From Nuxe, Very Rose Soothing Shower Gel ("Transform every shower into a soothing moment for body and mind") in 750 ml plus Very Rose Soothing Moisturizing Body Milk ("This melting lotion with delicate notes of rose cloaks your skin in an irresistible fragrant veil that accompanies you all day long. Its formula is enriched with nourishing Shea Butter") in 400 ml, $55 for the duo at Nuxe USA.
From the limited edition Intuitia collection at Rituals, Whipped Body Cream: "Take a moment to pause and pamper your skin with our limited-edition whipped body cream. This indulgent formula is enriched with Vitamin E beads, Q10, and a luxurious blend of cold-pressed rosehip, shea butter, and natural oils. The tiny beads melt into your skin, delivering deep nourishment and hydration. Infused with the floral-woody-spicy notes of saffron, sandalwood and vanilla, it not only leaves your skin velvety soft and radiant, but beautifully fragrant too." 220 ml for $28 at Rituals, where you'll also find a Luminous Body Exfoliator, Exfoliating Hand Wash, Bath Silk, Velvety Foaming Shower Gel, candle and Eau de Parfum in the same collection.
From London-based skincare brand AKT, The Body Conditioning Balm in Orange Grove: "Prepare to perform. The Body Conditioning Balm firms, tones and rejuvenates your skin. Prebiotics balance your microbiome, while olive squalane locks in moisture, leaving your skin supple and hydrated. [...] Fortified with cutting edge ingredients like Gatuline In-Tense MB, the balm is clinically proven to firm and tighten skin by stimulating fibroblast cell activity to produce collagen deep within the extra-cellular matrix. [...] Sweet aromas burst from the freshly peeled orange. Neroli blossom dances, alive on the breeze. Another negroni over ice. It's summer after all. At first, sliced orange, sweet mandarin, Tuscan sun. And then, bitter negroni, neroli blossom, afternoon siesta. Finally, Italian cypress, petitgrain, la dolce vita." $37 for 100 ml at Bloomingdales.
An upcoming set of body butters from Lush includes more Posh Chocolate (the lotion is great stuff) and my personal lemming, Pineapple Tart: "Meet your piña colada fix without the regrets. Order a tropical downpour of Brazil nut oil, aloe vera and avocado oil, with a creamy pineapple twist — for the kind of ridiculously soft skin people write ridiculously catchy songs about." Limited edition; in two sizes ($17 / $34) at Lush USA.
From Kate McLeod, the Sun Stone After Sun Balm & Lotion Bar: "Sun-Soothing Relief. A deeply nourishing after-sun balm that melts on contact to soothe, hydrate, and replenish sun-stressed skin. Crafted with Kate McLeod's Sun-Soothing Botanical Blend—featuring cocoa butter, aloe oil, cucumber seed oil, and sea buckthorn—it delivers gentle cooling relief and lasting moisture without any stickiness or residue." (And if the comments on the Kate McLeod website are to be believed, it smells like vanilla cake and icing.) $38 for 100g at Beautyhabit.