It’s interesting how fragrances have the power to transport you to happy times, isn’t it? Especially when it comes to summer-centric scents, you’re instantly transported to sunny beaches, sand between your toes, the embrace of the salty sea breeze, and a warm feeling that reeks of summer vacations. The notes are the perfect blend of happy, energising, and relaxing—basically, they can be the perfect vacation packed into a beautiful bottle.
The sweet and delicious blend of coconut, mango, banana, citrus fruits, and vanilla (to name a few), will almost immediately take you on a journey to your favourite summer hotspot—even when you’re stuck at your desk. Whether it’s living vicariously through a scented body lotion or diving into a season-perfect perfume, here are some of summer’s most delicious body care products that are a must-have in your arsenal.
1. Fabessentials Coconut Hibiscus Cocoa Butter Body Lotion
Cocoa butter, coconut, and hibiscus are the three ingredients that make for the perfect tropical vacation, and they’re all packed into this one nourishing body lotion. With a non-greasy, quick-drying formula, it hosts all the goodness of natural ingredients that don’t just smell amazing but also have specific purposes. The cocoa butter restores moisture and protects the skin, the coconut oil softens it while reducing inflammation, and the hibiscus extract acts like an antioxidant and boosts your body’s natural collagen. It's a holiday-perfect body care product, even if you’re stuck at home.
2. Marks & Spencer Coconut Body Butter
Paradise packed in a jar, let this aromatic coconut body butter take you to your favourite beach memory. This rich body cream instantly nourishes and hydrates your skin, thanks to its formulation of shea butter, almond oil, and cocoa butter. Even in the winter, you’ll visualise yourself sipping a Pina Colada by the sea with this yummy body butter.
3. Naughty Girl Brown Beach Eau De Perfume
With top notes of floral and fruity and heart notes of woody and musky, it’s easy to picture yourself walking down the shore at the crack of dawn when wearing this fragrance. It brings together an element of freshness while retaining the essence of what defines summer. A small splash of this fragrance is enough to last the day.
4. Forest Essentials Mashobra Honey & Vanilla Silkening Shower Wash
Sweet and oh-so-yummy is how one can describe this shower wash. The sulphate-free formula is an Ayurvedic concoction that hydrates and nourishes the skin. The aromatic mix of honey and vanilla is sweet, but it isn’t overpowering—the fragrance is strong enough to leave you with a lingering sweetness sans any headiness. The honey acts like a natural antioxidant and antimicrobial, while the vanilla neutralises free radical damage and acts like a stress reliever for the body.
5. Kama Ayurveda Kokum and Almond Body Butter
Let the scent of sweet almond oil, coconut oil, shea butter, and kokum butter embrace you with this body product. The thick, rich, and creamy formula comes with a nutty scent that is sweet and sour at the same time. The shea butter helps heal the skin, the coconut oil keeps it moisturised, the almonds aid in improving skin health, and the kokum butter acts like a powerful astringent. The added cocoa butter helps intensely moisturise the skin even in the winters—making it a great sensorial escape to warmer tropical lands, even during the colder months.
6. Kimirica Love Story Gardenia and Night Blooming Jasmine Shower Gel and Body Lotion Duo
Layering your body products is key, especially when it comes to maintaining that intense fragrance all through the day. This body care duo will remind you of your childhood summer vacations —running through green fields of fresh flowers, or even just around your grandmother’s backyard. The floral notes of night-blooming jasmine, bergamot, blood orange, lily, gardenia, and eucalyptus lingers through the lightweight and non-greasy formula of both the shower gel and body lotion—both of which leave your body hydrated, nourished, and your skin soft and supple.
