Softsoap Hydra Bliss - Coconut Water & Blueberry and Cucumber Water & Mint

Softsoap body washes are one of my bargain beauty buy favorites. They smell great, clean well and aren't drying . New Hydra Bliss fragrances bring a bit of Spring to your bathroom with berries or cucumber and keep skin hydrated.

Hydra Bliss has nice moisture for a gel formula. It's  not drying or stripping and my skin has felt good after use,  clean but not tight.

You can choose from Coconut Water and Blueberry with it's refreshing and light berry scent, nothing strong or sugary sweet.   Cucumber Water and Mint is also light and smells clean with more cucumber than mint. The mint adds a little cooling feel in the background.

There is also a coordinating scented  hand soap in a large 11.25 oz pump bottle. 

Softsoap Hydra Bliss is on shelves now. Bodywash is $ 2.97 and Hand Soap is $ 2.59 .

Chloe Nomade

Chloe is known for their rose based fragrances like Rose de Chloe and Love Story .  With their new Nomade ,they head in a different direction.

Chloe Nomade reminds me a little of  old school perfumery and '70s/'80s classics. It's not as bold as those but very much a  floriental chypre  with a touch of not too sweet fruit peeking out . It's soft  and cozy , the kind of fragrance meant to stay on your best sweater and will stand up to the cooler temps and layers of clothes .

First spritz brings the oakmoss and spices.  The Mirabelle Plum comes in the mid point and is a good counter to the earthy oakmoss and musks. It is, as I said above, not overly sweet but honeyed, syrupy , darker. Freesia and rose bring the florals with the freesia being barely there to my nose. Nomade is not really about the floral and the rose , so prominent in their other scents, is much less here.

Nomade is more sophisticated than what we often see today in fragrance , it's for an adult woman and that's a good thing. The EDP has medium sillage and it lasts long.

I love the bottle here, too. It mimics the brand's popular handbag design.

 Chloe Nomade EDP is $132 (2.5oz), $105 (1.7oz) and $75 (1.0oz) at
Sephora  now with full distribution in March 

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Touch Hand Cream

This time of year we can never  use enough hand cream,  right ? It's a must but that doesn't mean it has to be basic or boring. 

New from Sol de Janeiro is Brazilian Touch Hand Cream to give you smooth, soft and deliciously scented hands.   This has the same scent as their cult favorites Bum Bum cream, a gourmand blend of pistachio and salted caramel . Good enough to eat?  Well it is being launched in time for Valentine's Day and the brand notes right on the tube "  the addictively scented cream leaves hands so soft that, with a simple touch, you will have them begging for more"  That's a lot for a hand cream to live up to, but it does smell good.  

Let's talk about what it does for hands.  It's a lightweight , thin cream that sinks in super fast. There's no greasy feel once you rub it in. It sets to powder soft finish but still moisturizes well and truly does make hands feel soft. Even after washing, I could still feel some on and the fragrance lasts long.  Ingredients include Cupuaçu butter, Acai , Coconut Oil, Shea Butter and Brazil Nut.  All help to add hydration  not only to hands, but nails and cuticles as well.  

Sol de Janeiro  Brazilian Touch Hand Cream comes in an easily portable 1.7 oz tube  for $15 at Sephora. 

Cover Girl Vitalist Go Glow Luminizing Lotion

There's no shortage of new ways to get your glow on this season and Cover Girl's new Vitalist Go Glow Luminizing Lotion  has you covered there too.

This new  lotion adds moisture, shimmer and a hint of color to skin.  It does smooth and perfect bare skin just a little while brightening you up but there isn't really any coverage. It has a good bit of shimmer to it , noticeable but not boldy shiny and can be used alone or under foundation or powder.

There is a nice boost of  moisture too, medium, not heavy but not light either and it does leave a sheen.  For my normal to oily skin I could use it as my moisturizer. Those who are drier may need more underneath .  The lotion also does have  a pretty strong, less than pretty fragrance . It's musky but also artificial and not to my taste ( or nose) .

Vitalist Go Glow Luminizing Lotion comes in 2 shades- Daybreak and Sunkissed. The deeper shade works well as a bronzer on lighter skin like mine and can work to give you some color under foundation.

Cover Girl Vitalist Go Glow Luminizing Lotion is 8.99 - 11.99 depending on outlet/sale.