Sunday 12 August 2012

Body Shop haul & review

If you read my last post you will know that I came across a pretty good deal recently on the Body Shop website - if you didn't see it I recommend checking the post out as the offer mentioned is still going! My goodies arrived on Friday morning and I'm super duper chuffed with them!!


I'd like to mention the fact that I am so happy with the service given, I placed my order on Tuesday evening and when given the two delivery options (£2.99 for standard or £4.99 for express) I chose standard as a) I'm rather poor this month & b) I really don't mind waiting an extra few days for my parcel to be delivered. I'd definitely say that unless you need your order super speedily then just go for standard. I received an email on Thursday evening telling me that my order had been dispatched and then hey presto, five minutes before I left for work the post man came a knocking and there's my big brown box of treasures! Bearing in mind that the email said to allow 5 working days for delivery I think that was amazing. Anyways, you probably don't care an ounce about the journey of my delivery so on with the haul!!


The products came in a box (as you'd expect with a delivery, duh!) and when I opened it they were in two separate brown paper Body Shop bags sealed with little stickers. I quickly delved in and opened up the products and oh gosh, what gorgeous smells hit me. That's one thing I love about the Body Shop, their products just smell so good!! The products I got were the Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash, Tea Tree Blackhead Exfoliating Was, Tea Tree Face Mask, Mango Body Butter & Rain forest Moisture Shampoo (travel size). I haven't had the chance to use all of them yet but will give you my 'first impressions' of them all.


Firstly is the cleanser. It's just like any other cleanser really but has a quite strong tea tree smell. It rubs in nicely on your skin and does leave you feeling squeaky clean. I haven't used it to take makeup off yet but I can imagine it should work well for that. You only need the smallest amount so I can see that it will last a really long time.

The exfoliating wash again has the same smell which is actually surprisingly pleasant. The product is quite creamy and the beads are small and don't scratch at your face like some cleansers seem to do. It works great if you use it in the morning before applying makeup as it refreshes the face without being abrasive and leaving red marks!

The mask has the same scent as the previous items (what a surprise?) and from dabbing my finger in it too feels quite creamy and smooth, not as though it will leave your face feeling more clogged up post use than it did before! Again, quite a lot of product in the tub so it will hopefully last a long time!


The body butter is absolutely gorgeous, the smell is just so lush!! I keep opening it & sniffing as it's so delicious. It's a really strong scent but smells light and fruity at the same time if that's possible? Probably not but that's what it's like to me! I know that it will be really moisturising too as I have been using the coconut one for years and my legs will stay smooth for ages after using it! Also, some very sensible advice from my boyfriend: 'don't eat it!' - he did this once with one of his mum's apparently because it smelt nice...

Finally is the shampoo. This was just a freebie that they offered me at the virtual checkout so I thought, 'what the heck, might as well!' I'm probably just going to keep it in my drawer along with a load of other shampoo travel sizes and testers that I have as they're so handy to chuck in  your gym bag. It's for dry hair which is why I chose it as because my hair is so long I have to blow dry it for an age, meaning it gets quite dry so every moisturising product I can get it a lifesaver for me! It smells so beautiful but upon smelling it I just couldn't pinpoint what the scent was, but I just had the sense to actually read the label and it's pracaxi oil, manketti oil & honey & I now know that it's the honey that gives it its gorgeous scent.

(Clockwise from top) Tea Tree Blackhead Exfoliating Wash, Tea Tree Face Mask, Mango Body Butter.

I'm pretty happy with my haul & cannot wait to use all of the products more and more! Thanks to the offers it only came in at £16.50, such a super bargain!!

10 comments:

  1. I love that you did swatches of the products! I don't ever think about it for skincare and body care but it's a great way to see the texture and consistency :) I'm allergic to some body shop shower gels but luckily I'm fine with the body butters! This one looks lovely :) This is a great post! xx

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    1. Thank you, I love it when people include swatches of things, even if it's more for the consistency rather than the colour! Oh I love the shower gels, I don't know what I'd do if I were allergic to them! It really is gorgeous :) x

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  2. the body butter looks like it smells really yummy :)

    www.prettylittlecheshire.blogspot.com

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    1. Take what you're thinking of & times by a million & you might be close x

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  3. I love the body shop!! Had some great offers there recently! Love their body butters :D
    www.maryjanett.blogspot.com
    xox

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    1. It's fab when they have offers, can get quite pricey otherwise xx

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  4. Cool blog:) I love the bodyshop too!
    I dont know where you are in the UK but you should go to The Galleria in Hatfield they have a Body Shop outlet, they have amazing bargains!

    http://thriftyfriday.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Unfortunately I'm almost 100 miles from Hatfield but a Body Shop outlet sounds amazing!!! x

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  5. helloooo!
    i did the same thing only instore, in my local one, i don't know if it was in every one, but they were doing so much off the body butters.
    hopefully we can speak soon cause it's always nice to meet new like minded people :)
    laura xx
    http://ilikecrayonsxo.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. My local store has a massive offer on body butters too but I mainly needed the face products so did it online :) xx

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