Due to my positive experiences with using a couple of products from The Body Shop's Vitamin C range, namely their Energizing Facial Spritz and Facial Cleansing Polish, a few months ago I decided to make a purchase of their Microdermabrasion, which is marketed as a weekly home spa facial for those people suffering with dull skin. I've used the product over a couple of months with this review discussing my thoughts. I really wasn't sure what to expect from a product carrying the name of microdermabrasion, which is a new concept for me, particularly as my beauty routine normally involves the regular use of run of the mill exfoliators. As I was extremely ...  Read the complete review

I recently went a bit wild on a Body Shop splurge so you can expect a few reviews in this area!! Since my holiday, the skin on my face has been a bit dry and has begun to peel in parts and so the Vitamin C Microdermabrasion caught my eye. What does the product do? It is essentially an exfoliating product which aims to remove the dead and dull skin cells from the surface of the body. It promises to leave the skin feeling softer and smoother, while allowing the complexion of the skin to become brighter and more radiant and overall improving the texture and the tone of the skin. How do you use the product? You need to wet your face and ...  Read the complete review

If you were ever a child with a big brother, you will have experienced the delights of going to the beach, all full of sandcastle-inspired joy, and then enduring 3 hours of having sand kicked in your face. Strange as it may seem, as an adult you may be prepared to pay good money for the experience. Truly, the marketing executives for the beauty industry are a gifted bunch. For, as the more intellectually astute will be aware, microdermabrasion means nothing more than scratching your face with little things. I shall explain further: micro = from the Greek for small, derma = from the Greek for skin, abrasion = from the Latin for 'scrapey hurtiness'. In this ...  Read the complete review

The Body Shop's Vitamic C range is for people who would like to have radiant skin. It's great for most skin types but is specifically targeted to those with dull skin. I have fairly normal skin, but I do tend to have dark circles under my eyes due to a long term illness (lovely I know). This being the case, the Body Shop's Vitamin C range has been a favourite of mine for a few years now. The Microdermabrasion wash was one of the last products which I tried. Having fairly ok skin with few blemishes, I didn't fancy it. However, on speaking to the girl in the shop, I decided to give it a go while it was in a skin care offer. ~~~ Packaging ~~~ All ...  Read the complete review

On my last visit to The Body Shop I spent a small fortune stocking up on perfume and skincare products and was offered a free gift set. The set that I chose contained products from the Vitamin C range, including this microdermabrasion scrub. I must confess that as someone with oily skin I've also been much more interested in the likes of the Tea Tree range and have never paid much attention to the Vitamin C range so the fact that this product even existed was a new one to me. THE SCRUB The scrub is a white colour and on first glance looks more like a cream dotted with minute black particles, rather than a scrub as such. Because the exfoliating ...  Read the complete review