L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel 250ml retailing at about £13 I believe is available on line, L'Occitane stores and some department stores.

I was given this as a birthday present along with the daily use conditioner. I was delighted as they are not the sort of thing I usually buy myself and they look quite stylish on the side in my bathroom.

The clear plastic bottles embossed with the L'Occitane logo of a leaf (not sure what type) is strong and feels nice in the hand. It is easy to grip when in the shower. The shower gel and conditioner i have stand nicely together and the dark olive green label looks quite smart. The plastic flip top silver lid is easy to use, does not break over the time it took me to use the product and pours well. Having said this the style of bottle would not be my preferred style for a shower gel as you cannot stand it upside down and when you are down to the last dregs makes it tricky to get out when you are standing in the shower wet!

The gel itself is of a nice suitably runny consistency of a light green colour and with a strong lemony smell which is really refreshing and awakening in the morning. It lathers well and does the job well I would say. With daily use the 250ml bottle has lasted me 5 weeks which I guess is quite good.

My overall feeling about this product would be that it is a good shower gel in a nice bottle for display purposes more than use purposes. I would be happy to have it as a gift again but would not spend that amount of money on myself when many cheaper shower gels do just as good a job.