Nivea makes some of my skin's favourite products, and I therefore had pretty high expectations of this, despite its low price.

The shower cream is definitely unisex, to the extent that it's not especially woman-friendly; I like shower gels and creams to feel just a little bit feminine and luxurious, and this doesn't really give me that sense. Really not to take away from it as a product, that's just my personal preference and not something that may be off-putting to everyone. However, if you are like me, then perhaps stay clear.

Firstly, the packaging is decidedly non-committal; it's not girly enough for me, really, and not manly enough that my boyfriend would buy it off the shelf. It's quite plain, cream coloured with a blue lid, and a blue 'swirl' on the front. In my opinion, pretty unexceptional, but then it is just shower cream.

The boyfriend may not buy it; he would however use it, given an absence of anything more manly. The smell is very neutral and certainly not feminine, although it doesn't smell overtly of man either. This may be positive or negative depending on your perspective; for me it doesn't do the product any favours.

It lathers up well on the body, particularly when you use one of those shower puff things.

The creme does leave skin clean and soft, so in this respect does deliver what it claims. This also doesn't dry out my dry skin particularly, and this is a definite plus.

Overall I wouldn't really recommend it. I didn't like the fact that it was not really targeted at either gender, leaving me feeling hard done by, and my boyfriend slightly emasculated (!). Having said that, it did the job fine and I'm probably just spoilt, although I would choose differently next time and probably not pay money for this.

Note: I didn't actually buy this product; it came as a miniature as part of a gift, so when I say I wouldn't buy it, I wouldn't and haven't.