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Lush has launched a high-tech bath bomb – but is it worth £150?

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Roberts-Moore, F. (2026, September 30). Lush has launched a high-tech bath bomb – but is it worth £150? Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/home-garden/bathroom/lush-bath-bomb-digital-review-b1298964.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-30 · by Fiona Roberts-Moore

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The article discusses Lush's new digital bath bomb gadget priced at £150. It resembles an ordinary bath bomb but features Bluetooth connectivity and an app-controlled light show synchronized with soundscapes for various moods like sleep or relaxation. While the device seems sleek and potentially relaxing, concerns arise about its water resistance limitations and high cost compared to traditional spa experiences.
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Story summary

Lush has introduced a high-tech bath bot called the digital bath bomb priced at £150. The device resembles an actual Lush bath bomb and pairs via Bluetooth with the Lush app on your phone. It offers various pre-programmed experiences categorized as sleep, relax, and party, each lasting about 20 minutes, combining 180-degree sounds and light shows. Despite its innovative features and cute design, concerns remain about placing an electronic gadget near water due to safety risks associated with electrocution. The bot is described as water-resistant but must not submerge below the water surface to protect its speaker, which can be unsettling for users seeking a relaxing bath experience.

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📰 Lush High Tech Bath Bomb Launch
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Lush Standard

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Narrative

The bot pairs via Bluetooth, and then you can scroll through the library of experiences to find one to match your mood: categories include sleep, relax and party. Each one lasts about 20 minutes and syncs 180-degree sounds (from disco beats to birdsong) with a light show.
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2026-09-30 · Evening Standard
Lush has launched a high-tech bath bomb – but is it worth £150? · assertive framing

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The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. asserted
journalism → support → readers
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. uncertain
we → purchase → commission
Putting an electronic gadget anywhere near a bath, let alone into one, does not make me feel relaxed: those old-school safety videos about the dangers of electrocution really embed themselves in your subconscious. asserted
videos → put → subconscious
The trouble is, it’s very cute. asserted
it → ’ → ?
Designed to resemble a Lush bath bomb, it’s sleekly curved, with one LED at the top and another underneath. asserted
it → design → top
Set-up is simple; it sits on a dock to charge while you download the Lush app on your phone. asserted
you → Set → phone
The bot pairs via Bluetooth, and then you can scroll through the library of experiences to find one to match your mood: categories include sleep, relax and party. Each one lasts about 20 minutes and syncs 180-degree sounds (from disco beats to birdsong) with a light show. asserted
one → pair → show
After a dalliance with disco, I settled on “float in magic” and entrusted the bot to the bath. asserted
I → settle → bath
It’s water-resistant, but the guide emphasises that it mustn’t go under the surface, to protect the speaker: not the most relaxing instruction. asserted
it → ’ → speaker
Still, as it bobbed gently next to me, turning the water pink, then blue, then purple, it felt rather hypnotic and spa-like. asserted
it → bob → water
Plus, nobody was electrocuted. asserted
nobody → electrocute → ?
In fact, the only shock was the price — at £150, you might decide a trip to a real spa is a better bet. uncertain
trip → decide → spa
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