Review of Lush: Limited Edition Gingerman Soap.... The Fresh Baked Cookie Scented Soap, or a Waste of Money?

Gingerman Soap from Lush, is a soap I never would have ordered. It somehow though ended up in my last package instead of Pumpkin Soap, as ordered. It was unfortunate to discover that Lush didn't bother to let me know they ran out of Pumpkin Soap. Instead they shoved into my package Gingerman, as a foul attempt to fool me into thinking it was Pumpkin Soap.

At any rate, I wanted to be reviewing Pumpkin Soap, and honestly if I hadn't double checked I would have been reviewing Pumpkin Soap under the wrong description, which is basically a reviewers nightmare.

So without further complaints, I give you Gingerman Soap.

This soap is one of Lush's newest limited edition soaps. It is all 100% vegan, and contains real ginger root.

As Lush describes, Gingerman soap contains real ginger root, which is known to cure morning sickness. It would make a great gift for anyone pregnant. For those of us who are not pregnant, Lush claims we will enjoy it for its scent it leaves behind, which is compared to fresh baked cookies.
Appearance:

On the Lush.com website, Gingerman Soap is basically a square hunk of soap with orange and white patches on it that make up its color. All in all it reminds me of pumpkin pie, with some whipped cream thrown on top.

Appearance in person is the near exact same, so those of you who have ordered things from the Lush website, and ended up with something that looked nothing like what you saw online can rest assured that what you see, is what you will be getting.

Scent:
 
I was expecting a fresh baked cookie scent as described on Lush. Out of the package Gingerman had a very spicy cinnamon scent attached to it that I was not too fond of. Then again, as I stated, I didn't order Gingerman for this reason. I hate the smell of ginger. Lush added it in as a 'cover up' to my original order.

At any rate though, in the shower Gingerman did in fact mild its original overbearing cinnamon scent down to a near halt, leaving behind a light creamy vanilla scent of sugar cookies, just slightly burnt, fresh out of the oven.

Although I was not in love with the scent, it was decent.

Lather:
 
Gingerman Soap has a mediocre lather. It does not bubble up like most soaps. Instead it leaves behind a trail of cream which actually feels more like lotion than it does soap.

All in all, I was not to impressed with the lack of lather. A little more lather would have worked better, and been easier. Getting a lather from Gingerman requires a little more muscle action than other soaps I've used from Lush.

Dry Time:
 
Now most soaps I've used from Lush tend to leave behind a glorious and delicious scent on my skin for up to an hour after using it. Gingerman however failed miserably. As soon as I was out of the shower, and towel dried, no traces of Gingermans scent could be detected...not even on the freaking towel.

My skin felt clean, but relatively the same. Nothing soft or moisturizing to report here.

Overall:
 
Gingerman Soap is not worth the whopping $9.95 Lush is trying to charge. I think this soap is the highest price bar of soap I have ever seen Lush charge, and it's not even worth it. I would rather have my Pumpkin Soap.