Crazy For Cranberries--The Body Shop Cranberry Bath & Body Line

I fell in love with The Body Shop's cranberry scent in 2002, and reviewed the original in the December 2002 What Works Holiday Column. This holiday season, The Body Shop is offering the uplifting, tart, fruity scent in an extensive collection of bath and body products that the entire family will want to use. I received this luxurious but affordable collection too late to include it in the Advice Sisters What Works Holiday 2008 Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion review column, but the products are perfect for now through the Winter, and I know you'll want to try them:



The Cranberry Hand Wash is just $10.00. It's my favorite product because I wash my hands a lot (and you should too, especially during the Winter cold season). The cranberry-colored pump bottle with gold top and gold graphics looks elegant in any bathroom. This soap-free gel has Community Trade organic honey (to moisturize and condition) and Coconut-oil derived ingredients that gently cleanse skin. The refreshing cranberry scent (thanks to genuine cranberry fruit extract) makes washing up, a pleasure.

Also in a pump bottle is a Cranberry Shimmer Lotion $18.00. Unlike the original cranberry scented shimmer body lotion that left skin glittery, this one leaves your skin subtly shimmery with a nice dose of cranberry scent. The light lotion absorbs quickly so you can moisturize and soothe your skin (with cranberry seed oil, Community Trade shea butter and
Community Trade sesame oil) and be on your way! A Cranberry Sheer Body Shimmer $20.00 2.2 oz. comes in solid form in a golden tin 2.2. Apply the cranberry-scented product with included puff to your entire body to add a touch of lightweight, skin-softening shimmer with a slightly lighter scent than the Shimmer Lotion but also a slightly higher shimmery quotient. Cranberry seed oil, Community Trade organic soy (rich in essential fatty acids to repair skin’s moisture barrier) and Community Trade organic beeswax conditions skin and helps to lock in moisture.
Cranberry Body Butter $20.00 6.8 oz. in a maroon and gold plastic jar is a richer and more moisturizing body product to keep dry, itchy Winter skin in check, very pleasurably. The body butter also has Cranberry seed oil, plus Community Trade cocoa butter (a moisturizer that melts at body temperature,) and Community Trade shea butter and Community Trade sesame oil . Your skin will feel soft and pampered and your senses will be treated to that lovely, cranberry experience.

Other Products to love in the Cranberry Line are a really good Exfoliating Body Polish 6.75 oz. in a flip top tube, plus Cranberry Bubble Bath ($18) ; Shower Gel ($13); and a cranberry lip balm in a pot ($8) that dispenses a silky, shimmery, sheer cranberry-red tinted gloss that is a sensual experience every time you apply it. If you purchased all of these it still would set you back less than most designer brands....



...but a really affordable way to sample this exceptional, wonderfully scented line is to purchase the Holiday Celebrations Gift Set for the incredibly low price of just $15.00! You'll get 2.0 fl oz Cranberry Body Lotion , 2.0 fl oz Cranberry Shower Gel , 2.5 oz Cranberry Soap and a nice, Printed clear plastic cube made from 80% post-consumer recycled materials, or "splurge" (it's still affordable) on the Cranberry Joyful Times Gift Set $35.00 featuring a 1.7 oz Cranberry Body Butter, 8.4 fl oz Cranberry Bath & Shower Gel, 2.5 fl oz Cranberry Body Polish , Cranberry Mini Votive , Two-tone Cranberry Bath Lily , and an Octagonal card box with seasonal detail printed from vegetable-based inks. These eco-conscious gifts are perfect for last-minute gifts throughout the year, so stock up now!

For more gift ideas and to shop all The Body Shop lines, visit http://www.thebodyshop.com