How to Raise Your Bodycare Game
If you've pledged to start a bodycare routine this summer, our latest edit of hydrating heroes will certainly help
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How to Raise Your Bodycare Game
If you've pledged to start a bodycare routine this summer, our latest edit of hydrating heroes will certainly help
By: Shannon Peter
So you’ve nailed your morning skincare routine, and perfected your night-time one, too. But have you thought about the 95% of skin that exists below the neck? We spend so much time on our faces that the rest of the body can go neglected. Shall we change that?
To help kickstart your new-found bodycare commitments, we’ve found the best line up of hard-working hero formulas to help raise your bodycare game. Expect to find everything you need to wash, buff and nourish from top-to-toe, including products from brands like Augustinus Bader, Aesop and Kate Somerville. Here's how to build a beauty editor-approved body-care routine...
Eau de Body Wash
Aesop Geranium Leaf Body Cleanser, £39
Your fragrance routine can start much earlier than the moment you spritz on your favourite perfume. You see, with a deliciously scented body wash, you can lay down the foundation of a complex, layered, head-turning fragrance effect before you’ve even stepped out of the shower. Aesop's is incredibly herbaceous, leaving skin with lingering notes of geranium leaf and citrus that sit well under pretty much any perfume.
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Kate Somerville Exfolikate Resurfacing Body Scrub, £48
Before you even look at a bottle of body lotion, you first need to slough away the dead skin cells currently taking up residence on the surface of your limbs. Kate Somerville’s covers all bases with chemical, physical and enzymatic exfoliants. Grainy but not scratchy, it provides a satisfying all over scrub, buffing away dry patches with ease.
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Verden Arborist Hand and Body Lotion, £70
Once you’ve climbed out of the shower or bath and into a Liberty towel, moisturising is the one step you should never skip. On mornings where time is short, you want a body lotion that sinks in fast, so you needn't wait around before pulling on your jeans. Verden’s is just that. It’ll soften trickier areas like elbows and knees, while rehydrating limbs in record speed.
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Augustinus Bader The Body Oil, £85
Other days call for a more intense form of nourishment, by way of a rich body oil. Augustinus Bader’s has to be one of the best. It's powered by the same technology as the cult face cream, but is blended with olive and argan oils, squalane and vitamin E to leave skin plump and gleaming but never greasy. Top tip: apply while skin is still damp to lock in extra hydration.
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Agent Nateur h o l i ( r o s e) N4 Deodorant, £27
It might be one of the most functional items in your bathroom cabinet, but that doesn’t mean your deodorant can’t (or shouldn’t) make you feel a little fancy too. This one by Agent Nateur has just as much odour-masking power as your favourite drugstore formula, but it also contains avocado butter, coconut oil, castor oil and damask rose oil to help protect, hydrate and soothe the fragile underarm skin, all without any aluminium.
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