11 Jul GIVEAWAY, Review, Photos: The Body Shop Lily Cole Makeup Collection – Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Available In Pulse Boutiques
When I was a young teenybopper, hanging around the Paramus Park Mall, I shopped at The Body Shop. It was the first place I learned about skin and body care and of course my first obsession: makeup! As a 14-year-old, I can’t say that most department stores were teenager-friendly. The testers at The Body Shop though were all out in the open, and it was encouraged to try all the different products; I really learned a lot. The makeup range back then was spear-headed by Barbara Daly. Why am I mentioning this name you ask? Well, she did Princess Diana‘s makeup for her wedding. So, anything that was related to Lady Di, I needed to get my hands on.
Flash forward ten, fifteen, twenty years and new stores have opened up, come and gone. I had stopped going to The Body Shop. I suppose I had moved on to the next best thing. Newer stores seemed more open, and modern. I had abandoned my first love and had moved on to others. I always felt sad when I would walk past The Body Shop — kind of like dissing an old friend. But, I felt she just didn’t have anything new or interesting to offer me any longer.
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to an event to reintroduce the public to The Body Shop. I was intrigued and decided to go. As I walked into the new boutique room, I was struck at how clean, modern and elegant all the packaging and testing areas looked. It was bright, sunny and fresh! The whole concept is based on the “Pulse” — the “Pulse” being the heartbeat of the community, therefore Pulse Body Shop boutiques. The first thing that caught my eye was a bulletin board promoting an animal cruelty campaign with the organization Cruelty-Free International. I was horrified to read that 80% of countries worldwide still allow animal testing. As a staunch animal lover, this made me sick. One of the new additions that The Body Shop will have will be a community bulletin board to promote such causes like stopping animal testing, as well as local events and causes in the community. So, each store really gives back to the community that they are in. They also have a sign up sheet so everyone can pledge their commitment to do away with animal testing for good.
As for the new store concept as a whole, I was so in love with it! The main table with all of the fragrances and body lotions looks like a cooking table, hence the name Anita’s Table. The concept is based on how the company got its start: in the kitchen of founder Anita Roddick. When you walk into the store there is a welcome wagon, showcasing all new fresh goodies — their body lotions and my favorite, the body oils. These particular oils can be used on the skin, hair and body. So nourishing and they make your hair look and smell yummy!
As a makeup artist and animal lover, their new makeup range is 100% cruelty-free. The new makeup range has just launched this month and was co-designed in part by British supermodel Lily Cole. The entire range is adorable. Don’t let the cute packaging and ladybugs fool you. This is a hard-working, multitasking line. From the Lip and Cheek Domes (15.00) to the Shimmer Cubes ($22.00), this line might be cheeky looking but it’s all business. My favorite picks from the line are the Lip and Cheek Domes in Pinch Me Pink and Crazy For Coral. They look bright in the dome, but, unlike other cream products, they are sheer and give you that dewy flushed look we all desire. I also loved the Puff On Radiance powder ($22.00).
Celebrity makeup artist Chase Aston and model create a Body Shop look
Again, packaged in a dome, this product when applied with the powder puff gives you just enough pearly radiance. No disco ball shimmer here, just a soft candlelit glow. This cosmetic range does not contain any bug shells — gross, right? — that were used to extract color for the products. Also, no fish scales were used to impart any shimmer — just mineral mica and binding agents made from natural vegetable materials, instead of fish scales. And lastly, NO ANIMAL HAIR was used to make any of the makeup brushes. All artificial hair was used, so no goats or ponies had to be shaved for the brushes.
Last but not least, I was most impressed with how The Body Shop put their money where their mouth is. Often you find out about different charity organizations that raise so much money, yet that money intended for certain recipients never quite makes it to where it is supposed to go. The Body Shop is passionate about using natural resources, giving back to the community and helping others in need. Launched in 1987, the Community Fair Trade policy was born. Through this partnership, The Body Shop is able to access nature’s finest ingredients which are grown and harvested by local farmers. For example, The marula oil, which I had mentioned earlier, is an oil that is harvested by local women in Namibia. Harvesting and partnering with The Body Shop enables these women and countless others to build a better life for themselves and their communities.
Run don’t walk to your local Body Shop, so much to do and see. It’s a place where you can go meet with friends, meet new people, learn new things all while pampering your body in the process. The new Pulse Body Shop boutiques. Definitely NOT The Body Shop of our youth… It’s even better. Find out more information on products and where to find a store near you at www.thebodyshop-usa.com.
So… Are you going to take the anti-cruelty pledge and buy The Body Shop products?
********GIVEAWAY: BeautyStat.com is giving away five products from the New Lily Cole Cruelty-Free Body Shop Makeup line to five lucky readers.
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April D
Posted at 20:20h, 14 JulyOur mall used to have TBS back in the 80’s. I was just a young girl back then, but loved going inside and smelling everything. I don’t recall a single product being a favorite. But I loved the lotions. My cousins, who were teens first introduced me to TBS. And we hung out at the mall every weekend, and ended up in the shop at one point or another. I always came home smelling wonderful. I was 7 years old, sick, and just had my tonsils removed. It was my birthday, and my cousin gave me a gift bag full of products. I remember trying them out, but saving them for school (birthday is in the summer) so that the other girls would be jealous of how awesome I smelled. lol
Elizabeth albino
Posted at 20:37h, 14 JulyI love the Body Shop Lily Cole makeup collection.
Vicky P.
Posted at 20:43h, 14 JulyI’ve never heard of The Body Shop before! I’ll definitely have to check it out! I’m not usually one to splurge on makeup, but I’m looking for some great products to use for my wedding in August. Can’t wait to find out where the closest Body Shop is!
ALICIA
Posted at 20:56h, 14 JulyI have never had to chance to shop at a body shop! I adore all the products, and hope to make it to a store someday! I would LOVE to try them! They products and company are amazing!
Lauren Whitney S.
Posted at 21:51h, 14 JulyMy best memory is from the other week actually, I took my daughter to the store after I read a comment on here and She Mentioned all the things you could do like try the make-up your self or have someone in store help you (my daughter loved that being made over shes seven almost 8 as she says lol an that was her favorite part!) I jus read another comment and she was right I dont think there are many if any other stores that have all you have to offer including the mixing scents! , I’ve only been able to do that at one other store and it was a small new age type store but it was lotion. This was sooooooo much better at your store I Really hope you guys bring that back!! My daughter and I would have loved that soooooooo much!!! Thank you though, so much I think my daughter and I are going to turn this into a once a month kind of thing where we play, have fun and then purchase our favorite things we find each time. Thank you soooooo much for having your store the way you do. If and when I own my own Shoe store thats exactly how I would run it, make it feel welcoming and fun like Visiting you grandmoms house!!! We loved it and we recommend it sooo click and def sign-up to win and def visit the store either way!!!!And again thank you for creating something soo fun for me and my daughter to enjoy time and time again ( i realy hope you bring back the oils and anything else you may have removed and I also have some really good new ideas for other things you could offer that I know people with or with-out kids would loveeeeee Email me if your interesed 😀
Lauren Whitney S.