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  • My Favourite Bath Products Of 2023

    When you’re as addicted to baths as I am, you will use ALOT of bath products in a year! What I love is there is so much variety in regards to the fragrance, consistency, shapes and even colours bath goodies can come in. So what were my favourite products I used in the bath in 2023?

    My favourite bath products of 2023
    Sleepy Bubble Bath Bar From LUSH

    Bubble bars are a great alternative to bath bombs. Most can be broken up and used for more than one bath. Compared to bath bombs, bubble bars are more moisturising and many create foam. Sleepy Bubble Bath Bar From LUSH ticks all these boxes AND has a glorious, relaxing fragrance as well.

    Sleepy Bubble Bar from LUSH
    Bubble Up’s Blissed Out Berry Bath Melt Bar

    Bubble Up’s Blissed Out Berry Bath Melt Bar could have been a little more fragrant. But what it lacked in scent it didn’t lack in size. Great size, multiple baths could be used from one bar, created bubbles and left my skin feeling silk smooth and soft.

    Bubble Up’s Blissed Out Berry Bath Melt Bar
    Snow Fairy Bath Bomb From LUSH

    As much as people have raved about the Snow Fairy range from LUSH, I was a little sceptical about their Snow Fairy Bath Bomb. It smelt and looked great, but how it would perform I wasn’t too sure about. But perform it did and it created a relaxing and enjoyable bath. It was surprisingly moisturising for a bath bomb, it didn’t irritate my skin and I loved using it.

    Snow Fairy Bath Bomb
    Treacle Moon’s Sweet Berry Kisses Bath Salts

    I’ve used Treacle Moon’s bath salts before and I was so happy to find them being stocked in Boots because I loved them. Treacle Moon’s Sweet Berry Kisses Bath Salts costs only £1.00, and when poured into the bath provides soft fluffy foam and fragrance.

    Treacle Moon’s Sweet Berry Kisses Bath Salts
    Glow’s Pink Sugar Foaming Bath Salts

    Bath salts can create a very therapeutic bath for not only the mind, but for the joints and skin too. But they can be very plain and give a basic bath. Glow’s Pink Sugar Foaming Bath Salts was a great product to help me unwind from top to toe. It also had a soft fragrance to it while creating lots and lots of foam.

    Glow’s Pink Sugar Foaming Baths Salts

    All of these products were great to use, provided soothing and chilled out baths while keeping my skin in good condition. What more could I ask for?

  • Bath Time Fun with I Heart Revolution Lulu Bath Fizzer

    I love a bath! I love laying in the water with a book in my hands, bubbles up to my neck and enjoying some me time. One thing I haven’t done recently is use many bath bomb/fizzer type products. If I’m honest, it’s because I haven’t been bothered! But I’m getting back into the mood of using these bath treats and have opted to use I Heart Revolution’s Lulu Bath Fizzer on one cold and dreary evening. Bought from fashion online retailer ASOS, this was on sale at £2.50 down from £4.00.

    I Heart Revolution Lulu Bath Fizzer
    Why did I buy this?

    I was buying some clothes for my mini me and I couldn’t help but look at the bath and beauty products on sale, which this included. The look of it was cute, price was cheap and I could see this being part of a nice Christmas gift for a friend. Me being me, I bought one for the friend and one for me as well!

    How does it look?

    Shaped like a sat down teddy bear in a purple/pink colour. There are no added details on this. But you can see the basic shape and appearance of a bear e.g ears, nose, arms, legs and a bow tie. This looks and feels like a bath bomb/fizzer. It’s solid and chalky in texture. What I like most about this is its size which is generous. This is just short of 3.5 inches in height and the same at its widest part across. All of it simply wrapped up in clear cellophane and finished off with ribbon and label.

    Fragrance

    On the label this says Lulu bath fizzer has a passionfruit fragrance. When I took this out of its wrapping I got a chalky smell to it, lightly sweet, but not passionfruit. In fact, I couldn’t tell you what it smelt like because it wasn’t a particular scent and definitely not strong enough! Not unpleasant but nothing to wow about.

    In the bath

    I popped this onto a full bath of warm water and immediately it fizzed and slowly bled an incredibly vibrant, deep purple/pink stream of colour into the water. Despite how cute this bath fizzer looked before it went into the bath, it looked less sweet as it dissolved. It moved around the water, which was fun to watch, but the shape wasn’t very clear. My daughter made a comment that it resembled something you would find in a toilet, and I agreed! The colour it produced though was impressive and intense, with the smallest amount of foam left on the top.

    Fragrance? The chalky smell hit the back of my throat at times which wasn’t what I wanted. The fragrance was very weak, and still not specific enough for me to say anything more than the fact it was slightly sweet in scent.

    But overall I enjoyed my time in the bath with my book and phone to hand, while giving off slightly horror film vibes laying in brightly coloured bath water like a murder victim. I was worried about this irritating my skin as it’s been ‘difficult’ recently, but no issues there. And it didn’t dry my skin out either.

    Clean up

    Ever worried your bath might get stained because of the colour your bath bomb or fizzer has left your bath tub? I was a bit concerned with this but no staining and clean up was a breeze and no different to any other cleaning of the bath.

    Recommended?

    If you like a bath fizzer or two and you can get this for the price I paid or less, why not? The thing that I found disappointing was the lack of fragrance. It should have smelt fruity like passionfruit and it should be a decent strength. Also, not the prettiest thing to float around in the water. So not the perfect bath fizzer, but the size, look and colour it turns the water into and of course the price makes this a decent purchase, especially for a stocking filler.

    Psssss. At the time of writing this post this bath fizzer is still available for £2.50 on ASOS if you want it.

  • Spookily Good Druid & The Witch’s Candy Mummy Bath Bomb?

    Halloween isn’t something I celebrate but many people do. Decorations, food, costumes, lots of ghoulishly fun things are available to buy in stores and online. One thing I won’t say no to at any time of year is a bath bomb. I recently purchased a few bath and body products from a small business called called Druid and The Witch including their Double Mummy Bath Bomb in the fragrance of Candy Hearts. But the question is, was it as good as it looked or a hellishly bad bath product?

    Druid & The Witch’s Double Mummy Bath Bomb
    What does it look like?

    Roughly 3 inches in length and 2 inches wide, Double Mummy Bath Bomb is shaped and looks like a very cute almost cartoon like mummy. White, beady eyes with the look of it being wrapped in bandages and blood splatter like markings running around the edge. This look is mirrored on the bottom of the bath bomb because it’s not one but two bath bombs and has the typical chalky feel and look to it you would expect. These two pull a part so can either use for one bath and be indulgent or two.

    Fragrance

    Druid & The Witch’s Double Mummy Bath Bomb smells just like the sweets Love Hearts. Fruity, fizzy, sweet and very energising.

    In the bath

    I popped one mummy bath bomb under warm running water. As expected, it fizzed and bubbled away while producing white foam. What I didn’t expect was to see a train of deep red bursting out of the bath bomb into the water. This started off quite delicately and sparse, and then exploded into full on colour. Not a deep, crimson shade of red but more of a pinky/red which was fun to see. Although the colour remained the foam didn’t and quite quickly disappeared.

    My skin

    This bath bomb didn’t dry out, irritate or cause any issues for my skin. In the same way it didn’t hydrate or add much to it but I did enjoy using it and found it relaxing overall.

    The clean up

    Considering the colour the bath water became, I was worried about the state of my bath. No staining, no scrubbing needed, nothing! Anyone who uses bath bombs or other bath products which colour the water are fully aware sometimes clean up is a work out in itself but not with this one.

    Could this be better?

    Although this bath bomb had a great fragrance to it, it really should have been stronger. It was faint in the bath although noticeable, but not enough.

    Recommended?

    I liked this bath bomb. It looked fun, it was enjoyable to use and probably a great one for bath bomb lovers and kids alike. Despite the fact the scent of this could have been stronger, for the look of this and how it behaved in the bath I would recommend this.

    This Double Mummy Bath Bomb cost £4.50, which effectively makes it £2.25 each. Brilliant price! There are so many fantastic Halloween bath bombs available from Druid & The Witch, you really are spoilt for choice. Fancy a freakishly bathing experience? Visit their Etsy store here to get your freak on!

  • Emily Makes Boutique’s Honolulu Mini Bubble Truffle

    Emily Makes Boutique’s Honolulu Mini Bubble Truffle

    Instagram is a great place to discover new products and businesses. I recently found Emily Makes Boutique who is a maker and seller of bath, body and wax products. Me being me I took advantage of them having a sale featuring one of my favourite bath products, Bubble Truffles! Perfect opportunity to try out something from a new, small business. A Bubble Truffle called Honolulu has recently been used in my bath. This product was £2.75 but I got it (and others) for half price.

    What is a Bubble Truffle?

    Think of a something you pop in the bath which provides foam, fragrance, moisture and sometimes colour, and looks like a scoop of ice cream. That’s a bubble truffle!

    How does this look?

    Small but perfectly formed measuring just over 1.5 inches in diameter. A beautiful pastel blue coloured rounded scoop with dark blue specks of colour running through it. Dusted delicately with gold mica pigment, a few small pearlized balls peeping through the top, and a tiny seashell shaped flat decoration piece finishes it off. The truffle although domed has a flat bottom.

    Emily Makes Boutique’s Honolulu Mini Bath Truffle
    Fragrance

    This smells tropical, fruity…think sweet, coconut, pineapple type fragrances but this isn’t sickly and delicately done but obvious. A touch of floral seems to be hidden in there somewhere. This is a gorgeous refreshing and soothing scent which is perfect for this time of the year.

    How to use

    Crumble under warm running water….simple!

    In the bath

    Rather than dropping this whole under warm running water I crumbled it. This crumbled so easily. Not dry, as I could already feel this was packed with some moisturising ingredients. As it floated in the bath and got caught up in the water, it turned it from clear to the same beautiful soft blue colour the truffle is, almost tropical sea like. As the water continued to pour from the tap, soft, white foam formed. And by the time the water was turned off, the tub was heaving with bubbles.

    On the skin

    In the bath I felt cocooned. Think of a body oil being on the skin outside of the bath, this is what it felt like IN the bath! I touched my skin and it felt as if a protective layer was on it. Not greasy but hydrating, smooth and silky. So out of the bath my skin felt great. No dryness, smallest hint of fragrance and ready ( but not needed ) for body lotion.

    Recommended?

    I know what I like when it comes to bath products and this ticked all boxes. Appearance wise so sweet and pretty. Performance wise this blew me away and gave me a relaxing and enjoyable bathing experience. Do not let the size of this fool you! The amount of foam this produced was impressive! So a repeat purchase of Emily Makes Boutique for bubble truffles is a definite for me and I really want to try other bath products to, so a massive thumbs up!

    Find them on Facebook, Instagram and to order their delicious goodies head over to their website now!