| Product: |
Lush Rock Star Soap Bar |
| Date: |
08.07.06 (184 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: feels good on skin, moisturises
Disadvantages: scent and soap do not last long
Lush seems to be one of those companies that most women simply love without qualification - and consequently most products the company produce are accepted, without critique, as brilliant. One of the popular products that Lush produced is the "Rock Star Soap", a pink little treat that is supposed to make you happy and make you smell like a rock candy mountain. So maybe it does not pretend to be very rock 'n roll - but the name of the soap initially did make me think of music rather than sweets!
***The product***
Unlike some other Lush soaps, this soap bar looks rather bland. It is simply pink - without much glitter or decoration to it. I am told that some pieces of the soap will have a white star on it. Lush describes the soap as softly scented and promises that it will make you smell like a creamy candy bath - a combination of vanilla fragrance and fruity sweets.
The soap is produced in one huge lump - so when you visit a Lush store you will have to specify approximately how much you would like. 100 grams will set you back £2.10
***My experience***
I received a piece of this soap as a sample from Lush - and I have to admit, that it looks so unappealingly boring that I never quite felt tempted to use it. On my little sample it stated that the soap would male me smell like a sweetshop - and somehow I simply could not see any reason why I would want to smell like that. A quick sniff made my brain associate the scent with a musty pink marshmallow.
Once mixed with water in the shower, the scent changed somewhat. I could predominantly smell cherry, making me think of a cherry cough drop. Sadly, the cherry smell was somewhat masked by the musty smell that accompanies many Lush products, probably a side effect of being a natural product. Contrary to what Lush claims about probably wanting to eat the product - I have to say that I really was not fussed about the smell. It neither displeased me nor excited me - it simply left me neutral.
What I did really enjoy about the soap is the way it feels on your skin. It is very soft and glides easily across your body's surfaces, almost like a jelly sweet. It produces little bubbles and instantly makes your skin feel sleek . It's almost like applying a moisturising gel - and in fact I did find that my skin felt very moisturised and clean once I left the shower.
One of the disadvantages with this bar of soap is that it disappears very quickly - it just seems to evaporate like cotton candy would if you poured water onto it. And because it feels so nice on your skin, there is a real temptation to just keep washing and washing until the bar has virtually disappeared. My 20g sample lasted two days, which would work out slightly more expensive than using shower gel.
Another disadvantage is the staying power. After my shower I mainly smelled the musty scent on my skin, combined with a slight fruitiness, but afte,rless than an hour, the fruitiness disappeared completely, leaving just the musty smell. A couple of hours later, I did not detect any of the soap on my skin anymore.
***My verdict***
I am quite neutral towards this soap. While I really enjoyed the way it felt on my skin, its moisturising properties and the feeling of cleanliness after a shower, I simply do not think that it is outstanding enough to justify the price tag. I personally would not buy it again - but if I was given it as a gift in a Lush package, I would be quite pleased. It's just not enough rock'n roll for me to knock me off my feet. It's more like a pop song - alright, but instantly forgettable.
Summary: Nothing really special.
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