Shimmy Shimmy glitter bar

Shimmy Shimmy massage bar is something from LUSH that I’ve always been meaning to try, but it often gets overshadowed by the seasonal ‘snow fairy sparkle’ massage bar and I never managed to try it out until last week. This is part of LUSH’s permanent range, so can be picked up throughout the year. 

I never really noticed the scent of this bar until I got home and unwrapped it from it’s paper bag- it smells of the American Cream conditioner! I am unsure if this is a well known fact or not, as I know there are a LOT of fans of the American cream conditioner scent that haven’t managed to get their hands on the rare perfume or lotion- this could be a great alternative- as long as you like glitter!

And what a lot of glitter there is. Unlike the snow fairy sparkle bar, which is a soft glitter core surrounded by a fairly soft pink fairy ‘shell’, this bar is purely a off-white colour with tiny particles of silver/gold glitter running through it in their thousands. It is also quite a ‘hard’ massage bar compared to Snow Fairy Sparkle, making it less likely to squish and make a mess.

Rubbing this bar on your skin transfers a large amount of glitter and is good for highlighting places such as cheekbones, cleavage, and if you are wearing a strappy top or dress, legs and arms. It brings out a tan, but if you have pale skin, it also looks really nice.

Most people may say that this is a bar best suited to nights out, but in my opinion it looks great during the day when the sun hits the glitter, and I am planning on wearing a little bit of this to college.

I can’t really say the scent is particularly long-lasting or this bar moisturises incredibly well, but to be honest, I think the glitter is the selling point of this bar, and if you wanted something a bit more moisturising for dry skin, you wouldn’t really be looking at this bar.

This bar is 30g, which is about half the size of the bars such as Hottie, Each peach and Wiccy magic muscles, but it is a harder consistency and doesn’t seem to wear down as quickly when using it.

It costs 4.95 and would make an ideal gift…I will buy another when mine runs out and just regret waiting so long to try it!

8/10