Snow Fairy Shower Gel (100g bottle):
I was very excited to try this as everyone loves it so much and the colour and packaging makes for a very pretty product. My first impression was that it smelt very, very sugary and sickly and I was not sure how I felt about that as it's not the nicest smell in the world. After writing that sentence I checked the bottle and it claims to smell like candy floss and pear drops which would explain the sickly smell but my love of pear drops has got me wishing that Lush had made a separate product that smelt just like pear on its own.
On the actual product itself, it's just a nice shower gel really, and I smell nice throughout the day which is always good (I can confirm that the scent has currently lasted throughout a 10 hour day); the one thing I must say is that it works as an excellent bubble bath if you like lots of bubbles (who doesn't).
I would say this is more of a summer scent as it is sweet and fresh and I associate winter with more dark and heavier scents.
Snow Fairy Sparkle Massage Bar:
I actually couldn't remember how to use these as its been so long and they are slightly different from bath bombs which I normally use so I have to go to Youtube and watch other people describe how to use them. The great thing about this is that is a quite big and you can use it more than once (something you can't do with a big bath bomb).
The smell is exactly the same as the shower gel (obviously) but a bit subdued which I think makes for a better product. The bar itself starts to melt the minute you pick it up yet it also feels quite waxy.
I hate to say it but I actually really don't like this product, it leaves this weird neon pink residue all over you (luckily I only tried it out on my legs first) but due to the waxy consistency it is really hard to get off (I've actually stained a white flannel neon pink trying to do so). It also made my legs feel very waxy afterwards- luckily I had a moisturiser to hand. I am disappointed as I was looking forward to trying this and it had the potential to be really great. Plus now that I've used it and got it wet I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do with it as it is melting everywhere.
My overall view of Snow Fairy is that it is highly overrated. It is a nice shower gel but I just don't think it is worthy of the mass hype it gets (saying this I will probably buy it again next Christmas). I think the scent is a little too artificial and overpowering and they could do with toning down the sickly-sweetness of it slightly. I will also definitely NOT be ever buying a massage bar again as I really do not like the waxy texture or the weird residue it leaves.
Much to my immense disappointment the Christmas sale must have ended around new years day but as I didn't get back from various visiting trips until January 2nd I missed out on getting the So White and Golden Wonder bath bombs which I was dying to try but will now have to wait for next Christmas to do so. Boo.
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