Beauticology Cupcake Bathtub Set

Post #2 already? That was fast! So, after my tokidoki lip balm review, I decided to entertain myself by doing another review on Beauticology's Cupcake Bathtub Set (sorry I don't know the full name of this set).

So here is how it looks like:

As you can see, the set of products sits in a petite plastic and sparkly bathtub - which is the cutest thing ever! It consists of 1 beauticology strawberry cupcake lip butter (15 mL), 1 beauticology cherry cupcake body wash (50mL) and 1 beauticology vanilla cupcake body butter (30 mL).

Price:
I purchased this at Sasa (Hong Kong beauties should know!) at a reasonably price. It was originally HKD$100 but it was 50% off. So I took this home for HKD $50. For what they give you, I would say that this is definitely worth it :D

Price Rating: 4/5 

Packaging:
Now for the packaging. It is pretty obvious that the packaging is very chic and minimalistic. Everything is awesome until I unscrew the lids.

See the silver lining around the product's opening? There was a tinfoil cover on it to protect it from germs or whatever, and removing it was a real pain. The silver cover for the lip butter came off well - but for the other two? NOPE. It stuck there creating an ugly lining around the openings. Also for the lip butter, how am I supposed to apply it on my lips? I have to drop a little globule of lip butter onto my finger then apply it -________________-

Packaging rating: 3/5 

Product:
Now for the part that everyone's been waiting for!


1. The Lip Butter

This is probably the most disappointing item in the set. I don't even consider this to be a so called "lip butter". To me they should re-name this to lip grease. I was glad that it smells liked strawberries, but when I put this on,  it is as if I am wiping my lips with KFC chicken. It feels greasy for about 20 minutes, but after that, the moisturizing effects kick in.

Lip butter rating: 2/5 

2. The Body Wash

This is one interesting product. You can't really see in this picture, but the liquid soap is actually sparkly. The texture of it is quite watery, but it foams up pretty well and smells extremely pleasant - a really treat for my nose! :D The glitter dissolves as you rub the soap in, and this product is definitely my favorite in the set.

Body Wash Rating: 5/5 

3. The Body Butter

 This body "butter" was way too watery to be even considered as a lotion, but despite that, Beauticology did a really nice job with the scent and the moisturizing effects of this. Though it is enough to quench my thirsty skin, it wasn't so effective on areas of my body with chapped skin. Not the best body butter I have purchased, but it was worth a shot. :)

Body Butter rating: 4/5 

Final Words:
Boy am I glad I purchased this when it was 50% off! I had really high hopes for this set of products, and it's a real shame that the lip butter turned out to be cooking oil. The body wash and butter really made up for the loss. Would I repurchase this? I'll pass. Would I recommend this to a friend? Maybe...

Pros: Outer packaging design, body wash, body butter
Cons: Packaging inside the lid, lip butter was too oily

Overall Rating: 3.5/5 (rounded up: 4/5) 



This is the last review of Feb 11! I'll be out the whole day tomorrow, but hopefully I will find time to do more :) stay tuned, Hong Kong beauties!