Last week I was contacted to ask if I'd like to head along to the Body Shop for a bit of a pampering session. Of course I said yes, I can't think of a more appropriate time of year for a bit of pampering, what with all the stress of Christmas and the horrible cold weather!. So today my lovely mum and I headed into Edinburgh, had breakfast then got to the store, where I was greeted by Nova (what a lovely name!). She sat me down and made sure I was comfortable, before talking through my skin concerns, whipping off my make-up and treating me to a make-over using some of their festive make-up goodies!
Unfortunately, I didn't get a breakdown of exactly what she used, but from memory the products included: Extra Virgin Minerals Liquid Foundation (
link), Smoky Eye Palette in Moonstone (
link), Metallic Eye Definer Pencil (
link) and Colourglide Shine Lip Colour (
link). In particular I love the eye definers, which were buttery smooth eye pencils which could be smudged into the eye. She used a light champagne colour (Moonstone I think) on the tear duct and it had such a lovely effect. The lipstick she used on me was also beautiful, I can't recall the name, but it was a muted cherry/berry red, super glossy and comfortable to wear!
Next up my mum and I were treated to a lovely hand massage, using the Africa Honey & Beeswax Hand and Foot Butter which is almost solid in texture, but smooths onto the skin as a rich cream. Nova explained that this could be used with their cotton gloves and worn overnight. I'm a fan of this idea, as i'm too lazy to keep applying hand cream throughout the day and as a result my poor hands get a bit neglected in the old moisturisation department!
I took a look round the store and was amazed at the range of Christmas gifts they have! There is seriously something for everyone in there! Click below to see the larger picture. I personally loved all the little stocking fillers they had, such perfect little extra treats!
I had a quick look
on their website, and they have a discount code currently where you get £20 off when you spend £40! Wowzers! The code you need is: HALVE. It's a 2 day deal, so get your skates on!!
The staff in the Princess Street store in Edinburgh were lovely! They were so smiley and friendly, and the store had a lovely atmosphere. Nova was very knowledgeable about the products, and she really made me feel at ease as I sat there...with no make-up on...in the busy shop! That's no mean feat!
They kindly gave me a bag of goodies, but by the time I got home it was dark (pesky winter time!) so I'll get some pictures up tomorrow hopefully!
Heather x
