Wednesday, April 25, 2012

LUSH Mrs. Whippy Bath Bomb Review

One of the bath bombs I picked up in my April LUSH Haul was the Mrs. Whippy, a truly yummy bath bomb that smells like strawberries and cream.

I'm not a big fan of fruit scented soaps and bubble baths and perfumes so I was a little hesitant about buying the Mrs. Whippy.  However, it's pink and pink's my favorite color ... so I had to give it a try.  Not to mention the fact that I kind of felt sorry for the poor dear.  I didn't find much online about Mrs. Whippy and there weren't even many videos.

So here I am with a review of LUSH's Mrs. Whippy for all you LUSHies and I think you're going to like it.

First, the Mrs. Whippy is a creamy white bath bomb with swirls of pretty pink glitter on top and it really does look like a big serving of soft serve ice cream.  It fizzes slowly and took about 10 minutes to completely dissolve but while it's fizzing around your tub it releases a marvelous pink and creamy cloud, as you can see in my video below.

Now, on to the good stuff.  As I said, I'm not a big fan of fruity fragrances.  Oh, they're fine when you need a quick pick-me-up, they're really very invigorating.  Which is kind of what I expected with the Mrs. Whippy.

However, I was pleasantly surprised.  Made with Fair Trade Sugar and Soya Milk, the Mrs. Whippy has more of a sweet, floral fragrance to it, like strawberries, cream and flowers.  It's not overly fruity  and not cloyingly sweet because the Soya Milk blends all the fragrances into a creamy fragrance, if you can imagine that.

The water turns a beautiful shade of pink, too, which makes it even more luxurious.

The Soya Milk is a wonderful skin softener, too.  In fact, as a test, I whipped out a razor and shaved my legs - without the benefit of any creams or soaps.  Just me, the razor and Mrs. Whippy in the bath water, and not a razor burn in sight.

This is also a bath bomb you can use if you're Vegan as it contains no animal products whatsoever, and LUSH also strictly adheres to their policy of not using ingredients that have been tested on animals.

As for the headiness of the fragrance after my bath, yes, I still smell like creamy soft serve strawberry ice cream, but it's not overpowering at all.  Just a light, delicate fragrance lingering on my skin.

Overall, I give the LUSH Mrs. Whippy Bath Bomb 5 Stars and I'm putting it at the top of my list of LUSH products I must always have on hand!

My LUSH Haul for April 2012

My daughter and I visited the LUSH store inside Macy's at Tuttle Crossing in Columbus, Ohio and we had so much fun!  It was the Saturday before Easter and we must have timed it perfectly because when we walked in we were the only 2 customers in the place - so we had the shop to ourselves.

We also had the complete and undivided attention of two of the most marvelous LUSH associates EVER - Johntay and Lamar.  They treated us like royalty and gave each of us our own guided tour of the shop.  Of course, they were handsomely rewarded as we kept plopping more Bath Bombs into our baskets!

If you've never been inside a LUSH Cosmetics store I highly recommend it.  Shopping online at LUSH is great - especially if there's no store nearby.  But you simply must experience the store and the staff at least once in your life to get the full LUSH experience!

We were about 2 weeks to early to see the LUSH Mother's Day items but they're available online now.  You can see my write ups here:


Anyway, you're here to see my LUSH Haul for April.  So here we go!