The Body Shop Ginger Sparkle Body Butter

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are well :)

What feels like only yesterday, in November I picked up quite a few products in The Body Shop. Its hard to believe that we are heading into March already…where does the time go at all! Anyway, I decided to pop in after seeing some of my favourite bloggers blogging about the new ranges for Christmas 2013.

I had my eye on a few products from their posts so it was only natural that I went in and had a little sniff and swatch for myself.

In that visit I picked up the '4 Step Smokey Eye: Smokey Brown' eyeshadow palette and also the '101 Color Crush' lipstick, you can see those both in action here. When I went up to the counter to pay for my items the girl behind the counter told me if I spent 'X' amount more I could avail of the offer on the body butters. I think the offer could have been if you €30 or more in store you could get a body butter for €5.00! The Body Shop are known for their body butters, I adore them so at this price I couldn't pass up that offer.

I ended up picking up something really small like a nail buffer to make up the price difference and off I went to select my body butter.

The girl that was serving me brought me down to show me the range of butters that were on display. Before I even went to look at the butters I knew I wanted the Coconut one, I think its the only one I have ever purchased.

 I am obsessed.

However, after having a little sniff of some of the other butters I thought maybe just maybe I would try something different for a change.

I decided I would pick up one of the limited edition butters from the Christmas range. It didn't take me long to come to a decision, for me the ginger body butter stood out a mile! I popped back up to the till and paid for my items, I left the store bag in hand grinning like a Cheshire Cat. It was a good day :)

Can we all just take a second to appreciate how cute the packaging is?

I adore the little gingerbread man, massive thumbs up from me!

I was sold on this body butter before I even knew what it smelled like, damn packaging gets me every time!

If you are familiar with The Body Shops body butters you will know that they are thick and creamy body moisturizers that vary in texture. As I briefly mentioned above, this 'flavor' of body butter was limited edition for the festive season. Fingers crossed it will be back again for this Christmas because it absolutely divine.

The Ginger Sparkle Body Butter has a warm, rich, spicy ginger aroma to it…as the name suggests. On that point actually with regard to the sparkle I noticed little to none in my tub anyway. Sparkle or no sparkle though it didn't matter to me either way, I just love the scent and moisturizing properties haha!

Suitable for all skin types, I love how creamy and luxurious this butter is.

I always apply it at night time, after my shower I will slather a generous amount over my body. I have dry skin and it definitely hydrated my skin leaving it feeling silky smooth. I also love how the scent lingers on the skin, I could still smell the butter on my skin the next morning. I would say it lasts around a maximum of 10 hours on the skin which is amazing.

Coming into march now, I have been using it regularly since I bought it and its still going strong. I haven't even hit pan yet!

They may seem pricey upfront, but a little goes a long way so you really get value for your money with these body butters.

On the whole it was an amazing edition to the range.

Please bring it back again this Christmas *cheesy grin*

Were you lucky enough to pick up this butter when it was available?

What did you think of it :)

Eimear x

Ziaja Orange Butter Body Lotion

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are well :) 

My poor poor blog.

I have neglected you terribly this past month, don't worry you weren't alone… YouTube went by the way side too.

Its not my fault….swear! 

Its colleges fault, all those retched assignments ugh.

To ensure this little slip doesn't happen again I have organised what to post and when. Blog posts will now be scheduled to go live every Wednesday and YouTube tutorials to go live every Saturday :)

I'm looking forward to being back posting on a regular basis, starting with today's post about Ziaja Body Lotion!

After the beauty show on the 6th of October show last month, I attended a beauty blogger meet up at the Russell Court Hotel. It was a wonderful evening filled with demonstrations, speakers, chats and of course a couple of cheeky drinks all with a big thanks to Aisling from Total Makeup Addict .

On the night we were supplied with very generous goodie bags filled with goodies from various different companies.

The first item I started using from my little stash was the 

'Ziaja Orange Butter Body Lotion'

I had never heard of this company before so I was extremely eager to try out some of the range! Moisturising is something I am guilty of rarely doing…

purely because I'm lazy *gulp*

What makes matters worse is that I actually need to moisturize, my skin is extremely dry and flaky. I have no problem cleansing, toning and moisturising my face but I always neglect the rest of my body. So in a bid to have hydrated, silky smooth skin I decided last month to make a conscious effort to moisturise daily. Every evening after my shower I slathered a generous amount of the lotion to all areas of the body except for the face.

Every single lotion I have used to date has either been a cocoa butter or coconut scented moisturizer, so the fact this was an orange body lotion was a nice change!

Enriched with ingredients such as Orange butter, Omega 3 and 6, Vitamin E and olive oil, Ziaja Body Lotion claims to leave the skin soft and gentle…

and that it does! 

I noticed results about a week after using the lotion, there was a significant difference in the condition of my skin any flaky patches I had previously were now completely gone. With regard to the packaging Ziaja kept it simple and sweet, I love it! I also love how the lotion has a pump, its easy to squirt out and there's no mess. I haven't noticed any clogging from the nozzle, if that happens its not that big of a deal. The top screws off and you can pat out the moisturizer that way, its also handy because you can get every single last drop left in the bottle.

My only problem I have now is to sticking to the routine after I reaped the results I stopped moisturizing my skin and I was back to square one.

I'm 5 days back into my routine again and I'm starting to see the results once again. I have highly sensitive skin and this moisturizer worked like a dream for me, no irritation at all so I am extremely pleased.

When I searched online to see where I could re purchase the lotion when the time arises, I was pleasantly surprised to see the price! 

I found the lotion over on original beauty.ie, it retails at only

 €5.99 for 400ml of product.

I was delighted to see I could have sensuously soft skin without breaking the bank. I would highly recommend the lotion, its definitely worth checking out especially if you suffer from dry skin like myself :)

So Bargain Hunter Byrne strikes again, I couldn't have without the help of Aisling so be sure to check out her blog over on the following link, here!

For more information head over to the Ziaja website which can be found here!

Thanks for tuning in guys :)

Talk to you next Wednesday! 

Eimear x