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Lush Blackberry Bath Bomb |
| Date: |
02/04/08 (143 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Doesn't stain your bath like other bath bombs do
Disadvantages: smell of flowers and not the fruit
Again in Lush at Meadowhall. I was looking for holiday clothes but stumbled into Lush as usual. I looked around and saw my old favourites but something else caught my eye. Blackberry Bath Bomb. I thought I'll buy that and relax myself with a gorgeous bath before the holiday. The Bath Bomb was £2.35 and weighs 180g.
So tonight, aching and tired from work, I decided to have a bath. While I wait for the bathroom to warm, I take the Blackberry Bath Bomb out of its paper bag and look at it. It's a purpely blue colour with the word BOMB engraved on it. I take another sniff like I did in the shop and my nose doesn't like what it smells like. Did the atmosphere of Lush deceive me? Or was it my cold that messed up my sense of smell yesterday? Yesterday, it smelt lovely, sweet and girly. Almost like a blackcurrant sweet. Now, it smells like flowers and a bit like it was meant for my gran. I decide that it might just be my cold affecting my judgement and might smell wonderful as the aroma wafts around the bathroom.
So I run my bath and plop the Bath Bomb in the bath. It started to fizz straight away like all its predecessors did. The water starts to turn pink, then violet and then a deep purple. It looked very pretty but now the aroma was worse. It smelt soo flowery and not very blackcurranty at all. None of that sweetness that I had smelled in the shop. I felt robbed. My own nose deceived me.
So I sat down in my bath and yes, the bergamot did relieve my tension and it did leave my skin absolutely smooth but I do not like the way I smell. I was expecting a fruity smell to come out of that Bath Bomb but got a flowery smell. I never buy flowery perfumes or body lotion as I usually don't like the smell of them.
Normally, my baths are relaxing and long but tonight, I'm afraid the smell got the better of me and drained my bath after 10 minutes. I have a feeling that the smell on my skin is going to last awhile. I would normally use body lotion after my bath but I fear it would clash and make me smell much worse.
At least, this time, it didn't stain my bath with a big ring of various bits and bobs to clean off like some of the other bath bombs I've used.
...My thoughts...
If you love flowers, then this is the bath bomb for you but if you are expecting a fruity smell because its name, then think again. So this is a word of warning to anyone buying Lush products when they have a cold, just don't or you might end up like me and get a product that you hate the smell of. Also, if you're buying off the website, be warned, their description aren't always accurate. "With bergamot, frankincense & berries for uplifting, grounding, fruity feelings." Is the blurb for Blackberry Bath Bomb. I could smell no berries, no uplifting, grounding, fruity feelings. Just the feeling of disappointment and aroma of talcum powder flowers. I've never been so annoyed about Lush product before. This must be the first Lush product that I liked the smell of in the shop but when it came to using it, absolutely hated the smell of it.
Let's just hope that new soap that I bought yesterday wasn't affect by my nose as well.
Extra Information
I've included a list of ingredients for people with allergies so you can check whether this bar would suit you or not.
Sodium Bicarbonate , Citric Acid , Perfume , Bergamot Oil (Citrus bergamia) , Frankincense Oil (Boswellia carterii) , Colour 18050 , Colour 42045
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Summary: Great if you like a flowery scent
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