i was also given this as a gift and sadly it did not work for me. it smells and looks fabulous but after using it my skin broke out in a horrible rash and to confirm once my skin had recovered i used it again and the same thing happened. i then did some research on what they use in their products and it turns out it contains cleaning detergent which is why i had such a bad reaction to it so i dont buy body shop products for skin anymore but i do like their makeup