Hot weather can really dry out your skin, so it’s extra important to pay attention to it during the summer months. Although this year hasn’t really felt like summer much in my corner of the world, except for the glorious heat wave we had, I still like to experiment with nourishing body lotions to keep my skin in good condition. Here are a few of my favourites, which I hope you’re going to love too…
THE RIGHTEOUS BUTTER
From the delicious and quirky Soap & Glory range, with its retro and witty packaging comes a rather special body butter. As it says on its fun packaging, you might swear you’re wearing velvet! Smooth and intense, with softening shea butter and moisturizing aloe vera as well as cocoa seed butter, coconut oil and rosa moscheta seed oil, it’s super creamy but not too rich. Of fast absorption, non-greasy and reminiscent of the Miss Dior Chérie fragrance, this body cream is divine. The fragrance includes bergamot, mandarin and musk, with floral, fruity and woody notes. Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter comes in a 300ml container and in a mini handbag-size too – all their packaging is lovely.
For more information go to www.soapandglory.com. THE RIGHTEOUS BUTTER™ MINI is priced at £2.50.
DHC OLIVE BODY BUTTER
DHC OLIVE body butter is also very nourishing for your skin, with a delicate scent. It seals in moisture from top to toe, enveloping your skin in a rich veil of hydration. It contains cocoa and shea butters, as well as emollient oils: olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, aqualane and argan oil. Your skin will feel soft and silky, with a non-greasy after-feel. It comes in very pretty and delicate circular packaging, with a dynamic and lively green apple and rose scent – so uplifting even on a grey day!
For more information go to www.dhcuk.co.uk. DHC OLIVE body butter 100g is priced at £15.50.
BETTY HULA CHAMPAGNE & SPICE
Another vintage find that you’ll love and that will make a great gift for that girlfriend who adores all things vintage is the Betty Hula Champagne and Spice moisturizing cream with shea butter. Made with natural ingredients and featuring a luxurious, unusual fragrance, this product is creamy yet light, and gets absorbed immediately, leaving a decadent scent behind. This product also comes in Rum & Blackcurrant, in quirky and pretty 120 ml containers, with a hand-crafted look that will look fabulous in any bathroom.
Betty Hula Champagne and Spice is priced at £12.99. For more information go to bettyhula.co.uk.
DOVE INDULGENT NOURISHMENT BODY LOTION WITH SHEA BUTTER
This has a very pleasant texture and is quickly absorbed. The scent is gorgeous, and it truly envelops your senses in a nourishing cloud of creamy goodness. It contains Dove’s DeepCare Complex nourishing ingredients, filled with active moisturisers than will keep your skin soft and smooth for 24 hours, with a delicate fragrance that will complement any perfume.
Dove indulgent nourishment body lotion with Shea butter is priced at £3.49. For more information go to www.amazon.co.uk.
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