Hi, everyone! Sorry about the long holiday hiatus, but I’m back now with more reviews. First up, I’d like to talk about the promotion that The Body Shop had during November & December. I know, it’s way too late for you guys to get in on it, but they have similar deals during the year.
The Joy Bag was a $5 reusable tote that, when purchased in the store on a particular weekend, came with a coupon book. The 6 coupons were good for a free weekly item from the store as well as being accompanied by a special weekly sale.
After 6 weeks, here are the great products I got for free!
- Body Butter Duo – one side is a lighter lotion for normal skin and a heavier cream for drier skin. ($18)
- Earth Lovers Shower Gel – 100% biodegradable, soap-free gel with no sulphates, colorants, or parabens ($10)
- Hand Wash – soap-free cleansing gel ($8)
- Rainforest Shampoo – biodegradable shampoo free of silicones, sulphates, parabens, and colourants. ($10)
- Holiday Home Fragrance Oil – ($7.50)
- Holiday Body Butter – ($18) The offer was actually for one free holiday item of any time (not gift sets) and I picked up another cranberry body butter, which is my favorite.
The tote itself is a nice bag to have for your various shopping needs. It’s a lightweight, cotton fabric that folds up to fit in a purse pocket.
I haven’t used the shampoo yet, but the other products are all fantastic and I’m going to talk about each one briefly. First, I want to say that I’m a huge fan of The Body Shop and their products. In recent years, they have made a lot of effort to develop products that use fair trade ingredients are more eco-conscious. Though their products still contain the usual cosmetic chemicals, the effort made to reduce this is appreciated.
The Body Butter Duo is a great product for people who have varying moisturizing needs, but I pretty consistently need a heavy moisturizer year round. I picked the Sweet Pea scent, which is a lot better than the Bath & Body Works Sweet Pea scent – it’s more authentic and less perfume-y.
I’d never looked at the Earth Lovers shower gel before, but having used it for a couple weeks, I’m a fan. The scents are great and it definitely washes clean with no soap film feel. I find that the scent stays on my skin for some time after my shower, too, which is nice. I’ve used this in my hair and though it doesn’t lather as much as a traditional shower gel, it still works well.
The hand soap is great and I’ve added the fragrance oil to the wax tarts that we have at home to boost the scent of those. As I said above, the Body Shop body butter is my favorite product so it was awesome to get another one in a cranberry scent.
Overall, I think this was a really great deal. Obviously, this program was designed to bring customers into the store as well as promote new items such as the Earth Lovers shower gel and Rainforest Shampoos. I did end up spending money on other items while in the store, but with my member card and the various discounts offered, I saved a ton of money and got some good gifts for Christmas. Next time an offer like this is available, I’ll definitely be participating!
