A scent that gives you a great big kick in the backside! (The Body Shop Total Energy Enlivening Body Gel)

Member Name: thehonesttruth

Product:	The Body Shop Total Energy Enlivening Body Gel
Date:	13/09/09 (23 review reads)
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I don't shop for toiletries very often - my mum works at Boots and wil often bring me round lots of goodies to try, so my bathroom is never empty . However, when out shopping recently, I was approached outside the body shop by someone offering to spray me with their new perfume . I agreed to be sprayed, and the woman also gace me a little plastic pot to take into the shop and get a free sample of anything to take home.

Well, Free is always good, so I spent a good while going all around the shop sniffing things and rubbing things on . I did get myself a free sample of some body butter, but I also spent a fair amount on some lovely products - One of which was Total Energy Body Gel, which cost me £11.70 for 200ml .

The packaging is a squeezy tube with a flat lid - enabling you to stand it on the lid on a shelf . The tube itself is a rich reddish brown colour and quite glossy, with a cream label to front and back with the Body Shop logo and all the revelvant info you would need - how to use, ingredients, company contact details and so on .

The instructions are very simple - simply slather over your body after showering to kickstart your day. Thats the instruction off the back of the pack, and it sounds relatively simple . I don't have a shower, only a bath, but I figure it should still work!

Flicking open the lid, I squirt a little onto my hand . It squirts out easily, a thin gel in a creamy colour, flecked with tiny little orange balls . I was a little concerned about these balls - where were they going to go , but when I rubbed the gel into my skin, they too vanished . The gel itself had an immediate cooling effect on my skin the minute it touched it, and rubbed in very easily, leaving no trace of grease or heaviness.

The smell - it's just fantastic , a strong, lively, invigorating smell, full to the brim with different citrus notes , a hint of ginger and spicy peppermint . It delivers a real kick up the backside scent wise, and whats more, it lingers . The smell is very strong, so I tend not to apply it to my whole body - I find a little of this rubbed into my hands and arms is enough to get me, even on the most hungover of mornings, feeling wide awake and very chirpy , and able to concentrate on the day ahead .

This effect is maybe partly because this product contains Guarana, a known stimulant, but I have to say I think it's more of an aromatherapy thing that makes it work for me . I have always found citrus scents, such as bergamot and verbena incredibly uplifting, and ths product is crammed full of them . In fact, looking at the ingredients Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin, Lime, and Grapefruit are all present . This also contains Ginger , Rosemary, Peppermint, Cedar Wood, and Patchouli.

There are other products in the range with the same aroma combination, that I would probably try in the future , including a body wash, pulse point balm, and essential oil . The oil in particular I think I will by, as I love the idea of this scent being all around my home.

I think at £12, this product is certainly more expensive than most products I normally by, and as a result I am using this very sparingly. However, I would be happy to pay this price again, partly because I am totally in love with the product itself, but also because the Body Shop as a company has some great policies, including not testing on animals, not using animal ingredients, and sourcing ingredients responsibly , including not using over stretched natural resources where possible, and paying people fairly for their products. I could say a lot more about the Body Shop in this respect, but thats a whole other review.

Would I recommend this product . Oh yes, it gives you a great big kick on the backside on those hungover, groggy, can't be bothered kind of days, smells brilliant, goes on like a dream, and a little goes a long way!

5 stars!

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