Happy New Year everyone!
Hello 2015!
I hope everyone had an amazing new year!!I am so sorry for my hiatus, but the last time I posted started finals week and I had just started my new job and had very little time for blogging, let alone much computer use that wasn't school work. I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and I hope everyone has a great new year! I had big plans for holiday nail, outfit and makeup posts, but unfortunately most of my winter break was spent working long shifts and when I got home, I just wanted to relax truthfully. However, I've been off for a few days and just recently got back from visiting out of town family. I plan to jump back into blogging like I was, and I do have a bunch of exciting posts coming up, they probably won't be all at once though. Also in the summer of 2015 after I'm completely done with undergrad, I plan to start a Youtube beauty channel after I get a new computer and camera, so definitely be on the lookout for that! But, let's get to the good stuff!
I started working at The Body Shop in November and I started as seasonal, but it looks like I'm staying, so yay! The Body Shop has a bunch of great body care and skin care products as well as great makeup products. Since I just started working there, I have started using some of the products and I absolutely love them. I wanted to do this post weeks ago, but I never got the chance. I have a few more products that won't be in this post that I want to talk about though. So let's jump into the reviews!
The first items I got were two body butters in the shea and almond fragrances, camomile eye makeup remover, tea tree skin clearing facial wash, a bronze lipstick, and the all-in-one skin tone adapting BB cream in the 04 shade. I love all of the products so much and when they run out I will be purchasing again.
I'll start with the body butters first. The body butters are just like lotion, but a bit thicker and heavier. The shea is definitely the most moisturizing one out of all of our body butters, but all body butters have guaranteed 24 hour moisture. The shea is one of the most neutral scents, but it still smells amazing and is one of our top sellers. I recommend this fragrance to all customers just about. The almond has a very soft vanilla scent to it and is also another popular body butter. I also have the almond hand and nail cream which is seriously amaaaaazing. It's great to throw in your bag and it keeps your hands constantly moisturized. Also let me add that our products are all natural and we use community fair trade ingredients from countries all around the world. All of these products that I'm mentioning are so worth it.
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Now moving on to the tea tree skin clearing facial wash which I love so much-- seriously it works. For the most part I have pretty clear skin and don't really get breakouts or serious acne, but I do have some blemishes on my forehead that are not super dark anymore, but I do want them completely gone. I started using this and pairing it with a sample I had of the tea tree blemish fade night lotion and in the short month that I have been doing that, I can already tell the difference. They're getting much lighter and I can't wait to see the results by continuing the use. It leaves a little tingle when you use it which I also like. The tea tree skin care line is great for blemished skin, or skin prone to breakouts because it will fight the breakouts and reduce the frequency of them, and there are all the products are great for helping to get rid of those blemishes. It seriously works, definitely check it out!
I still have mixed feelings on the BB cream truthfully. I think the main reason I like it so much is because it adapts to the color of your skin tone. It comes out of the tube white, but when you blend it, it adapts to your skin complexion which I think it pretty cool. Truthfully I'm not sure if I would buy it at full price which is $20, I would only get it again on discount. Reason being I don't think it does much to even out my skin tone. I feel that my forehead is a bit darker than the rest of my cheeks so I was hoping this would even it out but I don't think that it does that great of a job honestly. I do like that it is light and not too heavy because I don't like heavy makeup at all. If you are looking for coverage, this is not the product to use. I didn't choose it for coverage, I chose it because I was looking for a BB cream and decided to start here. In conclusion it is a good product, but not exactly what I was looking for. I am using the matte it skin primer and I loveeee that. It's one of the best primers I've used and really helps in keeping your makeup from getting shiny and keeps it matte all day. That is something I would definitely recommend.
Okay so this is from our Colour Crush line, and I. Love. This. Lipstick. Seriously love it so much. It is the #301 color and it's like a bronze-brownish color. I was surprised at how well it complemented my complexion. I tend to wear this color with very nude eyes to kind of create a natural look with a dramatic flair. I actually got the Rihanna Viva Glam 2 lipstick which is very similar to this a few days after (review coming soon). The Viva Glam 2 is a bit more silver while this is more gold/bronze. Look out for a post with makeup looks that I create with this color very soon!
These aren't even half of the goodies that I got from my job, but I will be sure to review the items as I go along. Check out your local Body Shop, and if there isn't one near you, check it out online! So many amazing products in makeup, body care and skin care and there are always great sales! I promise you won't be disappointed.
Thanks so much for reading and stay tuned for upcoming posts! I promise not to go on a month hiatus again!
Until next time,
Kandace <3
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