Liz Earle Superskin Body Cream

Like a few other bloggers I was sent a few products from the Liz Earle range to try - I will be reviewing the facial skincare separately, but I wanted to start off with a body care product...

This is a new addition to Liz Earle's body care range, and boasts 25% pure plant oils. It claims to visibly plump and smooth the skin, deccelerate aging of the skin and leave a delicate scent on the skin. 

The packaging of the cream is simple but functional, and looks clean and modern - its a little different to the normal duck-egg blue packaging...

I was sent this about two months ago now, and have used it most days after showering, and there is still about a weeks worth of product left in the tube - and given that this 200ml tube retails at £27.50 (a 50ml tube is also available at £12.50), I'd expect to get a decent amount of use - I go through a LOT of body lotion, as have dry skin on my legs and arms, and so this tube did reasonably well.

The first thing that struck me about this lotion was the scent - when first squeezed from the tube it has a very strong smell, which reminded me of strong green tea, and verged on the unpleasant - once applied it does fade and the scent of lavender, pomegranite and neroli become more apparent - I'm guessing that this is due to the high level of essential oils. On wearing through the day, the smell did not strike me as overpowering, and I could wear other fragrances etc without worrying about it clashing. If you smell very closely to the skin, you can pick it up, but passers by wouldn't be able to pick up on it...

Its a very thick cream and initially I expected it to take ages to sink into the skin - it doesn't, it sinks in reasonably quickly and feels soothing and did a really good job of keeping skin feeling soothed and soft all day. I used this after shaving, and didn't notice any irritation from it, which often happens. 

I haven't especially noted any pariticular changes in the appearange of my skin in terms of ageing, however the skin on my body has been spared the ravages of time thus far... I don't know how much longer this will last though (those are violins you can hear in the background)

I really do like this lotion - I do think it's a shame it retails at the best part of £30 for this sized tube though, as many people would baulk at paying this much for a lotion for themselves - I'd say this would be a great gift for someone special (be that yourself or someone else!), especially if they have dry skin. Use caution with sensitive skin types such as eczema too, as I know that essential oils can be an irritant in some cases. I know that Liz Earle has recently partnered with Avon, and I'm not sure if this will make any difference to the price point of the product...
  
Have you tried any of the other body products from the Liz Earle range? Tell me your thoughts!