Lush Sugar Rush Bath Bomb--As if I wanted to bathe in fruity pebbles (and pee)...
Written: Sep 11 '07 (Updated Sep 11 '07)
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Pros: Um... Yeah... It kind of smells nice in solid form?
Cons: No smell in water, pee color, fruity pebbles get mushy, $6 down the drain!
The Bottom Line: I don't even think the bottom line would want to bathe in something this awful! Bad, BAD Lush for introducing Sugar Rush.
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| gatorgirlie's Full Review: LUSH Sugar Rush Bath Bomb |
I have definitely noticed that my experiences with Lush are either perfectly wonderful or horrifically dreadful. There's rarely a middle road (though I am sure I've written about some average Lush products) with me. I like to think of it as the Yin and the Yang of Lush -- the Ocean Salts and Sympathy for the Skin to balance the Big Shampoo and Golden Slumbers bath bomb. I've been realizing that I really need to write more Lush reviews, so here it is... my Lush binge.
I just wrote one on the Yin of Lush (Soft Touch), and now allow me to write one on the Yang -- Sugar Rush.
Are you a Lushie?
Lush is a British company devoted to providing natural products for your skin, bath, hair and body. Their products are made entirely with the freshest ingredients and the safest (tested) synthetics. They never test on animals and try to use as little packaging as necessary to control waste. Their prices are a little higher than supermarket brand points but lower than many other mall stores like Sephora and Origins -- I feel they're a great company at a decent price that usually makes excellent products. Of course, not all of their products hit home runs... but most are on the good end of the spectrum.
If you're looking to purchase, or check out, Lush products... you can find try to find a store near you or you can search their website: http://www.lushusa.com (where you'll find a store search option).
Ok, enough about Lush... On to the bomb (literally)
I've been wanting Sugar Rush since the Lushly ladies at the mall began talking about Lush's new additions. Afterall, just look at the title! Sugar Rush sounds intriguing enough doesn't it? I'm thinking a sweet, vanilla-oriented scent -- almost like Frosted Flakes.
That, however, is not the way it smells. According to Lush's website, it is a cola-inspired fragrance with notes of cassia, cinnamon, lavender and orange. Huh, I so didn't get that from the title.
Anyway, I'm undaunted in the store. It smells ... interesting is a pretty good word -- almost like a fruity coke. Even though it doesn't smell like I envisioned, I still liked the scent and figured to give it a try. It doesn't smell that strong (first warning), and the color is a bright, sunny yellow (second warning) with weird colors poking out here and there (third one). Lush makes a joke about your "favorite breakfast cereal" in their description of Sugar Rush, but I never figured they meant anything by it. When I bought Sugar Rush, it was so new that the ladies in the store hadn't tried it yet (I think they, secretly, were afraid of the color) so I was going to be their guinea pig.
The cost is $5.95 and it's an average size bath bomb at 6.3 oz. Yes, you are supposed to use one per bath. Just throw it into the water in the beginning and let it dissolve (which it will do quickly).
Mmmmm... pee and fruity pebbles?! My idea of an enjoyable time
So, I get the sunny yellow bath bomb home and let it sit on my bathroom counter for a while. One day after a particularly hard time with my obstinate toddler, I decide I need a quick pick-me-up when my husband comes home. Lush advertises that this is an energizing bath bomb, so I throw it in. I want you to keep in mind that I just scrubbed my tub with Comet earlier in the day, so it was perfectly clean.
The bomb dissolves fairly quickly and spreads its sunny yellow color all through the water. I'm staring at the water thinking to myself: "Why in the world did I think bathing in something that looks like pee is a good idea?" Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that's exactly what the silly tub looked like once it was full -- one big tub of pee pee. Great. In addition, I finally figured out what those weird colored objects were in the bomb -- they're fruity pebbles. No joke -- you get to bathe in a tub filled with BREAKFAST CEREAL and water that looks like pee. This could be acceptable if it was a type of milk bath (maybe smelling like vanilla milk?), but it smells slightly of Coke. By slightly, I mean very, VERY slightly. Once my large garden tub was completely full, I didn't really smell a thing even when lounging in the tub itself.
No, no smell... a ghastly color... and fruity pebbles... Not really my idea of an energizing and fun bath. The bath bomb itself had no moisturizing properties, so it didn't really soften or scent my skin in any way. Thankfully it didn't turn me yellow (thank god for small miracles)... however, it did turn one thing yellow.
My tub.
So, after about thirty minutes of trying to avoid the thought I was swimming in pee, I finally get out and pull the plug. I have a ton of horribly disgusting fruity pebbles stuck to me (there goes that towel into the wash) and when I'm done cleaning myself off, I notice the worst part of the evening.... My entire tub was a bright, sunny yellow color with a ton of mushy, disgusting, neon-colored fruity pebbles stuck everywhere. I yelled (in horror) so loudly my husband came running for fear there was something seriously wrong. I try rinsing it away but the yellow won't budge (only some of the stupid cereal did).
That's freaking great, just peachy. I spend the next fifteen minutes on my hands and knees scrubbing my tub with Comet (again), trying to get the disgusting remains of the cereal and pee-colored bath water off the sides of my tub. I now see how this is supposed to energize people -- it's made me energetically angry.
Overall?
Hmmmm, so how do you *think* I feel? I spent $6 on one bath that contained no smell, no moisturizing properties, no bubbles, pee-colored water, mushy breakfast cereal (that I didn't even like as a kid!) and a ton of hard work afterwards. Really, people! I'm sure this *sounded* like a good idea to the experts at Lush, but it's really poorly executed. They could have put the concept together in a much better way; I'm so disappointed.
Anyway, I give this pee pee bath bomb a piddling One Star and a Unless you have some weird pee fetish, I'd avoid this bath bomb entirely no on the recommendation.
Post Note: Um... now that I think about it, I can't remember if it was Fruity Pebbles or Fruit Loops that are in this dumb bomb. So sue me -- it was almost a month ago and I tried to block the traumatic experience from my mind entirely.
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): 6
Skin Compatibility: No noticeable difference
Fragrance: Barely noticeable scent
Skin Compatibility: No problems at all
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