The Body Shop Autumn Haul!
I have always had a soft spot for
The Body Shop. It was there, way back in 1995, where I bought my first-ever face wash and lip gloss. I was an eager 12 year old who finally had enough allowance money to indulge my burgeoning beauty obsession and
The Body Shop is where I turned. My use of their products has fluctuated since that time, but I've been seriously drawn back over the past year or so. They've been releasing some new, unique, interesting products that really offer top-notch quality for totally reasonable prices. In short, they've been killing it lately!
When
The Body Shop had their
Buy 3, Get 3 Free sale last month (a special that is luckily a regular installment), I stocked up on a variety of treasures.
I was quick to snag a second tub of the
Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter, which has gradually edged its way in as my makeup remover of choice. It's ultra effective and rich, but rinses clean and has never broken me out. It's truly a beautiful formula and is a mere fraction of my previous staple,
Shu Uemura High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil. I'll save money gladly when the budget option is as lovely as this! I'd also been incredibly tempted by the new
Wild Argan Oil range, as the textures are luxurious and the scent is wonderfully nutty and warm. I picked up the
Shower Gel from the line and am really liking it!
I haven't delved into
Body Shop makeup in quite some time, but I was happy to snag some of their newest offerings! The first was
Colour Crush Lipstick in
Drive Me Nuts, a unique deep brown with silvery shimmer. Actually quite a decent dupe for
Viva Glam Rihanna 2! It offers opaque coverage and feels super comfy on the lips. A 90s-inspired shade that really has me swooning! I also opted for the
Tea Tree Flawless BB Cream in shade
01, which is designed to offer sheer, perfecting coverage for those with blemish-prone skin. I plan to write a full review but, in short, the application can be a bit finicky, but persistence leads to wonderfully glowy skin! Plus, it really wears all day.
Finally, I snagged three of their new
Colour Crush Eye Shadows, about which I'd heard nothing but raves. I decided to begin my foray (yes, I'm sure I'll be buying more) with some lovely neutrals. I chose
Oh, Honey, a beautiful warm ivory highlight shade,
Bronze Bliss, a warm orange copper, and
Brownie and Clyde, a deeper cool shimmery brown. They work so wonderfully together and are amazingly pigmented and blendable!
And some swatches of my makeup goodies:
The Body Shop Colour Crush Lipstick in Drive Me Nuts
The Body Shop Tea Tree Flawless BB Cream 01
The Body Shop Colour Crush Eye Shadows in (L-R) Brownie and Clyde, Bronze Bliss, and Oh, Honey
I'm so happy to have resumed by love affair with The Body Shop, as it was there that my beauty obsession first blossomed! I'm super pleased with everything I picked up this time around and have already been putting them to good use. In my next post, I'll featuring the shadows and lipsticks in a new Autumn-inspired Look of the Day!
Thanks for dropping by and, for all my Canadian readers, hope you're having an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! xo