10 Best Scented Body Products
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I like a good spritz of eau de parfum as much as the next girl, but often the best scents I come across are those you can slather on, rub in, and suds up. Instead of dousing just your pulse points with concentrate, they’re evenly distributed into a much more subtle cloud of scent. Below, the best smelling body products.
Neutrogena Rainbath, Original ($8)
Most drugstore bath and body scents veer into treacly territory. Not Neutrogena’s original Rainbath shower gel scent. The surprisingly sophisticated light musk lingers on your skin long after the water dries.
L’Occitane Shea Hand Butter Cream ($28)
Supposedly a tube of this hand moisturizer is sold every three seconds. And though, the rich formula is quite good, it’s the fresh, wholesome, just-had-a-bath-in-the-country scent that’s really the best-seller.
On top of their legendary candles, Diptyque offers elegantly perfumed body oil. This particular scent, a sparkling iris with citrus notes, is only available in this indulgent formula. It’s on the pricier side, but a little goes a long way.
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Fresh Hesperides Bar Soap ($15)
This grapefruit-bergamot-jasmine scent also comes in an eau de parfum, but you can get its fizzy kicks with this affordable vegetable-based soap bar.
Cowshed Horny Cow Seductive Bath & Body Oil ($31)
The smell, a rose trussed up with patchouli and spicy cinnamon, is just as it’s named: seductive enough that you’ll want to roll around your sheets after you’ve slept on them.
The Body Shop Olive Body Butter ($20)
All the Body Shop body butters offer intense hydration—a favorite for flaky winters. But this beautifully rendered olive scent, with just the right balance of herbaceous notes, feels like the grown-up you were always meant to be.
Kiehl’s Crème de Corps Soy Milk and Honey Body Butter ($38)
Another butter to covet, this Kiehl’s product smells delectable—there’s a dash of yummy coconut—without being too sweet.
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One waft of this multi-tasker—it can be used for body, face and hair—and you’ll be transported to flower-dotted fields.
Jergens Original Scent Moisturizer ($7)
Like the Rainbath, this one’s a classic for a reason: just the right amount of cherry-almond freshness.
Tata Harper Fortifying Body Lotion ($68)
Not your grandma’s rose perfume: this all-natural moisturizer gets its bloomy scent from clinical grade essential oils.
