The Body Shop totally breaks the mold and every single “Body Shop” stereotype with their Smoky Poppy collection. Forget about about a fruity, gourmand scent, The Body Shop now has a scent that’s grown up.
The entire collection is based around the poppy flower and is enriched with poppy oil and poppy seeds. I’m not sure what a poppy actually smells like, but I’m sure it’s not like this collection, which, by the way, smells amazing.
Smoky Poppy does indeed smell smoky, with a touch of amber
I really love the Smoky Poppy massage oil ($15). It’s beautifully scented and light so it goes on easily after the bath or shower and leaves your skin scented so that you don’t need a perfume afterwards. The oil itself is a blend of Soybean oil, corn oil, almond oil, sunflower seed oil, and olive oil. The result is an oil that’s moisturizing and skin conditioning but easy to spread.
The Smoky Poppy body scrub ($20) is pretty impressive too – this sugar and salt body scrub also has pretty little poppy seeds in it. The difference sizes of the three scrubbing agents means that you get a very thorough scrub.
The only sad thing is that this collection is limited edition, so if you love the scent, stock up while you can.
Available online or at The Body Shop stores.
