INITIAL BUBBLES
When I saw this bath bomb, along with others like it at the Sephora store in Toronto, I’ll admit vocally that I did not expect much. To be completely honest, I expected disappointment from such a small 45g bath bomb. I still decided to buy it and a few others for the purpose of trying them out and reviewing them.
The bath bomb I’m trying today is monoi scented.
Odd writing anecdote: Monoi, to me, sounds like something that a Minion in Despicable Me would be uttering. Funnily enough, the autocorrect on my phone thought I wanted to write “minion” when writing monoi.
FUN FACT ABOUT MONOI
What IS monoi? It’s an oil made by the infusion of the Tahitian Gardenia flower, the Tiaré flower, with coconut oil. Tahiti has been commercially producing this oil since 1942, but its traditional cosmetic and religious use can be dated back to 2000 years ago.
THE BATH
As I went to put the bath bomb into the bath, I’ll reiterate the fact that I did not expect much from it.
As I put it in, I expected it to sink to the bottom, create a few bubbles and barely color the bath, if at all.
When it entered the water, it bubbled surprisingly, sunk partially but eventually came back up as it was finishing up. The orb didn’t look like it was “struggling” if you will.
The scent was pretty strong for the size of this fizz ball and the bath was a bright yellow colour at the end.
I bathed in the sunscreen and summer scent as I enjoyed the water. Only a lemonade with a reusable straw and a prop umbrella would have completed this tableau.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Scent: sunscreen and summer scented
Opacity: very opaque
Final colour: sunshine yellow
Verdict: For 4$ and for the size of the bath bomb itself, I’m pretty surprised at this Sephora bath bomb’s effect, although, I do honestly wish it was bigger to present a more dazzling scent and colour. Sadly, it doesn’t have the flare of certain artistic bath bombs, but the monoi scent is definitely appreciated!
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