it will begin to produce wonderful golden yellow water, as well as cover the surface with an array of light, fluffy bubbles. As a disclaimer: if you wish to preserve some of the glitter on the surface for future baths, you may opt to cut this bubble bar into smaller pieces, and just use a single piece at a time. 

While reusable bubble bars are never as moisturising as a regular bubble bar, I was impressed to find that the water felt very sultry and slightly 'thick' across my skin. Although I moisturised after exiting the bath, my skin felt really soft after I had towelled myself down, and it was definitely more nourishing than some of Lush's more recent variations. 

Scent-wise, this reusable bubble bar made a strong impression in the water, and I was able to detect the ginger throughout my whole time in the whole tub. Having said that, I wasn't able to detect any of the aroma on my skin afterwards, which is where Gingerbread Man Sparkle Jar would have come in handy.

While very small and seemingly expensive for its size, Love Token produces the same number of baths as any other reusable bubble bar would. The scent is definitely different from most of Lush's more fruity, citrusy smells, so I did appreciate a change-up in the bath, and it certainly helped me to unwind after a long day at work. Having said that, the fragrance wasn't ever one that was going to blow me away to begin with, and the bath wasn't impressive enough for me to invest in another one.

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Carbonate, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Laureth, Sulfate Glycerine, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Ginger Oil, Pine Needle Absolute, Clove Bud Oil, Guaiacwood Oil, Gardenia Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Silica, Benzyl Alcohol, *Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamal, *Citral, *Eugenol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Colour 19140:1, Colour 77491, Colour 19140, Colour 15510.

Vegan?: Yes.

2019 Price: £4.95 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2019.

Scent Family:
Gingerbread Man Sparkle Jar
Love Token Reusable Bubble Bar

Cranberry Fizz Lip Scrub

Cranberries have never been something that my family or I have ever indulged in, aside from my mum drinking a glass of the juice every morning when I was much younger. I think the fruit is definitely more of an American Thanksgiving tradition than anything else, as I don't recall ever having cranberry sauce or jelly on any of my meats growing up.

To be honest, I usually find the fragrance of cranberries to be a little too bitter and sour for my liking, so I tend to shy away from any cosmetics that have the fruit at the forefront of their smell. However, I was intrigued and very surprised when I sniffed Cranberry Fizz Lip Scrub for the first time and found myself enjoying the scent rather a lot.

Containing peach kernel, orange and lime oils, it's safe to say that the smell of this lip scrub is gorgeous. It's like a fruity collaboration between the cranberry and the other components, so rather than the bitterness of the cranberries coming through, the orange and peach soften the edge with a syrup-like burst of fruity sweetness. The lime oil then runs through all of this with it's uplifting and slightly zesty appearance.

Although not really something that should be particularly important, the taste of this lip scrub was one of the best I have tasted so far. Many a time I found myself scooping the product right out of the pot and consuming it like it was a dessert. Whereas I would normally detect a very delicate soapy component to the taste of Lush's lip scrubs, I found that this wasn't the case with this one - which could be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on how much restraint you have when it comes to your sweet-tooth.

To use, I simply scooped out a tiny amount with my finger and then rubbed the scrub all over my lips in a circular motion for about thirty seconds. Then the best part: I used my tongue to lick off the excess sugar from my lips before applying my favourite lip gloss or balm to finish the routine.

With Cranberry Fizz, I found that my lips felt super smooth and soft almost immediately, and they continued to feel this way for a good few hours afterwards. Any dried skin that had been present before using this disappeared, and after trying this across the space of a few days, I found that any signs of chapping disappeared within forty-eight hours.

Ultimately, this little lip scrub is a must have from this year's Christmas range. Although small and possibly something that many consumers will ignore, I highly suggest that you tuck one of these away in your loved one's stocking, so that they can enjoy smooth and soft lips during the more harsher months of the year.

Quantitative Ingredients: Caster Sugar, Organic Jojoba Oil, Fair Trade Shea Butter, Citric Acid, Peach Kernel Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cranberry Seed Oil, Brazilian Orange Oil, Ginger Absolute, Lime Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, *Citral, *Limonene, Flavour, Colour 77491, Colour 15850:1.

Vegan?: Yes. 

2018 Price: £6.50 each.

Year Of Original Release: 2018.