We test three body serums to keep your skin silky soft and hydrated
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WANT moisturised skin but can’t stand the stickiness body lotion leaves behind?
A body serum could be the answer to your prayers to keep your skin silky soft and hydrated.
It’s got the brand’s classic sugary-sweet scent and promises to hydrate limbs for up to 72 hours.
But I felt the need to top up after a few hours, and the smell is slightly too saccharine for me, which means I probably won’t reach for it in future.
That said, the formula is really silky and easy to rub in.
The brand recommends using a body cream on top but I have quite dry limbs and don’t feel the need to, and a little goes a long way.
Again, it ticks all the texture boxes being lightweight and fast-absorbing.
It’s the only one of the three I tried that is fragrance free, and also hypo-allergenic, which makes it great for anyone with sensitive skin.
As there’s no fragrance, it also means it layers well with perfume, so I reach for it the most due to that.
Luxury
Part of the brand’s new Forest Awakening collection, I expected the scent to be too botanical for my liking but I was wrong.
It’s a spa-like fresh citrus scent that lasts hours.
It absorbs almost instantly and leaves skin feeling soft so there’s no need to reapply.
I also love the pump packaging.
And while two to three pumps is enough for each body part, so it should last a month or so, I would love it to come in a larger size.
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