Body Butter .. my top picks

Body butters tend to be a seasonal love for me. It is rare for me to use them in the summer as I prefer something lighter to keep my skin soft, come the cold weather out come the body butters. There is something luxurious about smothering my skin in a heady scent of spice or fruit. Unfortunately this season I am struggling to find my all time favourite the n-spa range of vanilla bruelle, chocolate orange, gingerbread and hot butter fudge, I just hope they aren't discontinued especially as I am as addicted to their matching bath syrups as well.

In the meantime I will give you the run down of my other favourites starting with body shop. Now they have a range for every taste and price although I feel their full size prices are reasonable to start with. If I do break trend and use these in the summer time I like either the Moringa or the lemon, both of which I got in a set of 3 travel size (50ml) for £12.

In the winter I am definitely a more sensuous person and love more seasonal scents heavy with cinnamon and ginger. So the ginger sparkle body butter is my ideal choice. It comes in a ginger set for £15 which includes Shower gel, body butter, soap and body scrub in a delightful tin. If you want to go the full hog there is also a hand cream in a festive set for £12. Or if you just want a full size body butter it is £13. I have a really fondness for gingerbread fragrance as it just puts me in that happy homely sense of mind.

If you are a more fruit based person you can't go far wrong with the the cranberry range. although personally I prefer the more heady vanilla. Body shop do a couple of versions of vanilla body butters There is their duo which is half filled with vanilla and half with chocolate. It is nice and lovely for those with a sweet nose. My personal favourite has to be the vanilla bliss though. It fills the room with those comforting scents, like  a giant fluffy towel to be wrapped up in. gain it is £13 for a full size pot, and there is a full seasonal range including everything from lip balm, to shower gel right through to reed diffuser.

My final choice is again body shop but not so seasonal. It is their Dream time. It is the perfect body butter to use to unwind after the stress of a heavy day or long office party. With a hint of lavender and chamomile it is the perfect after bath addition to guarantee a good peaceful nights sleep. Although I have to admit I nearly over looked it but for a freebie earlier in the year in a magazine. I used it after a handful of restless nights and found it really helped me relax as it was such a delicate fragrance.

All the more recent body butters are softer than the body shop of old I remember, when they were so firm it was hard to get out the pot. These are more cream like in texture and the scents are divine. My advise is try a travel size or selection pack first if in doubt as every one has a a different nose. At the moment Body Shop is offering several gift sets including a variety of body butters for £15 in the shape of a lollipop.

As I try to hunt down my n-spa favourites these are certainly filling the gap though. But it won't stop me looking.