Listen to Lena

Perfecting the Art of Conversuasion

Holiday Beauty #1 – The Body Shop

By

It’s time to kick off the Holiday Beauty Fest! Let’s begin with a company who embodies the very essence of gift giving – The Body Shop!

The Body Shop products are a no-brainer for everyone on your list this year. From bath products to makeup, home fragrance and more, you could literally shop for every single person – and get a few stocking stuffers to boot! TBS boutiques are just brimming with gorgeous gift ideas to suit everyone and every pocket. Even better – “Every time you purchase one of the stripe gift bags or boxes, 50% of the sale price from the purchase will be donated to the Somaly Mam Foundation, which is actively working to stop the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and young people around the world.”

I’ve made my love affair with the products quite clear over the years, and I’m happy to have had the opportunity to review their Holiday 2010 line this season.

Two words: BUY EVERYTHING.

With so many fabulous products that I’m just dying to chat about, I’ll be separating my review into two parts: Bath/Body and Makeup. Lucky you – that means TWO chances to win!

Let’s begin with their oh-so-luxurious bath and body products…because everyone deserves to be pampered at Christmas.

Lena Loves:

Jolly Orange Bath & Shower Gel
From the moment I tried this shower gel I loved it – and so did my husband. And no wonder; it has a faintly masculine scent, layered with bursts of fresh citrus and sweet honey. The shower gel is the perfect pick-me-up on winter mornings and I was blown away with how long the fragrance lingered on my skin: hours. The addition of orange seed oil went a long way to moisturize and protect.

Jolly Orange Body Scrub
Fresh, invigorating and with just the right amount of exfoliation, this is the first scrub in a long time I can truly say I enjoyed. Opening the tub is like cracking open a jar of orange marmalade; you’re greeted with a burst of citrus goodness. The scrub does its job without irritating the skin, and once again leaves a lingering fragrance that brings about visions of Christmas morning.

Cranberry Joy Shimmer Body Lotion
You can’t help but get noticed with this luscious body lotion. It’s light, moisturizing and leaves a subtle shimmer on the skin in addition to enveloping you in a festive fruity fragrance (think more musk and less berry). The pampering formulation contains cranberry seed oil, shea butter and sesame seed oil (all Community Trade of course). It goes on super smooth and sheer – I love it as an all-over lotion, especially around the clavicle.

Spiced Vanilla Body Butter
A newbie to the famous body butter lineup, the scent is enough to make you drool. Mostly sweet with a hint of spice, the cream is thick and absorbs deep into the skin for non-stop moisture. And for those participants in the Vanilla Perfume Challenge – everything about this rich, warm, indulgent scent will knock his socks off!

Since I’m a lip balm junkie (over 60 and counting) it didn’t take much to sell me on this little number – smooth, supple and just the right amount of fragrance, my pucker was smooch-ready and resisted chapping during wear.

You can also make pampering a holiday tradition with any of The Body Shop’s gift sets – with an extensive selection featuring their most popular product lines, you’re sure to find an enviable present for that someone special. My pick? The Born Lippy Fruity Lip Balms of course! Quite possibly the perfect stocking stuffer; a colourful collection of moisturizing lip balms in a range of juicy, fruity flavours ($15). Not a balm lover? Check out all their stocking stuffer picks under $20.

BUY IT!

The Body Shop currently has some fabulous promotions on body butters, scrubs, shower gels, lotions and more! Grab ’em and make a dent in your holiday shopping list.

WIN IT!

The Body Shop has generously offered one Listen to Lena! reader the chance to win a Holiday Bath & Body set, featuring Cranberry Joy and Spiced Vanilla (value $100)!

To enter, simply visit their online shop and leave a comment here, telling us about your favourite new product and why.

You can also qualify for extra entries! Remember, you must leave a separate comment for each. You can:

(1) Follow my blog, Listen to Lena!
(2) “Like” Listen to Lena! on Facebook
(3) “Like” The Body Shop Canada on Facebook
(4) Follow The Body Shop Canada on Twitter
(5) Tweet about this giveaway (tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/2c7nej6)
(6) You may Tweet daily.

I’ll draw for a winner on December 31st. Good luck everybody!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  21. If the sweet lemon body butter works half as well as it sounds it will be fabulous! The cranberry heatable feet hugs also sound amazing.

  57. I think the New Cranberry Joy Heatable Feet Hugs would be ideal. Sometimes my feet are so cold and I can't get them warm fast enough, this should do the trick!

  59. Being a regular wearer of vanilla oil for a number of years, the Spiced Vanilla Body Butter would definitely Christma-fy my regular signature scent! Yummy :)

  75. I love the New Spa Wisdom™ Japan Adzuki Bean & Rice Washing Grains. I use to use a product like this years ago and it did wonders for my skin. It was the best cleanser to keep me looking vibrant! Glad to see something like this again!lulus.pals@gmail.com

  90. I LOVE their cranberry products – they smell so good! My favourite products are the Banana shampoo/conditioner and the Almond Oil Intensive Hand Rescue. What a great giveaway!! Thx!

  121. The cranberry heatable feet hugs made me smile! My feet could definitely use some hugs… love Body Shop too – especially at Christmas time + their cranberry body butter.

  129. Almost all the ladies on my list got Body Shop products for Christmas. I love the new Pink Grapefruit Hand Wash. Smells divine.

  149. as I sit here shivering, the first thing that really drew my eye is the vanilla heat foot warmers…i love vanillahomejunk at shaw dot ca

  154. I like the idea of the Spa Wisdom Morocco Argan Oil & Orange Blossom Body Souffle. I heard the oil works great for your skin, and the orange scent would be fun

  181. Jolly Orange Body Scrub looks SO nice! I want to try that. It seems like it'd be great for removing dead skin cells and leaving your skin fresh and rejuvenated! – Jennie@neonkiss

  195. My favourite new product is the "new spiced vanilla heatable wrap" – it smells divine and is so soothing. rararomp at gmail dot com

  204. I love anything vanilla and that's why I am choosing New Spice Vanilla Body Butter. It contains Shea and Cocoa butter that moisturizes the skin which is badly needed for the winter season.

  206. My favourite new product is the "Soft Hands Kind Heart Hand Cream" because all net sales will go to helping stop sex trafficking and the cream is perfect for winter.

  216. I'm planning to go shopping at the Body Shop with my groupon coupon this week! I've always loved their satsuna products but everything there smells heavenly! Would love to win this prize pk!joyceymc(at)hotmail(dot)comI like you on fb and follow your blog

  223. I would love to try the Mango Hand Wash! I love mango and I wash my hands all the time since I have 2 young kids at home!vira_reda(at)hotmail(dot)com

  262. mine is New Cranberry Joy Heatable Wrap because it sounds like it make me feel so much better after a day of xmas shopping or get togethers with friend's and familybluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com

  355. I would love the Cranberry Joy Heatable Feet Hugs because my feet get the least attention from me and they are always the coldest part of my body!

  365. The New Coconut Hand Wash sounds great, a lot of hand washing going on these days to keep the germs away!thanksamym_brown @ hotmail.com

  381. My favourite new product is the New Spiced Vanilla Heatable Feet Hugs, because I love the smell of vanilla, and my feet could use some tender loving care!

  385. My favorite new product would be anything in the "Moroccan" line. (e.g. New Spa Wisdom™ Morocco line containing Orange Blossom, Black Olive, Argan Oil). I'm a sucker for exotic spices and scents.

  438. I would love to own pair of the New Spiced Vanilla Heatable Feet Hugs. I have Raynaud's phenomenon so my toes are painfully numb and cold especially after the walks with my dogs so it would be lovely to come home and put on a nice pair of toasty lovely smelling Body Shop Feet Hugs.I followed your blog.I liked you on facebook.I already had liked The Body Shop Canada on Facebook.I now follow The Body Shop Canada on Twitter.I tweeted about your giveawaysoursuite46201

  475. Spice Vanilla Heatable Feet Hugs are my new favourite thing because I hate having cold feet and always do in the winter. Plus I love the smell of vanilla!

  540. The Body Shop body butters are to die for.. I've been using them for at least 5 years – it does miracles for dry winter skin in Canadaland!

  591. I will be trying The Body Shop's new spiced vanilla body lotion. I love anything and everything vanilla. Adding a little spice, I am sure, would make it smell great!