So when I saw that they were working with bloggers to sponsor reviews, I hopped on the band wagon. I won’t lie, I was really hoping to get my hands on some more of their Island Breeze scented products as I felt in love with it at the party. I had actually just purchased a bottle of the body wash before sending an email into the cyber ether to see if I could score some more products.

And I did. So I have to say a great big “Thank You” to Allison from Pure Romance who not only agreed to send me things just to talk about them but also sent an entire box. An entire box, wrapped in ribbon!

Pure Romance Box

The box contained a whole bunch of items but I was most excited for the Island Breeze lotion and body wash (known as “Excape”). The body wash comes in an especially cute, round little bottle, I was super excited to use it, in addition to my new body spray. The body wash lathers ridiculously well. A little really goes a long way, which I was a relief to be because the bottle isn’t super large. It really smells great during use and feels quite silky. My skin feels great afterward, even now when it’s hours since I last showered. If I have one complaint, it’s that the scent doesn’t stick on my skin after showering. I really wish it did.

Island Breeze Products

Now, let me try to explain just why I love this scent. It’s young, floral and fruity. The website doesn’t list any specific ingredients or scents and it blends so well that I can’t put my finger on a specific one. Regardless, after I shower, I’m spraying on the body splash (“Kiss” is the name of the splash line) and I can top it all off with some lotion (“Entice“). According to the packages, all these products include pheremones to enhance my natural appeal. I don’t really buy into that but they smell good enough anyway.

The lotion smells wonderfully but the pump bottle isn’t my favorite style. It took a good minute of pumping to finally get the product to come out. Now that it’s over, it worked fine. The lotion is thin and does take a bit to work into the skin. It likes to slide over the skin at first. You can definitely smell the Island Breeze scent after you’d applied to lotion though. I like to use the lotion on my hands and arms as I get ready in the morning.

Body Bling

Unbelievably, I’ve only talked to you about three of the items in the box and the post is already ridiculously long. Stay tuned as I finish my review for the rest of the Pure Romance products!

Thanks to Pure Romance for this opportunity!

Like other Suave bodywashes, it comes in a big 12oz bottle (I actually got one of those bottles with a few extra ounces) and it lathers super easily. It lathers super, super well and I am constantly having to remind myself not to use so much because of that. It’s a little difficult because the weight of the body wash really forces out more gel than I want it to. It would be nice to have this in a pump bottle or with a smaller nozzle.

Still, at far as affordable priced body washes go, Suave knows what they’re doing and the Wild Cherry Blossom bodywash is another hit, just like their Sweet Pea and Violet body wash.

Clean and Soft body wash does indeed leave me feeling clean and soft.

Adorned with a pretty pink flower, this bottle is feminine. The body itself is a deep pink with a hint of orange and shimmers gorgeously.

You can probably already tell I’m much more impressed with this product than I was Pure Seduction. The scent is pleasant not only in the bottle but also in the shower. The body wash feels silkier during, my skin feels smoother after and I could swear that it’s even lasted me longer. But I’m not sure if that’s all actually fact or if I just love the scent that much.

Can scent alone do that much?

It is a wonderful scent. Sweet Daydream is labeled as a mix of “Juicy apple with a flirtatious combination of crisp raspberry and warm vanilla.” It’s lightly fruity, not too heavy or sweet, and the scent of apple is immediately recognizable. The raspberry aspect is also fairly strong and overall I’d say this product smell like apples and berries with very little vanilla (but the lack of vanilla is nothing you’ll miss).

A great scent like this will make your shower smell good and bath time will becoming relaxing and truly exhilarating, as the body wash claims to be. If you haven’t tried any of the Secret Garden products, try this scent first. You won’t regret it!

So I picked up the Pure Seduction “exhilarating” body wash and was excited to try it out. Since I had enjoyed all the scents before, I thought any would work and the Casaba Melon,Plum, & Freesia scents seemed like as good a choice as any. It was pricier than most body washes and smaller as well but it was on sale from the price marked on the shelf.

I must admit I was disappointed when I finally used the body wash. I had smelled the lotions and the body wash didn’t smell exactly the same. In fact, compared to the lotion, the body wash almost smells bad. Although the Pure Seduction body wash smells nice, it didn’t smell as great as I was expecting.

Scent aside, I gave it a try. I was disappointed at the body wash. It didn’t feel especially silky and it didn’t lather well; I have to use quite a bit because of this and the bottle is quickly emptying.

Admittedly, my skin smells rather pleasant afterward but it doesn’t feel especially soft or silky and it sometimes a bit oily. Pure Seduction body wash also doesn’t seem like it does anything for body acne.

Overall, this seems like a body wash that is purely cosmetic, without offering a lot of benefits to the skin. For its price, I would expect something that works a bit better, lathers easier and lasts more as well as a product that leaves my skin not just pleasant smelling but soft.

I’m willing to try other Secret Garden products but I’ll be sure to smell the specific product first!