My Irn-Bru bathtime experience (Boots Natural Collection Mango & Papaya Bath Fizzer)

Member Name: hypno06

Product:	Boots Natural Collection Mango & Papaya Bath Fizzer
Date:	12/08/09 (67 review reads)
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Advantages: I could buy it with my boots points.

Disadvantages: Too many to mention - read on.....

I've been a member of dooyoo for 8 or 9 months now, and have given out over 11000 rates.......several of which have been for lush bath bombs of various types.

I have never tried a lush bath bomb, the only time I have been into the shop is to buy things for other people as gifts. To be honest, the though of spending £3 plus on a bath terrifies me, as I think of all the other things I should be spending that money on.....

But recently, I decided that I did, indeed, fancy a little bit of bathtime luxury.....but instead of buying a lush product, I opted for the "recession busting" version, being the Boots Mango & Papaya bath fizzer, that I could buy using my advantage points - no cash need be parted with, yet I could experience something similar to my lush-obsessed dooyoo friends!

Looking forward to being able to write a review explaining how my whole upstairs had the tropical scent of mango and papaya drifting into every room, how my water was noticeably softer, and how my skin felt and smelt wonderful for many hours later, letting me drift into a deep sleep dreaming of clear blue seas and white sands......I started running the taps. At the appointed time, I unwrapped my bath fizzer, and dropped it into the bath, expecting an underwater firework display as my bath bomb whizzed its way around my tub.........

There, I had my first disappointment - my bath bomb melted, rather than fizzed. There was no fizzing as it dissolved. I was hoping to see my bath bomb whizz around the bath leaving a trail of fizziness in its wake. Sadly, I saw nothing of the sort.

Ah well, perhaps it is because we live in a hard water area.......

So, I shut my bathroom door, and left the room while I busied myself getting undressed.....expecting to open my door to be greeted by the wonderful tropical scent of exotic fruits......a scent that would then work its way across my landing and into the other rooms upstairs.....

So, disappointment number two. I opened the bathroom door, and was greeted by.......nothing. No scent whatsoever. What is going on here!? If I can't smell it in my bathroom, how am I going to smell it through my landing in a couple of hours' time?

I look over to my bath, and it is indeed orange - as I would expect. But it instantly reminds me of "chemical orange" - you know, that sort of iron-ore or sulphar coloured water that you get in puddles near to industrial areas.....I try and make myself feel better by thinking of something less industrial that it might remind me of. But the best I can think of is a bathful of Irn-Bru!

But...all is not lost - once I get into the bath, I can soak back into my tropical luxury as the soft fruity water leaves my skin feeling soft and refreshed, with a lingering scent to take to bed with me.....

and yes, you've guessed it I am disappointed once more. I can honestly not give you any benefit of my Irn-Bru coloured water. I can't smell it, I can't inhale wonderful vapours, I can't feel my skin soften and relax.......and to be honest, I can't wait to get out and pull out the bath plug.

Which is exactly what I do. With a big sad sigh, I haul myself out of the bath, and reach for the towel.....leaving my tango-bath behind me, and watching the water go down the plug.

Of course, you will have gathered that there is no lingering scent on my skin, I don't have a hint of the tropics rubbing off onto my bedsheets, and mango and papaya is not drifting through my home sending me off into dreams of far flung places.

My only consolation is that I didn't pay "real" cash for this experience. But I am still annoyed that I could have bought a full sized bottle of radox for the same price as this £1.99 bath bomb - in fact, at Boots at the moment, full sized bottles of radox are BOGOF, so I could have got several baths worth, for the price of one Irn-Bru dip.

This is not something I will be buying again - whether I ever get as far as trying a Lush version, is now debateable.....perhaps I will just have to hope that someone buys me one as a gift to try instead.......

Summary: Perhaps it's just me..........