Chocomania

Today's post is on the new Chocomania range that has launched at The Body Shop. I picked up the a mini shower gel, mini body butter and a lip balm from the range to try first which were on 3 for 2.

The range has a sweet but not too sweet scent, I did expect it to smell more chocolaty. But the scent is lovely, you can first smell the gorgeous coco butter then the lovely chocolate comes through.

So as I mentioned I got the the Shower Gel, which contains real cocoa butter and no soap so won't dry you out.

I got the Body Butter, which again contains lovely coco butter and gives lasting hydration.

I adore The Body Shops body butter...they are gorgeous and this is no exception.

As you can see it really just looks like the standard coco butter but with the addition of the gorgeous chocolate scent.

Just realised I haven't taken a picture of the lip balm...but this is my favourite one because I am addicted to lip balm. I don't like the tubs you have to use your fingers in but I can ignore this a little as the smell is gorgeous.

As The Body Shop say 'Wear it. Love it, but don't eat it.'

Have you smelled and tried the range yet?

Thanks

The Body Shop Sale

Hey,

As you aware the high street is full of Sales and reductions. Recently The Body Shop drew me in and I just wanted to show you two things I got.
I actually ended up getting two lip products though there is certainly lots to tempt you, you can see the sale that on their website here.

The first lip product I got was the Delipsicous Sheer Lip Colour in No 7 Sheer Raspberry for £5.00 reduced from £9.50.

Here is what The Body Shop say,

'Deliciously sheer, moisturising lip colour made with 100% food-grade ingredients.

• Sheer colour
  
• Moisturising
  
• Natural fruit flavour
  
• Made with 100% food-grade ingredients

There are 9 shades available online but you would need to see what was in your local store.

These are very sheer on but also moisturising which I like and Sheer Raspberry does have a slight shimmer to it.

Its nicer than applying a gloss but it doesn't last that long on but its non tacky. I don't think I would have paid full price for this but I don't mind the £5.00 so much. You could end up going through this quite quick as it doesn't have any staying power.

The other item I got was the Delipscious Tinted Lip Balm,

I got Shade 2 Watermelon Crush for £4.00 reduced from £8.00.

What the Body Shop say,

'A balm with a natural fruit flavour that conditions as it adds a dash of colour. Made with 100% food-grade ingredients.

• Moisturising
  
• Subtle colour
  
• Natural fruit flavour
  
• Made with 100% food-grade ingredients'

The swatch below looks very sheer but on my lips its quite a bright pale pink. I don't like it!

I don't think this will see my lips again. It is moisturising on my lips but I really don't like the colour.

Have you brought any sale buys?

Thanks

Soft as a Baby Bum!

Hey,

As you maybe aware I have a little girl who is now 3 years old! My little one has sensitive skin, it was and still is a problem I have. We still can only use Fairy and Comfort Pure to wash her clothes or she comes out in a terrible rash...she costs me a fortune. We haven't even been able to change from Johnson's baby bath as when we last tried she came out in another rash. But on a recent trip to The Body Shop I noticed they stocked a baby range.
The products available in the range vary from Shampoo to Baby bath to massage oil as well as towels and flannels. The range is called Buriti Baby, its contains Amazon Buriti Oil.

I decided to give the range a go, I decided to pick up the Body Butter as my little one is prone to dry patches on her back.

The Body Butter is normally £12.50 for 200ml, which is quite steep for a baby product but believe me it goes along way. But currently The Body Shop are running 50% off all body butters. But I settled on the small 50ml tube, but for the life of me I can't remember how much it was.

What The Body Shop say,

'Our famous Body Butter in a paediatrician-approved formula for baby’s delicate skin. Contains Amazonian buriti oil.

• Moisturises


• Protects against drying'

As I said a little bit goes a really long way and my little one loves getting this out after she's been in the bath. She'll ask all the time 'can i apply my cream?'. It glides on effortlessly and it does have a scent but its only a natural sort of smell, nothing overpowering.

The little one wanted her picture used...bless her. It absorbs easily and doesn't leave her skin greasy or tacky.

It has certainly helped her dry patches and as it is on offer again I will stock up. I am also tempted by the Shampoo and Conditioner from the range. The other product that caught my eye was the massage oil. This would have been lovely for when she was a baby, to be able to rub in after a bath.

Have you tried anything from the range?

Thanks

Free 200ml Body Scrub with any 200ml Body Butter purchased.........

Just quickly wanted to share with you an offer available on The Body Shop online.

You can get a free 200ml Body Scrub with the pruchase of any 200ml Body Butter.

We both love the Body Butters and Scrubs, and alwyas have a few different ones on the go at once. Will definately be checking this out. Really fancy trying some of the fruity ones - pink grapefruit looks yummy!

The Body Shop - Shimmer Cube in Ice Cool Eyes

I don't get all that much makeup from The Body Shop, and I think the only explanation is the price. I like the products a lot, but that's it really, I 'LIKE' them - I'm just never wowed.

However saying that, I have been eyeing up their Shimmer Cubes for sometime, with the Ice Cool Eyes being my favourite. But once again the only thing that was off putting was the price, at £16.00 its was just too much for 4 eye shadows.

Luckily they do have good sales, so I picked this up over the summer for £8.00, not cheap but a lot more reasonable. (Current £5.00 online).

The colours just looked fab and right up my street, and I loved the fact that all the colours have separate lids - AMAZING and very portable. The colours included are a Pearly White, Precious Pink, Green Shimmer and Silver Sparkle.

Overall I love the colours - I like to keep things very neutral for work so these are perfect. The colour pay off is good and I think the pictures below have really picked up the colours well. I did have to do a few swaps to get a good swatch of the white, but I think that can be forgiven. I usually apply over UDPP so its not a problem as this really helps to pick the colour up (I would add in relation to eyeshadow primer, that I have used these without and they stay quite well - only minimal creases after a 10 hour day)

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L-R - Shade 3 Green Shimmer, Shade 2 Precious Pink, Shade 1 Pearly White, Shade 4 Silver Sparkle

Verdict - Definitely a Body Shop product I love and would highly recommend checking them out.

The Body Shop - Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion

When I was in my teens, I never really suffered from spots. I got the odd 'time of the month' breakout but I was lucky enough to suffer from any form of acne. Well or so I thought!

I'm now on the not so good side of 25, and seem to be having constant breakouts. We're not just talking about a few simple spots, but horrible ones that don't don't seem to come out to a head and so far under the skin that they seem to make it look like I've got a bruise on the side of my face (and its always on the side of my chin).

Joy!

I usually only getting one of these nasty ones a month but they seem to last ages! and really do leave a nasty scare that takes such a long time to fade.

So I thought I'd give the Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion a go, as at this point it really can't make it any worse! I've been using it for about 2 weeks now and I've really noticed the left over red areas fading. Obviously this hasn't happened overnight, however it really has improved the look of both sides on my chin and I really don't think I could go without it.

Ok so yes I love it! but I do have one problem - I really hate the Tea Tree smell. I know its crazy, why buy a Tea Tree product if you don't like the smell, but I know that Tea Tree is good for blemishes. So despite this, I'm definitely going to repurchase (unless someone can recommend a good alternative)

Lx

TBS Matte and Shimmer Cheek Colour in Pink

I recently destroyed my bronzer :( - it all decided to crumble to pieces in the tub.

So I picked up the Cheek Colour to give a go. Now a bronzer last me ages, because I'm pale I don't like to use a lot - so I thought I would try this in the pink and skip the whole bronzer bit (I've got Bare Minerals Warmth and Lily Lolo - Waikiki, mineral bronzers anyway!)

What I like about this, was that its Matte and Shimmer (I have BIG ISSUES with overally shimmery products)

(broken a bit of already!)

Done a quick picture of it just swatched on my hand, as well as blended.

(swatch)

(blended in)

The end result is a nice pinkie/goldie colour, which is perfect for the summer and my skintone. Just perks up my skin nicely for a sun kissed look.

Overall - Even though I was actually replacing a bronzer, I've ended up with a great cheek colour for summer.

The Body Shop - Pistachio Eye Colour

Just a quick post really!

With my birthday money - I thought I'd have a go of The Body Shops Eyeshadow. Not tried them before and really liked the look of Pistachio - and for £6.00 and £5.00 off for my birthday month BARGAIN!

I liked the look of this cos its a bit of the dirty/minty/grey green with slight golden look to it. Probably not a great description but best I could come up with sorry.

In the picture below you can see the golden bits picked up by the camera.

Love the way it looks!

Given that I've never tried them before, I really liked it(now purchased a shimmer cube as well - review to follow). Only complaint would be that it doesn't tend to loosen a lot of powder when you use the brush - so it does get a little messy!

Overall I would purchase others!

Lx