lush haul & review

I think I may be one of the only people who thinks lush smells HORRIBLE!!! There isn't a lush conveniently located near me so I took a leap and ordered their products online after getting sucked into the hype. 

My First Reaction

They looked so yummy!!! Also, I wasn't disappointed with the size of them...but when I smelled them...I  think I singed off my nose hairs. Everything had this really musky old-smelling odor except the Two Timing Tart. The Two Timing Tart smelled good, but not something for me to rave about. I thought perhaps they would smell better in the water so I decided to try the muskiest smelling one first - Turbo Bubble. When I opened I was surprised to find that the bar had more glitter than the Cullens on vacation in Florida. I guess somehow the glitter melts in the water though because I wasn't drenched in it when I got out the bath. The smell was more tolerable albeit still unpleasant. Also, I really didn't feel any difference in the texture of my skin. I will say that it Turbo Bubble did bubble up quite nicely, but I think you can achieve the same amount of bubbles using Mr. Bubble :)

side note: Some probably know this already but shower gels can double as bubble baths, just pour the desired amount under running water. They will not bubble up as well as a real bubble bath but the fragrance will stick to your skin better. I highly recommend it.

As for the samples, I haven't tried either of them yet. Gentle Lentil smells surprisingly good for what its called and Ice Blue Soap smells like mouthwash. :/

Here are the pics, sorry they are in poor quality, I took these at night in bad bathroom quality. I'll revisit this post when I try the two timing tart. I'll also take pics of the bath so you can see how well it bubbles

Sex Bomb

Bon Bomb

Two Timing Tart Bubble Bar

Turbo Bubble Bubble Bar

I also received two samples:

Ice Blue Soap & Gentle Lentil Solid Shampoo

I'd really like to give lush another shot, do you guys have any recommendations???