04 October 2014

the body shop haul + first impressions

the body shop haul

The Body Shop had a 50% off sale recently soooo.... yeah. There isn't much explanation needed, except I've always wanted to try their body scrubs but can't justify spending $20 on something I can DIY at home. The Body Shop body butters do offer nice scents and moisture though, which is something a little harder to do at home. Most of these I haven't tried yet, so I thought it'd be fun to write up a little first impressions on the scents.

the body shop review

satsuma body butter » James' favorite scent on me, so I bought a huge one to transfer into the mini-size container I already have whenever I travel to see him. It just smells very citrusy and orangey, I don't think there's another way to describe it haha. It's not my favorite scent but I do like it, so might as well ;)

raspberry body butter » Haven't used this yet, but it smells deeeelicious. I was afraid it might smell like a flat berry scent, but it's actually quite sweet and tart like actual raspberries. I was asking James if he thought lychee blossom or raspberry would smell nicer and he picked this one - so thank you James even though this blog is a secret to him, for now. And to everyone else I know in person. /stealth

satsuma body puree » It smells really nice! The scent is lighter than the body butter and seems to have more depth to it. It fades into a non-fragranced lotion kind of scent when you rub it in, though. Somehow the scent seems to come back after a while? I don't understand.

grapefruit body scrub » I didn't like how the body butter version smells, but this is pretty nice. I actually really like the sour smell, like the kind you get from the rind. Going along with the citrus theme here.

coconut body scrub » Smells grosssss, would not purchase again. I love the scent of coconut so I was pretty excited to try this out. It doesn't smell like coconuts, but it does smell like a not-good detergent. Trying to use this up as quickly as possible.

olive body scrub » Some blogger wrote about this but I forgot who it was, but I said it was something I'd be interested in trying. I think it's a unisex scent since it's not too masculine or feminine. Overall I think I'm a fan of the Olive range at The Body Shop!

Totally unrelated, but eating chips with chopsticks is the greatest idea ever.

12 comments:

  1. Chips with chopsticks...BRILLIANT. I hate getting my hands dirty. (And sometimes wonder how many of my real life friends know about this blog BUT EH)

    Sure, you can make the scrubs at home, BUT THEY DON'T SMELL THE SAME!!! STOP HATING ON MY FAVOURITE BODY SHOP SCENTS...FIRST BRAZIL NUT, NOW COCONUT. ~_~

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  2. All that looks amazing! I never tried anything from the body shop either! I definitely want to try one of those scrubs now!

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  3. I really like the olive range too <3 xx

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  4. Ooh they all look good enough to eat!!

    Josie XOXO

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  5. Haha eating chips with chopsticks :')
    I almost eat everything with chopsticks!


    Anyway, lovelove The Bodyshop body
    butter, currently using the 'Honeymania'
    one! Xx
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  6. IT IS!! I take pride in my keyboard and mouse so I hate it when it gets dirty, lol.

    SORRY YO. not rly sorry but kinda sorry. At least there's more for you ;)

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  7. Really?! I'm surprised, since its a pretty popular store. You should, a lot of their stuff smells nice - one of those stores that has something for everyone!

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  8. Mhm! I love that the scent is really subtle!

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  9. Me too! I'm saving that one for last, haha.

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  10. They do! Especially since all their products are food related, plus the colorful packaging!

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  11. Even though I am Chinese, I eat everything with a fork. Almost anything.


    Honeymania smells pretty good! Had a little sniff in the store once, I'm surprised it didn't smell like straight up honey to me :P

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  12. I love the raspberry scent!


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