I am from Germany but love the UK and come there on holiday a lot... I always raid the shops and bri...
I am from Germany but love the UK and come there on holiday a lot... I always raid the shops and bring the best home to Germany! ;)
I am saving my Ciao earning to see the "Thriller" musical again!
What is it? Today I am revieweing the "Vanilla & Orange Cookie Body Scrub" by The Beauty Shed. It seems to be fairly new - I couldn't find any information about it online. I bought it at Superdrug a month ago. It is a body scrub you can use under the shower for a nice peeling. The special things is the cookie scent!
Why did I buy it? The label and its pastell colour caught my attention. When I read the label and realized it was cookie scented, I had to have it, After opening it and smelling it, it was clear that I had to get it.
Packaging The body scrub comes in a clear tube made of slighter thicker plastic than comparable products (for example the Shower Smoothie by Radox). A pastell orange label is wrapped firmly around the tube. In bold, white capital letters
it says "The Vanilla & Orange Cookie Body Scrub" with The written upside down. There is some smaller writing below stating _"Secret ingredients... one once of falling stars, a moment of peace and a pinch of morning sunrise."_ . That is a very sweet and catchy description, but they really spelt ounce that way. At least I suppose they meant ounce. Below that it says "The Beauty Shed" in capital letters that look like they were written by a typewriter. We also get the information that the tube contains 225ml which equals 7.6.floz.
On the back of the label, we get some more information. The back of the label is divided into two parts because it doesn't go all around the tube. On the left side, It says "The Beauty Shed again" and below that we get a yellow-marked text on how to use it. "USE... Everyday if you can because it's really really good to buff away any dry skin. Massage softly from left ro right top to bottom (or the other way round if you please) and rinse with care. Below that there is some more info on the product. It is all written in a very easy going, young language. The text claims that the body scrub is full of "magical stuff" to give your skin care "and probably add some happy silly thought to your day". Then there is an "extra silly thought" that goes: "The first umbrella invented was the toadstool... I know because a dormouse told me." Am I the only one who doesn't find that funny? Well, never mind. On the right side of the label we get to know that this product should not be eaten (but it smells sooo good, please let me!), that it is for your skin only and we are also told that it has been "tested on us, not on animals". That is really good because I aim to buy animal testing-free products all the time. Below that we get the ingredients, a huge barcode, the recycle sign and the address of the manufacturer.
Using it Despite all the strange gibberish on the bottle (which is only funny to some extent), we have a seriously good product here. The smell is awesome - it's like Terry's chocolate orange had a romantic date with a cookie .. in a blender someone turned on! Ha! It has a very nice scubbring effect and it is very creamy which makes it easy to use and gives you a pleasant time scrubbing away. A hint of the lovely smell stays on you after using it thoroughly. However I have to disagree with the advice on the bottle. Scrubbing is not recommended to be done ever day. That might actually trouble your skin. Due to the intensive smell of this scrub I recommend not using it more than twice a week anway. If you use it daily, even if your skin can bear with it, the scent will get boring and you will start to dislike it - at least that is how I experience it. Since this product is quite expensive, only using it one or twice a week is a good idea anway - you will have it for long and you won't grow bored of the smell. Using this scrub is a pleasure!
The ingredients Aqua (Water), Silicam Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil), Petrolatum, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate SE, Steatric acid, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance), Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Hydrogenated jojoba oil, Methylparaben, Sodium hydroxide, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Propylparaben, Denatonium benzoate, CI 77499 (Iron oxides), CI 15985 (Yellow 6), CI 19140 (Yellow 5)
Manufacturer The Beauty Shed 102 High Street, Barkway, Hertfordshire, SG8 8EF
Price This was about £3.50 at Superdrug and it was available and two more varieties. I remember the pink one, which I also had - it was Strawberry Cake scented. They also had it has a shower and bath cream.
Advantages&DisadvantagesAdvantages
Most awesome scent
nice scrubbing effect, very creamy base
The CI-numbers in the ingredients are explained
funny stuff written on the tube, nice design
Disadvantages
Quite expensive
Wrong advice on the bottle
Spelling mistake on the label
Conclusion The advantages are far more outstanding than the disadvantages - so I only take one star away for the bad advice. You should really *not* scrub every day. All in all, this is a very lovely smelling, unique product in a nice package! I do recommend it.
Pictures of The Beauty Shed Vanilla & Orange Cookie Body Scrub
front of the tube
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