The Body shop: Coconut oil for hair

Hey everyone.

I'm going to talk about a product that I'm not a fan of, still use it and found a way to like it.

That way is during summery warm days.
I thought that using coconut oil will make my hair look silkier and healthier.
It does that but not the whole year. I find that summer is the best time as the sun makes my hair more tough so I need a thicker protection. During winter I find that it is heavy not only on my hair ends, but on the package itself. You can not work with it when there is zero degrees. I really regret it when I use it on cold days.
During more warm days it is softer to work with and feels lighter too.
That heavy feeling I have is only when I have blowdry them and for couple of hours later. The next day my hair looks nice and shiny, that's the trouth; but you know, the feelling every girl has it's crucial enough on its own to love or not a product.

I have long and wavy hair and you have read how I feel.
So, I think that if someone of you has curly hair, or straight but damaged enough, this coconut oil will be great for you.

The Body shop: Banana shampoo

Hey everybody,

In case you're like me trying to find the best shampoo match,  yet you find nothing then you might can get what I'm dealing with.

So, as you may have guess I use a different shampoo each time I run out.
This time was the Body shop's best seller shampoo time with banana puree and honey.
It says it's an all hair type shampoo, so that's why I decided to buy it, despite its high cost.

Well, I don't understand why it is a so well raved product.
Yes, it is ok when it comes on cleansing your sculpt, yet not that clarifing as others, especially cheaper ones from the drugstore. But still, I was expecting more considering its expensive tag price.
I'm thinking whether it is not for my hair type, although I tend to buy all hair/nornal types.

On the other hand, I find it gives a valuable lightweight moisture to the length of my hair which is great.
Also the smell is divine which is a plus, and a little goes a long way creating enough foam, which is awesome considering it is a 250ml bottle, only.

For me it is a 3/5 product. Overpriced and nothing wow. I believe it deserves a trial though, just because not everyone has the same sculpt and because if you like it that much, the scent won't let you buy anyhting else :-)
xx

The Body Shop: Coconut soap

Happy new year everybody!

As you may know, I really am on a hunt of a good quality soap for my body, so as to replace shower gels.
I do love so far the Apivita one and my standars are pretty high.

Well, this one from the Body shop is equally loved as the apivita.
Can't tell you a lot about a soap, only to introduce it to you with its greatest hint! 

So, the very first thing I love about this soap is how moisturising it feels on my skin, without being neither too greasy as many shower gels nor sticky as all the other soaps.
I can feel the super soft touch the wealthy foam leaves my skin with while it cleanses off all the residues from my body, specially from my back.
This combination is really hard to be found and I'm super excited!
As for the smell; divine as a Body shop can be!

One thing I've noticed though, is how quickly it shrinks.
Maybe I use it a lot and it's all in my mind, don't know.
No matter how, 3 euros for 100gr is quite good.

I definitely am buying it again on other scents!
Please let me know any soap suggestions you may have for the body.

xx

The Body shop: Body Sbrub, Coconut and Cocoa butter

Hey everyone!

This is a favorite product from the past which I have finished many packs of, and at this specific period own none, but thank god I did saved one and only picture, featuring two of my best scents.
The thing is that although this scrub is quite expensive it is an excellent one!

I really enjoy in my shower how scrantchy but gentle on the same time can be with my body.
I feel like dead scells are 100% removed from the skin, specially around the ankle area, while it won't irritate the rest of the body and soft parts that are more sensitive.
It's weird how hard feeling on my hands can be those beans, but so fine melted on my body.

The formula has many many many little beans, and a generous amount of a thick moisturiser that won't left you greasy when you rinse it off.
Coconut and cocoa butter are by far my raves!
It says that coconut is formulated for normal/dry skin and cocoa butter for very dry skin, but as a normal body skin type they both do the job.
Maybe the coconut is a little bit less thick than the cocoa butter, but nothing to compare to.
When it comes to their scents, oh oh oh... The whole bathroom will be scented heavenly!
Specially the cocoa butter has the most sweet smell I've ever sniffed, that sometimes can be too much. The coconut is more to my nose preferances.

The thing that I don't like at all is its price, considering that apart from drugstore prices that are way cheaper, you can still made your own at home, so it's enough overpriced.
I can assure you though that after your shower you will have an aftermath of a super soft and smooth body.
The 200ml pack will last you for ages. The 50ml is amazing for travelling, if you feel like pampering when you're away!
So it's only up to you if you want to splurge.

The Body Shop: Strawberry Eau de toilette

Hey hey heeeey :)

Strawberries.... My favorite scent in the whole word!!
So sweet, yet not that much as a vanilla or a caramel.. An amazing pure fruity scent !!!
I'm sure that this is my favorite range from the body shop, either we're talking about body lotions, fragrance or body wash! But wait... No! I love all their scent range! Gosh, I can't decide ! :)

On to the product.
I'm the most dedicated to White Musk perfume from the Body Shop! I'll keep buying it again 'n again!
I think the smell can be used either when you're on your early teens or whether you're a grown up woman. Yet, I've found this amazing sweet and fruity scent, that I could't resist not trying it out and I'm more than glad I did !

Well, it is certaintly not a heavy scent that stays on the whole day. I believe 5 to 6 hours maximum. That's the reason I won't buy it again. BUT, for the time you have it on, ohhhh..... You smell like a candy little girl, perfect for spring and fall! For summer, due to hot weather it won't last you more than two hours.. It is more of a day time fragrance.
I really really like it. If you combine it with the whole strawberry line, even only with the body lotion or the body wash, then you would emerge yourself to your own smell :) The scent will last all day!!

Maybe it would be nice if this one was an Eau de Parfume, instead of a toilette, just to add a little bit more intensive smell to your body and therefore longlasting results. If they make it that way, yes I'm gonna purchase it again.

It's a 60ml cute and simple berry bottle with gold lid and an attractive good looking picture in front.
It costs 20 Euros which is ok for a perfume.

I thought it was a limited edition, but I can still find it in stores.
Anyway, no matter what, I love all those berry, blueberry, raspberry, cranberry, strawberry etc flavours !!!!!! 
Give it a try if you're on that mood too ;-)

Have a fruity smelly day :)
xx

The Body Shop: Coconut Body Butter

Hey everyone!

When I'm thinking of The Body Shop, I always dream of their body stuff, especially their body moisturisers.
Well, this time I'm going to review a non favorite product.
That comes not beacause it has plenty of faults, but because it has only one....  the most crucial for its purpose.

Let's start with all the pros this butter has.
Yes, it smells a m a z i n g! That summery scent everyone has in their mind, dreaming of you in the beach, under a palm tree, with a mojito in your hand :-)
I believe that the Body Shop has the most beautiful scent range, featuring Coconut as their no1 best selling!
Having this smell on, you really need no extra fragrance.

Another plus is that its rich formula, makes it the best moisturiser for the most dry parts in your body!!!
Yours elbows, your knees and your feet! It can make them smooth and silk in just a sec. You can really feel they're instantly softer and that they have a kind of silky texture when you touch those parts. Also, the moisture lasts all day to those extra dry areas.

And that's when the sad part comes to me...
Just because it is sooooo moisturising and thick, I cannot blend it in to my rest body. I just can't!
Even If I do, I feel it sticky in my body while it can't be absorbed! I know it's a butter, not a lotion, but.... The feeling makes me sick just because I can't touch my legs! Not to mention more soft parts of your body, like your arms... Disaster!
It is definitely only for very very dry skins, but guys...I don't think there are so many people out there with such a dry skin from head to toe who truely need so much of moisture. I don't know. 
Its goal is to moisturise your whole body, not parts of it. So, If I'm not able to utilise it like that, well...I'm not buying it again.

I still believe that their Body LOTIONS are their best products this store carries!
The ones in a bottle with a pump! Yes, I adore those! They moisturise you with a light feeling while leaving your skin smooth and smelly, beeing able to put your clothes on after a couple of minutes.

I don't know if this happens only with that flavor or with the whole range, because there are many people who love those butters. What you can do though is trying their 50ml travel sided products so as to learn whether other smells react the same.
By the way, I love the round package!!!!

As beeing a 200ml of a thick product that takes sooo long to be finished, apart from the dry part in my body I've told you before, I'm also trying to use it up as a nail care!
Yes, after I remove my nail varnish, I apply it as a treatment in my nails.
It feels like I have olive oil on! It is such a nourishing pampering method for me :)

So, as not been worked for my body, I'm not going to repurchase. For 15euros, it's a bit pricey when you can find for half of the money better drugstore body butters/lotions.
By the way, I think this is the only product for this brand that I'm not 100% pleased with.

If you have other ideas of how I can make it work, please let me know.

With love,
a Body Shop Body LoTioN fanatic!
xxx