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Most of the time, people like bath bombs and bath fizzers because of how they look. Unless you’ve used them before, your initial reason to buy something is based on how it looks and possibly how it smells (if packaging allows it). They come in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colours, and this is what keeps them interesting for me. I like to keep my eye out for bath products that are different in appearance to what I’ve used before. One brand I first tried in 2020 is Holler and Glow, available from Superdrug. One of the products I bought from their range last year was their Beauty and the Shell Bath Soak. Normally this costs £3.50, but I bought this when it was half price.
Why did I buy this?
I bought this online not in person. So what drew me in was the look of this based on picture alone. It looked cute, great colouring and came (still does) in 3 different versions so there were choices. At the time they were half price so it made purchasing this incredibly affordable.
What is this?
This is a bath fizzer that contains Vitamin E and Golden Chamomile Extract. It’s supposed to help nourish skin and soothe muscles.
How does this look?
This is a chunky, shell shaped bath fizzer. It’s not flat in shape or 2 dimensional. It’s quite a basic shell shape with grooves running down it on both sides, giving it a shell like appearance. This takes up the majority of the palm of my hand, so is a great size. The colouring of this is stunning! Mint green in shade, delicately sparkling with some form of pigment and/or glitter on it, making this look like an absolute jewel from the sea! The shimmer is gold, giving the shell an iridescence to it, making the mint green colour pop!
By the time I took Beauty and the Shell Bath Soak out of it’s plastic, some of the pigment/glitter came off (as you can see below). It did take away a little the initial WOW factor I got before unwrapping it, but still was pretty. It just looked more weathered!
Fragrance
It’s not a powerful scent, but what I got was something quite earthy and floral in fragrance. It’s pleasant enough, probably not my favourite scent of all time to smell, but makes sense considering it includes Chamomile.
In the bath
I put this into a warm bath. It fizzed a little and turned the clear water into a lovely shade of mint green. No foam or bubbles and nothing else materialised. It dissolved pretty easily and quickly, and although the bath itself looked very plain despite the water, the aroma it gave was soft and somehow very calming and enjoyable.
This has got to be one of the most plainest and simple baths I’ve ever had. But do you know what? It was very relaxing! I don’t know whether it was the fragrance or ingredients or whatever it was, but both my mind and body were in a good place and I was very surprised! The fragrance didn’t blow my head off, the colour of the water didn’t glow in the dark because it was so bright and I wasn’t suffocated with bubbles.
No drying of the skin or irritation. But at the same time this wasn’t very moisturising. No obvious fragrance left on the skin and no shimmer on myself or anything noticeable on the bath.
Recommended?
This product has stumped me! I shouldn’t like it because it does seem so basic in the bath but I think I do! And I must because the other two versions, which I have in my stash, I really want to try out so I think this has won me over! It’s easy to say who this isn’t for and who I wouldn’t recommend this than who should buy this. Do you want bubbles, fragrance, bright colours and a theatrical bath art show? Don’t buy this! If you are a fan of bath soaks that lightly fragrance and colour a bath, or you just want something in the bath but for whatever reason it has to be minimal, you might like this. You can see how this is a difficult product to review when on paper I should dislike it, right?
If you think this MIGHT be for you, Holler and Glow as a range are regularly on some form of promotion at Superdrug. You can find Beauty and The Shell here to purchase, and don’t forget there are other versions if you fancy a different scent and colour.