This failed to bring out my masculine side! (Imperial Leather for Men Shower Gel & Shampoo)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Imperial Leather for Men Shower Gel & Shampoo
Date:	18/10/09 (29 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Erm... it cleaned me

Disadvantages: Lost it's smell quick, didn't do alot for my skin and I needed to use far too much ot it

Recently I had a major stocking up session on shower products. I have been trying really hard of late to not buy toiletries as I owned so many products with dregs in them and my bathroom and bedroom was overrun with stuff so when I was in my local Sainsbury's store and saw any two Imperial Leather Shower products for the price of £1.46 instead of one usually costing that price I picked up two of them to try. I opted for a shower cream that I loved the smell of (I've done a review on this!) and my Step-Father wanted me to hurry up as he was waiting for me and so I picked up this one. I'd already spotted it was a gel and fancied it but didn't notice it was 'For Men' and hadn't smelt it to investigate. When I got it home and went to use it I did think oh well I'll give it to my Step-Dad (as I'm all woman lol) but then thought well just cos it's for Men doesn't mean a woman can't use it surely? What's the flipping difference and besides that fact I thought well even if I smelt butch after using it, it doesn't matter it's a late night shower and I'm going to bed on my own anyway so use it I did! lol.

The Packaging:

The blue transparent gel comes in a 250ml curvy, dark blue and tall plastic bottle which is a good design because it can be handled with ease and to the top top of it, it has a flip top plastic lid concealing a small hole. On the front there is a picture of some bubbles on there and I'm told it is Cussons Imperial Leather 'For Men' Stimulating Deep Cleansing Experience Hair & Body Wash. On the back of the bottle other information includes being told a bit about the product, ingredients are listed and contact details for PZ Cussons (the manufacturer of this product are given). It's nice enough packaging and informative enough and I like the way it's easy to handle though it is missing a handy handle to hang this with at my shower but that's a small gripe really. It's not posh looking just functional and gives off a use me every day message.

A Bit About The Product According To The Back Of The Bottle:

Excite your senses with our stimulating shower gel. Specially made for men, with a long lasting, hard working fragrance inspired by fine male cologne.

Dermatologically tested
PH balanced
Long lasting fragrance
100% soap free

Me Using It:

Well I jumped into my shower clutching this bottle and got wet and dispensed about the size of a 10 coin of the light blue transparent very runny liquid gel on to my scrunchy. It really was very drippy indeed and I lost alot in the bottom of my bath and where I was standing which made my bath like an ice skating rink and I almost fell a couple of times!

It has a lovely smell and although it is rather masculine I didn't feel too much so and if it didn't say it was for men on the bottle I'd think it was unisex. Like I say though it is more masculine than feminine but some of us ladies don't mind sort of aqua smells on our skin. I guess when sniffing it in the bottle it does have a sort of zingy aftershave smell but when put on my scrunchy like I said to me it had simply a 'blue' fragrance!

It foamed up a little and I went to work rubbing it over my skin. I didn't find it lathered up very much at all, the smell was great and it felt ok on my skin as I used it.

It rinsed off easily and left no residue and I was left feeling clean enough with only a subtle hint of aroma, so it really doesn't matter who uses this..... in the fragrance stakes anyway.

When I patted myself dry my skin felt ok but then I looked at my bottle I'd used a quarter of a bottle in the vain attempt of getting lather going to wash myself with! False economy? Yep absolutely!

Verdict:

It's ok but I'm not overly impressed by this at all. Sure I felt clean enough but the scent being left on skin is poor and what was initially left, disappeared to nothing at all after about half an hour. Skin was left feeling clean though not invigorated as promised and skin was left feeling normal and not hydrated anymore than before I used this gel.

I'm not bothered and if I needed to use it again I would but it doesn't get me excited and if my bf used this it wouldn't make me wanna snuggle up to him cos he smells nice lol. Not for me and after my experience with it I did give it to my Step-Dad who moaned that he felt is was too runny and like me he used loads of it to get clean! I had a sniff of him after using it and like me he didn't smell of it either! Not a great product from Imperial Leather and I feel this is a cheap gel with too high a price tag for what it is!

Available in all supermarkets etc and in different varieties too.

Summary: Not keen sadly!