I purchased this from lush in one of their little gift packs. I actually thought this was going to be a regular shower gel until I had a look on here to see some reviews on it. I've heard of the jellies before but I've never used any before so the whole concept was very intriguing to me.
I have this in the 100g size container. It's packaged in a clear screw top plastic jar. This has a sticker on it with a made on and best before date and even the person who made it. Another cool thing about this packaging is that if you take back to lush, 5 clean containers, they will give you a free fresh face Mask! I really like that, otherwise I think you could find other ways to re purpose this container. It feels quite sturdy.
This jelly is a very deep red color and it's also a very thick jelly texture. It's definitely thicker than a jelly you eat. The smell is incredible. It says it's scented with vegan red wine, apples and spices. I can't remember the last time I had red wine to smell but this scent is delectable. It's not what I would define as sweet but I'm not really sure how else to describe it. It is definitely unique and I've never smelled anything like this before.
I find the jelly a little awkward to use. Because it's quite thick you kind of have to force a piece off and mush it into a loofah to kind of break it up and turn it into a lather. I find I need to use a lot more than what I expect to. About 2 or 3 times the amount I'd use of shower gel. Once this has bubbled up, I find it's a good rich lather and it cleans my skin without drying it out. I did try to lather this on a normal cloth and it didn't work at all.
The scent leaves my bathroom smelling amazing afterwards for quite a while but I don't really notice a scent left on my skin afterward. In saying that I do use lotion and perfume Too!
Overall, I think this is a cute product and worth trying out. But to copy Beyoncé, I'm just not ready for this at all and will stick to gels in the Future!
I got this jelly in the Santa’s belly with the Red Fun in the new year sale. It comes in a 100g pottle with lots of zany print on it. When I opened the pottle my first sensation was yum – a gorgeous strong berry smell and a lovely bright red colour.
So, when it comes to actually removing the product from the pottle, hmmm, not to easy. It comes out in a kind of a blob and is difficult to detach some from the whole glob. Once I got some, I found myself kind of throwing it at my skin.
One thing I have come to realise, is that it makes a better bath product than a shower product. Lots of bits of the product stay in a lump, and will just slide down the shower drain, whereas, in the bath they gradually (mostly) dissolve into the water, making the water pink and a little fragrant.
Sadly the strong scent that comes from the pottle doesn’t really translate into strong smelling water or a strong scent on the skin, and I find that a little disappointing. I had just been using the Red Fun prior to this, and it has a very strong scent that lingers on the skin for ages afterwards, and that’s more my style.
Overall, not one of Lush’s better products sadly.