Uniqlo t-shirts, a McDonald’s menu, Ravensburger puzzles or a Lush bath collection… Who says exit from Super Mario Galaxy, the filmssays derivative products and collabs galore. For good reason, the two plumber brothers appeal to young and old to the point of having (again) quickly brings down the North American box office. But then, what’s new in space, you ask us?
It’s simple, when we saw that a collection of shower gels and bath bombs was going to arrive in the bathroomswe asked ourselves: “oh waitbut what do Mario and Luigi actually smell like? “. Yes, 20 Minutes we regularly ask ourselves existential questions, and we don’t hesitate to answer them (that’s how we are). Neither one nor two, we asked to test said products (and we were not disappointed).
Like a pipe smell
So, of course, we suspected (a little) that Lush was not going to impose on the public indelicate scents. But after all, Mario and Luigi should smell like pipes (they are plumbers), sweat (they have to accomplish extremely difficult missions), or mushrooms (they gorge themselves on it throughout the level), or even scorch it (Luigi is not the smartest of the bunch). But this is (obviously) nothing of the sort. Who would pay to immerse themselves in a bath with scents as sweet as those that intoxicate travelers on line 13 of the Paris metro every day?
The two mustachioed plumbers Although they spend their days in the pipes, running in all directions, struggling on mission after mission to extricate Princess Peach from Bowser’s clutches, when they turn into a cosmetics line, they smell good. A heresy? Not for our two heroes in overalls, Nintendo’s undisputed and undisputed mascots for more than four decades, on whom time seems to have no influence (yes, it’s beautiful).
But then, what do they smell?
Put down your controllers, stop sending banana peels (seriously, we’re talking about this obstacle – the worst ever), and help us solve this olfactory mystery. Close your eyes and imagine the two plumbers (we also like meditation at 20 Minutes), what do you smell right now? The banana? Totally off topic. Although… After all, our two mustachioed guys might smell like bananas.
We’re getting closer, but we’re still not there. A helping hand? Bim, we throw you a little invincibility star, and give you a (huge) clue: Mario and Luigi smell… the fruit. Right away, that changes the situation. They were thought to be traveling the world’s pipes, between breaks in enchanted realms, while they were taking it easy, un cocktail in each glove, all well dolled up. We feel (almost) betrayed. Still, they smell like fruit – but each has its own fruit.
Sparkling and delicious
Mario, the boss, is presented as an “energy” boost with the scent of “fresh pomegranate juice and Persian lime oil combining to create a cola-scented foam”. As for the smell of her brother, Luigi, it is (surprisingly) more dashing: a shower gel with “notes of fresh apple juice and sparkling grapefruit oil”. Both slip into their traditional adornments, red and green (the base). Then comes the eternal question: do we prefer Mario or Luigi? We’ve decided, for the shower gels, it will be (surprisingly) Luigi!
And because Mario and Luigi would be nothing (or almost) without the princesses, the mushrooms, the dinosaurs (oh! yoshi – to be pronounced with a high voice), the collection includes other cosmetics. The Princess Power body balm obviously smells of peach (Princess Peach, do you have it?) but also of blueberry (we don’t know why). The star (the famous one) comes in a peach bath bomb (just like the princess) while the Yoshi egg smells… of surprise. Yes, the smell depends on what’s inside. Another mystery!
