Thanks to my bff who is the biggest enabler ever, I fell in love with Lush Shower Gel last year and I haven't used anything else since. I currently have 3 on rotation and was excited to receive a sample of this from her because I had been enticed by the bright, bold yellow shade. Alas, this has disappointed me greatly... Thank goodness it was just a sample!
Scent: I'm sorry but this is just awful to me. It smells exactly like a giant garden store or the gardening section at The Warehouse. It's truly terrible, like a mix of every plant known to man, compost and dirt... It's very strong too, in your face and it tends to linger which wasn't appealing. Some people may really love this though, it's extremely floral and some people like that, so I suggest smelling it in store if possible or getting a sample first.
Product: So along with an offensive fragrance I also found the actual performance of this product substandard. Out of the three shower gels I have from Lush the texture is either a soft jelly gel or creamy, they lather easily and kind of melt into the skin. But Beautiful was very thick and gloopy feeling, it didn't melt down and lather like all my others did, instead it kind of just sat on the skin and I really had to work it in. Because of this texture difference it also didn't seem to rinse as easily which I hate in a soap/shower gel. Be warned, this also contains glitter. Thankfully it didn't transfer too much to the skin, I'm not still covered in sparkles the following day but it is there.
Overall: I think you can guess that this was a major disappointment for me. I am so glad I didn't buy the full size If you are interested just remember to give it a smell or try it out before committing!
I bought this off a beautiful BR member as I wasn't doing a Lush order any time soon and she was selling it for cheap. It arrived after a small hiccup with the postman and away I went with a smile on my face.
I had read on a blog that it smelled like sunshine in a bottle, and it's not wrong, but it's not entirely right either. The smell is quite different to anything I have and I don't always smell sunshine but I always smell beautiful! I know it has peach and apricot inside this delicious concoction but it seems more earthy or slightly floral. Maybe sweet and bitter at the same time.
What I like most about this is the fact that it looks like sunshine in a bottle. It's a deliciously bright yellow and strewn throughout it glitter. Just looking at the glorious thick yellow gloop cheers me up, even if I can't place my finger on the smell.
I don't think I would repurchase this, but it is a really nice shower gel. If you're into fruity scents you'll probably like this!