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The Ultimate Body Care Guide
A touch of care, a moment of connection, a self-strengthening of beauty?
REVUE
July 03, 2024
THE ULTIMATE BODY CARE GUIDE
The conversation around a skincare routine has been circulating the most pertinent of content. As we have all garnered up a ten-step skincare routine only to refine it down to three-steps, the next movement of beauty is here.
And that is body care.
As the market has concentrated in on products for a smaller surface area (cheeks, foreheads, eyes!) - and albeit it is arguable that the face is our most important asset - we are slowly waking up to the importance of our skin as a whole organ.
For what is the point of suppling our cheeks with retinol if our arms are under nourished? What is the point of tightening and firming and brightening the skin on our faces if, in due time, the rest of our body will show neglect?
As we think about beauty and wellness as a 360 proposition, it is time that we create a body care routine that is just as intentional, just as purposeful, and just as effective.
For what is true pampering, true self-care, true wellness, and true luxury than lathering the most nourishing of washes, serums, oils, and balms over our beauty - creating a touch of care, a moment of connection, a self-strengthening of beauty?
Enter: The REVUE approved ultimate body-care guide - our top three recommendations in each category.
BODY WASHES
Supervitamin Body Wash + Brightening by Iota: This body wash wakes up the senses with hints of citrus, awakening the body with super fruits, multivitamins, and even prebiotics and postbiotics for the skin. The body wash that is good for your skin health and leaves your skin soft to the touch.
Awaken Body Wash by Oak Essentails: This body wash can only be described as a trip to the spa! Gentle and calming while also awakening you to the day, this body wash reminds you that luxury comes in micro-moments.
Body Wash by Salt & Stone: The body wash filled with antioxidants and naturally hydrating ingredients. Perfect if you weather the outdoors - sun, water, or wind. This body wash will restore, replenish, and rehydrate your skin.
BODY SCRUBS
Undaria Cleansing Body Polish by Osea: Wash away dead skin sells with a gel-to-milk polish that is not abrasive on the skin nor too harsh. It truly embodies the name - a polish. Packed with AHA exfoliation and Undaria seaweed, this body polish is the perfect mix between washing away and nourishing.
Siren of the Sea Salt Scrub by Native Nectar Botanicals: This salt scrub is a 2-in-1 experience. While it exfoliates with a precision that you can feel as you rub it all over your body, it also moisturizes as it completes its exfoliation. When using this scrub, there is no need for a heavy-lift of lotion or oil post-shower. Just something simple to enhance the skin - but totally optional. This scrub does most of the work for you - and it does it most poignantly.
Malibu Made Body Scrub by C & The Moon: A cult-favorite, this body scrub is an all natural, brown sugar body exfoliator that not only removes dead skin cells but also re-hydrates the skin with food-grade vanilla and organic oils. Clean, luxurious, and nourishing.
BODY SERUMS
Supercload Body Serum + by Iota: The most nourishing of body serums and potentially a top 5 REVUE beauty product in general. From the packaging - the pump is effortless and architectural - to the ingredients that create a cloud-like and deep hydrating aftereffect (Hyaluronic Acid, Niacinamide, red algae, sea moss, and prebiotics amongst others). We find ourselves reaching for this serum over and over and over again. There is a reason why it is sold out at the time of writing this.
Hyaluronic Body Serum by Osea: This body serum is so beautifully light that it hydrates your skin without feeling as if you are dripping in product. Seamless, effective, and offers your skin hydration for up to 24 hours with Osea's signature nutrient-rich seaweed.
The Body Serum by Nécessaire: This body serum is a deep dose to plump the skin. It glides effortlessly over your body as it hydrates and replenishes. Perfect before you lather up with lotion and with this body serum, minimal lotion is needed as your final step because this serum does most of the work!
SPECIALTY SERUMS
Super Anti-Aging Body Serum by Dr. Barbara Sturm: For those looking for extra support in the anti-aging department, look no further than Dr. Barbara Sturm. This serum is going to support your body with skin elasticity and is anti-stretch marks, anti-aging, and anti-wrinkles. For those who are obsessed with preventative measures, this serum will also support prevent premature aging.
The Hand Retinol by Nécessaire: The biggest body care tip: Before you go to bed, lather up this hand retinol. As hands show signs of aging well before the rest of your body, allow this retinol to work over night without interruption. Your future self will thank you.
Bye Bye Cellulite by Gente: For anyone looking to soften and say goodbye to their cellulite or looking to target stubborn fat, this firming lotion has Brazilian technology and native ingredients that helps reduce the appearance of cellulite while also providing your skin with a more toned appearance. Pro tip: apply it to the desired area before a work out and get double the benefits.
BODY OILS
Revitalizing Body Oil by Tata Harper: The most luxurious body oil that you will never want to run out of. Rubbing this body oil over your skin will make you feel as if you have stepped into a 5-star spa. For the days that you need an extra layer of luxury and nourishment.
The Body Oil by Augustinus Bader: This body oil won't just impart a dewy glow to your skin, it will also help reduce the appearance of cellulite and stretch marks. With their conditioning vitamin E, this body oil provides a barrier to the skin to protect and hydrate all day long.
Undaria Algae™ Body Oil by Osea: Rich, nourishing, liquid gold - just some ways we describe Osea's body oil with undaria algae. All of the nourishing benefits of the ocean with all of the luxury properties for your skin.
BODY BALMS/BUTTERS
Body (Balm) Ageless Body Treatment Créme by Agent Nateur: For lifting and firming, this creme is part balm, part oil. It is fast-absorbing and helps treat sun-spots, fine lines, and wrinkles. Perfect for anyone looking to soothe irritation and smooth the texture of their skin.
Basic Body Butter by My July: The most effective and rich body butter we have come across. Perfect for those super dry spots; think elbows, heels, knees, knuckles. This body butter doesn't just do it job upon applying: it keeps the most stubborn of dry spots nourished all day long.
Body Butter by Mutha: Described as a souffleé for the body, this body butter was created during the founder's pregnancy - so you know it's good and goes the extra mile.
BODY LOTIONS
Supermatcha Body Lotion + by Iota: A body lotion like no other...a plant-based retinol alternative lotion that is packed with matcha, adaptogens, caffeine, and prebiotics + postbiotics to deliver not just a moisturizing experience but a benefit-filled experience. The packaging is also architecturally unique, creating one of our favorite lotion experiences.
White Wine Body Cream by Irene Forte: This White Wine Body Cream has similar motives of a poet: romantic care, intentional design and construction, and a story that is so sweet that it makes you wonder if you are applying a lotion or a lifestyle. This cream is silky, soft, and supple. It leaves your body with an anti-oxidant rich layer that sings luxury. Dermatologically proven as a non-irritant, this white body cream feels like your sweet nourishing sidekick that keeps your skin illuminated as you frolic through summer in a sundress.
Lymphatic Drainage Effect by Gente: Why apply regular lotion when your lotion can activate your lymphatic system for an extra drainage effect? Perfect for an effortless day where you want your lotion to do more than just nourish and hydrate your outer skin barrier. Pro tip: use one of the body tools below to help stimulate and move the lymph as you apply.
BODY TOOLS
Aura Stone by Wildling: The body Gua Sha that is a beautiful work of art. With three different panels for different body massaging techniques, this body gua sha is the perfect way to sculpt and drain your lymphatic system.
Dry Body Brush by Tata Harper: Dry brushing before entering the shower will give you the most invigorating and awakening buzz throughout your body. Activate your body before even putting product on with this Tata Harper dry brush.
Le Spoon Body Sculptor by The Skinny Confidential: For those who are serious about their body sculpting, Le Spoon has every contour needed for the female body. Perfect for after you apply your body oil to really get in there and massage, sculpt, and get your morning lymphatic drainage in.
NATURAL DEODORANTS
Desert Bloom Duo Deodorant by Hume: Oh we could sing praises on this deodorant all day long. Put simply: it works, it smells delicious, and it goes on smooth. Plant-based with prebiotics + postbiotics? The full package.
Natural Deodorant by Salt & Stone: For the santal loving who want an extra layer of moisturizer in their deodorant. We love this one for its seaweed extracts and hyaluronic acid ingredients. Plus, it's gorgeous.
N° Green Natural Deodorant by Corpus: This all-vegan natural deodorant is vanity and luxury-approved.
BODY CARE SETS
The Supergreens Set by Iota: Our #1 bodycare set recommendation. Perhaps the most cost-effective set that also delivers a fully luxurious and effective result. The set that we come back to over and over and over again. It is innovative, it is research-based, it is clean, and it is luxury...for $80 all-in.
The Body Routine by Oak Essentials: Nothing screams coastal luxury like Oak Essentials. Their body kit is the most California Cool way to give the gift of luxury and nourishment - to you or to a loved one.
The Body Essentials by Nécessaire: When looking for an essential routine that is tried-and-true (and also beautiful), look no further than this Nécessaire set.
Undaria Body Collection by Osea: For the nutrient dense, seaweed loving, nourishing obsessed, this Osea bodycare set has you covered.
***All photos are directly from the brand's website or Instagram.
WRITTEN BY REVUE EDITORIAL
