Certainly not my Arabian Prince (Lush Arabian Bright Hair Moisturiser)

Member Name: sweetpea01

Product:	Lush Arabian Bright Hair Moisturiser
Date:	26/05/09 (79 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: After continual use it starts to work-ish

Disadvantages: Doesnt do what it states

I have naturally dark brown hair; however I do have it dyed so it has a richer colour. I have it done about every 10 weeks but it can start to lose its colour and shine and can sometimes go quite dull. I have experimented with store brands such as John Frieda for brunettes and they seem to be ok but not worth the money you pay. Quite a while ago I happened to be in Lush and browsing through their hair care range and came across Arabian Bright which was labelled as suitable for brunettes. Well most of Lush's products do what they say on the tin so to speak and after shelling out loads of money on other brands why stop now?!!

Arabian Bright is said to a two-in-one product, doubling as a deep conditioner and colourant to bring out red highlights in brunette hair. Containing red henna, this grainy brown mixture is literally a watered-down version of Lush's Les Cacas hennas. Which even though it doesn't dye your hair completely it helps "tint" it almost. It comes in the original black style tub and the colour is a rich chocolate brown which looks good enough to eat with a large spoon!!

However all is not so bright with this hair moisturiser, it has a mega-runny, hard-to-apply consistency and already dark hair generally gains minimal colour change from a Caca henna treatment and this change is even less noticeable with Arabian Bright. Only those with blonde to light brown hair will see any highlight enhancement from a single Arabian Bright treatment, while darker hair requires regular product use, with only cumulative results showing any highlighting at all. My mum who is blonde used this as a weekend treatment on her hair and was really impressed with the results. Well someone should be at least!

And it's worth mentioning that those with long and/or thick hair will indeed require an entire pot of Arabian Bright in one go (which is quite an expensive hair treatment!), whereas a Caca bar is guaranteed to provide multiple treatments to all. Additionally, a pot of Arabian Brights comes with a three month expiration date (although we all know that they can go on for a little bit longer), whereas solid Les Cacas last much longer, being liquefied in water at your leisure (and to whatever consistency you prefer).

All of this begs the question; why spend money on a pot of Arabian Bright when you can go full-hog and simply buy a block of Les Cacas? Personally, I genuinely have no answer to this question other than to say that there are doubtless those who prefer barely noticeable subtlety or probably use it and manage to get really great results; probably they have the sort of hair which absorbs colour like a sponge. And in my eyes, this is the only possible answer, being that a combination of Caca Brun and Caca Marron will give all hair colours similar shading, but with far greater intensity.

And similarly, though all hair types and colours will benefit from Arabian Bright's conditioning henna, olive oil, and frankincense base, the benefits of Les Cacas cocoa butter still wins the prize for being a most effective not only for intensity but also for longevity of results. Besides, only mildly less difficult to apply than Lush's henna yet just as smelly, Arabian Brights is even ruled out as a simpler treatment before a night out, unless of course, you wish to smell like olives and incense to the point of having even complete strangers comment on it. So do your hair and pocketbook a favour; muster up the courage to simply buy and apply Lush's hennas. They're fabulous, and in their presence, Arabian Brights pales in all comparisons bar for that of price tags.

What Lush says:-

If you were kidnapped by a Saudi prince and "sequestered" in a palatial mansion, you want your hair to look good, right? What would change that when out with friends for a coffee? (One never knows where the prince ...). For dark hair colour, there is something better than Arabian Bright. All masks have an unusual way of using May: apply to dry hair leave it for 20 minutes to act, then rinsing and wash in with the usual shampoo and balm. From Henna brilliance of shade and a slightly reddish, from olive oil hydration, and the enticing vanilla scent. Get ready to get into town and see admiring question!

Fortunately Arabian Bright is no longer available to buy at Lush and I can see why it was discontinued. What should have been the ideal hair treatment for dark coloured hair turned into a complete waste of money because it just didn't work. Lush have never made a product to replace Arabian Bright probably because the hennas are so much better!

Summary: Not worth the money