Lush Blackberry Bath Bomb Review

First of all, this bath bomb smells amazing! It is my favourite bomb so far, mostly because of the smell! The first time I got it I cut it in half, it was fantastic! Smelt amazing, everything dissolved, and left my bath in a beautiful purple colour! Second one I brought I used the whole thing and although it was great, I didn't feel like I needed to use the whole thing, half is enough for me.

The only let down is the purple residue left on the the side of the bath, but that's a quick wash and definitely worth it.

This bath bomb has bomb on it and when I put it in the bath it fizzes away turning the water a lovely purple colour.

Then in the middle of the bomb popped a small square of paper that said boom. I'm not to sure about this maybe something that could go down the plug hole would have been better.

It smell lovely and my whole house smells of blackberries. My skin feels silky smooth.

Wow. I could smell the bath bomb through the courier bag! If I didn't know what was in the bag I would have thought I had received Lush' Sultana of Soap. It smells like a beautiful blend of musky flowers that just lingers in the room well after everyone has left.

The product is the size of a tennis ball - borrowed my dog's ball to confirm :-) ; similar texture to a piece of chalk but less powdery and a tad grainy. I tried to split the ball in two so I could place one at each end of the tub but it was too hard and a tad messy so I just placed it in the middle of the tub and watch it drop just below the water surface and dissolve rapidly.

The water changed from clear to lilac to a dark lavender colour with swirls of pink at the bottom of the tub. I pushed the bath bomb around the tub for an even distribution of colour and to hurry it up because I just wanted to jump in! I found a tiny piece of paper that said BOOM! which is cool if you're into that kind of novelty but it could have easily gone down the drain and I never would have noticed.

Even with the door closed the fragrance travelled throughout the hallway to the front room. It felt so relaxing soaking in the tub and breathing in that fragrance; I could have stayed for hours if not for scary wrinkly skin and cold water! I'm wondering if there are any moisturising properties because I noticed spots of what looked like oil throughout the water. I definitely felt my legs were moisturised and I hadn't even applied soap yet. On me the fragrance lasted 2 hours and in the house over 4 hours before starting to fade.

Unfortunately I don't think I would use this again mainly because of the purple water stains it leaves on the tub. After a relaxing soak the last thing you want to do is wipe down the bath tub; it took me 2 rounds to ensure I wiped it all. It also stains your toe nails, it'll come off easily while in the tub but I had to remove my varnish because the stain had already set (my own fault for not wiping it off in tub).

There were two things I noticed as soon as I took the bomb out of the packaging: the amazing scent and the animal test friendly note on the packaging. Both of these are important selling points for me. The bath bomb made the whole bathroom smell heavenly before it even went into the bath. And the smell for me was very relaxing. It dissolved very quickly and left no grainy remains in the bath. The water became soft and almost creamy. I felt the moisture difference in my skin when drying with the towel, almost as if I had rubbed baby oil over my body, it was silky soft.

There are still a few bombs left from Lush that I am yet to try, and until today this was one of them. I was quite excited as it smelled divine, and the coloring of it was gorgeous. I could see a sneaky piece of paper sticking out and I wondered what it said.

I plopped it in the bath today and waited to see what colors would amaze me and see what was hidden within. I waited, and waited. Nothing! The bomb fizzed quite quickly, and the beautiful purple color filled the bath, but there was no wow, no surprise color inside, no lustre to tickle my fancy. To be honest, I was disappointed.

The smell that came off the bomb was nothing like a blackberry. I got hints of sweet, strong frankincense and a bit of bergamot, but very little of the beautiful fruity blackberry, and as I bought it for the blackberry smell, I'm slightly disappointed.

As always, Lush never cease to amaze me with how soft my skin is after I use their delightful bombs. This bomb would be repurchased, simply for the fact that it is uplifting. I have been severely under the weather the last few days and this has perked me up and cheered me up ever so slightly. So while it was disappointing, it was also the only thing I needed to feel like myself again.

This does smell delicious and im totally impresssed that these are fully vegan products - animal friendly and great for the environment. However, very expensive for what they are! They smell Devine, look pretty in the bath for about a minute and then that’s it. No benefits to my skin or body whatsoever. I won’t be buying again