The Body Shop White Musk

My favorite scent in The Body Shop would have to go to white musk.  The unexplainable concoction of whatever ingredients just leaves me amused and bewildered.  Later did I know that originally musk scent is an odor from a gland of a male musk deer and I was like "what the hell".

Luckily, the one from The Body Shop is artificial and thus no animal was harm in obtaining the wonderful scent.

The Body Shop White Musk

December last year while I'm carelessly walking in the  mall, I decided to shop for anything and the first thing that came into my mind was the cocoa range from The Body Shop (I'm so obsessed with cocoa before for my skin).  It stressed me out then to know that it was out of stock and I'm ready to outpour a tantrum to whoever comes my way (luckily, I suppressed the feeling).  With a blurry mind, I stare blankly into a shelf full of assorted colored boxes and decided to get the violet one since I remember liking the scent of a violet bottled body wash.

White Musk Sumptuous Silk Shower Gel

And this shower gel started it all!  This one is more on the "woodsy" side and lathers well if used with a bath lily.  It does leave my skin subtly scented but fades away by the time I put a lotion on.

The Body Sop White Musk Smooth Satin Body Lotion

The Body Shop White Musk Voluptuous Velvet Body Creme

Both the lotion and the body creme lightly moisturizes my dry skin that most of the time I used both before I go to work rather than before I sleep which makes me sweat  a little more than when I normally used a korean body lotion.  The scent of this two are more on the flowery side.  Sorry The Body Shop but the White Musk Voluptous Velvet Body Creme is not velvety enough for me.

the creamy look of the velvet body creme

Got puzzled to find bottles of body spray and perfume when I opened the box when I got home because I'm not really a perfume or a cologne person and in short I buy things carelessly and I'm an impulsive buyer but I guess the below is a comfort in a bottle because I just love the unexplainable smell of it!

White Musk Eau De Toilette

From fragrantica.com:

White Musk is a comfortable and velvety female fragrance, dedicated to every woman and perfect for every moment and occasion. It opens with notes of ylang-ylang, galbanum and basil, followed by the heart of jasmine, rose, musk and lily,and settling at the base dominated by musk along with jasmine, rose, iris, amber, patchouli, vetiver, peach, oakmoss and vanilla.

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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Stop the Sale please Haul

Well it's payday, it's the end of the month and summer season is ending soon (well I hope) so Henry Sy, I mean SM malls are on sale.  Fine, I bought some stuff again, GRR.

I can't resist the apple smell of the shower gel, it's sooo good and refreshing.

green apple in my shower gel and lotion

Let's see if this oil can justify it's cost/price.

beautifying oil

After asking 3 asking Maybelline kiosk, I finally found you Baby Skin and lucky that it's on sale.  For 30 seconds I hate this but 30 seconds after, I consider it a friend.

the price is so affordable!!! 

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

The Body Shop White Musk Chiffon Sheer Body Mist

One of the good "bought by mistake" products that I have is this White Musk Chiffon Sheer Body Mist from The Body Shop.  I wanted to buy the chocomania set when I went to The Body Shop some time in December but dang it's out of stock.  Pissed, I just pick a violet box out of a whim and White Musk Chiffon Sheer Body Mist is one of the items that is included in the pretty violet box.

White Musk Chiffon Sheer Body Mist
100ml
A light and refreshing, non-greasy body spray that leaves the skin subtly scented with the classic soft and floral White Musk fragrance.

FULL INGREDIENTS

Alcohol Denat., Water, Fragrance, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, t-Butyl Alcohol, 
Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Benzoate, Denatonium Benzoate, Isoeugenol, Benzyl Salicylate, Geraniol, Evernia Prunastri (Oak Moss) Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Eugenol, Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Cinnamate, Limonene, Farnesol, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Cinnamal, Citral.

It says in The Body Shop USA website that this mist contains musk, lily, ylang ylang, hints of basil, jasmine, rose, iris, amber, patchouli, hints of peach, oakmoss and vanilla.  I can't distinguish which is which but the combination of all these ingredients is love!  It's delictable, sensual and strong but not overpowering.  I don't typically use this mist as a mist though, I use it as a cologne because I'm allergic to many things and don't want to directly spray it on my skin besides the automizer of this mist is not so good that it sprays droplets of liquid rather than a mist.  I just put 2 spritz on the palm of my hands then on my clothes and sometimes even on my hair.

HOW TO USE

Spray onto skin after a bath or shower, or as often as required.  Layer the White Musk fragrance by using our other products within the range for you and your home.

This body mist doesn't provide any smoothening, silkening, or moisturizing effect; just the lovely scent that stays for a long time even if I already wash my hands.

Are you using a body mist?  Share your favorite!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

The Body Shop Cucumber Cleansing Mik

Out of a whim, I bought a cleansing milk even  if I do not have any idea what or how will I use it.  I'm used to using foaming cleansers and the only thing to blame why I got this is the cucumber.

The Body Shop Cucumber Cleansing Milk
Feel as cool as a cucumber with a cleanser that refreshes and lightly moisturises, just like our original one.  Now with Community Trade organically grown soya oil.
A beauty classic returns. This gentle cleansing milk refreshes skin as it wipes away make-up and the grime of the day.
got it for P455 at 40%

FULL INGREDIENTS

Aqua (Solvent/Diluent), Glycerin (Humectant), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (Emollient), Cetyl Alcohol (Emulsifier), Stearic Acid (Emulsifier), Triethanolamine (pH Adjuster), Glycine Soja Oil (Emollient/Skin Conditioner), Benzyl Alcohol (Preservative), Lanolin (Emollient), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Cucumis Sativus Juice (Natural Additive), Parfum (Fragrance), Hexyl Cinnamal (Fragrance Ingredient), Geraniol (Fragrance Ingredient), Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Fragrance Ingredient), Citronellol (Fragrance Ingredient), Linalool (Fragrance Ingredient), Hydroxycitronellal (Fragrance Ingredient), Benzyl Salicylate (Fragrance Ingredient), CI 61570 (Colour), CI 19140 (Colour).

So it doesn't smell like a real cucumber.  It's more like a freshly cut grass and some may find the smell overpowering but I already got used to it and more than a month of using it, I can now smell the cucumber.  The Body Shop Cucumber Cleansing Milk has a light green shade with a lotion consistency and also feels like a lotion when applied but it's not the greasy lotion type.

very light pastel green in color

Even if it doesn't produce bubbles, this cleansing milk mildly cleanse and moisturize and freshens my face just like what it says in the description.  I use this day and night and for 7 weeks I never had a major breakout even on my red days (usually the day my huge pimples appear).

I use this by spreading around 3 pea size of the cleansing milk then massaging my face for about 5 minutes (this method is more relaxing and enjoyable) then rinse with tepid water.  Although I use a different cleanser when I wear a bb cream, it says in The Body Shop description that it can remove make-up (if used as describes from the brand's website).

HOW TO USE?
Massage a small amount into skin and wipe away with a cotton wool pad. If product gets into eyes, rinse with clean water.

I used this one time as instructed when I applied a bb cream on my face.  And the result...

bb cream + dirt

So it can really remove make-up (not sure with other kinds of make-up like mascara and eyeliner) although I have to splash water after an hour because my face; although soft and feels light' is not smooth with the cleansing milk on.  I used toner in cotton pads afterwards and there's no bb cream residue left.  Mistakenly buying this is a good choice.

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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/

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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.

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The Gingerbread Polisher

It's not holiday season anymore but who can resist the Gingerbread in the below photo?  And a product that has dual purpose?  It's my first time to use a body polish and I think it's great move that I bought enough for me to use up to at least the mid of the year.

The Body Shop Ginger Sparkle

And here's the ingredients from The Body Shop website

gel type with small scrub particles

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This limited-edition, festive body exfoliator is gentle enough to use every day. It removes dead skin cells, leaving skin feeling softer and smoother, and has a zingy ginger fragrance

• Removes dead skin cells
• Leaves skin feeling softer and smoother
• Zingy ginger scent
• Limited edition

The Body Shop Ginger Sparkle has a refreshing cola and ginger smell, it's actually fun to bathe with this.  It has small particles of ginger and walnut (if I'm not mistaken) that lightly exfoliate plus it gives enough bubbles to clean my skin which is perfect on days when I'm in a hurry (which is usually 5 times a week, yikes!).  If you opt to have a splendid bubblebath, then better use it with a bath lily.

What's more to love is that I got this at half the price!!!

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After Holiday Haul

I always go to malls a week or two after the holidays simply because sales are everywhere.  Of course, stores go gaga on how to dispose items that are on holiday themes.

Sometimes, the products that I find are great all year round and just have to dispose the boxes and whatnots and they look as if I bought them on their regular prices just like the items below which I got at 50% off the price tag.

The Body Shop haul

The Vitamin E range is a steal for me.  I would almost spend 25% of my month salary if I buy them individually and  I heard a lot of good reviews about the white musk, the box is not in a good condition but I'll throw it anyways so spending P250 for 3 mini items (I think it's already good for a month) is very okay with me.

And the body butter in sweet lemon is also on sale.  It's the old version which I like better than the newer ones because of the texture.  And last but not least, the mini manicure set which I kind of regret buying but well I already bought it so I immediately just use it.

Oh these items are not on sale but they are really cheap I mean affordable that I can't stop myself from buying them.  The bookmarks from National Bookstore are just P10 for 10 pieces and the oil from Papemelroti is just P59.  I hope National Bookstore will restock the other designs for the bookmark, I wanted to buy the frog and pig version.

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Holiday Hauls

It's the time of the year where shoppers have the right to splurge.  Well, a little on my part since I'm on a budget so the items that I got are either affordable or on sale.

So aside from peppermint candy canes (so addicting!) I got the following:

Amazon online
Got an XOXO watch and a toy camera.  Don't have a picture of the camera because it's still in transit.  It's with my brother actually, he's the one who ordered it for me (he said he'll probably just give it as a present hehehe)

classic looking XOXO watch para sa tumatandang ako 

Superheadz, looking really cute
photo from amazon.com

Cheap Finds
Got my first Baby Lips which is on sale.  And 2 Shoes for P399!  Well, they are not that durable especially on a rainy day but I'd rather go to work with these on than slippers.  Will just probably wear the shoes that I store in my ped in the office.

Maybelline Baby Lips

2 pairs of Solemate

Payless
2 shoes from Payless.  The other one which is not in the picture is glittery while the one below is my first ever 4 inches takong (heels).  Need to practice how to walk with the shoes on!

Payless!!!

Re-Stock
Finally, Aloe Vera Gel in the house.  Despite the price hike, I have to admit that my skin love it.  Will probably hoard the next time the boutiques of Nature Republic here will go on sale.  Got these two + a freebie from an online seller

I'm getting ready for the heat of the summer

The Body Shop
I can't resist the boxed set and the body polish limited editions, grrrrr!!!.  Kaasar, expect some posts on the body polish on the first quarter of 2013!

know what's inside? hint: color violet

I want to sparkle and feel the joy and bliss of these body polishes!

Wheew done a lot of cropping in this post.  Till Next time.

Happy Holidays!  Let's welcome the New Year with a bang!

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.

Thanks for reading.  Till then.  Bye!

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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LYB Members Only Give Joy Party

So my friends and I went to The Body Shop's LYB Members Only Give Joy Party for a girl bonding last Saturday, October 20, 2012 in SM Mall of Asia.

from The Body Shop Philippines email

After the registration, we are introduced to an SA to guide us in our shopping and at the same time  show to us the season's limited edition goodies and new releases.

These photos are from http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com because I forgot to take photos.  Aside from the body butters, there's also lotions, soaps, shower gel and perfume of the Cranberry Joy, Ginger Sparkle and Vanilla Bliss.  Oh my friends and I can't help sniffing on the Cranberry Bliss and Vanilla Bliss body butters that I give-in in buying the mini gift set of the two and got another one for free just for being an LYB Member.  With a little persuasion, my friend bought the free ahahaha.  I can buy the Ginger Sparkle next time.

Cranberry Joy and Vanilla Bliss mini gift set

There are also special christmas sets where you can save tons of money and are packaged in a cutesy christmas way that whoever receives it will surely appreciate and feel the christmas spirit.  Oh I should really have taken photos but better to visit The Body Shop stores to have a close encounter with those cute packaging and gifts sets.

My friend who is not yet an LYB Member was also welcome to The Body Shop family by giving her a free membership and a gift set.

my friend's welcome gift set

I know I'm on a haul ban but I can't help buying presents that I ended up buying a lot.  Anyway, most of the items are on sale so I saved some moolah and I promised myself that I will not use the products until December and gave some to my sister as an early christmas gift.  I also got a free bag because of my purchases.

So sosyal, my friends wonder what material it's made of and in the end settled with "first grade sosyal na katsa".  I also received a mug for attending the event.

I am very glad to be a LYB Member.  Be a member too to enjoy the perks of being with the The Body Shop family.


Here are the list of the activities of the event:
Join the party and get a gift from us! Bring a friend and he/she gets a FREE membership and a LYB welcome gift.
Be the first to try our Limited Edition Christmas gift sets!
Buy 2 and Get 1 FREE, Buy 1 and Get 20% off.
Add a personal touch when you create your own Christmas gift sets. (Applicable with a minimum purchase of P3,500)
Surprise your loved ones with a FREE sketch drawing with any purchase of Christmas gift sets. (Applicable to one service per gift & a minimum purchase of P900)
Get our NEW Scents of the World fragrance for FREE with a minimum purchase of P10,000.
Ask for a FREE makeover & get the party look everyone will love this season!

From The Body Shop, Philippines facebook page:
It's time to spoil yourself Gorgeous! Be a Love Your Body Member and enjoy all these perks!
*Earn points and voucher on your purchases with 5X rebate!
*Free shopping
*Divine discounts 
*A special birthday treat
*Invitation to Member-only events 
*Be the first to know 

-Membership comes free with a minimum single receipt purchase of Php1500.00 
-For expired members, visit our stores to renew your card for free! Just present your expired card. 

Thanks for reading.  Till then.  Bye!