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The Body Shop Olive Body Scrub Review, Swatch and Photos

Hello Ladies!

This is my first post on MABH and I am very excited. Hope you all like it. Today I will be reviewing a body scrub from The Body Shop. The body shop has many variants to choose from and I decided to pick Olive for my skin for its goodness. Continue reading to know more.

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 995 for 200 ml.

Ingredients:

My Take:

This scrub comes in a olive green plastic tub. The packaging is not very hygienic. The scrub is of light olive green in color and has cream like texture. It spreads like butter on your skin and that ways you need very little quantity to use.

This is one scrub that I like for its mild exfoliating action. This scrub exfoliates your skin in a very gentle way. I use it under shower. I apply it all over my body and give a good massage in circular motions and then rinse it off with plain warm water, leaving my skin super soft. The kernels are not too harsh on skin but efficiently remove tan from the skin.

So you can use it 3-4 times a week without worrying too much about the skin. It may feel a bit greasy while scrubbing it on your skin, but once washed off the skin feels super awesome. In summer, I do not even feel the need of using a moisturizer afterwards.

Coming to the fragrance, the product has a strong fruity fragrance and I did not find it too appealing as I personally am not a big fan of smell of olive products but that can be overlooked as others may find it good for their senses.

PROS:

Mild exfoliating action
Kernels are not too harsh on skin
Leaves skin super soft
Removes dead skin efficiently
Easily available
Goodness of olive oil
Not tested on animals
Cons of The Body Shop Olive Body Scrub

CONS:

Very expensive

Rating: 4/5

Would I Repurchase?:

No there are other better and cheap options available in the market

The Body Shop Born Lippy Lip Balm Raspberry Review

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Hey All!

If there is one brand for which I am ready to blow up tons of money and indulge myself, it’s The Body Shop. And if nothing else, ONLY because their products smell SO good! I love it when I walk into the shop and it has a lovely combination of floral and citrusy scents. I can go on and on about my love for this brand (even though I own nothing but this lip balm!) so let’s just get straight into the review 🙂

Price:

Rs 205 when I bought it. Not sure if it’s still the same or if they have hiked it.

Quantity:

8.5g (10 ml)

Ingredients:

My Take:

The lip balm comes in a tub packaging. Though it looks decently pigmented in the tub, as you can see in the swatch, it is extremely sheer. I found this disappointing because given the price, I would have liked at least some color payoff. I haven’t given a lip swatch with this review because I’m embarrassed to share it with you all – this lip balm does absolutely nothing for my pigmented lips 🙁

I think it’s needless to say that the lip balm smells incredible. (You must have guessed that from my crazy introduction to this review!) It really has a lovely raspberry scent which I absolutely adore. Sometimes I just open it to smell it 😛

The lip balm is quite shiny on the lips and looks a bit like a low shine semi clear lip gloss.

The biggest drawback of this lip balm is that it doesn’t moisturize! I was really upset when I first applied this and my lips (which are naturally dry and VERY prone to chapping) didn’t show any signs of moisturisation at all. I have heard that The Body Shop lip products in general do not measure up with other brands’ lip products of the same price range, and I really found this lip balm unacceptable. It’s been a year since I bought it and its lying almost as good as new.

PROS:

Quantity is decent given the price
Amazing fragrance (may be a con for some though!)
Has a semi-glossy finish and shine

CONS:

Does not hydrate dry lips at all
Tub packaging isn’t as convenient to use as tube packaging
Not much colour payoff (this is a con for me, but its subjective)
A bit expensive relative to other lip balms in the market

Rating: 2.5/5

Final Word:

The Body Shop charges a relatively high price for its Born Lippy lip balm and unfortunately fails to deliver in terms of moisturisation and pigmentation. If you would like to try this out, you are welcome to, but I would not be repurchasing this – partly because I don’t think its worthy of a repurchase and partly because I’ll never use it all up 😛 My apologies to The Body Shop, but this lip balm just doesn’t measure up. (However much it hurts me to say this!)

The Body Shop Atlas Mountain Rose Body Lotion Review

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Hello everyone!

The Body Shop is a renowned brand worldwide providing quality products made from natural ingredients. Other than full sized products TBS also provides some gift packs and kits at various prices for different occasions. So this body lotion came along a small kit of Atlas Mountain Bath and Body Range with an Atlas Mountain Rose Shower Gel and a loofah.

These kits are great for gifting as well as trying products before purchasing the full sized ones. So as the theme is rose the packaging of this Cube Kit was pink with a pink shower loofah along with the shower gel and body lotion.

Price and Quantity:

This body lotion was priced at Rs. 325 for 60 ml

Read: Dove Silky Nourishment Body Cream Review

My Take:

The packaging of TBS products are always quite well and of great quality. Here the packaging is a flip cap bottle with the product name and picture pasted on the bottle itself. It is not tacky or cheap but superior quality. The price, manufacturing details as well as ingredients are mentioned on the bottle.

Read: Can You Use Body Lotion On Your Face?

The product is a white looking watery liquid. It is a bit runny and one needs very little product per use so this small bottle will last sometime.

The smell is quite nice too. The smell is a floral rosy smell which stays at least 2 hours after applying and then fades. The lotion is not very heavy so those with very dry skin will not get great hydration from this one.

While I and HE (Would be Hubby) both love the smell and find it both romantic and very feminine. It is a bit artificial and strong too so those with sensitive noses so do try it before purchasing. The reason I love it is the smell stays for a long time .