Missha Bordeaux Absolute Body Butter

A sale can make you get things in an impulse and this is one of them.  I got Missha Bordeaux Absolute Body Butter when Missha Korea had a massive sale last December and I'm glad I did get this even if there's no review about it because in my opinion it is better than The Body Shop's!

On sale, I got this around P200 (that's less than $4) which is much cheaper than any other butter that I tried.  The consistency of this one is really like the spreadable butter from grocery stores: not to runny or jiggly or mushy with bits of solid.  But despite it's consistency this is non greasy (or maybe I just apply it right after I take a bath that my skin absorbs it well), it just moisturizes and gives the skin a thin layer of softness that is lovely to touch especially when I just shaved, hehehe.  The smell reminds me of Welsh grape juice not like wine, but that's okay.

I should have got another tub of this during the sale but I always get body butter from The Body Shop that I still have two left and wouldn't like to stock on another butter.

That's all!

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The Body Shop Cranberry Joy and Macadamia Body Butter Duo

The Body Shop Cranberry Joy Body Polish and Macadamia Body Butter Duo

It's already been a year since I started to love to hoard from The Body Shop when they go on sale.  Thankfully I somehow stopped myself from getting anything whenever my sister goes to the shop last third quarter of the year.  But by now, my The Body Shop resources; especially the body butters, are depleting and I'm actually praying that they will go on a bonggang sale come January 2014 (if my memory serves me right, they usually sell the Christmas themed products at a 50% discount so I'm preparing my money for the Ginger Sparkle Body Polish *all smiles*).  I got these two The Body Shop products:  Cranberry Joy Body Polish and Macadamia Body Butter Duo, early this year and late last year at a discount around 40% or 50%.

Macadamia Body Butter Duo

If the face has a combi skin type, so is the body.  Mine is normal to dry sometimes dry to very dry so having this duo body butters is a great idea as I can addressed whatever the condition of my body skin.  Well this body butter is, well... moisturizing just like the other body butters from the body shop (I don't know what else to say) although the thicker part (the more brownish one in the pic) is more heavy and more moisturizing than the olive or shea variant.  The smell is something seductive, yes it's nutty but it also have some kind of silkiness or "sultryness" (I know there's no such word as this) to it.

red beads

I read some reviews of Cranberry Joy body polish and most complained about the smell.  I generally like the cranberry smell of this one as it's something warm and comforting although I have to agree with others that it somehow reminds of a fruit cake with a lot of brandy of it (well it's a christmas themed product).  Well if you like to livin up the smell of this then why not add some lemon juice to it?  I accidentally discovered the beautiful combination of the two when I decided to rub the excess lemon juice that I have in my skin then after a minute, used the Cranberry Body Polish (well because I'm taking a bath) and my oh my the smell is so gorgeous:  it's something refreshing and joyful and comforting at the same.  Plus the lemon juice helps in softening and brightening the skin too so if you have these two at your home and in the mood to experiment, then why not try the lemon and cranberry combo.

Again and again (I guess this is the third time that I'm saying this whenever I post something about body polish), body polish is a convenient product for me as it washes the dirt off my skin plus it also mildly exfoliate it with the help of different kinds of natural beads, I actually don't what they are made off but I love every bit of them.  So far, Ginger Sparkle is my favorite body polish from The Body Shop mainly because of the smell.

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The Body Shop Shea Shower, Scrub & Moisture Set

One of the items that I got out of an impulse because it's on sale is The Body Shop's Shea Travel Set.  This is one of the first few items that I bought from The Body Shop last year and yet it's only now that I'm using it.

First is the one that really got my attention: The Shea Body Scrub.  I'm just wondering why scrubs from The Body Shop are so expensive so one way to satisfy this curiosity is to buy a small one that is on sale.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Reveal softer, glowing skin with exfoliating salt grains and organic sugar in a moisturizing, oil-based scrub that has a fresh, classic scent. Community Trade shea butter has antioxidant vitamins A and E to help protect and nourish skin. Community Trade organic soy oil is very rich in essential fatty acids that help to repair skin’s moisture barrier, so skin is smooth and supple. Community Trade organic sugar and salt grains gently exfoliate skin.

Full Ingredients

Octyl Palmitate, Sodium Chloride, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sucrose, Silica, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Ricinus Communis (Castor Seed) Oil, Tocopherol, Linalool, Coumarin, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Propylparaben, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Citronellol, Citral, Geraniol, Eugenol, Titanium Dioxide.

HOW TO USE

Massage in circular movements over your body while in the bath or shower to help remove dead skin cells and boost circulation.

Think of a petroleum jelly combined with salt so that you can imagine what this product looks like.  I'm a 50/50 on the scent because it really smells like a petroleum jelly with shea body butter.  I applied this on a wet skin the first time that I used it but doesn't really worked well in the sense that the scrub just slides.  So for the second time around, I worked with a dry skin and poof, perfect!  It has a mild exfoliation that leaves my skin soft and smooth.  The scrub turns milky when rinsed and leaves a barrier of moisture that makes me uncorfortable so I have to at least use a mild cleanser to remove the excess "grease"

Next is the Shea Shower Cream which I am not really liking.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Spoil your skin with a moisturizing, soap-free cleanser full of rich, creamy, skin-softening lather and a classic, clean scent.

FULL INGREDIENTS

Water, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, PEG-5 Cocamide, Coco-Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Fragrance, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Linalool, Tocopherol, Coumarin, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Citral, Geraniol, Eugenol, Caramel, Yellow 6.

HOW TO USE

Squeeze onto the palms of your hands or The Body Shop Bath Lily and massage over your body.

This shower cream I think is so mild it doesn't bubble which leaves my mind thinking if I really got a shower.  Now think of a liquid foundation added with a little more water for its consistency.  The scent is like a mixture of shea body butter combimed with cooking oil.

So I'm doubting its cleansing power and its smell but I can't question its moisturization effect because it does makes my skin moisturize and a light lotion is just what I needed when I use this.

Loving the old one rather than the newer one is the Shea Body Butter.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Wrap your skin in a rich, indulgent, chocolate-scented cream that moisturizes and softens for up to 24 hours. Community Trade cocoa butter, an excellent moisturizer that melts at body temperature, is rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants. Community Trade shea butter from Ghana moisturizes and softens skin. Community Trade organic soy oil is very rich in essential fatty acids that help to repair skin’s moisture barrier, so skin is smooth and supple.

FULL INGREDIENTS

Water (Solvent/Diluent), Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil (Emollient/Skin Conditioner), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Butter

(Emollient), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) (Emollient), Glycerin (Humectant), Cyclopentasiloxane (Emollient), Glyceryl Stearate (Emulsifier), PEG-100 Stearate (Surfactant), Cetearyl Alcohol (Emulsifier), Lanolin Alcohol (Stabiliser/Emollient), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Fragrance (Fragrance), Methylparaben (Preservative), Propylparaben (Preservative), Xanthan Gum (Viscosity Modifier), Benzyl Alcohol (Preservative), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster), Caramel (Colour), Yellow 5 (Colour).

TIPS

Cleanse with Cocoa Butter Creamy Body Wash. Exfoliate to remove dead skin cells using Cocoa Butter Body Scrub before moisturizing with Cocoa Butter Body Butter. Great for pregnant women. Smooth over the bump when skin feels tight and stretched.

Also included in the set is a body butter and a bath lily.  The bath lily has a good quality: soft and smooth yet tough on dirt!  I already made a review of the shea body butter with the new packaging but the old one in my opinion has a better consistency.  It's thick but it glides smoothly on my skin unlike the one with the new packaging that clumps and needs to be spread first in my palm.  I should have hoarded tons of the old ones when they went on sale.

Oh by the way, the original price of the mini set is P995.  Product description used in this post can be found in http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/

Thanks for reading.  Till then.  Bye!

The Body Shop Vanilla Bliss

One of my favorite scent: VANILLA.  I got the Vanilla Joy boxed set last November 2012 because of it's smell.  Love at first sniff I say!

small shower gel, body butter and a bath lily

Too bad I din't get the big versions of the shower gel and body butter when they went on sale.  I wanted to smell the vanilla all year round.

I couldn't believe that that thing above is a gel because it's creamy.  The Vanilla Joy shower gel bubbles really good and make my skin a little softer in an instant.  The scent stays too even if I leave the bathroom.

Ahhh this one is like a comfort food to me:  it looks and smells like a pudding I wanted to taste it (drools).  But the most important factor why I love Vanilla Bliss body butter is because it smoothens my skin without the sticky feeling though I need to reapply as hours pass by.

Haven't use the bath lily (I accumulated like 4 bath lily's because of the sets that I bought)  but based on the "feel when I touched" I like better the ones that I got from the White Mush and Shea Set.

Very short post.  Not much to say since I think I already said everything on the Cranberry Joy post which you can find here.

Thanks for reading.  Till then.  Bye!

The Body Shop Cranberry Joy

As early as the third of November, I already want to feel Christmas.  So aside from shopping ( both actual and window shopping), I also use products that are "limited" for the season and opened the cute boxed set of The Body Shop' Cranberry Joy.

Cranberry Joy Set

The set includes a shower gel, body butter and a  bath lily in red.  The box too is in red with golden snowflakes printed all over.

60ml (2.0 US FL OZ)

Cranberry Joy Shower Gel

Well, I've never seen or smell a real cranberry but the smell of Cranberry Joy shower gel reminds me of a four season drink: maybe remove the guava part and replaced it with cranberry?  Not sure, but it does really remind me of a four season drink that is more dramatic/succulent rather than fruity.  It lathers really well especially when used with a bath lily/body sponge and amazingly makes my skin a little silkier and smoother.

50 ml (1.6 OZ, 48g

Cranberry Joy Body Butter

Cranberry Joy body butter is like a soft-served strawberry ice cream that melts in my skin! (no joke whatsoever).  It makes my skin instantly soft and silky and I don't why or what's the reason behind the small miracle.  Anyway, reapplication is needed when in a cold place because it's moisturization effect is lighter than the olive or shea body butter.  The smell of this one is like of a strawberry jam (I thought of Baguio when I first opened this): sweet, citrusy but with a little bit of rum.  The scent lingers on my skin and maybe a bit weird the first few days that I used it but I begun to be accustomed with it's smell and love it now.

I love this shower gel and body butter and since it's in a christmas-sy box, I think it's a perfect gift to give to a person who loves bath and moisture (like me) though I think it's a little pricey (I actually did my best to convince my friend to buy too so we can get another set for free).  Another thing to love is that they are in smaller versions so I don't have to spend a lot just for the joy of sampling The Body Shop's christmas limited edition products.

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The Body Shop Shea Body Butter

As a continuation of my love for body butters, I opened another tub of The Body Shop's in the variant of Shea.

The Body Shop Shea Body Butter

According to Green Living National Geographic: "The fat of the nut of the African Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is the source of Shea butter. The traditional use of the butter is to reduce the appearance of fine lines, scars and stretch marks, and to ease a variety of skin irritations, such as psoriasis, eczema and sunburn. Makers of cosmetics also mix this natural substance with other botanical ingredients. Shea butter is ideal for the topical application of cosmetic and medicinal formulas, because it melts on contact and is readily absorbed into the skin, without leaving a greasy residue."

The shea butter is from Ghana

it's for very dry skin

This body butter is creamier than the Olive and has a little froth texture to it.  I don't know if this has been the consistency of the Shea variant but I'll let you know once I open my small tub with the old packaging.  It's a bit hard to spread but is still quickly absorbent and doesn't leave my skin greasy.
The smell is really intoxicating and I've been sniffing it every now and then.  I haven't seen or smell a real shea  nut so I don't know if the vanilla~ish+nutty+a kick of a delicate flower is natural.  Nevertheless, the scent is elegant and classy to me though may not be liked by those who prefer a crisp scent.

has an off-white/pearly color

 The Shea Body Butter does really provide 24 hours hydration so during daytime, I just use a light or body gel.  I dare not use this during daytime because I commute and I don't want to attract dust and other pollution.  Anyway the SAs of The Body Shop Philippines are honest enough to tell their customers not to use this during daytime; unless you are in a cold place, as it will make the skin sticky because of the heat and daily activities.

24 hour hydration for very dry skin

I'm very happy with Shea Body Butter especially on cold nights since I do not have to bother myself reapplying to my dry, itchy skin.  My legs and hands benefited a lot from it:  less scratches for my legs and softness for my hands.  What's more to be happy about is that I got this at half the price!

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TBS Body Butter in Olive

Goodbye itchy, dry skin cause I'm buttering my body now!  Suddenly became a new fan of body butter all because of The Body Shop's Body Butter in Olive.  To date, I have 6 tubs (5 big and a mini) in different variants but Olive started my fascination.

photo from http://www.thebodyshop.com.ph

The above photo is the new look, mine is the old one and here's the back photo of the tub.

ingredients in different languages

and here's a close up view of the ingredients in english and yes, it has 2 kinds of paraben

Yes it has Methylparaben and Propylparaben.  According to Wikipedia, Parabens are used as a preservative by cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries and is mainly use for their  bactericidal and fungicidal properties. To know more about what paraben is you can visit Wikipedia here.

not tested on animals and trading fairly with suppliers

The Body Shop is against animal testing and is committed to trading fairly with suppliers, by offering good trading practices and independence-building prices with small scale farmers, traditional artisans, and rural co-ops.  To know more on how The Body Shop supports the Community Fair Trade, please visit their website or click here.

for Normal or Dry skin

instruction

Olive is for normal or dry skin and it's one of their best seller so I'm really happy to get this baby at half the original price. It's pretty easy to use, just pat some onto skin then massage just like how you apply a lotion.  It's also as light as a lotion; it's not sticky nor heavy, and the scent is delicious well it's not really a love at first sniff but the second that I used it I began to be accustomed with it's smell that it makes me want to believe that it's an olive ice cream.

creamy yet light and non-sticky

See, it can qualify as an ice cream, right?

I love how this body butter softens and moisturize my dry skin and as I said it's not heavy and sticky even if it has creamy consistency.  My hands and feet love it too so I don't have to buy a separate hand and heel lotion.

I'm really glad to have found this wonder.  It's an all in one product that is just right for my budget.

Thanks for reading.  Till then.  Bye!

Wake Me Up When September Ends: The Body Shop Haul

Ooops!  I shopped again even if I said in my last post that my haul ban starts but I have reasons, okay.  First is it's still September so I decided that my ban haul will start in October.  Next is it's payday so I have money to spend ahahaha (my lousy reason) and lastly and the very important one is that, it's SALE!

image from The Body Shop, Philippines facebook page

I've been a fan of The Body Shop so I really can't miss out their Pre-Holiday Sale.  Here's what I bagged!

Vitamin E and Duo Floral Acai Body Butters

The Body Butter is the reason why I've been visiting The Body Shop lately.  To date, I have a total of 6 body butters in my closet.  I also wanted to have the Aloe variant but it's out of stock and the Vanilla duo but it's not part of the sale.  I wanted to try the Vitamin E and was so glad that I got the last piece in the shop and fell in love with the Floral Acai's scent.

Peach Body Lotion and Moringa Foaming Bath

Another last piece is the Moringa Foaming Bath and I think it's the only foaming bath that is part of the sale (not 100% sure) but don't worry there are lots of shower gel that is on 40% off.  To avail the 50% off on all my purchases,  I grabbed the Peach Body Lotion (the smell is so delicious).

I noticed that most of the products of The Body Shop are on 10% off.  Some are on 20% to 70% sale and one of them is this Cucumber Cleansing Milk which I got at 30% off the price tag.

Cucumber Cleansing Milk

I really don't need a cleansing milk as of the moment but I can't resist cucumber.  If there's a cucumber lotion that is available, I have surely had put it in my basket without even blinking an eye.

I also finally got my card for free so yehey!  All in all I paid P2,122.50 and just in case, here are the prices of the items:

Vitamin E Body Butter:  original price is P1,050 but got it at P525
Duo Floral Acai Body Butter:  original price is P995 and is now P497.50
Peach Body Lotion:  original price is P695 but I only paid P347.50
Moringa Foaming Bath:  original price is P595 and took it home at a very affordable price of  P297.50
Cucumber Cleansing Milk:  original price is P650 but is now P455 at 30% off

Sorry if I didn't took pictures of the sale items in store but you can check Helen Blas of Lucky Citrine's blog post here (I hope she don't mind me linking her post here).

Promo period is from September 28 to October 25, 2012 so there's still plenty of time to shop for yourself and for your family and friends too as an early christmas gift.  Check their promo poster here and visit the nearest The Body Shop stores to know all the sale items and promos that you can avail.

Thanks for reading.  Happy Shopping! Till then.  Bye!

It's -BER Months!

September, meaning christmas is just around the corner and it's payday too meaning sales and promos are everywhere.  And,  as an early christmas gift to myself, I stop by The Body Shop and take home some goodies!

Olive Body Butter

Got the body butter at 50% off.  From P695 down to P347.50.  Heard a lot of good reviews about this body butter so I will immediately check this out and if it's really good then I hoard some since the promo is until September 6, 2012.

Elderflower Unperfumed Eye Gel

This is said to have cooling effect and calms swollen irritated eyes which I'm now having so I give this eye gel a shot.  It's also on sale  at P195.

Hooray for BPI

As an early christmas gift to BPI Cardholders, all gift sets of The Body Shop are on 50% off.  Too bad, I only know about this last Wednesday another too bad for the promo to last yestersday, August 31, 2012.  Anyway, I originally wanted to buy the ones in box set but there are only limited variants available so I just got the Shea Set in a pouch.

If your a fan of The Body Shop, why not drop by one of their stores.  I noticed that most of their products are on sale (mostly 10% or 15%) and if you are a Love Your Body™ | The Body Shop Philippines member then check this out!

Happy Early Christmas.  Till then.  Bye!