The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost Review

RATING :- 7 OUT OF 10

Here is another product from The Body Shop. It is TBS Vitamin C Skin Boost. It costs INR Rs 1795 for 30 ml pack. It comes in a plastic bottle with a pump out dispenser and got a transparent cap. This has got a citrusy smell.

What The Body Shop claims about The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost ? : Best if you want to create instant smoothing radiance with a silky smooth finish. Its an ideal skin pick-me-up to enhance your glow and our favourite Vitamin C product!

Best for :-

• Dull skin
• Contains Amazonian camu camu berry, which is known to have one of the highest contents of Vitamin C in nature.
• Antioxidant Vitamin C brightens skin.
• Encourages collagen production.
• Improves elasticity.
• Works alongwith skin softening Vitamin-E to protect skin from environment.

How to use : Apply in an upward, circular motion after moisturizing for a smooth base and a healthy looking glow.

So i have been using this The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost for sometime now, everyday at least once. The texture is creamy when you take it on your palms, and once you apply on face it seems to be silky smooth as you start massaging on the skin. And it absorbs without a trace, flawlessly. The product is slightly orangish in color and dries up very fast. The smell vaporizes after a few seconds. This TBS serum wont moisturize the skin, and if you have dry skin, you would need a moisturizer to cover it up. I think this would suit more for the oily skinned people as it is non-oily and is not hydrating enough.

Talking about the packaging, its quite neat and simple and travel-friendly. The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost however does not have any SPF so you just cant use this alone if you are going out in the daytime. I think, this is fine if you are looking for a good primer or a makeup base. After applying the serum, skin gets smooth and the complexion looks clearer than before definitely, but cant really say anything about the radiance. I did not see any such visible glow, but yes the skintone becomes much clear and clean instantly. Overall, this is a nice serum to try out, but the price is a bit too much as i dont think this delivers anything more than a good makeup base and making the skintone look clean.

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The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick REVIEW

RATING :- 9.8 OUT OF 10

Today's review is about The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick. It comes in a mini-stick shaped container, and weighs 4.2g and is priced at INR Rs 350. It is just a tube with roll on back, which needs to be twisted to get the product out on top and got a transparent cap on top as cover. The product inside is colorless. It got a nice sweet smell which when you apply on your lips you get the smell of chocolate while applying which fades away and a faint vanilla or coconut smell stays for sometime.

What The Body Shop claims about The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick ? : This balm in a stick contains real cocoa butter. It leaves lips moisturised and kissably soft.

• Moisturises.
• Creamy butter-like texture.
• Leaves lips soft.

How to use : Apply as required throughout the day.

I have been using this The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lipbalm for a while now. I already told you about the amazing sweet fragrance. It is also very light-weight when you apply on the lips, you wont feel any kind of greasiness or stickiness, thats really a great relief for people who avoid lipbalms just because they hate stickiness. The texture of the lipbalm is really smooth and silky and glides on very well on the lips. One coat is enough to last for half day if you are not having any food. You may have to reapply if you have very dry chapped lips, otherwise for normal lips, twice a day application would be more than enough. The lips feel very soft and hydrated all day long, and then there is no glossiness on the top, so thats a good thing if you dont like glossy lips. The packaging is totally travel-friendly so you can carry it around.

The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick is a bit high-priced compared to the other lipbalms available in the market, but then quality always comes with a price. It does not make the lips white, and does not have any taste. I absolutely cannot think of a single complaint right now regarding this TBS lipbalm, and definitely i would love to repurchase few other varieties of TBS lipbalm.

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The Body Shop Carbon Eye Definer (Black) Review

RATING – 8.3 OUT OF 10

Today I am going to review the Body Shop Carbon Eye Definer in color black. It costs INR Rs 575 and is also available in 4 more shades except the Black one, Crayon Khol Nuance. The other shades available are Brown (Rich Brown), White, Navy Blue (French Navy) and Taupe.

What Body Shop claims about the Body Shop Carbon Eye Definer? : An intense, ultra colour eye definer with line smudger incorporated on to the end of the pencil. The formulation is water- resistant, with a smooth texture for blendable and smudgable effect. The pigments give high coverage and the formulation is long wearing.

How to use the Body Shop Carbon Eye Definer? : Draw the pencil along the lash line, or inner rim, smudge for a softer line.

Ingredients : Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Emollient/Hair Conditioner), Hydrogenated Castor Oil (Emollient), Mica (Opacifier), Ceresin (Stabiliser), Cera Alba (Emulsifier/Emollient), Tocopherol (Antioxidant), CI 77266 (Colorant).

This pencil is meant to be smudged so if you are looking for a smudge-proof eyeliner, this Body Shop Carbon Eye Definer would not serve your purpose. But this is just awesome for smokey eyes, as the pencil also has a smudger at the back, so you need not have a smudger separately to make smokey eyes.

The Body Shop Carbon Eye Definer can be used in the waterline too, and you can smudge it afterwards, its safe to be used on the waterline. It is waxy and quite pigmented. The pencil is smooth and soft, and easily blendable, also its waterproof, that’s an added advantage. It can be worn for long hours. Overall a nice eye pencil!

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The Body Shop Super Volume Mascara 01 Review

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Rating : 5 out of 10

The Body Shop Mascara Super Volume 01 is the latest product I bought. It costs INR Rs 515 and contains 15 ml of the product. The consistency is thick and wet type. It gets transferred to the lower lashes if I apply on the upper lashes. So that is a problem. At times a lot of the mascara comes on the wand, which is just unnecessary and ends up getting wasted.

The wand that comes with The Body Shop Super Volume Mascara is good for nothing, its stiff. If you are having asian eyes, the wand might seem to be big for your eyes and thereby posing a problem for the application of the mascara.

Mascara Wand

At times, the mascara clumps my mascara, but that’s just my personal experience, since sometimes I get a lot of product on my mascara wand. Therefore if you too suffer from similar problem, keep a clean mascara wand at hand to separate the lashes. Though The Body Shop Super Volume Mascara stays well, but its not waterproof.

As the mascara has a tendency to get transferred to the lower lashes make sure, the mascara gets dried before you blink your eyes! The Body Shop Super Volume Mascara adds volume to the eye lashes – but that’s nothing extraordinary or what can be said to be super! If you like heavier eyelashes, and loves adding coats and coats of mascara, this mascara will get messy and horrible just from the second coat onwards. I am not in love with this Body Shop mascara!

No question of re-purchasing the The Body Shop Super Volume Mascara.

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Review of Body Shop Rain Forest Hair Butter ( for Dry Hair )

RATING : 8 OUT OF 10

The Body Shop Rain Forest Hair Butter for Dry hair costs INR Rs 420 for 50 ml. When i first bought this product i thought it would make my hair greasy. Though my hair is dry, but obviously i was not looking for something to make my hair look oily and greasy. Still i gave this a try.

What does Body Shop claim about the Body Shop Rain Forest Hair Butter : Luxuriously rich and intensive deep-conditioning treatment for soft, glossy and tangle-free hair. With pracaxi oil, manketti nut oil and Community Trade honey and olive oil. No silicones, parabens or colourants. Use weekly or as required. For dry and damaged hair

What i found out after using the Body Shop Rain Forest Hair Butter is that it does not make my hair greasy. The amount we need is tiny. The consistency is quite light. Now the body shop hair butter is more like a moisturiser, it made my hair softy soft without adding greasiness.

The Body Shop Rain Forest Hair Butter is specially formulated for the dry damaged hair. I just take a bit of the body butter on my palm and apply it on my hair, leaving the scalp. Obviously the hair butter is to be applied after shampooing the hair. I spread the hair butter evenly onto the hair. It has a cocoa buttery smell, which is good.

The Body Shop Rain Forest Hair Butter has got no parabens, no silicones and no colourants. Its going to last a lot of time, since i need only a bit. It makes my hair tangle-free so that helps a lot in combing my hair. Do not use a lot of the product as it will make the hair greasy and oily!

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