Early last year I posted about 4 shower gels, and 3 of the gels currently on rotation in my shower were reviewed at that time: Weleda Sea Buckthorn, Lush Happy Hippy, EO Grapefruit & Mint. The Roger & Gallet Rose is long gone and was not replaced, ditto with a tube of Weleda Wild Rose; thanks to some very kind readers, I am well stocked with the perennial favorite Lush Rose Jam. Today, two recent favorites: Lush Wash Behind Your Ears and Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose.
Lush Wash Behind Your Ears
This one was the subject of a daily lemming way back in February, but as usual it took me a good long while to do anything about it. When I finally tried it in a Lush store, I could hardly smell a thing, and although they let me use the tester to wash my hands under warm water, it still did not seem as fragrant as the description ("you’ll want every inch of your body to smell as addictively fresh and familiar as this jasmine and rose gel - even your ears! So lavish your skin in a bouquet of floral fragrance and be uplifted by notes of neroli, while conditioning organic sunflower oil leaves skin feeling soft and sunny.") promised. Still, it did not smell bad, and I'm just generally a sucker for Lush shower gels. I bought the smallest size, 100g.
Of course now I'm kicking myself since it's a limited edition and will probably be gone by the time I go back. First, do rest assured that it is every single bit as vividly orange as the image, maybe even more so, and it's thick and creamy enough that it goes on the skin a deep vibrant orange too (I would not be at all surprised if it stained a white washcloth). It even smells orange. What I pick up under a hot shower is mostly a bright and cheerful neroli, much stronger than I noticed in the store, but not nearly as strong as many Lush shower gels. It has a sweet-ish floral background and a touch of warm earthiness underneath that might or might not be the carrot. Unlike heavier floral shower gels from Lush, like Rose Jam or Flying Fox, it does not leave much of a scent on the skin after you dry off, nor does it perfume the bathroom, but that's ok with me. The formula does seem to be a bit more moisturizing than some of the others at Lush.
If you find most Lush shower gels too overwhelming, Wash Behind Your Ears might be perfect for you. It appears to have mixed reviews on the Lush sites, so if you want it, get it sooner rather than later. If I'm anywhere near a Lush store soon, I'm buying the big (500g) bottle. At the moment, that's the only size left on the US website, and it's (ack) $44.95. A little does go a long way! The UK still has it in four sizes.
Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose
I'm a long time fan of Hermès body lotion, at least, when I can find it at discount. I've happily passed whole vacations with no scent other than the Un Jardin Sur Le Nil body milk. Eau de Pamplemousse Rose, however, is my first shower gel from the brand. I figured it was a good place to start since I love the fragrance, and I am generally fond of the wake-up smell of grapefruit in my shower. And I'm pleased with my purchase: it's a well scented gel, true to the fragrance, and as with the Lush, a little goes a long way, so a single bottle should last a good long time if you use it sparingly. I did not find it particularly drying or moisturizing.
Do beware that it's true to the early stages of the Eau de Toilette, when the grapefruit can teeter towards the sulfurous side of things. That, to me, gives the shower gel a more masculine feel than the fragrance, but I do not personally find it bothersome or unpleasant. If you have trouble with grapefruit, do try it before you buy. The scent does linger on the skin very faintly, but not for long — I don't think you'll even notice unless you're seeking it out.
Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose Hair & Body Shower Gel is $43 (double ack!) for 200 ml.
The quick poll: how many scented shower gels and/or bar soaps are in your shower right now? (I've got 2 bar soaps and 5 scented gels.) And do share the names of any favorites!
I have two shower gels: Le Petit Marsellaises in the white peach/nectarine scent and Urban Dollkiss You Are Always Here (it’s a Korean brand) in lime. I don’t like bar soap because it leaves a slimy mess and always seems to attract crud/hair! (I am no Martha Stewart.)
I don’t like to use bar soap either, pretty much for the same reason.
Le Petit Marsellaise are so great, I enjoyed their orange flower last summer
Glad to know I am not alone in hating bar soap. I am pretty much phobic about it I fear.
I prefer shower gels generally, and whenever I find a perfect soap I wish I could find it in a shower gel
I love the Lush shower gels, but I’m staying away from Lush for now because that place is a danger to my bank account. I’ve been kind of cheaping out on my stuff recently, so currently I have one Olay body wash with argan oil that I’m working my way through (it does smell nice.. kind of an ambery floral scent). And when I finish that one, I have a Softsoap shower gel with avocado oil and iris. The scent is a floral iris/violet that is pretty good considering how cheap the shower gel is.
I try to rotate the Lush with cheaper things. The Weleda cream gels, I have to say, please me as much as Lush.
The iris/avocado oil is actually pretty nice! I’ve been using it for maybe a month now:
I have one scented shower creme, the Weleda Wild Rose that Robin mentioned in her earlier post, as well as an ultra-moisturizing Olay (unscented) that I am about to finish up. My diabetic skin is so dry these days that I am less about the scent and more about the moisture. Scented moisturizing shower gels or cremes would be great if anyone has some recommendations.
I will say that the Lush Rose Argan body conditioner stuff that you put on at the end of your shower really does work, but not sure it works any better than just putting on lotion? And it isn’t really a cleanser.
Are you happy with the Weleda? I find those reasonably moisturizing. I buy Aveeno gels for my husband, he also has very dry skin.
I second the Argan body conditioner. I love that stuff. It’s not a cleanser, so I actually use it out of the shower, more like a body butter. But it is pretty strongly scented and could easily take the place of perfume for the day you use it, so YMMV.
That’s mostly how I am using it too, but someone posted here that a Lush SA told them you should not use it that way, it would be bad for your skin. I cannot see why that should be so, can you?
Huh.. that’s interesting.. I hadn’t heard that, and I can’t think why that would be either. I’m looking at the ingredient list on their website and it doesn’t differ significantly from their other lotions and body butters. Maybe it’s just about how oily it is? That’s the only real difference I see.
Or maybe it’s just nonsense
The L’Occitane almond shower oil is the most moisturizing shower product I’ve ever used – it’s not cheap but I splurge on a bottle every winter when my skin gets really dry.
Seconding this! It smells great, and is perfect for dry winter skin!
My skin is ultra-reactive to anything potentially drying, so like you, I use products that treat my skin right rather than smell good. Same goes for what I use on my hair, and shaving products.
I went through the same process of elimination with both: first stopped using shower gels, shampoos, and shaving creams with sodium lauryl sulfate (which helped), then eventually stopped using all of the above. This finally solved the problem of skin & scalp so itchy I’d nearly draw blood scratching all the time. I also use lotions and creams that are functional rather than nicely-fragranced.
So really I’m no use here except to commiserate! (I do also pat myself on the back on occasion for the money not spent on scented bath products
) That said, I had a tin of a Rosine gel-perfume that I never wore but wanted to use up. I did so by mixing it in with the coconut oil I use to moisturize post-shower. Now my functional oil smells good! I’m going to experiment next with adding straight perfume to it. Best to you in your search!
We’ve always had good luck with Aveeno soothing moisture relief cream (has to be cream, not lotion) from the baby section. Have used in on our son for his eczema in the winters since he was a baby.
Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Cream is the bomb…I use it as hand cream at night before bed and it is amazing.
I had good luck last winter with Cerave Eczema Soothing body wash. It doesn’t lather up at all, but somehow, I always felt clean. And I followed it with Curel Hydratherapy, you can use it on wet skin, which I think works a bit better.
Also second the Aveeno and the L’Occitane shower oil.
I use the Cerave as well!
It really did save my skin last winter. ????
For diabetic skin, may I suggest the Korres line of shower gels? They have a great, subtle fragrance and are made with highly moisturizing ingredients. I currently have the Jasmine and I love it! You can find on the site, but I picked mine up on sale clearance at Marshall’s! (broken cap) https://www.korresusa.com/bath-and-body/shower-gel
ALSO! After you shower, PAT DRY GENTLY; leave your skin slightly damp. Then massage in a good lotion, like AmLactin, or a good body oil, like Neutrogena Sesame Oil.
I’d be more than happy to try Le Jardin de Monsieur Li shower gel, if someone gave it to me.
What I’m currently finishing is Yves Rocher Olive & Petitgrain which will be followed by YR Lavender & Blackberry I bought last week. Oh! And there’s also liquid soap in Organic Mandarin & Mint from Rituals.
On my foamy agenda are Atelier Cologne shower gels I MUST try one day. Love their soaps, such high quality and they last forever. Rose Anonyme would be my first pick.
I agree on the Atelier soaps. And they last forever!
I was once gifted with Pomelo Paradis bar, I was using it for over a year on regular basis until it got finished!
Ha, so would I. As soon as I find Monsieur Li at discount, he will be mine
Atelier soaps are very well done. I just finished a bar of Mistral Patchouli, and at some point I will replace it.
Popping in to say that scent (the only A.C. I lile) isn’t on their site anymore so don’t wait too long. I’m dithering over a big bottle.
Me, too! I really like Mistral Patchouli, but thought I had plenty of time to get some. It seems to be the only one that AC has dropped from the line; wonder why?…
I have a Silver Iris soap that I got as part of a set. I still haven’t opened it. Not sure what I’m waiting for.
I had one and it lasted a very very long time. I finally gave up on it.
Was the poll already a year ago? Yikes!
I still have the last bit of l’Occitane Almost Shower oil from last time. Seeming to treasure that and wait until my skin is incredibly dry to use any.
Also Rose Jam and Le Petit Marsaillais in Orange Blossom.
Along with that a bar soap of White Jasmine that I picked up at Winners and am loving it.
I’d love to try Eau Des Merveilles shower gel but am a bit trigger shy on that since splurging on the bar soap version and not loving it.
Oh no — do tell what you didn’t love about the bar soap, because if I found that or the EdM shower gel on sale I’m sure I’d buy either.
Would love a Claire des Merveilles shower gel, but don’t know that they ever made one.
The bar soap was nice enough but just smelled of…soap. I’m thinking the shower gel might have more oomph to it? The bar soap also melted away quite fast and to me just wasn’t worth the $$$$$.
Ah, gotcha.
Two bars….Atelier Grand Neroli and Tom’s of Maine unscented sensitive skin bar. Wish I had not finished my Brown Sugar and Fig body wash a while back (unbeknownst to me it was limited as a d/c scent).
Is that the BBW? Looks like they have it online, and marked down.
Yes!!! OOO!!! So tempting
I asked about it recently in a BBW store and the SA told me they only bring it out once a year.
I LOVED BBW brown sugar & fig. Used many bottles of the gel and lotion.
I have only experienced the shower gel but I bet the lotion is equally as fantastic.
Well, uh……well….uh…….
On 4/1/17 I counted 56 bottles of shower gel in my bathroom cabinet. I did a YouTube video about it, with a plan to thin the herd and get under control!
I gave several bottles away to coworkers, and now I’m systematically using up the little bottles, one at a time. Then, I’ll move to the BBW bottles.
Right now in the shower, I have a tube of Waleda Sea Buckthorn gel, and my younger daughter has a small Love’s Baby Soft gel that she is using up. Hubby, the oldest gal, and my son use bar soap.
My bar soap addiction is another problem for another post? LOL!
Time for a use it up challenge!
Impressive. I’m not quite at that level but I am a sucker for scented bath products myself. So is my husband, so we have to negotiate each time we finish something,
56 bottles is most impressive.
I think you mentioned in another thread you hadn’t tried the Aromatics Black Cherry…let me know if you’d me to send you some…I can be reached at sherainsocal with our friends at gmail.
I would love to try it! I’ll be emailing ya….THANK YOU!
WOW! *goggles* You are the cleanest, best smelling pharmacist!
I usually use Mysore Sandal soap, both in shower and hand basin. But I also have Yves Rocher Vanilla Bourbon shower gel, some small bottles of Raspberry and just finished a bottle of Coconut. My husband’s on his second bottle of Cuir Vétiver gel.
I need to buy some Mysore sandalwood soap!
While I love the smell of Rose jam I find the stuff incredibly drying on my skin. It hasn’t kept me from buying another bottle, but boy that stuff seems to take off the top layer of your skin. I do fancy that orange colour though. And as our King turns 50 this Thursday it might just be occasion enough to get me something in that colour
I hardly ever use shower gels, I prefer soaps. I tend to buy mine whenever I’m in France and visit small local soap makers. My current favourites are from a place in Normandy. They contain donkey’s milk and are incredibly soft on skin. The smells are very light but pleasing.
It is more drying than other Lush gels, don’t know why. The WBYE is way less drying, and so is Happy Hippy.
And Happy Hippy is a great name
Yes!
One of the first ingredients is sodium laurate sulfate (SLS), which is a very powerful detergent, which counters the effect of the rose oil. I find it VERY powerful and only use in the summer when I am sweating a lot, wearing sunscreen and if my scalp also needs a clarifying wash. I would combine with a squirt of plain mineral or plant oil and use in the shower other times of the year.
Good to know another culture uses donkey milk. I have a few asian skincare products with donkey milk, which sometimes strikes me as… odd. But then I tell myself it’s not so different from making products from goat milk…
I’ve never really given it any conscious thought to be honest. Both tend to give very gentle soaps.
I have a brand new bottle of Wash behind your ears that I am going to open tonight! It replaces a small Snow Fairy that I finished yesterday. Also 3 bottles that I received for Christmas: a Citrus Verbena shower gel from L’Occitane, an Amazing Grace exfoliating wash from Philosophy and a “Vaniglia e Zenzero” body wash from L’Erbolario.
Oh good, do come back and tell me what you think!
I liked it. Not an all time favourite, but nice. I thought it smelled of freshly grated carrots and lemon, with a hint of spicy hyacinth, but generally I’m very bad at recognizing smells. But I still love perfume!
Glad you liked it!
I’m feeling very on-trend, since I currently have both Weleda Sea Buckthorn gel AND an Hermes shower gel – a mini of the Terre d’Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche – in my shower. I like the Weleda quite a bit; the Hermes smells AMAZING but doesn’t lather up at all (I have very hard water, alas). I also have a Library of Flowers shower gel that I picked up for a song at TJ Maxx. I don’t particularly like the scent of it (it’s something like Wildflower & Fern), but it lathers really well and isn’t drying.
OH, I want some TdH shower gel too! I don’t mind low-lather things, in fact sort of used to it. (The Weleda doesn’t lather all that much either, does it?)
I get a moderate amount of lather from the Weleda but barely a bubble from the Hermes. It really does smell great, though – both my husband and kid commented on how good the bathroom smelled last time I used it!
Interesting. I am probably not paying enough attention, or maybe my water isn’t as hard as yours.
I was all set to reply, “My water is the worst!” but I Googled “hardest water in the U.S.” and learned that my water is ‘very hard’ but not ‘extremely hard.’ The more you know . . .
Currently there are three shower gels (L’Occitane Pamplemousse Rhubarbe, Lady Gaga Fame & Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede) and one bar of soap (Lush Respect Your Elders) in my shower.
All of these are not very heavily fragranced. I can layer them with my perfumes or body lotions.
Oh, the Pamplemousse Rhubarbe is also on my wish list but I may have missed that boat!
“Respect your Elders’….I would buy that bar for the name alone!
Two shower gels in residence in my shower, but one of them is my husband’s. He is using Pacifica’s Sandalwood, and I am currently using the big honking bottle of Lush Rose Jam that I picked up back at the beginning of November. After the Rose Jam is gone, I have a bottle of Korres Jasmine in the wings. No bar soap for me, since the water where I live is stupid hard, with a lot of calcium and magnesium in it.
Now see, I could not stand to have only 1! I would have both of those in the shower and alternate. Then again, we don’t have tons of shelf space in there so many of them are on a sort of ledge above the shower and they knock down easily. Oh well.
Currently I have six shower gels in my shower.
1. Carnal Flower
2. Lys Mediteranee
3. Lipstick Rose
4. En Passant
3. Byredo Pulp
4. Lush Rose Jam
5. Lush Wash That Man Right out of My Hair
6. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
oh–I forgot, my husband uses Molton Brown Black Pepper body wash and I also have a Dreamwash shower smoothie I’m finishing up.
What a lovely collection — I might have to come shower at your place. How is the Pulp shower gel?
It is really wonderful, the scent is true to the perfume and lingers on my skin after I towel off. Which–for that price point, it better! (I have dry skin as well, and I don’t find it drying.)
Good to know, thanks!
I was a lemming and got WBYE a couple of weeks ago after bringing home a sample and liking it. i haven’t noticed it being moisturizing but I like the subtle scent, including the carrot I get right at first.
Also have Body Shop Satsuma, Lush Rose Jam (currently in the cabinet) and The Olive Branch. I also have some Boots fig shower cream, which is nice at summer.
Trying not to indulge in a Petit Marseillaise, just for space reasons. ,,
Glad it has fans! And I don’t know that I’d call it moisturizing except in comparison to things like Rose Jam.
I’m waiting for the weather to heat up to pull out my bar of Blanc Lilas, which is my favorite summer soap. The lilac is wonderful.
A Lush Rose Jam, a Pacifica Orange thing, a mini Le Labo Rose 31, a bunch of Molton Brown minis, and my husband’s Jack Black thing reside in the shower. Not in the shower, but I occasionally pull out L’Occitane Amber & Santal (so sad this is d/c) and Korres Japanese Rose.
Only related, but I am really enjoying Aromatherapy Associates bath oils. A little goes a long way both in terms of scenting and moisturizing.
I think Rose Jam will win the poll today
I don’t know why but I am dying to try the Rose 31. How is it? I have never smelled the perfume but that soap is on my to try before I die list.
I am probably going to stay at the downtown Vancouver Fairmont and will save a Rose 31 shower gel for you…I hope they don’t change their toiletries line!
I’ve been wanting to try those Aroma Associates oils. They are supposed to be wonderful.
Does anyone remember Body Shop Raspberry Ripple shower gel from the 1980s? My mother had some – I remember it being dark red and a very delicious raspberry. I was hoping the Yves Rocher raspberry would live up to my memory but it doesn’t quite.
I don’t, sorry!
Right now, I have Thymes Agave Nectar shower gel and Trader Joe’s Oatmeal and Honey (or something like that) soap and that is it. I usually have 2 or 3 shower gels, but I keep thinking I’m going to switch to soap only to cut down on packaging and be more “green,” so just the one for now. Until I find more interesting things at Marshalls
I got several of the Agave Nectar shower gels and hand creams there on clearance so well stocked for now.
That oatmeal soap was my husband’s staple, for years, until his skin started getting dry. I can literally smell it in my mind right now.
Can’t beat the price! Snd it is a nice soft scent. My husband gets migraines, sometimes from smells so can’t have anything too smelly in the shower.
Way too many BBW shower gels. I have a tendency to stock up on the ones that I like, which are mostly semi-discontinued (they bring them back during the semi-annual sales)–Dark Kiss, Cherry Blossom, Black Raspberry Vanilla and the aromatherapy Orange and Cedar. And I try to cash in the coupon for the free travel size whenever I get the chance, usually for Moonlight Path, which is really relaxing.
I wish they still made the original Coconut Lime Verbena — would love to have another bottle of that.
I’m pretty boring in this regard. I use fragrance-free shower and body products except for limited use of Claus Porto or SMN soaps. My skin is dry and a bit sensitive, so I’m essentially saving my chemical exposure quotient for perfume.
I did try a sample of Diptyque L’Ombre dans L’Eau shower gel once and really liked it, but never bought a bottle.
And Diptyque’s bar soaps are usually great.
Tell me more about your soaps, I have dry/sensitive skin as well
I use Cetaphil body wash lightly on my face and skin, bar soaps for areas that need more cleansing. Although the Claus Porto and Santa Maria Novella soaps are scented, they seem to be gentle. SNM also makes a fragrance free soap, I believe. The Claus Porto soaps are very dense and last forever.
Ah, I have never seen the Clous Porto soaps..I will try to see if any independent pharmacies here carry them
I have a pretty boring and extremely cheap shower stash.
You splash that stuff right off and down the drain it goes, right??!!
So, a huge bottle of Sanex (dont know I they sell it in USA, but its a very basic and very boring brand of personal care products),
and a small bottle of L’occitane Jasmin Immortelle Neroli.
Maybe one day I’ll treat myself to a Hermes Eau de Narcisse Bleu shower gel (If they still sell it somewhere).
I hear you! I am too cheap for Hermes unless I find a great deal, and every time I buy a Lush gel I am freaked out by the price all over again.
I tried that WBYE at Lush and couldn’t smell much either in the store which seems to happen with their lighter scents getting overpowered.
Nothing fancy in my shower right now : Auromere Himalayan Rose Ayurvedic soap (bar) and Nubian Heritage Hemp and Vetiver body wash which doesn’t seem as moisturizing as the bar soap and the color, frankly, grosses me out a little.
I might get a bottle of shampoo/body was in Lush Flying Fox “flavor” from the woman I mentioned in my SOTD post who makes Lush dupes (I got hair conditioner in Lust).She has her own fun blends that you can get in a variety of body products as well as edps and perfume oils-Sucreabeille is her brand-no affiliation; just pleased so far.
They will usually let you test things under a hot tap, which helps, but yeah, hard to compete with the smells in that store!
thank you for the tip on sucreabeille! I’ve been looking for the discontinued Ginger scent from Lush forever!
Well I’m with Jada in the “more is more” category. So I’ll confess to what is actually in (or near) the shower and la-la-la look the other way at the bottles that are on shelves somewhere.
1. The Body Shop Olive shower gel. I always have some of this around. (“Some” at the moment being 6 of the giant bottles. What!! They were buy 3, get 3!! And without doubt I’ll use them up this year.)
2. 365 Organics Lavender shower gel. Always have this one on hand, too.
3. L’Occitane Cade
4. The Body Shop Vanilla Bliss
5. L’Occitane Ambre & Santal
6. Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood
7. Lady Primrose Pinon Eucalyptus
8. Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire
9. Smidge of Donna Karan Black Cashmere
10. Small bottle of Lush Lord of Misrule
11. Pacifica Mediterranean Fig
12. Malin + Goetz Rum
13. The Body Shop Smoky Poppy
14. mystery odds & ends of travel samples….
Small wonder it seems to take forever to empty a bottle, huh.
What a nice mix of things! Hugely envy your Black Cashmere, I hear that is great.
It is. And Beauty Encounter still has it: 2.5 oz tube for $7.99.
Aha — off to take a peek!
That’s a lovely collection! With your permission, I will clone it and store it in my spare bedroom. ????
I am coming over to your house for a shower, I will bring a bottle of my body oil in exchange!
I have a bit of a problem with shower gel accumulation. I’m glad I’m not alone in this problem. I have *twelve* of them hanging around.
Right now, I have the following in my shower rack:
Burt’s Bees Citrus & Ginger – this will be finished in a couple of days
Seaweed Bath Company Hydrating Body Wash – Target impulse buy, it’s reasonably moisturizing
Ahava Hibiscus & Fig – this is a rebuy, just lovely. I’m ignoring it until I finish the BB.
In the wings, I have a Lush Lord of Misrule, Jack Black turbo wash, a Dove with nutrium, and my fave, Shikai shower gel in Yuzu…I’ll stop now…
I like that Shikai too! My mom buys it (seriously) in the gallon jug refill.
Wow, I should probably do that, too. The price is better in bulk, I’m sure. After I thin the herd a bit, of course!
I have a huge bottle of Lush Lord of Misrule, which is going to go right on by its supposed “freshness” date, which I have always considered a crock anyway. Also I have some Le Petit Marsellaises in Orange Flower — a brand that is making a good showing here, surprising to me since I’d never heard of it before recently seeing at my local grocery store.
Kevin & I were just having a conversation about expiration dates on perfumes — agree, it’s all a crock, except that Lush in particular does not use so many preservatives so I guess they do not want to be blamed if the products spoil. But I’ve used their products way past the expiration date.
I figure they’re like expiration dates on food – a best guess, and entirely hypothetical. But included for liability purposes.
When I bought a new bottle of Rose Jam in November, I noticed that the gel was much lighter in color, and smelled more lemony, than the what was in the bottle I was just finishing up. I don’t know if the color and scent changed over time, or if they vary from lot to lot, but I much preferred my “old” bottle — which was just approaching the “use by” date — to the new. Am kind of hoping that there is some kind of aging process and that the new bottle will mature.
Oh no!
Eggwhite soap and Rituals shower foam
Simplicity!
Oooh! Shower gel! On rotation right now:
Hermes Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlate
FM PoaL Shower Cream
Hermes Voyage (almost gone and I will not replenish)
Solstice Scents Owl Creek Aleworks Creamy Whipped Soap
Kniepp Shower Gel in Lavender
Very nice collection! Creamy Whipped Soap sounds tempting.
I love shower gels and currently I have
Mon Guerlain shower gel which is heavenly
Coco Noir
Miller Harris Feuilles de tabac shower wash which I share with my husband
Nice set!
I just bought a sampler set of Claus Porto soaps which are amazingly lovely but haven’t used any yet. I’m not supposed to be buying perfume but soap is functional…even high-end soap.
And I have and use Rose Jam and Flying Fox but I must say that while I like Lush shower gels, I don’t find the scents linger at all and I am not using them sparingly either but can’t really detect them post-shower.
Any recommendations for shower gels where the scent lingers more?
For anyone who has used Claus Porto soaps…will they be as lovely as I imagine please? I hope the scents last post-shower.
I don’t remember the scents lingering much but they are very nice and the bars keep their integrity well, becoming neither soggy nor peely and dry.
Good, I just gave that sampler set as a gift to someone.
I bought Tobacco Blossom at Fumerie August of last year. I used in right away. The scent did not linger at all. It smelled nice in shower.
I don’t think the Claus Porto scents last after shower, but the soaps last forever, relative to other soaps. I would buy them again – if I ever finish the holiday gift set I bought on sale years ago.
POAL Shower Cream lingers!
Phew! I’m glad I’m a bit late and Jada and Pixel have paved the way for my ridiculous shower stash. Currently on tap are…
Always: Alba Midnight Tiberose, Naive Rose Hip, and Naive Peach Leaf – all in huge pump bottles
Current alternative scents: TBS Clementine, Moringa, and a mini Strawberry, Jason Naturals Apricot, Diptyque original in a travel size, Philosophy Fresh Cream, Coco, elizabeth W Lilac, Dial Miracle Oil (grabbed on a trip and is better than I expected), and Skinfix Oil Wash for when I’m feeling sensitive.
I am NOT gonna count the stuff waiting in the closet.
Why count?
I love the Alba Midnight Tuberose. A cheap thrill that is great for the skin.
At least it’s not just me then.. I have a pretty healthy selection of shower gels.
1. Korres Jasmine shower gel – a travel size.
2. The Body Shop Honeymania.
3. Lush Wash Behind Your Ears – 100 ml
4. Crabtree and Evelyn Iris.
5. Dr. Bronner’s Almond.
6. L’Occitane Verbena.
7. Lush Lord of Misrule -100 ml
8. Lush Don’t Rain on my Parade
I guess I need options. This doesn’t even include the stuff in the drawers or closet either. At first glance in there I see a tube of Bronze Goddess shower gel (exfoliates, so it’s a double whammy product) and a bottle of lovely Olio da Bagna almond bath oil from my work friend; this is from Italy so I use it sparingly as an after shower moisturizer if I’m extra dry.
How is the C&E Iris?
It’s a light iris fragrance; I find it slightly green. I also got the matching body lotion in the set with the gel; the lotion will amp up any lris-centric fragrance and both definitely layer nicely with Chanel 19, Prada Infusion d’Iris or Silver Mist.
Nice, thanks!
I have some Lush stuff, Rose jam, Lord of misrule and and a pink one that smells strongly of bubble gum (that is my sons) but they are so drying that I can’t use the regulary.
I love the L’Occitane almond oil, but its so expensive that it hurts to buy it.
Weledas are nice, I usually buy the buckthorn. The body oil is divine to follow with.
Then, I always have some Lactacyd lactic non-soapy soap thats a thin white liquid thats very gentle and doesn’t dry the skin.
Also. I usually stock up on Rituals shower gel and sugar scrub. The pink one a ned the green are my favorites. And, they are quite cheap for that kind of quality.
2nd the Weleda body oils. Lovely. Not a long enough shelf life for me though so have stopped buying them.
I’m afraid I used them up quickly. But it’s cold from october to may here so one gets very dry.
I think that’s the thing to do. I bought 2 scents at once, that was a mistake.
I’m a fan of bar soap! I live in an area with soft water and I like the efficiency of soap. The lack of packaging & “paying for water” is a bonus! I’m trying to use up a Claus Porto Chypre (lured in by the name – it’s not a chypre!! It smells good though), because I’ve used it everyday for half a year and I want something new…
This comment section has reminded me of the L’Occitane almond shower oil which I used when I lived in Italy! I can smell it right now – I might have to buy a mini travel bottle for when I go to Rome again this summer
I don’t think I’ve ever lived anywhere with soft water, usually the opposite! So don’t even know the issues.
That’s the one drawback of the Claus Porto soaps, LOL! You may have to set one aside for awhile if you are hankering to try something new.
Currently in my shower are Annick Goutal Encens Flamboyant and Kiehl’s Orange Flower and Lychee shower gels and Pirouette Essentials Roman holiday bar soap. The bar soap is in a discontinued scent of espresso and olive oil. And I love both of the shower gels. The AG Encens really lingers on skin. Sadly the Kiehl’s is no longer in production. I was lucky to find it half off at Nordstrom Rack a few years ago.
I always keep two shower gels and one bar soap in there. I’m jealous that some people have so much space in their showers for lots of products. I have a back log of about 10-12 each of shower gels and bar soaps. And that feels like a lot for me. I’m trying really, really hard not to bring in any more. It doesn’t help that my mom and boyfriend’s mom love to give me bar soap as gifts.
I have a hanging mesh shower organizer thingie (it hangs on the loops of the shower curtain) and can fit more stuff on the ledge above the shower. I’m afraid it does not encourage me to go minimal.
I love Kiehl’s bath and body line, especially the Coriander and the Grapefruit. Beautiful scents and easy on the skin.
I love both shower gels and soaps, and usually have more awaiting their turn to be used than I should! Currently in the shower are Lush Rose Jam (yes, it is winning the poll) and the Rose Argan body conditioner. To take it up a notch, I have also been wearing the Lush Gorilla Perfume Imogen Rose – yesterday and today. I am pleasantly surprised to hear about so many Rose Jam users as I kinda thought it was limited edition or discontinued? I have been using mine v.e.r.y. sparingly. Do I not need to?
They seem to bring it back on a semi-regular basis. I am pretty sure it’s the single most popular Lush scent among perfumistas — can only assume it is not the best seller among the general population or they’d keep it in stock all year.
Thanks, Robin, that’s rosy news!
Just 3 for me at the moment: Everyday Shea Lavender, Molton Brown Japanese Orange and a mini Molton Brown Rosa Absolute.
I have never yet had a MB shower gel — you like them, I take it?
I do, especially the Japanese Orange. They make luxurious gifts (the Black Pepper is a nice choice for men), which is why I bought a ton of them at Christmas time — enough that I got a variety set of minis as a gift!
Thanks! Will give the JO a try.
Oh yay! I count soap and shower gels as fragrance, too , espeiclaly in the summer when I want to layer with 4711 or some other body mist/ cologne!
1) Lush Rose Jam. – I buy this in the winter and save for late spring early summer. Incredible, yummy scent- perfect blend of rose/neroli/vanilla. Powerful stuff- I use when it’s hot, wearing sunscreen and when my scalp needs a good clarifying wash. I will use my rose/jasmine oil this for an extra hit of awesome.
2) Korres Jasmine Shower Gel: Wonderful stuff- it is so moisturizing and has a lovely, soapy jasmine scent, very refreshing and happy making. I have this huge bottle, so I can swap it in and out whenever. I also made a small bottle to go with me to the gym.
3) Aromatics Shower gel: Holy moly, you guys, this smells like the drydown of Aromatics without having to deal with that weird sage note at the front! As my housemate puts it after my shower: It smells like God was here.
4) Jo Malone Rose soap: I keep this in my bra drawer. My bras always smell very nice indeed!
5) Kahina Beldi Soap: OMG- I was given this as a gift from friends in Seattle, and I am over the moon. This is basically a type of whipped soap, scented with herbs and eucalytpus oils. It’s both a body masque and soap. Basically, you first have a hot air bath/ steam bath (hammam) for several minutes, up to 15-20 minutes and sweat your life away. (drink water when doing this)THEN, you go and massage this soap all over your your body with a mitt or exfoliating washcloth, scrubbing every inch. Then you rinse off, and you are as clean and relaxed as a well fed newborn.
The soap is very energizing and smooth; it did not leave me feeling dry at all. The scent will remind you of Vicks Vapo rub, but nicer, if that makes sense! It’s a nice ritual to have once a week and once you layer on body cream or oil, the herbal scent plays nicely with others.
Very tempted by that Kahina Beldi soap, it looks wonderful!
It’s good- but my goodness it is EXPENSIVE (as is all Kahina products). I am most fortunate I got this as a gift. I use this at the gym on Saturday mornings- I go into the steam room, sweat it out, then massage with the soap, deeply, and rinse off with very hot water. Very good!
That does sound very good…going to look at more Kahina products, I think I feel a daily lemming coming on
OMG, I’m actually embarrassed by how many bath products are in my bathroom. I have a cabinet that rivals Donatella’s perfume display!! There are 3 shelves packed with gels, bath salts, lotion, body creams, bubble bath, oils, etc! Seriously people are astonished when they see the variety. It’s one of my favorite vacation souvenirs when we travel, I seek out local scents and little boutique. Now I have to say I have a huge pedestal tub and a separate walk in shower so it’s not like I don’t use the stuff right?
I tend to rotate my bath items by season, winter just went away and spring has sprung in the shower.
2 soaps: both by Rileyville out of Portland OR. They smell amazing and the scent lasts. Lilac and Lemon Poppyseed are the new scents for spring. (my husbands Irish Spring is ignored as it should be).
3 shower gels: Lush Rose Jam, a Tocca scent and a delightful Pistachio by Laura Mercer.
You are nicer than me — I will not let my husband have Irish Spring in the bathroom at all. I like to smell it in the wild once in a blue moon, but last time he had a bar it made me crazy after a day or two. Too much sillage!
My local lush had medium and large WBYE left so I got a medium one. It is very subtle in bottle but I trust you!
If you need one picked up, let me know!
That’s so kind, but will wait & see if I can get more at the mall, am planning to be there next week.
But see what you think in hot water — seriously, will buy it from you if you hate it.
All the helpers said the same thing. If I hadn’t read the review I would probably have passed, but I’m sure it’ll bloom in the bottle.
Let’s just hope it “blooms” in a way you like!
Shower gels: Rose Jam, Tresor, Bandit, Black Cashmere
Soap: Agua Brava
Bandit! Nice.
Rose Jam
Don’t Rain on My Parade
…and a bar of Cetaphil moisturizing soap, totally unscented.
I am still just delighted that the Lush gels don’t seem to irritate my skin; I had stopped using scented body products completely for four or five years because I got rashy from just about everything. I find that the Rose Jam scent doesn’t last on my skin beyond 10-15 minutes, but Don’t Rain will linger, lightly, most of the day. Don’t Rain was the gel I decanted for a long (6-week) trip last summer, and it was a luxury that I enjoyed very much in what were usually spartan lodgings.
Wow, all day? I don’t think I’ve ever had a shower gel I could smell all day.
I have LUSH Rose Jam finally! I got it for Christmas and love it so much! Would love to try L’Erbolario Meharees shower gel when it runs out.
I have a list here of scented shower products I think sound lovely:
https://listmimsy.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/soap-fiend/#more-8101
Glad it has another fan
I currently have Lush Yuzu & Cacao, Yummy Mummy, Wash Behind Your Ears, Rose Jam, Lord of Misrule and Don’t Rain on my Parade shower gels, plus the L’Occitane almond shower oil in my shower. I also have a basket of about 10 other miscellaneous shower gels that I rotate in an out as the mood strikes me.
I went through the small size of the Yuzu & Cocoa, and didn’t hate it but didn’t love it either.
A bit of a motley crew in my shower at this moment:
Good & Fun
1) Alba Midnight Tuberose bath & shower gel (non-drying)
2) Lancome Savon Fraichelle gel (a throw-back)
Both of those can also be used in the bath too, which I love.
Permanent Favorites:
3) L’Occitaine Almond shower oil (skin loves it)
4) Shalimar shower gel (the whole bath and body line rocks)
Current Love:
5) 10 Corso Como shower oil (and the body oil too)
With hot weather rapidly approaching, that Hermes Pamplelune Rose is very tempting, Robin.
Make that Pamplemousse Rose!
I would love to come across all the Hermes shower gels dirt cheap somewhere, ha!