The official Super Mario x Lush Yoshi bath bomb is traumatizing kids

Lush Cosmetics' Super Mario Galaxy movie partnership accidentally looks like something out of a horror movie What better way to celebrate the upcoming release of the Super Mario Galaxy movie than by murdering Yoshi? Earlier this month, cosmetics and beauty company Lush launched a partnership with Nintendo that sounds cute on paper: giant Yoshi egg bath bombs. The idea is that you put the spotted eggs into the water and watch them "hatch" into surprises. The eggs turn into a collection of classic Super Mario power-ups, like green mushrooms, golden coins, and red fire flowers. Perhaps you see where this is going? The prizes are all bath gummies, which carry essential oils meant to hydrate the skin. The Yoshi eggs cost $16 — nearly $20 once tax is factored in — but the size, combined with the gummies' more long-term nature, is supposed to justify that price tag. And for the most part, aside from the price, people seem happy with Lush's Yoshi bath bombs. But folks who leave the product a positive review tend to get the mushroom and coin eggs. The people with the fire flowers? They're calling the police, judging from videos posted on social media. You see, when the eggs start melting, t

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