Fruit Frappes from Upper Canada

The new Fruit Frappe line from Upper Canada was introduced in April, featuring various bodycare products formulated with antioxidant ingredients:

Foaming Shower Gel
Luminescent Hand & Body Cream
Dry Oil Body Spray
Exfoliating Shower Gel
Body Gel Spritz
Bath Fizzies
Lip Gloss

All of these products come in 5 fragrances:
Passionfruit with Noni
Grapefruit with Gooseberry
Apricot with Kiwi
Pear with Mangosteen
Watermelon with Acai Berry

I got the chance to try their Dry Oil Body Spray, and the Body Gel Spritz.


The Dry Oil Body Spray I received is the Pear with Mangosteen version, which smells heavenly! The product is a dual phase oil that has to be shaken up to emulsify, before spraying on your skin to moisturize.





I found the spray to be a little too concentrated in one spot. As a result I found I had to use more to cover more areas. It smells exactly like what I expected, fruity but not too sweet.

The oil seems to work best on damp skin. With dry skin I had to use more sprays, and it still had some trouble moisturizing my skin sufficiently. Definitely a light moisturization product for summer, rather than winter.

Overall, I don't think the dry oil concept really worked for me, but I really enjoyed the scent and would have loved it in another product, such as a fragrance spray.


The Body Gel Spritz I received was the Grapefruit with Gooseberry version. This is a body spray in gel form, supposed to freshen up both body and hair.




The smell is on the fruity but sweet side. The spray bottle has a lock to prevent any accidental spraying, so it would be great for stashing in your gym bag or purse whenever you need to freshen up.

The only downside I found was that the scent didn't last long. I would spray what I deemed a normal amount for a fragrance, and the smell faded within an hour or two. Perhaps I should be using more, but I wouldn't want to smell too strong initially, especially with a sweet scent like this. Taking this into consideration, a less sweet scent would be best suited for this product - perhaps one of the other variations like Pear and Mangosteen.

Overall I think the product concept and design is good, except that the staying power of the product needs to be worked on.

Quick spotlight on Burts Bees & Upper Canada Soap Co.

Burt's Bees Exfoliating Radiance Wash



Description from website:

"This creamy body wash infuses Royal Jelly, one of nature's most nutritious substances, with jojoba beads and a fruit acid complex to gently exfoliate, smooth and help even skin tone. Safflower seed olesomes intensely moisturise and condition, leaving skin with a naturally healthy, radiant glow."

Retails for $9.99


Ingredients:




What I noticed:

- Smells heavenly! its hard to describe but the scent is a mix of honey and floral notes.
- Non-drying, doesn't sting sensitive skin at all
- Jojoba beads are too few to be effective at exfoliating properly
- Does not foam up much so you tend to use more of it than you would with a foaming body wash.


Overall:

Recommended if you have dry / sensitive skin, and don't mind not having a foaming body wash.

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Upper Canada Naturally Body Butter in Warm Honey Nectar






Description from website:

"Butter up your skin with our Body Butter - an intensive blend of shea and cocoa butters works hard to soften the driest skin, while our Vita Body Spray is a quick and easy way to refresh skin -- enriched with Vitamins A, C and E for on-the-spot nourishment and skin-soothing properties."


What I noticed:

- Top layer is a bit harder, but has a wonderful souffle texture underneath
- Sweet, floral honey scent
- Slightly inconvenient tub format
- Rich (since it is a body butter), would be good for dry skin or even normal skin during winter.


Overall:

Recommended if you have extremely dry skin all year, or just want an extra moisturization boost.