Returning Faves

I went into The Body Shop yesterday and to my surprise, some of my old faves are back!!! For a limited time only, the Body Shop is bringing back some of their original products from the 80's. Let me highlight my top 4:

Passion Fruit Cleansing Gel. I've talked about this one up before because as I kid I loved this stuff. It's gentle and smells great. I don't use it as an everyday cleanser because my oily skin needs acne fighting ingredients every now and then. This is more along the lines of a "special occasion" shower gel. A few years ago I found this product in London and stocked up. Is it bad to still be using products after 4 years? It doesn't seem to have affected the way this gel works and the scent is still fresh.

One product I had forgotten about until I unleashed the scent again was the Green Apple Shower Gel. This stuff is genius! It's a little on the fruity side for those that try to steer clear of these kind of scents, but it's their loss. It's got more of a zest fragrance than an overwhelming sweetness, and I love how strong it is. Obviously it goes without saying that if you get the right scent than the Body Shop shower gels are the da bomb. See: Strawberry shower gel.

This last product is a little controversial for me. Banana Shampoo and Conditioner. The scent is a very pleasing banana, but I've just found that it's a basic shampoo that sometimes has left my wavy hair limp on occasion. Which is ok! Because every now and then I need that scent life to perk up my shower plus it does leave my hair feeling soft. Does anyone else do this? I sometimes buy products knowing full well that overall it's just standard, but some aspects of the product makes it worthwhile for me. In this case, it's the scent and the softness factor. Which let's just all agree - the Body Shop does scents well. I think these products are more about nostalgia for everyone and when I use these they remind me of being 10 and getting beauty products for the first time.

Body Shop Suggestions

If you could get anything from The Body Shop what would you choose? Here's the thing - a friend of mine works there and has access to their products so for a few bucks she can get us products if we give her a list. The Body Shop does have a certain 1990's aura for me, but I feel like they at least seem less outdated than Bath and Body Works. And I think their products have more attractive packaging. You could have a whole bathroom of Body Shop products and not be embarrassed.

My friend kept going on and on about the make-up there, but I'm not familiar with the quality of it. I've always loved the smell and texture of the Passion Fruit Cleansing Gel. However, it was my understanding that they discontinued it in the US and while traveling in London I was able to find it there and brought back 3 bottles. I'm hoping she can unearth some more. Other then that I'm at a loss. I'm eyeing the Satsuma Body Polish on the website. Satsuma and the Body Shop are forever intertwined in my mind. I like their body butters, but I still have a Mango one from 2 years ago. I can't go through them very fast. I'm drawing a blank on what products to put on my list...what else is good?