Bubble Bath Bar Matchups: SEPHORA Effervescent Cube vs. LUSH Pop In the Bath Bubble Bar

During my visit to Sephora Starhill in Kuala Lumpur, I browsed beauty products and picked up some affordable bubble bath bars. Each one promised a great bathing experience with lovely scents and skin-nourishing ingredients. 

I couldn't wait to use these bars during our trip to Cebu, which was scheduled just a few days later. I know they'll make my evening baths truly relaxing. The thought of unwinding in a warm bubble bath, surrounded by the memories of the beautiful beaches and landscapes of Cebu, filled me with sheer excitement.

What added to the fun was the process of trying out these bath bombs and discovering which ones were the best. Here's what I found out.

SEPHORA EFFERVESCENT CUBE IN MUSK ALMOND

             Sephora Effervescent Cube in Musk Almond (around RM 4.95 or Php 68 per piece) 

A kind beauty consultant from Sephora Starhill suggested the Sephora Effervescent Cubes, which, according to her, would work best with their body oil. Since I was on a budget, I just bought the bath cubes and ditched the body oil.

                                          Demo at Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort

Fast forward to Cebu. As soon as we got settled at Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort, I took the three Sephora Effervescent Cubes on a test drive.

    

                                     Demo at Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort

At first, I was disappointed that the cubes didn't produce a massive amount of bubbles, which I had been eager to see. What is a bubble bath without bubbles, right?

   

A thick, milky foam emerged instead, slowly enveloping the entire tub. I soon found out that what the Sephora Effervescent Cubes lacked in bubble production, they greatly compensated for with top-notch skin nourishing capability.

I really felt that my skin became two notches softer after the soak! I regretted not buying the body oil, which would have yielded even greater results. Another thing worth raving about was the musk almond scent, which I found both sweet and soothing. 

MY RATING:

SEPHORA Effervescent Cube

♪♪ Good. It's worth a try.

SEPHORA MALAYSIA

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LUSH POP IN THE BATH BUBBLE BAR 

     

                                       LUSH Pop In the Bath Bubble Bar ( Php 275) 

I first heard about this particular product from R&R and have been quite intrigued by it ever since. A few days before our trip to Cebu, I stopped by LUSH at SM North The Block and purchased two bath bubble bars.

                                                LUSH Pop In the Bath Bubble Bar

A peek at the Lush Philippines Website revealed that this particular bath bubble bar consists of mandarin oil and orange blossom absolute, with a chipper little flower on top for an added twist. Like other LUSH products, this bubble bar wasn't tested on animals. 

   

Since it was my first time using this particular bubble bar, I must admit that I wasn't able to use it properly.

    

After peeling the wrapper, I simply threw it into the tub filled with lukewarm water.

   

  

Demo at Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort

It settled on one side of the tub and took forever to disintegrate.

What I didn't know at the time was that for better bubble production, I should have crumbled the bar under running warm water with the faucet turned to its maximum setting for even greater water pressure.

Demo at Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort

Anyway, here's what the tub looked like after the bubble bar disintegrated, and I whipped up some waves in it.

What I loved about the LUSH Pop in the Bath Bubble Bar was its delicate vanilla scent and, of course, its immense bubble capacity. As far as skin nourishment, however, the SEPHORA Effervescent Cubes were definitely much more effective in this department.

MY RATING:

LUSH Pop In the Bath Bubble Bar

♪♪ Good. It's worth a try.

LUSH Philippines

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