To say that Bayliss & Harding is quite nice

Controversially, I think it’s just as nice as Milton brown which is over priced for a similar product.

I don't mind it. I did find it funny on Gogglebox when Meghan Sussex was wrapping a gift and Sophie said it was a Baylis and Harding set for Camilla.

Nasty cheap chemicals added to give products a horrible sickly smell. Caused lumps and bumps on my skimn after using and lies on the skin and takes ages to absorb, leaves a tacky sticky feel to the skin and a watery texture. Nasty stuff. Insulting to give as a present but ok if you like it for everyday use from poundland etc.

It definately isnt the same stuff. Bayliss and Harding is like buying a 5 litre bottle of the cheapest emollient or soap for £1 adding nasty chemicals to make it smell okish and selling it for £40 in pimped up packaging as a luxury gift set. Allergy rating is high I come out in a lumpy rash everytime I use it.

I prefer these

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The soap is lovely and seems to last forever, and saves buying endless plastic bottles to go into landfill.

Or you can just get it on a rope for the shower.

I don’t like babylis and harding or molton brown, they are both awful.

I prefer l’occitane. Much nicer on my skin.

I like it better than Molton Brown - but then people who are snobby about stuff are "too try hard" IMO 🤷‍♀️

Anyone who buys me soap for Christmas (of any brand) is out of the will. 😂

Nowt wrong with it at all, as an everyday toiletry item. But as far as gifts go, it's a bit unimpressive and uninspired.

I'm not a fan of B&H but I'm not a fan of MB either. I think it's cheap detergent with strong fragrance which messes with my actual perfumes. The packaging is cheap and nasty too. I don't get the appeal. In what world is a cheap plastic bottle with a plastic pump elegant?

Makes 3)4 of us itchy and dry handed so it's a bnooe from me but that's the only reason. We have scratchy skin here so I learned to make my own soap and all skin issues solved, and I get to make it smell like WE like.

Lavender and peppermint or lemon is always a nice fresh mix

Well then clearly there's something different in the formula as it acts very differently.

Weird when you realise that the main ingredients are the same as Molton Brown which MNers seem to love

They had Molten Brown when we stayed at Rick Steins, I didn't like it at all, I thought the smell was far too strong and not very nice. We've bought B and H handwash a few times and i thought it was fine, there's certainly a lot worse smelling stuff out there (looking at you over rated MB). I mean I couldn't get excited about it but I think it's just fine as a handwash - definitely not present worthy though.

If you're buying it expecting it to be normal, perfectly pleasant handwash then YANBU, it's fine. If you're buying it and somehow expecting it to be as nice as more luxury brands like Molton Brown due to the packaging style, well it's not. But that's not surprising, given the difference in price (not that Molton Brown is really worth the price imo).

I really loved their lavender hand wash but they only seem to do the one with chamomile in it. It's nice, but I loved the strong lavender scent for the kitchen. I do like their mandarin and grapefruit one and my dd loved the jojoba, vanilla and almond one

I don't mind it and get the handwash as it's the nicest option at that price point.

I like it but it's not a gift. It's too try hard. It's just handwash like dove or carex and I wouldn't give anyone a bottle of carex for Christmas.

People saying molton brown is the same as b&h, it’s really not. When I use MB shower gel I can smell it on me for hours and the bathroom smells like it for hours. It’s much more scented than cheaper brands

For someone on a limited budget they might feel like they're getting something a bit nicer for a cheaper price to give as a gift, because they want to give a nice gift to someone who matters to them but can't afford a lot, rather than they want to appear to give a nice gift but on the cheap to look good themselves. It's not like the price is a secret when it's widely available.

I'm grateful for whatever someone buys me tbh, whatever it is.

I'm too posh for Molton Brown too!

I've been gifted loads of it, mostly body wash, and it dries my skin really badly. I swear it's just washing up liquid with a nice scent added.

I use it very sparingly, every 3rd or 4th day, and have to slather on body lotion afterwards. It's a shame, because the MB stuff smells fab, especially the Labdanum Dusk one.

Nothing wrong with buying it yourself, but it's not as special as people like to make out and is a lazy gift option. I'd rather be given nothing than be bought a B&H gift set. However, if I needed soap and it was a good deal I'd buy it for myself, for everyday use.

I like B&H and buy it. I’m dead posh though so I decant it into dispensers that match my tooth brush holders 💅

Went into M&B shop once and was quite impressed they had wee sinks you can use to try the products. Had genuine intentions of purchasing some hand soap but couldn’t find a single one I liked the scent of.

To be fair, my usual go-to hand soap is the kids ones that smell of strawberry laces or lovehearts.

It’s the rip off factor for me…appeals to those types that get a kick out of buying cheap things then masquerading it as expensive….they think they are clever for fooling everyone else…taking the perceived “prestige” without paying for it. An acquaintance of mine is notorious for gifting this and it’s done with such a smugness at how much money she’s saved while in her mind she’s conned the recipient into believing she is super generous (and she could easily afford molten brown).

Was going to say the same myself. I've given up with the shower gels I've been bought as gifts. The hand-wash seems OK though.