Jelly Babe (Ralph Lauren Ralph You've Got Gel Bath & Shower Gel for Women)

Member Name: susie19

Product:	Ralph Lauren Ralph You've Got Gel Bath & Shower Gel for Women
Date:	25/11/08 (314 review reads)
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Advantages: Become a jelly babe, good enough to eat .

Disadvantages: It's a rare find.

You've got Gel
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Whoever is responsible for naming a product 'You've Got Gel' should be really ashamed to admit it. What were they thinking? Perhaps they fancied Meg Ryan or Tom Hanks or were in the midst of a romantic email journey across the world. Whatever their reason, they get 0 out of 10 for name choice.

I've got a friend who always buys me nice gifts. Last birthday she bought me this perfume boxed size gift in a very peachy box. When I saw Ralph Lauren on the front I thought 'ooh nice' but was also a bit apprehensive as I have very particular nosebuds to perfumes. On closer scrutiny of the box I saw that it was a bath / shower gel and was slightly disappointed because of the tiny size of the bottle (200ml). Just how many baths can you have with the amount of liquid you get in a small juice carton??

Peachy package
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You've Got Gel (even typing this gives me the giggles) comes in a nice peachy box. Ralph Lauren is the prominent bit on the box, the name You've Got Gel is a bit difficult to spot. There's a list of all the ingredients (zzz) and a few instructions in French. It also states on the box that this is for adults only so if you are under 18 please read no further.

Adults Only
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There is little nicer on a cold dark winters evening than a nice hot bath. I love it, so glass of wine in one hand and posh gel in the other, come and bathe with me (in the interests of water conservation, sharing your bath is very sound and if you are under age you shouldn't be reading this as stated above).

Bearing in mind that this bottle of gel costs a shocking £24 for 200ml, it feels only right to add a small squirt to the bathwater. Luckily the lid has a press flip (like on Tres Semme shampoo) so you can't accidentally splosh half the bottle in one go. Our water is very soft so with a swish of the bath water there is a small layer of bubbles on the surface.

Enter the Jelly Babe
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Lying in a hot bath of You've Got gel is not a very bubbly experience. Maybe it would be if I were to empty half the bottle but for 2p a read (or whatever the going dooyoo rate is) this review isn't cost effective. Anyway, never mind the bubbles, the smell of a mild perfume is delightful. Jelly babe closes her eyes and drifts into a daydream. Her senses are awakened and she smells a mild fruitiness. There's a hint of orange and something slightly sweet and floral. Wet hands grope for the peachy box and the jelly babe discovers her nosebuds are pretty accurate because this gel contains essences of apple leaves, mandarin, magnolia, freesia and musk. It smells mild and very pleasingly, non overpoweringly, delicious. Jelly babe thinks of herself lying in a vat of molten jelly (you know that liquid fruity state before it sets). She wonders what flavour this jelly would be. It would be fruity for sure. She thinks to herself that she could make peach and cherry moulds when the jelly cools and sets. She could market her jelly moulds around the world and become a millionairess and bathe in vats of jelly all day and be photographed for the cover of Cosmopolitan.

Jelly babe opens her eyes and remembers she has to give a bit more attention to this gel. It is afterall a shower gel as well so she squirts a little in her hand and rubs her hands together to make a lovely silky frothy foam. So lovely is the smell that she buries her face into her hands and rubs the froth all over face. It feels soft and silky but oooh ouch it's gone in her eyes and jelly babe is rubbing her eyes furiously. It's perhaps not so good for washing your face. Jelly babe still has frothy hands so instead rubs the froth all over her chest. It feels like liquid silk and it's so nice she can't stop and she's whisked away into another daydream of molten liquid and peachy jellybabiness.

Jelly Babe Gets Out
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After a nice long soak, the jelly babe gets out of the bath. She feels warm and relaxed and soft and she smells completely yummy. Her skin is smooth and is not irritated even though she has quite sensitive skin. She wipes a patch in the steamy mirror with her towel to admire her jelly babe beauty and is greeted by a shocking sight of big black swathes of Max Factor (blatently not waterproof as it states) all over her cheeks. A quick scrub with some tissue restores her beauty and she pirouettes in the mirror and smiles. I am a jelly babe and I smell good enough to eat. Darling...

Want some?
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You've Got Gel is a rare find. You can get it in the US and you might find it on eBay. It is not cheap but it's a nice treat. If you have some, hide it. If you have children, don't let them pinch it. You've Got Gel is only for adults, daydreams come as standard (if you're a true jelly babe).
Thanks for reading.

Summary: Turn yourself into a jelly babe.