So last week, an old friend of mine got in touch
with me after having come across my blog on Instagram. Sky is a Body Shop Consultant, and has been
representing the brand for a little under a year now. She asked me a few questions about my skin
type, and wanted to know if I had ever tried any of the Body Shop products for
sensitive and dry skin. I had never been
aware that the Body Shop catered for my skin type. I’ve always been a fan of
their body butters, however over the years as my skin has gotten worse, I’ve
chosen to stay away from them – simply to avoid any unnecessary irritation...
even though they all smell good enough to eat!
She asked if I would be interested in trying out some of the products on
a trial basis, and to give feedback on the products designed to look after dry
and irritated skin like mine – and so of course I said yes! She dropped off a large selection of products
for me to try out: face, body and even foot products – and then left me to try
them all out! This week, I’ve been
making my way through the bundle and I am glad to report only good things from
the selection she left me…
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| Just a select few of the items Sky dropped off last week |
Vitamin E Body Butter
As I said before, the Body Shop body butters have
always been a favourite of mine for as long as I can remember, and so I was
super excited to see that there was a body butter for dry skin which states it
would moisturise without irritating. To
look at, the butter was a beautiful pink colour, which I’m not going to lie
kind of worried me a little as I’ve found coloured products to be really
irritating in the past! However I chose
to ignore this thought as Sky had provided me with a little notebook with some
information about each product she had dropped off. I loved how thick the mixture is, yet how
light it felt on my skin. I don’t feel
caked in moisturiser when I wear this, unlike some of the other moisturisers
I’ve used in the past. Because my skin
is so dry, I do find myself applying more of this throughout the day – however
it is not a lot that I need to use to top up and I don’t imagine that this
would be necessary for normal skin types.
The butter has worked wonders on my elbows over the last week, which is
amazing because I have yet to come across a product that actually works on this
part of my skin. Overall, I would
totally recommend this product to everyone and anyone despite their skin
type. This is a product that I will be
treating myself to in the future – the only thing stopping me from doing it now
is my funds!
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| The difference in my skin (right to left) using the body butter from last Friday - Wednesday! |
Peppermint Cooling Foot Cream
To start with, I love the smell! It’s not overly minty – but it does give a
nice and refreshing scent as you apply it.
The smell does tend to linger throughout the day too, which is fab
because when I’m on my feet all day doing a nine hour shift – my feet don’t
smell fresh like roses by the end of the day!
This is not a product that I’ve used every day since it was dropped off,
however I have actually noticed that my feet feel softer to touch around my
heel which was an unexpected bonus.
Overall, my feet just generally don’t look quite so gross to look at,
which was nice to see after just a few uses.
I’m not normally one to fuss about buying products for my feet, however
after seeing how easy it was to use this product and see results – it is
something that I would consider purchasing.
Rose Body Wash
I’m not crazy about the smell of flowers ever
really, and if I’m being perfectly honest – rose scented anything is something
that I would normally go out of my way to try and avoid. However, with that being said, I didn’t
actually hate the scent of this new body wash range. It lathered up amazingly, which I was very
surprised by as I used very little of it.
This is not something that I would rush out to purchase for myself I don’t
think – however for a rose scented shower gel, it did smell pretty good and
very fresh!
Moringa Body Scrub
I love Love LOVE this product! I’m totally amazed by just how gentle it is
yet how effective. I was feeling brave
and so I applied this directly onto my irritated skin (normally I would avoid
these areas until they were a little less red and sore). You can feel that the seeds have scrubbed
away at the dead skin, and yet the cream has coated the area to give it
moisture and TLC. I’m also amazed at how
well treated my skin feels after each use, there is no irritation, just smooth
and great feeling skin. This is another
product that I will be buying as soon as my funds permit! (Damn student life!)
Aloe Body Butter
Much in the same as the Vitamin E Body Butter, this
product was great for use straight out of the shower. I only needed a small amount each use to give
my skin a good moisturise, and it didn’t take long for it to soak in at all. I really liked that this one gave a cooling
effect when it was rubbed in, I don’t know if this is simply because my skin
tends to be super-hot after I shower or what, but this made my skin feel super
nice and cold which I adored! Although
I’m not crazy about the scent, I would probably pick this product up if I was
browsing or there was a special offer on!
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality
of all of the body care products, and that’s not to mention the face care ones
Sky left for me to try also! I’ll fill
you in on those ones later…
If you feel like treating yourself to a couple of the products mentioned above, or anything for that matter, you can order directly from Sky here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1402703613387143/?fref=ts
Until the next one,
Lauren x
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