I Loooove lush, and this bathbomb is no exception. The first thing that hits you is the smell. It has a gorgeous floral/bitter berry smell with undertones of musk. Unlike other bath bombs I;ve tried the smell lingers for most of the bath rather than wearing off which is great! The colour is gorgeous, turning the water a deep blue/purple which swirl together throughout the bath.
I didnt find this bathbomb created many bubbles, which suits me fine since I'm not a bubble girl, but might disappoint others. Its also not as creamy as some of the others, so doesnt leave my skin feeling oily
My only gripe with this product is its quite large, and if you have a small-average sized bath there is a build up of colour that sticks to feet and baths! Some of Lush's other products are easy to break in half but that not possible with this particular one.
I'm a lush bath bomb regular, I'll often buy a whole heap at once and leave them in a bowl in my room (they make my whole house smell lovely). This was my first time using the blackberry bomb and I'd had a big week of physical activity so I went the whole nine yards- wine, candle and a good documentary on the ipad. The initial smell of the bomb in the packet is subtle and musky- not too sweat which I loved. I put the bomb in the water and was pleasantly surprised- the water was turning into a mix of mulberry purple and a bluish purple. Upon inspection I saw within the bomb there were little pockets of the two different colours that made vibrant streaks in the water- gorgeous! The water finally settled into a lovely deep purple colour and I noticed a little note reading 'BOOM' had appeared from within the center of the bathbomb- it made me giggle. The scent of the water was musky with floral notes- not artificial smelling and clean. It filled the bathroom but was not overpowering. I would say it was a calming scent- but the actually bomb while it was fizzing in the water was really fun and would cheer me up on a bad day (it would be hard to stay grumpy in a pretty cloud of swirly purples). I soaked for around 45 minutes and came out smelling amazing and clean. My skin was not itchy either (some highly perfumed soaps etc can make me itchy) and didnt feel dry. I will most definitely be using this bath bomb again.
Tips: Add some extra Epsom salts the water.