Review : The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion

A very cold day lovelies!

What's the downside of being a student? Staying up late, stress... and worst of all... break outs... Not that only students have break outs and blemishes... 

Women have always struggled with fighting of blemishes and skin imperfections and although we LOVE the fact that make up helps us conceal them, we are also in constant search for products that would help us heal them faster and, much better, prevent them from coming altogether without using drugs.

And The Body Shop has done just that for us with their new Tea Tree Line. In particular, Dawn and I have recently been using the Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion.

The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion

A lightweight, hydrating gel-crème for

blemished skin. With regular nightly use helps

minimise the appearance of post-blemish

marks and discolouration

This product comes in a pump which makes dispense and clean up easy, and also ensures hygeinic use. :) The consistency is much like any other lotion but it is very lightweight when applied on skin. It's not sticky and does not feel slick/oily. It dries quickly and leaves a certain cooling effect when it dries.

The only downside to this product is the smell. It smells like new tupperware... a little irritating to the nose at first... but the smell only last for a few seconds so I guess it's ok (unless you have heightened sense of smell). 

Dawn had used this weeks before I started and she's noticed how it has reduced the appearances of blemishes and break outs in her face. I also noticed that her post-blemish marks have faded and wanted to try it as well.

I've used it twice now and I've seen how it has reduced my tiny pimples... you know, the ones that just feel like they're there, but are never red or filled with pus... they're just there making bumps on your skin... nasty little creatures...

I have plenty of those in my forehead... and I have a BIG forehead... so yeah... it's a BIG concern as well.

Also, since shifting exams are just right around the corner and tests are coming in bulk due to frequent suspension of classes (not that I'm complaining... I actually like it)... I've been having a lot of break outs every day (like 1 new pimple per day). This has helped reduce them... since I've not seen a new one for the past 2 days. Plus it also helped in healing my recently-popped ones (not that I pop them) and started-healing ones.

It is a bit pricey though... more or less 800 pesos. But if you buy now, they slash 200 off and if you're an LYB member you get another 10% off; so for now it's within the budget.

What I like:

packaging

lightweight

dries quickly

reduces post-blemish marks and discolouration

reduces appearances of blemishes

helps keep break outs at bay

helps hasten healing of current break outs

What I don't like:

smell...

I guess I got more out of the product than what the product had promised me. :) The Body Shop released a number of products using Tea Tree specifically for blemished skins. I do want to try all of them but my budget does not permit me. So for those who can, do try them and tell us what your experience was.

Also, for those with Ipod Touch, Iphones and Ipads, try and get your LYB membership digitalized and for those who aren't members yet with the mentioned gadgets, we encourage you to do so as well. Not only do you get to enjoy the perks of membership but you also get to contribute in the effort to save Mother Earth. :)

Cheers,

LIZ