I tried Lush's Butterball bath bomb - it's 95p this weekend, so be quick
This weekend, Lush turns 30, and to celebrate they are rolling back the clock and selling their butterball bath bombs for 95p - their original 1995 price, when you buy another bath bomb.
The first bath bomb I ever bought was from Lush - or possibly from the company before - Cosmetics To Go. As a teenager in the 90s, cruelty-free, quirky bath and body products were few and far between. So, when a catalogue of great products arrived I'd send over a cheque with my hard-earned pocket money I'd stock up.
When I saw the deal - alongside the other 30 bath bombs they have put out to mark their birthday - I couldn't resist getting some to try, with my kids - a new generation of Lush fans - to see if we could bring back 1995 one bath at a time...
The answer, we found, is pretty spectacularly good. While not the biggest or the sparkliest, Butterball (usually £3) is a brilliant bath bomb that leaves skin sweet-scented and silky soft.
While my daughters Bea and Lizzie love the more dramatic and unusual designs of Lush's weird and wonderful bath bomb collection, they also loved this perfectly simple little white offering, that's soothing for sensitive skin, with its pieces of Fair Trade organic cocoa butter.
We tried it in a bowl to see it close up, before pouring the whole lot into the bath and topping up with warm water. The whole room was filled with a comforting vanilla fragrance and the super-moisturising cocoa butter melted into the water perfectly.
Yes, I wish I'd bought 10. For 95p (and actually for £3) it's a great deal. It's worth noting that the offer is available in stores only, and until stocks last - I suspect they will fly out, so be quick.
Obviously, you have to buy another bath bomb to get the deal, but that's no hardship - apart from choosing which one to buy.
Here's the full list of 30. The ones below are the ones we chose (my favourite is the Supermilk - usually a hair product, and my favourite Lush scent of all time).
(Image: Jade Wright)
This was the girls' favourite as it's so pretty. The golden sun and blue moon merge together for a gorgeous green soak.
(Image: Jade Wright)
Lush's best-selling Super Milk is now available as a bath bomb for World Bath Bomb Day. This viral scent is a blend of creamy coconut milk powder and sweet almonds.
(Image: Jade Wright) Pop the champers open and celebrate with the scent of uplifting Brazilian orange and zesty lime oil in the shape of the big 30.
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Lush was first awarded the trademark for bath bombs on 27th April 1990 after being invented by Lush Co-founder and Product Inventor, Mo Constantine in her shed in 1989.
Although previously unknown, the term 'bath bomb' is now so widely adopted it has been added to the Oxford Dictionary and has become a global sensation.
All hand-pressed in Lush's own manufacturing sites across the world, Lush sold over 40.5 million last year (that's 48 sold every minute). I didn't buy them all, but sometimes it feels like it.
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