Skydancer - Far From The Maddening Guns

Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Water, Bergamot Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Sicilian Lemon Oil, Lauryl Betaine, Benzyl Benzoate, Lilial, Eugenol, Limonene, Perfume, Potassium Aluminium Silicate, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Colour 47005, Colour 42053 and Colour 42090:2

This doesn't say that it is Vegan on the website but another Lush reviewer who is vegan has tried it so I assume that it is ok! 

This beautifully designed bath bomb has been created by Lush in order to support English Hen Harriers. They say that 'Profits from each and every one of these soft floral and liquorice-scented bath bombs will help fund equipment to satellite tag many endangered hen harrier chicks born in the coming years.With bergamot, Sicilian lemon and cinnamon leaf oils, this bath bomb will take you under its wing and fight wildlife crime in one clean sweep.' For those of you who don't know, Lush is an extremely charitable company with very strong ethics and will often create products to raise awareness and support for their cause e.g. animal welfare, human rights and environmental conservation. They have an ongoing Charity Pot which is a hand and body lotion, and some more limited edition products such as the #GayisOk Soap, the May Day bath bomb (in support of Brian May and the Badger Culls) and finally Skydancer. 

In an article published on the Lush website, it explains why they have chosen this charity to support; 

England’s most endangered bird is being intensively persecuted: the beautiful bird of prey of open moorland, which feeds on red grouse, is regarded a pest by gamekeepers on grouse shooting estates. While there is thought to be enough suitable habitats in the country for more than 300 breeding pairs, just four pairs bred in 2014 raising 16 chicks. Three of these fledglings, Sky, Hope and Highlander, were satellite tagged to track their progress when they flew the nest in the hope that wildlife conservationists could learn more about these increasingly rare birds. Yet both Sky and Hope disappeared over the Forest of Bowland within days of each other. Neither tags nor bodies have been found on the site in which they vanished, raising suspicions that both were destroyed or disposed of. Volunteers watching the nesting sites have reported that another five male birds have vanished this summer whilst hunting miles away from the nest.  Without both adults caring for the eggs, a female hen harrier faces starvation unless she leaves her nest to hunt forcing her to abandon the nesting site and the eggs cooling beyond survival.

This bath bomb has an extremely potent scent, one that if I had smelt in store I don't think I would have put one in my basket. It has a scent that vaguely smells of liquorice (which I loathe) and a slight floral element too and when it arrived in the post, it engulfed my room with the smell and overpowered the other bath bombs that I had purchased alongside it and every time I smelt it, a new element of the fragrance came to the foreground. Thankfully, it wasn't nearly as strong when it was in the bath and it mellowed out to give a lovely soft perfume. 

As you can see, the width is nearly the height of a 250g bottle
of shower gel

This is quite a slow dissolver as it is HUGE so it is worth putting it in when you first draw your bath and letting it dissolve as the water rises or you can sit back and relax and let it dissolve around you, either way it takes about 15 - 20 minutes for it to fully dissolve. If you are careful enough when putting Skydancer in, the yellow ring will dissolve first making it appear that the bird in the centre is flying around your tub which I think adds to the whole experience. 

I really love this bath bomb so it is probably I good thing that I got it online rather than in a store as otherwise I would have never purchased it so it shows that you should always take a risk with Lush and try products that you might not otherwise try so I think that when I get back to Bath, I shall try and purchase some of the bath ballistics and bubble bars such as Grass, Big Blue etc (in other words, not the sweet or citrus scented products) and see how I get on with those! This bath bomb turns the water a similar yellow colour to Fizzbanger with a thick layer of white foam on top and the water is velvety smooth and moisturising without being greasy on the skin at all and left my skin silky smooth with a beautiful fragrance too that lasts for a good couple of hours. 

This is a really special limited edition bath bomb with a unique fragrance that I don't believe Lush has recreated in any other products and the fact that money will be going to charity as well makes this product extremely good value for money and because it is so big, you could certainly split it into halves or thirds but certainly try one whole for the full experience. I'm not sure how long this product will be around for so grab one whilst you can! 

5*/5*

£3.95