Lush Sultana of Soap Review

The caption says it all really. This soap smells AMAZING, and eatable and mmmm i just want to savor it. I got given this soap from a friend and I am in absoloute love with it. It is beautiful and delish and i can't rave about it enough.

It comes in a big ish bar which i cut in half so it didnt waste away in the shower and it has lasted me months already.. (the other half i keep in my underware drawer and it has scented them all to smell yum too)

This soap can be purchased from their website i have seen for people like me who don't live near a Lush.

This looks so yummy and they say looks like nougat and it does, so it has a base and looks like it has little bits off clear soap in that part and there's a middle and a top layer and it looks like theres dried fruit in the top bit, it's a pale oatmeal colour and has wee flecks off a little herb type thing in it and the fragrance oh so sweet, bergamot and lollies and spice all in one, it's amazing it even has currants in it and spicey olibanum its so divine. The spicey olibanum must give the fragrance it's special yumminess to the scent. This is a soft creamy soap that makes an amazing fluffy creamy lather to smother myself in and makes me feel clean and my skin feels soft using this and I feel I've drenched my senses in happiness. The fragrance does linger on my skin for a while and I end up with a nice warm feeling and smell yummy. I nearly dry this soap when I've used it as I don't want it wasting away. For a splash of indulgence and a little bit of joy this is one soap I always buy. I don't find I get any off the rejuvenating that's meant to happen but for a soap it's so nice. When I'm down its my treat and my pick me up. Around eight dollars you get a block about the size of a bar off lux soap it does last and so worth it.

I was given this as a present last year and I was super excited about it because 1) It's Lush and 2) It's supposed to smell like sultanas. Okay so I was pretty disappointed with this one as it didn't really smell like sultanas at all. I'm not sure how sultanas are supposed to smell in a beauty product but I didn't expect it to smell like this. I can't really put my finger on the smell so to speak but I wasn't a huge fan, it smells more like its designed for the male species as its not floral its more of musky type smell. It also left my skin feeling super dry so if you have super dry sensitive skin like me, this is probably not going to be the one you want for putting more moisturise into your skin. I tried to love this soap but honestly just could not, so sad but they have so many other products in their range, I will stick to those instead.

On a recent trip to Lush I picked up the Blackberry Bath Bomb and the lady there also recommended this soap - Sultana of Soap which I picked up. I love that you can choose the size of piece that you want so you can spend as much or as little as you want. So this time I picked a piece for $11. I also need to mention that the customer service at Lush is fantastic. If you are unsure of what you want they are fantastic at helping you out and guiding you around the store, because it is a bit overwhelming at the start!

This scent of this is really hard for me to describe. It is sweet and spicy, a wee bit musky. I love it a lot. I have figured out that that is because of the bergamot, I love Earl Grey Tea which has bergamot in it too. The scent does stick around for a wee while when you are out of the shower, but it doesn't interfere with your perfume at all. When you pick this up you know that it is creamy right from the start, it just starts to melt in your fingers. This isn't your usual soap. Then when you use this it glides over your body, it foams slightly but not nearly as much as a 'normal' soap. My favourite thing about this is that when you wash it off leaves your skin feeling clean but not tight like it is overly clean. My body skin isn't particularly dry but I feel like this would be awesome if you did.

I really like this soap so I feel like I will repurchase in the future. But with Lush there are always so many to try so it might not be the first one on my list.

It was actually my partner who convinced me to buy this. Although on the pricey side it was totally worth it. What a luxury. Smells gorgeous and relaxing.

I have tried lots of lush soaps and it took me ages to try this one I think it's because I'm not overly fussed on having sultanas in my soap, to me it's like having sultanas in savoury food (casseroles, stews etc) I just don't get it! Yet love them in sweet food. Anyway I'm off track.

This soap is very soft. I ordered this online with some bath bombs and the bath bombs had left a big dent in the soap it is that soft. It is extremely creamy and rich it is definitely the most creamiest I've tried, It lathers up more than the other lush soaps I have tried too. The scent of this is a tricky little beast I get bergamot when it's dried before I've used it but when wet and on my skin it's more of an orange scent with something else I'm guessing it is the sultanas. Like all the lovely lush soaps they moisture your skin and don't strip your skin and leave you with that 'squeaky clean' soap feeling, you do of course have to moisture afterwards. The scent lingers for a few hours afterwards. It's nice but it's not my favourite because of the scent and the chunks tend to fall out and make a bit of a mess (and waste) unfortunately there are more soaps I would purchase before this one.

This is one of 2 lush soap that I buy even if its not on sale, saying that I only buy lush products during their 50% off boxing day sale, and even then only online because its ridiculous in the actual store, This soap is holy grail, its so creamy, and leaves my skin feeling so damn silky, (you will have fall out so watch the drain or get a drain catcher ) it smell like no other, its a very unique smell I cant find many other supermarket or cosmetics brands that offer a body wash that smells like this, its just so good. I feel so clean and silky afterwards.

I got this in a gift box from Lush (which I bought for myself, because why not!) which had a decent piece of this soap and a small Ro's Argan Body Conditioner in it for a very reasonable price of $14.95. It wasn't actually a soap I was particularly keen to try but all Lush is good Lush, so when my piece of Honey, I Washed the Kids ran out I popped this into my soap dish to give it a go.

Note: I only use soap in the shower to wash my hands, so this soap hasn't been used on anything other than my hands.

Sultana of Soap is way softer than pretty much any of the other Lush soaps I have tried. The huge looking piece has lasted less time than smaller, harder pieces of soap - something to consider if you're shopping on a budget.

The soap is a creamy 'vanilla' off white, with teeny dark flecks, which I'm assuming are the sultanas. Scent wise, it reminds me a lot of an item my Nana used to bake a lot: Eccles Cakes. In easier to understand terms, it's a sweet, slightly spiced scent that is warm, rich and pleasant. I really like the scent of this soap!

The lather is super creamy, and more hydrating than I was expecting. I don't really find that my hands dry out or feel tight after being cleaned with this soap - I do admittedly slather myself in lotion post shower, but until that point my hands are feeling nice regardless.

I would recommend this as a soap for people who aren't all about the super strong scents - it's one of the few I think my Mum would like :) My hesitation in giving this product 5 kisses comes in with the fact that it does melt/get used up really, really quickly.

I use Lush soaps as hand soap as I prefer to use shower gels in the shower. I'd started to build up quite a collection of soaps from various Lush gift boxes so I decided to give up liquid hand soap in favour of solid soaps. The best thing about this has been that the persistent patch of dermatitis on my little finger is finally gone! (I also highly recommend Lush's Handygurugu hand cream for this too) The other bonus is that Lush soaps make the bathroom smell amazing!

This has a subtle scent compared to some Lush soaps and not really that fruity. The soap itself has sultanas embedded into the top of it. Now these are a real nuisance and really serve no purpose at all. They are plump so don't exfoliate at all and make a real mess in the basin. I have drains that block easily so I ended up picking the loose ones off before I had to pick them out of the drain.

This is also quite a soft soap so it needs to be away from moisture on a well draining soap dish (my search for the perfect soap dish is eternal!) Otherwise it will turn to mush. It also makes a mess of the soap dish.

Overall, this is pleasant but a bit messy to use as leaves my skin really smooth an not dried out like some soaps.