I received this Lush bath bouquet gift set from my lovely boyfriend Kieron, as part of of my Valentines present. This 'blooming beautiful' gift set contains two bath bombs, 'the honeybee' and 'rose jam bubbleroon'. So, i'm going to share my first impressions of these products today..
First thing you may want to know, is that with Lush gift sets it would actually cost you less to buy the products individually than it would to buy them as a gift set. This is quite unusual as gift sets normally offer a special price for buying multiple items within a box in various cosmetic shops. The bath bombs individually would cost £3.95 each, yet the gift set cost £9.50. However, that being said, i guess you are paying for the packaging, which is visually appealing as well as 100% recyclable, it also saves you the time of wrapping if you were to give it as a gift.
Here is a photo of what the gift set looked like before i opened it. The products were packaged carefully in a cardboard box filled with polystyrene (to stop them crumbling) as well as a mini lush product brochure. The cardboard box was wrapped in this bright floral paper, tied with the pink ribbon and finished off with a paper tag detailing the products inside (See Below). As with Lush's ethos on sustainability, all of the materials are reusable and recyclable.
Honey Bee Bath Bomb (Yellow and Grey)
Let’s begin with a little review on Honey Bee bath bomb. Honey Bee contains honey (I know, shocker!), aloe and rhassoul mud, all of which are very beneficial for your skin. I've read some reviews about this particular bomb before, but in my opinion i don't think it has a smell of honey at all, to me it has a hint of lemon and something i can't quite put my finger on. Admittedly i was a bit disappointed as i do really like the smell of honey! I'll be sure to pop into my local lush and have a smell of some others in case it just me being an idiot. With this bomb, your water will turn a shade of light lime, which is surprising, as i thought it would be a yellow, but could explain why i think it smells like a lemon!
Rose Jam Bubbleroon (Pink and Glittery)
According to Lush's website, a bubbleroon is a bubble bar so to use this product you would need to crumble it under running water to get lots of bubbles. I must admit when it comes to floral scents, they can be a bit of a hit or miss with me, just personal preference i guess. I'm not a fan of overwhelming floral scents as they give me a bit of a headache after a while, so whenever I've popped into my local Lush store I could never decide if I liked this scent or not. It is floral as you could probably guess, but surprisingly it wasn't as strong as i used to think - I'm putting this down to being surrounded by other bath bombs and maybe was overwhelmed?. The smell of this bubbleroon, i would describe as very sweet and very jam like. The rose jam bubbleroon is made with fair trade Shea butter and floral geranium; the Shea butter should do wonders for your skin! This bomb will turn your water a lovely shade of rose pink, so quite pretty looking, although the glitter does give your skin a bit of sheen to it, not sure if this is to everyone's taste, however nothing a quick rinse won't get rid of.
So to round up this post, i think the selection of products offered are on the small side but depending on how generous you are, you could stretch it's uses up to 5 baths. It's also a good gift set to introduce Lush products to someone who hasn't tried Lush before, maybe even treat a Lush fan. Likewise, if it's just for yourself, you'd be better off buying them separately as it works out cheaper (as mentioned earlier, you're paying for the packaging and convenience). The rose jam, is probably my favourite out of the two, as i felt the smell was stronger and the colour of the water was more vibrant.
