NEW! The Body Shop Argan Oil Range

Oh god, this stuff is gorgeous. I'm not gonna beat around the bush here, you need to go and give the Argan Oil range a sniff when it comes out on the 21st of this month. I only got these at the start of the week and would normally give it more time of trying the product out before reviewing it but I don't need to here. I've been using these all week and when I haven't been using them I've been secretively opening and sniffing them, like a maniac.

 But let's back track! My first thought on getting this through my front door was "hmm, Argan oil, that's unusual to see that not just in hair care" because really that's what Argan oil is generally used for in beauty products. So The Body Shop have decided to make use of the traditionally nourishing oil for the body as well, much to my delight. I have the Rough Scrub, Body Butter and Miracle Solid Oil for Body and Hair to try out.

I love a good Body Scrub and this one contains decent sized pieces of Argan shell exfoliants in Community fair trade Argan oil from Morocco so it not only removes dead skin cells well but it feels moisturising at the same time. Often with exfoliators, my skin can be a bit red raw afterwards but not with this. Also, the smell!! My god. It's like a mixture of Shea butter, almonds and something else I can't put my finger on, which is obviously the Argan oil! This is a good'un. 200mls for €18.95.

After my shower I then use the Body Butter. Now, I always have a Body Shop Body Butter on the go; at the moment I have both Moringa and Coconut on my bedside table and it's always been one of my must have products; it may take me a while to get through each 200ml pot but I always buy a new one when I'm finished and I most definitely now have a new favourite. Again, the scent is amazing. If you love the Shea butter, Almond or Coconut scents then you'll love this, it has that same nutty aroma but with a sweeter scent added to it, like a vanilla maybe? I'm not sure, as I say, I've been smelling this all week and still can't pin point it!
Regardless, it's a perfect moisturiser as expected. Even though it's thick, it sinks in easily and is completely non-greasy, non-shiny. It leaves my skin super soft and smelling incredible. This is €18.95 for 200mls.

Lastly I have the Miracle Solid Oil for those extra dry areas, which for me are my elbows, shins and heels. It feels like a balm that melts on contact with the skin and is indeed that bit more intensive. It smells a bit like coconut which is unsurprising as it contains coconut oil as well as Argan and Shea butter so you know you're getting extra soothing treatment for your skin. This is €15.00 for 50g but I would imagine it would take a really long time to get through it. I haven't tried it on my hair yet but I think I might try it over the weekend as a treatment on dry hair. 

I kind of want all the rest of the range now which includes a Bubbling bath, a shower gel, a massage soap, radiant oil and solid oil for lips. I actually can't stop sniffing my own arm, it's like an illness. Also in a funny story as I mentioned on twitter the other night, himself came home and saw the body butter, opened it and was like "oh my god!! That's amazing!! Is it edible??" He was very disappointed to find out otherwise. I had quite the chuckle. Good times. 

Does this sound like your type of thing? What's your favourite of the Body butter scents?

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*Press sample, gratefully received. All opinions my own, as always.