Two things happen in your thirties: you forget how old you are, and you just want to show up to a birthday party you didn’t have to plan. Gone are the days of loud dinners, chaotic bar crawls, or anything that requires heels or small talk.

I wanted fun. I wanted ease. And I wanted to have fun while smelling incredible.

Naturally, having a birthday party at Lush, where self-care meets celebration, made sense. Picture grown adults making bath bombs like kids, trusting each other with citric acid, and leaving calmer than they arrived.

We paid money to play with soap and honestly? Worth it.

Why I Had an Adult Birthday Party at Lush Instead of a Normal One

If your calendar is already full of toddler fun, family obligations, work, homework (because yes, you decided grad school was a great idea), and the flu absolutely body-checked you for three straight weeks, this is for you.

Lush hands you a form, and “planning” looks like checking a few boxes instead of spiraling. You decide:

What party vibe you’re feeling: Fun and Games or Spa Party
What Lush product your friends will make, plus the choice of a mystery product for the adventurous readers here
What goes in the Lush goodie bag, because everyone leaves with what they made and a little extra joy
What goes in your Party Animal Box, which is for you, the birthday person, obviously

That’s it. You check the boxes, you check out, and then you show up on party day like a well-rested main character.

No group chats. No spreadsheets. No emotional labor.

What Actually Happens at a Lush Birthday Party

The Icebreaker

We were each given a mystery lip scrub and took turns reintroducing ourselves to close friends while guessing the lip scrub flavours.

We all got the flavours 100% wrong.

Apparently, once you hit your 30s, your sense of smell and taste begin a slow, hilarious descent into Doomsville.

Throwing in the Cow

Next, the guest of honour gets to throw in the product and show everyone what they’ll be making.

For us, it was Toby’s Magic Cow.

WHO IS TOBY?
Unclear.
But your cow belongs to us now.

Hand Massage (Yes, Really)

We had two scrub options: Sticky Toffee and Sex Bomb, which made us giggle because we are, emotionally, still teenagers.

Then we chose between two massage bars (Sex Bomb made a reappearance, naturally, and the other was a gourmand scent) while our Lush hosts treated us to hand massages.

Honestly? A gift.

Labubu Fun!

Our hosts brought out Rainbow Fun, a vanilla-lime scented soap playdough invention, and asked me what everyone would be making: Is it even a WTFBride party if Labubus don’t make an appearance?!

This activity immediately revealed who was a perfectionist, who was here for vibes, and who was weirdly competitive. I got to pick the winners.

Which Labubu do you think I chose?

I guess all these LABUBUS are SECRETS. You’ll never find another like them!

Bath Bomb Making

After gloving up, we divided up our mixing duties: citric acid, colours, and popping candy! You heard me.

Our hosts demonstrated how to pack the cow moulds and let us know the bath bombs would need a full day to set. Delayed gratification, but make it scented.