Spring is here, and while we gear up for the craziness surrounding end-of-year activities, it’s important to remember your self-care rituals. It’s easy to get caught up in looming deadlines and daily obligations, but those small moments you take for yourself – be it ten minutes applying your favourite body products or half an hour doing your hair – really make a difference in maintaining a positive and healthy mind.
The Body Shop knows all about spoiling yourself with their latest body, makeup, hair care and fragrance essentials. Made with the finest ethically-sourced ingredients, all the products in their Spring Self-Care Box are vegan, allowing you to have a self-care day every day, while you do good for the planet.
Our editor has been putting the products to the test – here’s her take on them.
The Body Shop Cool Daisy Body Yogurt (R175.00)
We could all do with a little extra hydration after winter, and this Body Yogurt offers just that. Perfect for dry and dull skin, it provides 48-hour hydration and the promise of softer and smoother skin. We love applying it to damp skin straight after a shower: it leaves skin feeling refreshed, nourished and moisturised, and an added bonus is the incredible scent. It’s like you’d been lying in a field of daisies!
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The Body Shop Cool Daisy Shower Gel (R115.00)
This limited edition Shower Gel is the perfect complement to your Cool Daisy Body Yogurt. Floral and refreshing, it has an extra foamy formulation to leave you feeling squeaky clean (but don’t worry, it isn’t harsh or drying on the skin!).
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The Body Shop Pumpkin Spice Lip Juicer (R120.00)
How we love a tinted lip balm! These Lip Juicers are enriched with shea butter and Community Fair Trade organic olive oil, making them perfect for on-the-go hydration. We love the subtle tint and cute packaging, and the flavours are out of this world.
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The Body Shop Fresh Raspberry Gel Body Scrub (R255.00)
Our fellow fruity girls, this one’s for you. The first thing you’ll notice about this scrub is the scent; it is beyond your wildest fruity dreams! We’d forgive you for thinking this tub contained raspberry jam, because it smells good enough to eat. It has a lovely jelly-like texture and contains fine exfoliating raspberry seeds that gently exfoliate the skin without causing sensitivity.
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The Body Shop Fresh Raspberry Shower Gel (R115.00)
Fruity and refreshing, this Shower Gel is made with raspberry fruit extract to add a burst of summer freshness to your shower routine. It lathers up effortlessly and leaves your skin soft and smooth, and smelling of a punnet of raspberries.
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The Body Shop Fresh Raspberry Hydrating Body Mist (R190.00)
What better way to finish off your raspberry self-care experience than with a Body Mist that complements your Scrub and Shower Gel? Enriched with hyaluronic acid (an excellent hydrator), it offers lightweight hydration without any stickiness and even gives your skin a healthy-looking glow. The scent is incredible: think freshly-picked, ripe and juicy raspberries on a warm summer’s day.
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The Body Shop Moringa Shine & Protection Shampoo (R155.00)
Perfect for dull or lacklustre hair, this Moringa Shampoo is made with vegan silk protein to offer shine and protection. Did you know that the bottle is made with 100% recycled plastic, including Community Fair Trade recycled plastic collected off the streets of Bengaluru, India?
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The Body Shop Moringa Shine & Protection Hair Mist (R200.00)
The perfect third step to your Moringa Shampoo and Conditioner routine, this Hair Mist brings dull hair back to life in just a few spritzes. Certified by The Vegan Society, it’s made with 92% ingredients of natural origin, including Community Fair Trade moringa seed extract from Rwanda. Not only does it leave your hair looking shinier, but it also helps protect it from daily pollution and leaves it with a delicate floral scent.
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The Body Shop Tea Tree Purifying & Balancing Gel Shampoo (R155.00)
Do you have an oily scalp or hair? Then this is for you. Made with 93% ingredients of natural origin, this Shampoo refreshes oily locks and leaves an oily scalp feeling cleansed, purified and invigorated. It even helps rebalance excess oils without stripping your hair of its natural moisture. For best results, use this as part of The Body Shop’s three-step Tea Tree hair care routine.
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The Body Shop White Musk Eau De Parfum Radical (R220.00)
Heard of a fragrance topper? The Body Shop has launched three White Musk fragrance toppers for you to layer over their original White Musk EDP, allowing you to create your own signature scent. Radical has a green and earthy scent and contains aromatic basil, citrusy petitgrain and green vetiver.
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The Body Shop White Musk Eau De Parfum Lover (R220.00)
Lover is a warm, floral scent with sensual harmonies of spicy pink pepper, powdery orris and woody ambrette. It’s soft, summery and beautifully feminine.
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The Body Shop White Musk Eau De Parfum Free (R220.00)
Boasting a cool, mineral scent, Free reminds us of lazy days spent on the beach. It has breezy notes of aromatic elemi resin, dewy daisy and sandalwood.
The Body Shop Black Musk Body Mist (R190.00)
A classic in the making, this fragrance is a blend of The Body Shop’s deepest and most sensual musk. Notes of spicy pink pepper and creamy ylang ylang combined with musk and a sensuous vanilla base leave you feeling strong and confident. Plus, this bottle is made with 42% recycled glass – what a win!
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The Body Shop Bite Back & My Choice Speak Up Vinyl Lip Gloss (R120.00)
Available in four feel-good shades, these Vinyl Lip Glosses are made with vitamin E for nourishment and twelve-hour hydration. They have a semi-gloss finish with a non-sticky feel, plus, they’re made with 90% natural ingredients!
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Shop these products at your nearest The Body Shop or Clicks store, or online at https://www.thebodyshop.co.za/ or https://clicks.co.za/.
This post was sponsored by The Body Shop.
