Having been given a tub of the luscious Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter and then later bought another myself, I came across the Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil on the shelves at the same time. It couldn't be helped, as the products always look so cute, I had to check it out.

I know you shouldn't, but I immediately felt drawn towards it and found myself having a quick sniff of the contents of the bottle. It had a lovely light aroma of lemon which I really liked, plus I had been naughty and opened it. I decided to stump up the £10.99 to buy it, which I know isn't cheap for a small bottle like this, but sometimes a little bit of what you fancy does you good, well thats the excuse I used at the time.

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Thinking about how best to describe the contents of the bottle, I think its best to say that although its an oil based product, its not an overly heavy oil. It leaves a lovely light feeling when you have applied it to your baby bump and can also be used on the rest of your body too (if you can still reach it, lol!).

The Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil I had, came as 115mls of product. Although that sounds very little, you have have to think that as a body oil it will be used more sparingly than a body cream or even more sparingly than the Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter. This is due to the lightness of the oil as a little goes a long way.

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I found the best results with the Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil was during the evening, after a bath. It was often rather hard to get settled with an ever growing belly and so the routine of a bath followed by a light massage with the Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil seemed to work a treat.

The aroma of the oil is yummy. Its light and citrusy with distinct wafts of delicious lemon that enhances the over all effect. The mix of ingredients within the oil include almond oil, lemon, wheat germ oil, rosemary extract and also citronella. Th light golden colour of the oil is very attractive when in the bottle, but it doesn't leave any trace of colour when on your skin.

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This combo of ingredients make the oil a super thing to massage on, especially in summer as not only does it leave you all soft, smelling fresh and feeling relaxed, but if you are out and about on a warm summers night, the added citronella can also help to ward off the unwanted advances of biting insects.

I found that the oil when applied lightly was lovely to use on legs and arms as well as the bump. It lasted for a long time considering it was used at least 2 to 3 times a week, although I was careful to use just a little of the oil each time. If you are too heavy handed with the oil, not only will you waste it, but you will end up with a strong chance of it marking your clothes.

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In summary I feel that Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil is lovely as an occasional massage oil for mums to be. Its softness comes through when on the skin and it leaves a nice relaxed feel if used during the early evening after a bath.

Although its not cheap to buy, it does last well if you use it sparingly and if you also have the Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter you can alternate the two products to use on different days, which makes you feel very pampered indeed. I really liked the product, so it gets a yummy 5 star rating.