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Survey Says... May 7th, 2014
- Your skin tone/coloring:
- Best body cream?
- Best body exfoliator?
- Best body wash?
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I am a big fan of lush and L’occitaine for bath essentials. Best Body cream : Lush Dream Cream, Best Body scrub: Lush rub rub rub and best shower gel: Almond shower oil from L’occitaine
I have never tried Lush before, I’ve been in or seen a store either but i’ve always wanted to try there products, I’m really curious about there lip balms since that’s the product i’m especially hooked on.
I alternate between Whipstick (chocolate) and Honey Trap (white chocolate and honey) I absolutely adore them!
oh shoot! there lip balms are the only ones i haven’t tried! why don’t you check if lush has an online store for your country? http://www.lush.com
I’ve never been one to shell out for expensive body washes, but I love splurging on lotions and creams. The Body Shop’s monoi body butter and the Josie Maran vanilla apricot cream are my favorites.
Your skin tone/coloring: NW10
Best body cream? Lush dream Cream (or Sympathy for the Skin, is 2 a cheat!? :P)
Best body exfoliator? Lush ‘You Snap the Whip’
Best body wash? Lush Rose Jam
I am also a bit of a Lush girl! 😀
*High5!*
Your skin tone/coloring: medium/warm
Best body cream? I’m not much of body cream person but usually i use Eminence Firming body lotion in Coconut or Cinnamon Paprika
Best body exfoliator? DHC Olive corn body scrub and polish. i like a super gritty body scrub and this works great for me. i also like The Body Shop scrubs too.
Best body wash? DHC Body Shampoo has a light fresh scent that doesn’t linger, moisturizes my skin. and doesn’t break me out.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light caramel
Best body cream?: Soap and Glory Daily Smooth Body Butter
Best body exfoliator?: Tradition de Hammam by Yves Rocher
Best body wash?: L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair, cool-toned
These are going to be tough ones as I have so many products I really like
Best body cream? either Sephora’s own Supreme Body Butter or The Body Shop’s Shea Body Butter (or their other nut butters)
Best body exfoliator? The Clarins one with bamboo powder or their Tonic one with the lovely herbal smell. I also like Soap and Glory Flake Away and while it’s not a ‘scrub’, there’s nothing quite like a 3M Buf Puf for really getting the dead skin off and revealing lovely fresh skin underneath. Oh yeah – also, from Bath and Body Works, “I Needa Margarita” (I think it’s been renamed) – it smells like lime and it’s just gorgeous.
Best body wash? Oh golly….Prada Eau d’iris, Soap and Glory Clean on Me, Aveda’s Relaxing and Refreshing body washes and Philosophy’s Margarita shower gel (can you tell I like lime and citrus, especially in warm weather).
Skin Tone: Snow White (The character)
Body Creme: Cetaphil
Body Exfoliator: 2 parts sugar to 1 part olive oil.
Best Body Wash: St. Ives has some lovely scents.
I’m pretty boring for body care!
Your skin tone/coloring: I guess skin type would be more helpful for these questions. I have normal to oily skin on my body. The driest part is my legs, but they never flake or anything like that. KP on my arms.
Best body cream? Body creams are too heavy for me, I prefer thinner lotions. I like Eminence Naseberry Body Lotion as a moisturize-only product. Paula’s Choice BHA Body Treatment is great for ingrown hairs on the legs, KP and the occational bacne.
Best body exfoliator? LUSH Ocean Salt. Doesn’t foam, the exfolating particles are the right size and there are enough of them! I hate exfoliators with very few and tiny scrubbing pieces.
Best body wash? Eminence Naseberry Cranberry Body Wash! I’ve used this exclusivly for a couple of years now. Gentle, fresh but not overpowering scent, makes my skin feel so clean and smooth. It has helped my KP problems A LOT! It’s also slightly exfoliating, which means my skin feels less slughish and I don’t have to use a regulsr exfoliator as often.
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium/Olive
Best body cream? Body Shop, Shea Body Butter
Best body exfoliator? Plain Epsom salts combined with a nicely cented, hydrating body oil. OR Baking Soda and water works great too.
Best body wash? Body Shop, Nut Meg body wash -I think that’s the one.
Your skin tone/coloring: NW45ish
Best body cream? Origins Precipitation Extra = Soft as a baby’s bottom
Best body exfoliator? The one I make with brown sugar, regular sugar, a few drops of an essential oil and baby oil.
Best body wash? Suave. I refuse to spend $$$ on something that gets washed drain the drain, well shampoo is my exception 😉
I love Pacifica EVERYTHING! 😀
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair-Light/Neutral
Best body cream? Coconut Oil
Best body exfoliator? LUSH Ocean Salt
Best body wash? LUSH Grass
Your skin tone/coloring: neutral to cool vampire
Best body cream? Hands down the Body Shop’s Body Butters – creamy, moisturising, last for a long time and come in a zillion delicious scents. What’s not to love? They are even kind to my eczema-prone skin!
Best body exfoliator? A washcloth, I suppose. I don’t really ever purposefully exfoliate my body…
Best body wash? I love Klorane’s ones, especially Bonne Humeur, but since I have to get those when I’m in France (i.e. not often), I think for general purposes the Aveeno one is nice!
Your skin tone/coloring: Light/NC20
Best body cream? I don’t like creams. I prefer baby or coconut oil.
Best body exfoliator? Olive oil and brown sugar
Best body wash? Lush It’s Raining Men
Skin tone/coloring: NW15
Best Body Cream: L’Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream
Best Body Exfoliator: Salux-type cloth
Best Body Wash: L’Occitane Shower Oil
Your skin tone/coloring: Golden dark. Nars Macao, UD Naked Skin 9.0/10.0
Best body cream? I’m partial to The Body Shop Body Butters or a DIY whipped shea butter that I make for something super hydrating.
Best body exfoliator? Again, I’m feeling The Body Shop for this! I am absolutely LOVING the Early Harvest Raspberry body scrub.
Best body wash? My heart belongs to Lush Snow Fairy. I stock up every Christmas!
Your skin tone/coloring: Light with yellow undertones
Best body cream? L’Occitane’s almond milk concentrate – so moisturizing & light. I think I’ll always love Body Shop body butters for extra hydration (my fave is mango!)
Best body exfoliator? Still searching… Will be reading more comments below 🙂
Best body wash? I love the Soap & Glory ones. They have awesome fragrances, jumbo sized bottles are non-drying!
Your skin tone/coloring: NC15/ NARS Gobi
Best body cream? Lierac Sensory Oil with 3 Flowers/ Korres Body Butters
Best body exfoliator? YuBe Foaming Skin Polish
Best body wash? Dove Purely Pampering Body Wash Pistachio Cream with Magnolia
Your skin tone/coloring: NARS Syracuse/Tahoe [Olive skin tone w/yellow undertone]
Best body cream? Josie Maran Whipped Body Butter [Vanilla Apricot] — HEAVENLY!
Best body exfoliator? Faith Aromatherapy Tahitian Monoi Sugar Scrub — discovered this in my IPSY bag a few months ago and do NOT know how I was living without this in my life.
Best body wash? Philosophy (Living Grace, Fresh Cream, Pure Grace, Peaches and Cream — pretty much the entire line).
Skin Tone/Coloring:NC15 pasty irish skin
Best Body Cream: The body shop body butter in mango and true but spa shea cashmere body butter
Best Body Exfoliator:Softsoap coconut scrub
Best Body Wash:olay moisturizing body wash with sunflower oil and nectarine
■Your skin tone/coloring: NC20
■Best body cream? Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion, or Lubriderm Fragrance Free. I rarely use lotion, especially not scented lotions. I always wear perfume and don’t want the two to clash. I don’t normally buy the creams/lotions of the perfumes I buy. I should!
■Best body exfoliator? A salux wash cloth. Best thing ever!
■Best body wash? I don’t use normally use body washes, I prefer soap bars. I love my tradional dominican soap (Jabon Hispano). Drying, but what can I say, leaves me feeling squeaky clean! Take the girl ouf of the country but not the country out of the girl, hahaha!
Skin tone/coloring: NC15-20
Best Body Cream: I love the Laura Mercier Body Soufflés. Especially the Creme de Pistache. For my sensitive legs, I’m really loving the Cerave Lotion right now which is I scented & you can get it in the drugstore. I also just got a sample of the Jo Malone Body Cream in Peony & Blush Suede which is very nice for spring.
Best Body Exfoliator: My favorite is from Bath Bar in Hermosa Beach, CA. You can make your own scent out of the essential oils they have. The one I made was Banana and Brown Sugar!
Best Body Wash: Philosophy, hands down 🙂
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