Although these are expensive for so i bought several of them over the holidays to give as gifts and to be honest several for myself probably last me the rest of my life heres the catch i have not used one yet so i dont know how they will handle in the shower being so large but i wouldnt want them smaller because the idea of all the colors showing is what i fell in love with so each person will have to decide for themselves i bought them for their beauty and usefulness when im done showing them off my sister has used her and said she really likes it soap we received was a darker blue but i was expecting color to vary