Dorothy Bubble Bar

When I originally discovered the existence of the Dorothy Bubble Bar, I was really excited to try it out. It looked amazing and the reviews were really positive, which is always a good sign. Unfortunately, I think Lush had temporarily discontinued it at the time, as it wasn't listed on their site and I couldn't find it in any of my local stores. So I traipsed through pages and pages of listings on eBay and kept my eyes peeled, all the while hoping one would show itself sooner or later.

Two months later, a listing for a Lush gift box appeared, featuring none other than the Dorothy. I greedily snapped it up and anticipated it's arrival. As my luck would have it, Lush reinstated the Dorothy bar some three days after my order arrived, and my excitement deflated slightly. So much so, that I packed the Dorothy in my Bubble Bar box and forgot all about it. That was until earlier this week.

I'm going to be honest - the initial smell of this bubble bar is not all that pleasing. It smells a little of clean laundry after it's been left to dry overnight. A weak floral smell that is a little bit like 'Pop In the Bath', only not as sweet and sugary.  

Whilst running my bath, I popped the bubble bar under the tap and was pleased to see that the Dorothy produced a lot of bubbles. The heat and steam also helped to bring out the floral scent a little more, producing a very clean, fresh scent. However, the smell remained very weak, and when I first got into the bath, I could make out the scent of my pink FUN over anything that the Dorothy had created.

The bubble bar turns the water a beautiful deep turquoise colour, although this dissipates somewhat over time. As does the bubbles, which are nowhere near as soft or silky as other bubble bars that I've tried.

When I stepped out of the bath, and after drying myself, I was disappointed that the scent hadn't lingered on my skin at all. I also found that my skin felt quite dry and in need of a moisturiser. 

This bubble bar was very disappointing, and not something I would be interested in trying again. I would recommend this to those who perhaps prefer the subtle-scented products from Lush, and perhaps it would work better on those with different skin to mine. 

I reckon this bubble bar would be better suited if used alongside a strong-smelling ballistic or bath melt, but with so many products left to try, it's not something I have time to do. 

I'd be interested in hearing from people who really like this bubble bar, as I'm intrigued to find out what attracts you to this product.

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Cream of Tartar, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Perfume, Cocamide DEA, Ylang Ylang Oil, Orange Flower Absolute, Gardenia Extract, *Benzyl Benzoate, *Linalool, Colour 42090, Colour 14700, Colour 15510.

Vegan?: Yes