Birthday Haul at The Body Shop!

As part of the Love Your Body rewards program from the Body Shop, you receive a $10 coupon to use during the month of your birth!  I was feeling like treating myself and needed to replenish an item or two, so I checked out The Body Shop website.  I don't think I've ever paid full price for anything from TBS; they always have amazing deals on their website and combined with the 10% discount for having the Love Your Body rewards card, it is hard to stop clicking that Add to Cart button...anyone else have that problem or just me?

So, armed with the knowledge of discounts upon discounts and mix and match deals, I set upon a haulin' quest and did a bit of damage.  To successfully shop online, you must follow these steps.  First, stretch out your mouse clicking finger a few times, we don't need any cramping.  Second, decide if you want to ignore or obey the voice of reason in your head.  Third, having told the voice of reason to hit the road, prepare to shop.  And finally, pay attention to the product combinations that get you the best deals.  (To be honest, I initially tried to do this haul at my local store, but they couldn't find me in their system, and damn it, I wanted my discounts.  Turns out, the online deals were better.  Yay, I win!)

Without further ado, happy birthday to me from The Body Shop!

Wild Argan Oil Body Butter - travel and full size containers.  This is the newest line from TBS and since argan oil is all the rage, I wanted to try it.  Lately, I cannot moisturize my skin enough and this thick body butter does the trick.  It is verrrrry thick, thicker than the other body butters I've tried and has a pleasant smell.  I've noticed that it leaves a subtle sheen on the skin, too, which is nice.

Wild Argan Oil Solid Oil for Lips - I can't say no to a lip balm.  This has a very smooth texture, not overly greasy for being called solid oil.  I like wearing this alone (again, a nice sheen) and layering this under some of my more drying lip products.

Honeymania Body Butter - This was half off and I just wanted it.  A little lighter in texture than the Wild Argan Oil, it still feels great on the skin and smells pleasant.  I was worried that the honey smell would be too ovepowering, but nope, it's nice, perhaps more honeysuckle than "honey".  Seems to absorb a little faster on me than the Wild Argan Oil.  

Honeymania Body Scrub -  I'm just about finished my Coconut Body Scrub and needed a new one.  I guess I became a bit of a Honeymaniac and sprung for this scrub instead of sticking with coconut.  Haven't used this yet, but it seems to have a much thicker, more pasty/pastier consistency than the coconut scrub which seems more creamy to me.  Interested to see how it compares.

Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter - down to the last dollop of this.  I didn't bring this on my recent vacation, and boy, did I notice a change in my skin.   Definitely won't make that mistake again.  And they do offer travel size bottles of the Camomile Cleansing Oil. *makes mental note*

I am trying two new masks - the Warming Mineral Mask and the Blue Corn 3-in-1 Deep Cleansing Mask.  Also on a mask kick, so looking forward to trying these out soon!

And finally, I'm remembering that I left two items out of the pictures...I also got the Honey Bronzer (obviously...what sort of beauty blogger would I be without it) and the Seaweed Pore Perfector which has been helping with my clogged pores (which I'm blaming on not using my Camomile Cleansing Butter for a week). 

So overall, I did pretty well...I got all that, $163 of product for around $80.  After 50% off deals, free shipping, $10 off, 10% off and buy 3 get 2 free mix and match, I got 10 products for about $8 each.  I love the quality of The Body Shop's products, so I definitely got my money's worth and I'm really excited about using all of these!

What are your favorite products from The Body Shop??