Call Me Butter....

Between the cold air outside and hot/dry air inside, my skin needs a little extra TLC and body butter is my go to moisturizer for colder months when my skin soaks up every bit of moisture I can give it.  I usually stock up on The Body Shop's tubs of body butter but on my last trip to Ulta I decided to branch out and picked up two of C. Booth's body butters in Italian Olive Oil and Honey & Almond. You get 8 full oz of product for $6.99 versus the 6.75 oz for $20 at TBS and often Ulta will have them at buy 1 get 1 50% off or you can use the 20% off coupon on the brand.

The Honey & Almond is the thicker of the two (I'd say as thick as TBS's Shea Body Butter), with a creamy almost buttery feel that you have to work a bit to get into your skin. I use this one on areas that are particularly dry like my legs and arms and it leaves a light scent very similar to coco butter without a greasy residue and lasts for most of the day. I've also put it on at night, after a shower and let it soak in over night-since it doesn't take long to sink in I don't have to worry about it getting on my sheets-and wake up with smooth, soft feeling skin without any dry patches.

 

The second tub was the Italian Olive Oil Body Butter,  a lighter, whipped body butter. I have a picture of TBS's Olive Oil Body Butter to compare with C. Booth's which has a consistency that is closer to a lotion than a traditional body butter. C. Booth's has a pleasant floral/spa scent that stayed light on the skin and soaked in fairly quickly, though not as quickly as the Honey & Almond. 

C. Booth's Italian Olive Oil Body Butter

The Body Shop Olive Oil Body Butter

At their price point, I thought both of these were a bargain and very comparable to The Body Shop body butters. The light scents mean you can wear them during the day and they won't compete with your fragrance, but provide quite a punch in the moisture department and should keep you feeling soft and smooth through the rest of winter and well into spring.