Rose Jam is my absolute favourite Lush product AND favourite shower gel of all time! A limited edition product available at Christmas time I picked my first bottle up in Lush's Boxing Day sale for 50% off as a 100ml bottle, then quickly returned to snap up both a 250ml for myself and another 100ml as a gift for a friend as I loved it so much.
The packaging is the standard simplistic Lush clear bottle with printed label marked with use by date (yes it does expire!). Luckily it has quite a long shelf-life so I wouldn't say you need to worry about it expiring on you, I've used Lush's products past use by before perfectly fine.
The first thing I noticed about Rose Jam was it's lovely berry-red colour, but it was the smell of the thick gel that really won my heart. Rose Jam smells simply HEAVENLY! I'm a huge lover of rosewater, both the scent and the taste and this reminds me so much of it, like liquid turkish delight bottled to perfection.
This is the product I'd go all Gollum "my precioussss" over, complete with wincing when I've caught my partner using it and gentle nudges of other gels. On days when I can't be bothered with a bath but I want a bubble bath but I want a shower with a little extra, Rose Jam is what I reach for as a pick-me-up. I've just used the last of mine and I'll be stocking up when it's next on sale.
I truly thought that nothing could top my love for the snow fairy shower gel, but then I tried out this. I still absolutely adore snow fairy but this jut beats it.
I'm currently using a 500ml bottle which is the largest size bottle. I also managed to buy two more 500ml bottles in the boxing day sale so I'm pretty set with this scent for the next year which is lucky as this unfortunately is a limited edition product. It does thankfully come out twice a year for sale, I really hope lush never, ever discontinue this one! The packaging is really simple, just a plastic squeeze bottle. If you know anything about lush though, their focus isn't on flash packaging but more about sustainable, animal friendly products. This has a sticker on it which says exactly when it was made, who made it and when it is due to expire. It has a handy hint written on other products that share the same scent which is great to know. This is a handmade product but it surprised me to see how much the colour could change between batches. The bottle I'm currently using is a pinky red colour, my two other bottles are almost black!
The scent of this is so unique. It's a really rich, rose scent but not a typical rose scent. It's sweet, but not candy sweet. It says it has geranium oil and a hint of lemon added and while I can't really distinguish those notes, they just add something extra to this and make it not something you could find anywhere else.
I only need to use a small amount of this on a body puff and it lathers up really well. I find the scent lingers for an hour or so afterwards on my body but my bathroom smells amazing for quite a lot longer.
This can be quite expensive to purchase but I do feel it's worth it for that bit of extra luxury. It does sell at half price on boxing day but you need to be up early as this product sells out quickly!
I'd definitely recommend trying this one out or even just giving it a sniff in store when it's available