Our story...
How did I get into making bath bombs?
It all sparked from a very tumultuous bath time one evening, where my older son, Theo, refused to get in the bath. Running out of ideas I remembered I had a bath bomb stashed away and managed to convince him to get into the tub. When he dropped it in he was transfixed, saying it was ‘magical’. He became so obsessed that he would demand a bath bomb for every bath!
I struggled to find bath bombs that were both fun, colourful and made with high quality ingredients - a lot of the ones I found online seemed to irritate Theo’s skin, and we were soon spending a small fortune on bath bombs!
Around the same time, my mum had just gone back home to Italy after being with us for 4 months following the birth of my younger son, Chris. Suddenly feeling quite lonely one afternoon during Chris's nap-time, I decided I would try to make a bath bomb for Theo as a surprise for when he came home from school. He loved it so much that I made some more, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I started experimenting with different fragrances, oils and butters, shapes and designs to create high quality, natural, hand made bath bombs for adults and kids.
I soon had more bath bombs than space to keep them all so I gifted them to family and friends. They seemed to like them, and convinced me to start selling them...
hence the birth of Bomb Vivant!
Why Gourmet?
You'll notice our logo says 'gourmet'. Being a former chef, I am naturally inspired by food! Many of the bath bombs I have created have a foodie reference, be that the bath bomb itself (see the Rose Milk or Mango Lassi bath bombs) or the ingredients used (like honey essence and coconut milk powder for example).
Designing and creating a bath bomb reminds me a lot of when I create a new dish, which is what I wanted to evoke in the brand concept.