Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Body Shop's Cassis Rose Eau de Toilette


Rating- 3.5 stars
Price- The product comes in a 1 ounce clear pink bottle and retails for around $13. It's a steal if you buy it with the Cassis rose body lotion as a set when they run that offer.
Claims- "Fragrance personality: Vivacious and flirty, this vibrant and radiant fruity floral fragrance will instantly brighten your mood with its playfulness.
Top notes: raspberry, black currant
Middle notes: rose, freesia, violet
Base notes: musk, sandalwood, cedar"
Verdict- A fresh scent ideal for every day use

I have tried several of the Body shop's scents but only this one seems to be any good... It has a delicious and fresh rose smell and smells similar to Yardley talcum powder. Layering it on with the Cassis Rose cream is one way to seal in the perfume for a little while.
This scent uplifts your spirits. The only drawback is that it does not last too long. But then again, it's a eau de toilette!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Body Shop Strawberry Body Polish Review



Rating- 5 stars
Price- The product comes in a 6.75 ounce tube and retails for around $20.
Claims- "Cleanse and exfoliate with a foaming, gel-based scrub that has crushed walnut shells and kiwi seeds and a light strawberry scent."
Verdict- A yummy body scrub that is temptingly delicious

Review
I was rather skeptical when I plonked down a $12 to buy this product (it was on a special sale). After all, body scrubs are aplenty and what did this one have to offer except for a strong strawberry scent?

Well, I was proved wrong!! This is such a delicious product to use in the shower and the crushed walnet shells and kiwi seeds in the scrub makes it oh-so-different from the run-of-the-mill apricot scrubs! The only side effect of this scrub is that it makes you loath to leave the shower. And the scent is purely divine!!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Clinique Repairwear Intensive Eye Cream Review


Rating- 2 stars
Price- The product comes in a 0.5 ounce jar and retails for around $38.
Claims- "Targets the appearance of eye-area lines and wrinkles. Sustains antioxidants. Strengthens vulnerable skin. For a brighter, vibrant, refreshed look."
Verdict- A name too mouthful for a very average product.

Review
The texture of the cream is creamy and a bit thicker than the usual eye cream consistency. It is white in color and unscented.
Although this product lasts and lasts, it just gives very average results. It is a nice moisturizing eye cream but you don't feel the immediate hydration effect that Clinique's All about eyes gives to the eye area. If this product is meant to target only wrinkles, I would not be the best judge for that. But it does not refresh or brighten the eye area. So I can vouch for that! However, it does not irritate the eye area and for somebody who just wants to apply a moisturizer to the eye area without targeting any problems like wrinkles, dark circles, etc, this might be suitable. But there are probably cheaper alternatives out there... I would not buy this again.