Bottled Hotel Memories

Hiya peeps! Do you all like to take back all those shower gels / shampoos (and if they are higher end hotels - body lotion) from hotels? Or do you just use them up when you are there? Do you pack away the things so the hotel staff are FORCED to restock it for you? Some hotels are so proud of the quality of shower gels that they provide that they list it out in the description of the hotel, as if whether you got Molton Brown or Armani would tip the scale in their favour.

I like to collect it, just to appease the kiasu-ness in me. I keep telling myself that I would use it whenever I go to a not-so-nice hotel that does NOT provide nice stuff. The travel-size stuff is certainly convenient. However, I'm so **blessed** that I generally keep staying in nice hotels, so my collection continues to grow. :X Even when I don't stay in nice hotels, I bring along all the samples that I've accumulated over the years, and I'm more than amply supplied!

Here are some nice stuff I accumulated over my stay at Hotel Maya during my SIL's wedding. She had a very nice day room for us to get our make-up done. Even my MIL was encouraging me to sweep everything I could into my bag. *evil cackle* Anyway, it's the first time I see a hotel giving away after-sun lotion and slices of (what seems like) hand-made soap. So nice! Definitely different from the standard Molton Brown stuff that others give. :)

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Hard Rock Hotel Bath & Shower Gel

Random, I know! Hahaha... this is why I always take the shower stuff from hotels because they are so nicely packaged and they smell sooooo good. Plus, when you travel to crappier places, THAT'S when you actually bring them along. I don't know about you, but when I go to a nice hotel, I only take the shower stuff to bring home. I use my OWN shower stuff then. But when I go to a crappy hotel, I take the stuff from the nice hotel to use there. Lol! Maybe you're wondering why I can't bring my own stuff to the crap hotel too. Well, depends on what the occasion is. Since this was a business-related trip, I couldn't bring a huge travelling bag. I only had my knapsack, so I had to travel light.

As you can see, the package is simple & sleek. The shower gel itself is very plain. Just clear gel with no buffing beads whatsoever. It has a strong, invigorating smell that brings to mine citrus fruits... but the smell doesn't last. The shower gel does its job, but nothing special aside from the initial nice, citrus fragrance. I really wonder who supplies the shower gel for Hard Rock Hotel, it is not mentioned on the packaging.. at least, it's much better than the free shower gels in gyms, lol! (With the exception of Body EXpress, which seriously has the best shower rooms for a gym!)

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