Review: The new Body Shop Beautifying Oil

Recently, being a sucker for anything that smells delicious, I brought a bottle of The Body Shop's new Beautifying Oil to try. It comes in a range of yummy fragrances - I, of course, had to have my all time favourite - Satsuma. The bottle reads: "Dry oil with Satsuma oil and three precious nut oils: kukui, sweet almond and Community Fair Trade marula oil. Apply to damp or dry skin and dry hair." I was very excited to try this product in on my very dry elbows and in my hair as a serum.

What I liked about it:

It smells like heaven. True to The Body Shops reputation for products that make you want to eat them, once I had finished lathering myself in oil from head to toe, I proceeded to sniff myself for the next few hours like a weirdo.
When you apply it to your skin it has quite an interesting finish. As opposed to being slimy and greasy like I expected, it actually was rapidly absorbed and left a silky feel to my skin.
Evidently you can use it anywhere on your body - including your face and hair. I guess that would be good for people with really dry skin on their face or very coarse, dry hair.
I also love the body shop brand, I have many different products from there which I love and will definitely be reviewing at some stage in the future.
And of course, The Body Shop products are all cruelty free.

What I didn't like:

I really wanted to love this product, but unfortunately I wasn't really impressed.
As I mentioned before, I get particularly dry elbows, so bad that if I don't moisturize them heavily twice a day or more, they start to crack and become very itchy and sore. I thought this oil would be a really great product to moisturize my elbows, but unfortunately it made very little difference in their condition.
Although I knew this when I brought it, I wouldn't use it on my face as I have quite oily skin, and I would worry that it would cause me to break out.
It really wasn't suitable for my hair type. Even though it made my hair smell divine, it was definitely too greasy for my fine, european hair - it made it look lank, stringy and unwashed, even though I only applied a small amount to the ends. I do think, however, that women with very coarse hair, who use baby oil or the like as a serum, could possibly find this product quite useful.

Cost:

This product cost me $30. Even though I loved the smell, personally I wouldn't buy it again.

Your thoughts:

Have you tried The Body Shop Beautifying Oil? What did you think of it? Would you recommend it?
If you don't already have it, would you consider trying it? Let me know!!

Stay tuned:

Stay tuned for upcoming reviews on other products from The Body Shop as I recently brought and am testing out some of the Tea Tree skincare range - specifically the facial wash, toner and moisturizer.