The weather has turned, the heating is on, I can eat mashed potato and it’s seasonally appropriate. Get in!
The one downside is that I have really dry skin and it gets worse in cold weather. I am not a woman who can go without body lotion at the best of times but when autumn comes I need to ramp it up because I am not a snake and shedding skin is not the done thing in polite company.
My usual go-to is Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Deep Moisture Body Lotion. It’s cheap, cheerful and does the job brilliantly. I bulk buy which make storage an issue but it’s worth it.
If I am feeling flush, want to feel cocooned in a velvety blanket of lusciousness and smell like a confectioners then it’s Kiehl’s Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter. The original Creme de Corps is fantastic but it does have a wee “budget supermarket own brand butter” feel and smell about it. The Soy Milk & Honey version smells like Toblerone. What is not to love? It is expensive but a little goes a long way and it’s so very cheering. It reminds me that the best treats are the tiny ones that you use every day. Lots of mini fizzies always lead to bigger fizzies.