Creams, lotions and body oils are part of our daily nourishing routine but sometimes we feel like using a particular product in the morning and a different one in the evening. I have also found that at different times of the year I feel like using very different textures, depending on my skin’s needs
One of my favourites in the winter, when I feel that my skin is dry and in need of TLC, is Aromatherapy Associates’ nourishing rose body oil. A blend rich in rose, neroli and primrose oil and which is easily absorbed by the skin, this will nourish and regenerate its condition. Recommended to sooth sun exposure and during pregnancy. It simply smells delicious and soaks into your skin effortlessly leaving you smooth and silky.
Price: £27
Available from: www.aromatherapyassociates.com
As part of her Body and Bath range, Laura Mercier’s Mint Leaf Body Milk is an exquisite lotion which glides onto the skin and is quickly absorbed. Refreshing in scent and texture it’s ideal to apply after your morning shower.
Price:£30
Available from: www.spacenk.com
Palmer Cutler’s It…’s Maple Syrup Magic is my personal favourite of the Palmer-Cutler beauty range. A light lotion which is a warm blend of smoky and spicy sugar fragrances with notes of vanilla and sticky sweet maple syrup. Will leave you smelling sweet and lovely and soft. Very girly indeed!
Price: £5
Available from: www.palmercutler.com
If you like body balms, here is a product which is just for you. Elemis Exotic Island Flower Body Balm is a silky body balm containing pure extracts of moisturising Pot Marigold (to promote rapid skin healing) and soothing St. John’s Wort (which reduces irritation) in an oat-milk base. It smells of exotic flowers – which makes you feel like you are on a far away island! Gently massage into the body for super smooth skin, especially after bathing.
Price: £22.50
Available from: www.elemis.com
we love: Birthday Suit by Origins, a light fresh body spray which you can apply while skin is still damp. Simply mist and glide this liquid silk over skin.
Instantly nurturing, non-oily Olive Oil plus pampering essential oils of Spanish Rosemary meet, merge and melt into shower-damp skin to veil every inch of you in baby-like softness, and smells like peppermint which wakes you up.
Clothes skim on without sticking or snagging, but it does seems a shame to get dressed…
Easy to handle spray bottle. You don’t even need to step out of the shower to apply it – stash it right on your shower shelf.
Price: £13.50
Available from: www.origins.com
