It’s almost a month since Bath & Body Works (BBW)
arrived in Malaysia and the long-awaited trip has finally materialized for me.
By the way, here’s a little update on what’s happening in my life. If you are
here only to read about BBW, you can skip the next paragraph that’s in italic.
I’ve moved to Negeri
Sembilan and currently working in Melaka. I’m living out of luggage in my
uncle’s house. When I’m not working I keep myself occupied by tutoring my
cousin as part of my rental there. This is why I hardly blog these days. The
house that I am supposed to move into is not safe. The entire area has zero
occupancy. I guess these days people very rich and buy houses for the sake of
buying it with no intention to move in. I do hope I can move in by next month
because I am planning to keep one room as my blogging office. So excited! Now
back to BBW, here’s my little haul:
French Lavender
& Honey Body Scrub (Signature Collection), RM62
French lavende,
nectarine de Provence and sunkissed honey. With exfoliating sugar crystals,
this Provencal recipe smooths and softens skin as it lavishes the senses with
the fragrance of springtime in the south of France.
My main reason for the trip to BBW was to get a body scrub.
It is disappointing to find that there are very limited options of body scrub
at BBW here. If I’m not mistaken there were only 3 types to choose from and the
other two had vanilla scent in it. I don’t fancy vanilla at all, so I left with
no option but to get this one. Although the name suggest a soothing scent, but
the scrub smells more like sweet berry instead of lavender. I don’t mind it. It
still smells great.
Sweet Pea Scented
Candle, RM45
BBW is famous of its scented candle and its various choices
of scent. Unfortunately, the Malaysia BBW don’t carry much of it. I can’t find
my favourite honey suckle scent which was another disappointment. Most of the
signature scents are not available, instead they overload the shelf with the
Christmas collection which isn’t suitable for the weather here. I picked up
Sweet Pea (the best-seller scent at BBW in US), a scent that leans towards
cotton candy scent. The smell reminds me a lot of childhood memories, but I
can’t figure out how to describe it. Certainly there’s something familiar with
the scent.
True Blue Spa
Super Softening Hand Lotion with Parafin, RM75
Paraffin locks in
essential moisture to keep skin soft, smooth and super protected. But spa-savvy
you already know that, didn’t you? This softening hand lotion also includes
moisturizing Olive, Avocado and Apricot Oils plus antioxidant Vitamin E.
I’ve been looking for a paraffin hand cream for a long time
and I think BBW is the only brand that has it (besides other nail salon brand).
If you have dry and wrinkly hand, use this hand cream every night, you’ll feel
the difference after a week. You’re not advised to use this as your day hand
cream (unless you don’t have a lot to do with your hands) because it might be a
waste. This would be on the top of my list on what-to-buy at BBW because the
product is good, effective, not easily available and useful to have. But I must
say, I felt a little cheated with it. They didn’t put up the price for this
hand cream, so I asked the sales assistant how much it cost. She told me it’s
RM65. When I check the bill when I came home, I found out it’s actually RM75.
Sleep Sommeil
Lavender Chamomile Pillow Mist, RM38
Use this sleep
enhancing pillow mist each night before bed. Spray a light mist over pillow or
sheets for an authentic aromatherapy experience. Allow fabric to dry prior to
contact.
Remember my blog about The Body Shop pillow mist? Since I’ve
tested out the effectiveness of pillow mist, I think this is a good purchase.
The BBW pillow mist cost cheaper than The Body Shop and it has more content
too. This is definitely another good buy. I think I prefer The Body Shop scent
better. Let me try out another experiment with my SleepBot app to see which
pillow mist gives me better sleep.
Sweet Pea Shea
& Vitamin E Shower Gel, RM20
I didn’t intend to buy this. While I was bored waiting in
line at the cash registry, I pop it into my bag. I love the Sweet Pea scent and
wouldn’t mind trying out the shower gel. This is a travel-size shower gel and I
think it’s pretty expensive for the price. Feeling a little regret with this
purchase, but oh well…
That’s all that I got from BBW. I might go back another trip
after I move into my new house. I was eyeing on the hand wash and spa range.
My trip wasn’t a pleasant trip because I’ve been to other
BBW before and had wonderful shopping experience there. Writing bad comment
about the brand I love isn’t what I plan for this blog post but I want to talk
abuot some of the bad experiences I had at BBW here:
1.
Sales assistants weren’t helpful. The give me a
cocky aura the whole time I was there (except for Nita). When I wanted to ask
for something, one of the SA told me the product is not under her department
and she just walked off without assisting me. It hurts my feeling as a shopper
because I was so eager to look for it. If you would like to know, I was asking
for the Honey Suckle candle.
2.
A lot of products aren’t properly priced. I went
to the back of the shop where they display all the candles. There were some
body wash at the display as well. I asked the SA how much it was, he told me the
price is written at the front of the shop. He didn’t help me find out the price
either, because clearly he was only told to take care of the candle department.
I couldn’t be bothered to walk to the front again, so I ditched the shower gel.
3.
The candle selections are pathetic. I remember
going to BBW in Dubai Mall and I was like a kid in candy store. I spent almost
one hour deciding which candle to get and I got dizzy trying out all the scent.
All the scent I love (watermelon, strawberry margarita, honey suckle, lavender
.., …) are not available. When I walked in to check out the candles, I had this
little voice in me “that’s all they have?” This is why I only manage to get one
candle. Initially I planned to get 6, but meh…
I do hope that they will improve. Despite the bad shopping experience, I will still go back because as a newbie, I think they deserve a second chance. As for the product, I will review it separately. Hopefully I have the time to do so. Now, I'll go enjoy my bath. Can't wait to use all the products.
9 comments
I couldnt help but agree with all your complaints. I was there to buy some Christmas presents and the staffs are less than helpful. The products arrangement and its pricing are all like they've just been hit by a typhoon, when I asked the staff they said refer the price display (where on earth is the price display anyway). And the candle selection is major disappointment. But yeah, we have to give them another chance as they're still new. I do hope they'll improve and bring more candle collection, I only like 1 scent out of all the candles they have, it makes me sad XD
@Mieza Everdeen: Ya! I tried so many candles but in the end I just got one. So disappointed. Have you tried Yankee Candle yet?
such a bummer when i heard not many scent available for the candles. :(
I have to agree with the candle selections. Hopefully they will improve soon. Bring more candles!!
Gurney's parkson have nars now!
Just a information for you :)
What candle scents do they have? I'm planning to buy every single un-permanent candles and buy the permanent ones later lol. Can you help me out by telling how many/what scents they have? Thanks. :)
i have not got time to visit yet because its so far and inconvenient not to mention the pricey parking...dammnnnn but seeing all your comment prolly i should visit later after they have reorganize the store....so now u become a tutor...mmm so long no see u d..hope it's all well at your end...
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