LE LABO Rose 31 Shower Gel — My Honest Review (Bought With My Own Money)

Bonjour! I’m J., documenting a beautiful life.

This is a real review of a product I bought with my own money.

As I get older, the first place I feel it is my skin right after a shower. Everyone else in my family has oily skin, so we keep an oily-skin shower gel at home — but once summer ends, my skin gets tight and flaky, so this one I keep just for myself.

It’s the LE LABO Rose 31 Shower Gel — the same one Fairmont hotels provide as an amenity.

237 ml: CA$79 (Le Labo Canada official)

So gentle

Almost no scent and very little irritation — gentle enough that I’d be comfortable with young kids using it. (Just my personal take.)

The label lists vitamin E and aloe.

A clear gel texture.

The honest downside: the scent

I loved the Peter Thomas Roth amenity scent that Hilton hotels used to have. My family used their products for a long time.

Peter Thomas Roth — the former Hilton hotel amenity

Compared to that, Rose 31’s scent barely registers. If scent is what makes your shower happy, this may disappoint.

Aesop vs Le Labo

At a glance, the bottle looks like Aesop.

Scent: Aesop wins. Clean finish with no slippery residue after rinsing: Le Labo wins.

If you hate that heavy, slippery after-feel, I strongly recommend this one.

Verdict

I love the moisturizing feel and the gentleness. Aside from the scent, this is the shower gel I reach for most as someone with dry skin.

Next up: a comparison with L’Occitane.

I paid for this with my own money, so this review is honest.

Wishing you a beautiful day! — J.