Crabtree & Evelyn

Another Victoria Quarter posh type shop, which is essentially bath and shower products, under the umbrella of posh wrapping and luxury ingredients. The actual Crabtree and Evelyn store itself is light and bright and airy in fact the white is so bright it’s almost blinding, with it’s little boxy alcoves, well shelves full of products, it’s nice and tidy and either completely not what you expect a store of this nature to be like or the exact expectation of a luxury product store to be, clean and to the point.
The products themselves smell amazing, and with scents like crabapple and juniperberry whiffing up your nasal cavities they are rather addictive in the sniff department, without being too overbearing, like The Body Shop whiff factor tends to have. Scent combinations tend to be geared towards the more mature scent palates which is often evidenced in the price, seriously, the disposable income crowd must be the only people inclined to part with their pennies in here, as shower gel retails at £15 as does bath and body wash. What else can you get in here, well there’s soap for a start, shampoo with aloe vera, essential oil mists and fragrances made from essential oils, body creams and lotions, glycerine soaps again with essential oils and cocoa butter and all that stuff that’s good and nutritious for your skin.
Oh and Mother’s Day is looming, and Crabtree and Evelyn is aware of this, so erm, yeh, it’s a port of call if you’re thinking about it, but double and triple check the ingredients for dermatologically tested or hyporallergenic and what not with all the perfume stuff, last thing you need is a blotchy mother on her day.

Crabtree & Evelyn has a vintage, traditional aesthetic to its packaging and this is also found in the store’s interior which has white antique-​style furniture and a clean, orderly appearance. It sells a wide range of bathroom products and fragrances, which due to their pretty packaging, are perfect as gifts for fans of all things traditional or vintage in appearance.
Products at Crabtree & Evelyn are not inexpensive with body lotions costing around £15 and a bar of soap costing up to £11. These are the kind of bathroom products you could imagine a house-​proud type with too much time on their hands might buy just to display in their bathroom, as some look almost too pretty to use!
So I don’t imagine most people would shop here for a stock up of essential bathroom products, but for a fragrance, pampering treat or a gift they have plenty of delightful items to choose from.

Crabtree and Evelyn offer traditonally packaged bath and beauty products in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Every time I visit, I’m reminded of a Victorian Tea Room that I used to visit with my parents for afternoon tea. Very relaxing indeed!
My mum loves shopping here for my elderly aunty who is very set in her ways and insists on only using Lavender body powder.
They’ve just relased the christmas collection — The Noël Collection. Cranberry, Orange and Mulling spices make up the scent… it’s divine!
The shop can be expensive for certain things and as mentioned before, a lot of it is really tradtional. If you enjoy things a little bit olden and golden, then you’ll enjoy crabtree and evelyn.