1. Palmer’s
Cocoa Butter Formula – Now everyone loves a bit of Palmer’s, it’s one that many
of us will always go back to as it’s just so darn reliable. There is nothing
fancy or luxurious about this moisturiser, it’s simply made to straight up
soften, smooth and relieve and it does just that. This is a butter that I tend
to use mainly in the summer when my skin is more exposed to the sun and whilst
I’m building up a tan. It also gets it’s fair usage when I’ve come back off a
holiday and I’m trying my best to maintain my glow! Palmer’s does help to do
this, it keeps your skin hydrated and moisturised which is what my skin cries
out for after a mere week in the sun! I apply this both morning and night as
with a tan my skin becomes very dry and uncomfortable and I often start to peel
if I miss moisturising even once! So in these times it’s a saviour! It is in
fact recommended as an after tanning butter which is the initial reason for me
buying this all those moons ago, but what is also a big plus is that it works
to even out skin tones and smooth out marks and scars. The only thing I’m not
too keen on with this product is the cocoa butter scent but I think that’s
because I’ve used it soo much and so often that I’ve just gone off it (this
tends to happen with most things such as perfume annoyingly enough).
2. Garnier Summer Body Mosturising Lotion – I’ve
been using this for sooo long, that I actually think it’s time for a change!
This product isn’t your ‘slap on after a shower body crème’, but a moisturiser
that works to gradually build a subtle sun-kissed glow. In the past I’ve used
it all over the shop, legs, arms, face, you name it but these days I tend to
just stick to the pins. It’s great because it doesn’t create the mess and
require the preparation that true false tanning does and what’s even better is
that it lasts for ages! I’ll usually apply this once each morning for two/three
days (bearing in mind that you should let it dry into the skin for a while
before putting your skinnys on!) and then for the next week those unsightly
milk bottles are no more! What I find however is that the product never truly
or fully sinks into the skin and it can leave your skin feeling slightly sticky
so showering before your next application is usually best! It’s not great for solely
moisturising but for a hint of colour I can’t fault it.
3. The Body Shop Strawberry Body Butter/The Body
Shop Mango Body Butter – Hail the budget beauty body butters of all time
(although I think Soap & Glory could now be a close second!). The Body Shop
are well known for their tubs of ‘smells so good you could eat it’ goodness,
and I think it would be hard to find a household in Britain that doesn’t have
one of these, big or small, rolling around in the back of a drawer somewhere or pride of place on the
dressing table. They do exactly what they’re made for – buttering up that body.
I’ve not stopped using these two of late and I sometimes have to ‘ip, dip, dop,
do’ over which one to use as they both smell SO good. The consistency is really
light and creamy and dries into the skin wonderfully. The scent on them lasts
pretty much all day too so you don’t need to worry about smelling questionable
by the end of your graveyard shift!
4. PINK Warm & Cosy Supersoft Bodylotion - Last but not least is a Victoria’s Secret
favourite of mine, simply because it smells so good. This was bought at roughly
Christmas time, hence the name, so I’m not sure whether they still sell this
anymore. I used it a lot over the winter period and unfortunately it’s been
cast aside while the more summer fruity fragranced lotions take over! The scent
isn’t what I would call a staple winter scent as it is quite a sweet vanilla
fragrance but it is quite heavy and it doesn’t scream summer but for those
miserable wet British days it could well make another appearance! Plus I love the cute pump packaging it comes
in!
Do you have a favourite body butter? Could you recommend a moisturiser you’ve recently tried out?
