NEW IN BEAUTY: GET IN FULL BLOOM WITH THE BODY SHOP’S “BRITISH ROSE COLLECTION”

Do you want the perfect gift for mom? The Body Shop British Rose Collection of body care products offers a soft, luxurious scent from 100% organic roses.

It’s all coming up roses! The first sign of spring always has us giddy. But it also signals another important event: Mother’s Day.

There’s no better way to honour our mothers than with the gift of love and with a beautiful gift set. So why not shower your mom with the new British Rose collection from The Body Shop?

Why? Because it’s simply divine. If you don’t think you love the scent of roses in your beauty products, I can say that this collection is not reminiscent of your grandmother’s harsh rose perfume.

Instead, it’s a light, fresh scent that is beautiful and soft. The products in the body care collection include Bath Foam, Shower Gel, Hand Cream, Soap, Body Scrub and Body Butter—all of which leave the skin feeling moisturized.

Plus, it’s got a great story. The rose essence used in the products are made from 100% organically grown British Roses from a farm in Herefordshire, England.

(From L to R: British Rose Petal-Soft Bath Foam, 250ml for $12.00, British Rose Petal-Soft Hand Cream, 100ml for $21.00 & 30ml for $10.00, British Rose Eau de Toilette 100ml for $20.00, British Rose Exfoliating Soap 100g for $6.00)

“I accepted the challenge to produce a rose product for The Body Shop because I felt they really wanted to find the true essence of roses,” said Emma Lambe, Farmer for The Body Shop. “Biodiversity is important because the more numerous and diverse the plant, bird and animal life is, the more hope for the long term survival of the planet. We have created an ecosystem that gives life to many species and most importantly bees, which are key to pollination and therefore the long-term survival of us all.”

(Above: The British Rose gift set includes a shower gel, body butter, hand cream and the Body Shop’s Vitamin E Moisture cream)

One of the highlights in the collection that is the definite star of this show is the British Rose Instant Glow Body Essence (seen below center)—the first body serum to hit the market.

(From L to R: British Rose Exfoliating Body Scrub, $22, British Rose Instant Glow Body Essence, $21 and British Rose Body Butter, $21)

With an ultra-light texture and moisturizing properties, the Instant Glow Body Essence transforms dull skin, giving it an instant glow. It’s definitely a must-have for the warm months ahead!

“Roses have been revered for centuries for their fragrance and beauty and are inextricably intertwined with the British identity,” said Jennifer Hirsch, Beauty Botanist for The Body Shop. “The unique British Rose blend by The Body Shop is extracted from English roses selected for their complexity of fragrance, perfectly capturing the experience of sinking your nose into one of these fragrant flowers.”

—by Toni-Marie Ippolito