Cleansing the Day Away with The Body Shop's Pomegranate Range

Just lately, my normally temperamental, break out-prone skin has been blemish-free, soft and smooth. And I'm pretty sure I owe that, in part, to The Body Shop's new Pomegranate skincare range.
I have, as well, been making a real effort to drink more water and cut out junk food (with some fruit and veg-based juices making their way to my flat lately - more on that soon!), but nevertheless I'm a new fan of this delicately scented, fruity range.
I'll be honest and say that aside from purchasing this and this in the last couple of years, I'm not what you'd call a regular The Body Shop customer. I'm fairly faithful to my Eve Taylor cleanser and I rarely use serums and moisturiser.
Cue these two Pomegranate products, then....

Left: The Body Shop's Pomegranate Softening Cream Cleanser, and right: The Body Shop's Pomegranate Firming Serum

First up, the cleanser. I have to say I was worried about using this. It's quite a thick and creamy consistency and as I'm sure fellow blemish-prone ladies know, heavy products like this don't always fare too well. I was, however, pleasantly surprised.

At £11 a bottle, it's in the mid-high skincare camp, but I've been using this pump-action bottle for at least three weeks now (morning and evening) and there's still plenty left. Fragrance-wise, this is sweet, but not sickly smelling. Don't expect any lather from the product; it's a cream-based texture but it does a great job of removing make-up. So far, I've been using it by applying to dry skin and rinsing off with warm water, but you could do it 'the fancy way' by removing with warm, damp cotton wool,

Apparently, this is an anti-ageing range, too, which is my 30-year-old ears. So, as well as leaving skin soft and smooth it also reduces the appearance of wrinkles - yeeha!

The serum I've had to almost force myself to use; products like this aren't usually part of my skincare routine, but it really has been lovely smoothing this on before bed each night. Like the cleanser, it's anti-ageing (double yee-ha) and is a light, hydraying moisturiser which smells great and feels luxurious on the skin - result!

Have you tried anything from The Body Shop's Pomegranate range? What did you reckon? And do let me in on your other favourite The Body Shop products!


Disclaimer: These products were sent to me for review consideration. I have not been paid to write this post, neither am I affiliated with the brand in any way. All views are my own and 100% honest, as always.