- Dylan Mulvaney partnered Lush to create the Late Bloomer Bath Bomb
- The bath bomb celebrates the content creator and actress’ new memoir, Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer
- Mulvaney tells PEOPLE about creating the bath bomb and her go-to bath routine
Dylan Mulvaney’s relationship with Lush began a long time ago.
When she was 16, the content creator and actress got a job at the cosmetics retailer in her native San Diego and tells PEOPLE that the experience “made me feel safe.”
“Working at Lush was kind of a dream in so many ways, but it was one of those stores that I’d walk into and I felt that I could 1,000% be myself,” she explains. “I could be queer, that I could be feminine, and there were no hang-ups.”
Fast forward to years later, when Mulvaney performed a self-written solo show at Edinburgh Feinge Festival. In one scene, the actress recreates her time working at Lush. After her agent saw the show, Mulvaney began gushing to them about the brand. “Next thing I know, they’re on a call [with Lush] talking about what we could do together,” the star recalls.
From there, the Late Bloomer Bath Bomb was born. In celebration of her new memoir Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer, the $8 bath bomb features floral and citrus notes, as well as a gorgeous pink luster. Plus, 75% of each purchase price (minus the taxes) supports trans-led organizations.
“I’m so happy with how it turned out,” says Mulvaney. “It just really feels like a super feminine representation of not only me, but of the company and of being a late bloomer.”
The content creator, who went viral for sharing her journey as a trans woman in her “Days of Girlhood” TikTok series, is an avid bath-lover — and has some staunch opinions on the matter.
“I’m a firm believer that we can work in the bath,” she says. “I work in the bath very often. I’ll do calls from the bath, I will read lines. Sometimes I’ll wake up extra early just so that I can fit one in.”
She continues, “It can be as quick as throwing in a bomb and letting that be, or it can be a four-hour production of lighting candles and putting on The White Lotus and really leaning into the full experience.”
“This is another hot take,” she adds, “but hotels need to stop doing shower-only rooms.”
Mulvaney continues, “Do you know how many times I’ve packed bath bombs in my suitcase and then get to a hotel and it’s just a shower and being like, ‘What the heck?'”
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She may be juggling a handful of projects at all times, but, as a self-proclaimed “lay-er,” Mulvaney always prioritizes relaxation.
“I think people might assume that I’m super active because I’m going to events or whatever,” she explains. “No. If you do not see me somewhere, I am either laying in bed working or eating or sleeping or I’m laying in the bath working or eating or sleeping. I just think I’m not a couch girl. I’ve always been a lay-er.”
Finding moments of peace is particularly beneficial for Mulvaney, who has faced online scrutiny.
“I’ve gotten really good at skimming something before I actually take it in,” she says of reading negative comments. “And so if I know it’s going to be something dark or not.”
However, Mulvaney maintains that “the outpouring of love [has] just totally outweighed any sort of negativity.”
Through ventures like her memoir and Lush partnership, the content creator says she’s “found this lovely pocket of humans that understands me.”
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“I’ve just seen so many lovely kind of critiques about [the book]. I was so excited to be able to make something in a medium that felt like I could be more adult and that I could overshare in a safer way than online. After seeing people’s comments, they feel like they got some bang for their buck with the fact that I did go there, I talked about things that I’ve never talked about online.”
“It’s always been about trying to find the right people,” Mulvaney continues. “And I think my fanbase is very similar to the Lush fanbase, and that’s what makes me so optimistic about the idea of queer and trans people still being able to find brand deals and exist in this industry because there are good companies like Lush and good people that are still proud to work with us.”
Mulvaney’s bath bomb is available to shop at Lush now.
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