When the Lush Halloween and Christmas products were leaked online, one product I was hoping was true was Never Mind The Ballistics bath bomb as it featured the same look of Roller; a bath bomb, half covered with a bath melt. And finally, when the official product list was released, I was extremely happy that NMTB was within the collection.
This bath bomb is based of the Sex Pistols' album, Never Mind the Bollocks due to having the same colours; yellow and hot pink. Although a Christmas product, this bath bomb does not come across as one due to straying from the stereotypical Christmas products by having bright vibrant colours and having a very 'bright' scent.
This product contains fresh banana, which is one of my favourite ingredients. I am a big fan of products containing banana such as Sympathy For The Skin, which is my favourite body lotion so I had big hopes for this bath bomb. As the Lush website states, "Bananas contain many nutrients including vitamins A, B, C and E along with minerals like potassium, zinc, iron and manganese." Vitamin A is good for bones, teeth and skin. Vitamin B is great for many things, including maintaining healthy skin and keeps hairy and nails healthy. Vitamin C helps with most of the body, keeps skin looking great and has been proven to help wounds heal quicker. Vitamin E is used in many cosmetics for its anti-aging qualities.
NMTB also contains lime oil which is uplifting, anti-bacterial and helps brighten skin. Along with this, sweet wild orange oil is used for its uplifting, antiseptic and skin toning qualities. All of these ingredients mix together to make a somewhat tropical, awakening scent.
This bath bomb is very moisturising but is not greasy making it possible to wash your hair without the worry of greasy hair. However, it is moisturising enough to condition the skin beautifully. With the bath melt part of the bath bomb being made from organic fair trade cocoa butter, and the bomb itself containing bananas, they combine to make a silky soft water and leave the skin beautifully soft.
In the water, the bath bomb is a very slow fizzes taking longer than five minutes to fizz away. I think this is due to half being covered by a bath melt, making this perfect for a longer than usual bath. When it first hits the water, the yellow slowly fizzes away with hot pink oils running off from the melt. When near the middle, the bath bomb releases pink waves through the yellow. This creates an orange coloured water with a shimmering surface from the oils.
The scent of the bath bomb was rather strong out of the bath and even more so in the water, without being overpowering. The scent stayed for the entirety of the bath, stuck to the skin and stayed in the air of the bathroom for hours afterwards. As for how the bath bombs effects felt after the bath, I would usually have to moisturise but due to being very cold, I got dressed and hours later my skin still felt moisturised.
I was very happy with this bath bomb, possibly being one of my favourites of the Christmas range. If you're not a fan of the stereotypical scents of Christmas and like fruity, uplifting scents, you'll love this. I will surely be stocking up before the year is out!
Price: £4.25 each
Vegan
Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Fair Trade Cocoa Butter, Lime Oil, Sweet Wild Orange Oil, Olibanum Resinoid, Fresh Banana, Cream of Tartar, Gardenia Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Propylene Glycol, I PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides & PEG-60 Almond Glycerides, *Limonene, Perfume, Colour 19140:1, Colour 19140, Colour 15510, Colour 14700, Colour 17200
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