Okay, so I have recently reviewed another one of Lush's bath bombs, Intergalactic, where I briefly mentioned The Experimenter but not in a lot of detail. I tried it last month and WOWZA. Talk about a full package. There was colour, sparkles, smells, everything! It reminded me of mixed up paint, the way many colours managed to cram themselves in my bathwater.
If you didn't know and you've been living under a rock for the last few years, Lush is a cosmetics shop that's situated pretty much all over the globe. When people say the word cosmetics, makeup and lip balms and stuff to slaver over your face usually comes to mind. But Lush reinvented the term 'cosmetics', and they created eco-friendly, non-artificial, soothing face masks, shower creams, gels, soaps, you name it. Nothing labelled Lippy or made by Max Factor. The definition for cosmetics is: a preparation applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance. Now, whether most cosmetics improve your appearance, that's a different matter. Personally, although their products fit the definition of cosmetics, Lush's creations are original.
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But anyway, let's get on to the actual review.
Lush Review:
Bath bomb: The Experimenter by Lush Cosmetics.
Price: £3.95
Appearance outside the bath: The Experimenter, unlike Lush's usual spherical bath bombs, is like a hexagonal prism. If you can't picture that, imagine a hexagon stretched upwards about an inch. It's about the same height as the normal bath bombs that Lush produce, and is covered by thick stripes of colour (I believe the colours blue, white, purple and orange). The colours are very stark unlike the blended colours in the Intergalactic bath bomb, which attracts the eye as it certainly stands out, as does the shape.
Appearance in the bath: Right, this is where things get a little bit more exciting. Out of every Lush bath bomb I've bought (I've lost count) this one had the most amazing and prominent colours. The vibrancy of them caught me completely off guard, as they didn't resemble the outside of the bath bomb at all. It ranged from yellows, blues, deep purples and hot pinks, all dashed with a helping of glitter. The smell wasn't as easy to detect, but it was there, and very pleasant (in fact, it's a good thing it wasn't overwhelming, because I'm not sure it would've made the Experimenter come across as luxurious, just intense). At first, the colours were almost sickeningly bright, but as I stirred them together with my movements as I got into the bath, they blended and mixed, creating more calmer colours so you could appreciate them without making your eyes sore. The bubbles turned the most amazing turquoises and the rest of the bath bomb complimented them; it reminded me of some sort of galaxy that had been created by a Starburst. (Ha, ha, Olivia, two jokes in a row). Or a princess/unicorn/pooping rainbows (that sort of thing) universe that six-year-olds dream about.After the colours dispersed, the water was left with a cloudy, if you will, pattern. It reminded me of the Earth when a storm is brewing, and they show you on the weather channel, and all you see is white swirls like someone has whip-creamed the sky.
The purple was quite dark so my camera didn't pick it up extremely well, and for some reason the picture that I am trying to upload is not uploading right now, so I'll try and add it to this blogpost later. I hope I gave an apt description!!
Rate out of 10: 91/2 (nine and a half). The reason for this is because the colours were the most amazing I've seen or I care to remember, but there were some cons that I'll come to in a minute that causes the 10 to be out of reach. (Or maybe I'm just waiting until a bath bomb walks to me on legs cost-free worthy of a 10/10...) The colours were amazing even after the vibrant ones disappeared gradually and it was very pleasant indeed.
Pros:
I'm going to say them in short: amazing colours, good smell, worth the price, glittery but not too glittery, if that makes sense (basically it's an easy wash from the bath with a few squirts of the hand-hold shower head), and I felt like a baby I was so smooth-skinned afterwards. Definitely a Sunday-evening treat worth buying.
Cons:
Because of its shape, it just quite simply didn't take long to dissolve. For me it's a con, maybe not for others, but I enjoy watching a bath bomb dissolve while in the bath. It also caused the colours to only spread partway across the bathwater, which I have to admit I'm not used to. I enjoy viewing the colours from every direction, I suppose, and because there wasn't as much to appreciate they also disappeared more quickly. However, the foamy purply bathwater afterwards was more soothing so this con doesn't really make a difference to the many pros.
Would I buy this product again?
YES!!!
I hope this entertained you all, or even convinced you to turn into the next Lush shop you spot and overlook the prices (remember, you can't put a price tag on happiness...) They've just released a bunch of new products, so happy hunting! x
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lotta love, olivia
