Skin Obsessed Mary has worked through more than 10 body and tan products, and she approved most of them. She skipped only a small handful. That tells you something: she finds a lot to love in this category. Scent, texture, and the moment of stepping out of the shower clearly matter to her, and they show up in nearly every take she gives.
What does Skin Obsessed Mary recommend in body & tan?
She tends to reach for products that make the whole routine feel like a small treat. The L'Occitane Almond Sublime Softening Shower Oil is one she keeps going back to, calling it iconic and saying each time she uses it she wonders why it hasn't been in her shower the whole time. She feels the same way about the Kate McLeod Daily Stone Deep Moisturizing Lotion Bar, which she has bought for herself and for others over the years. She describes how it warms between your hands and melts into skin like an oil. For everyday use, she calls the Aveeno Daily Moisturizing After Shower Mist an automatic repurchase, one she uses every morning for the parts of her back she can't reach with a regular moisturiser. She also singles out the Naturium Glow Getter Multi-Oil Body Wash as some of the best body care out there, especially for the price.
In her words
"It is iconic, it smells divine, it feels amazing on the skin, and every time I use it I wonder why this hasn't been in the shower the whole time. My only complaint is that I need to get a bigger size. I think I found one online somewhere, you know, the big one with the pump, that is my goal."
"I have bought so many of these over the years, both for myself and for others. [...] It's a hard lotion, you warm it up between your hands and then rub it straight onto dry skin, and it almost melts into your skin like an oil. It's incredibly soft and the scent is just amazing."
"This is the Nerra Dry Body Oil in Jasmine Wood, which was sent to me in PR and I am so grateful. The scent is incredible, it's a spray, and I pat it into my skin instead of spraying it directly since it kind of goes everywhere. It gives softer skin, it's a spa experience, and it actually lasted me a really long time. Sad to see that go."
"I think that their body care is just some of the best out there particularly for the price. I don't know how they do it."
"This is Aveeno's Daily Moisturizing After Shower Mist and it's just another automatic repurchase. I use it every single morning right when I get out of the shower to get the part of my back I just can't reach with moisturizer. I think it's been in every empties video I've ever made and it always will be."
"This is the Aquaphor Healing Ointment Body Spray. Both deliver glycerin rich occlusive moisture, but it's all about the spray. This also has sort of an easy mist spray to it. It's perfect for getting to those hard-to-reach areas like your back when you're getting out of the shower. That's when I use it."
How many body and tan products has Skin Obsessed Mary reviewed?
Skin Obsessed Mary has reviewed 15 body and tan products, for an approval rate of 80%. 12 approved, 1 mixed, and 2 skipped.
What has Skin Obsessed Mary skipped in body & tan?
The products she skipped share one thing: scent that didn't work for her. She actually liked almost everything about the Kopari Ultra Restore Body Butter, praising its whipped texture and the soft skin it left behind, but the fragrance was too soapy and hung around longer than she wanted. The BYOMA Hydrating Body Wash got a shorter verdict: she loves the brand's face care, but this one didn't hydrate enough for her and the scent put her off. So if a formula is otherwise strong, it is the fragrance that tends to lose her.
"I actually loved everything about it except one thing. I loved the consistency of it, it's sort of this whipped fluffy kind of a feel to it, but it really packs a hydration punch. Like it's thin but thick. My skin felt incredibly soft after use. But for me the problem was the scent. It's pretty overpowering. I don't mind fragrance in body care, in fact I quite like it, it just is a little too soapy and it just lingers a little too long for my liking. So it's not a repurchase."
"I didn't love it. I adore their face care. I don't love their body care. I didn't dig the scent and it's just not hydrating enough."
What should you take from Skin Obsessed Mary's picks?
Mary's record here shows someone who genuinely enjoys body care and finds a lot of products worth buying again. Her approvals go to things that feel good and satisfying to use. Her skips are almost always about fragrance, not formula. If scent is something you are sensitive to, her notes on what she turned down are worth reading carefully before you add anything to your basket.
Watch Skin Obsessed Mary say it
Every verdict here comes from a video. These are the moments themselves, each one jumping straight to the bit about that product.
- Kopari Ultra Restore Body ButterSkipped itWatch at 18:49
- BYOMA Hydrating Body WashSkipped itWatch at 10:27
- L'Occitane Almond Sublime Softening Shower OilRated itWatch at 7:28
- Kate McLeod Daily Stone Deep Moisturizing Lotion BarRated itWatch at 13:49
- Nerra Dry Body Oil in Jasmine WoodRated itWatch at 15:45
- Naturium Glow Getter Multi-Oil Body WashRated itWatch at 2:32
- Aveeno Daily Moisturizing After Shower MistRated itWatch at 4:03
- Aquaphor Healing Ointment Body SprayRated itWatch at 6:31
- Bioderma Atoderm Shower OilRated itWatch at 16:21
- Verso Firm Ground Retinol Body LotionRated itWatch at 7:08
- Naturium Biolipid Restoring Body LotionRated itWatch at 15:05
- Nerra Dry Body Oil in Jasmine WoodRated itWatch at 9:39
- Naturium Smoother Glycolic Acid Body LotionRated itWatch at 10:38
- Dr. Bronner's Castile SoapRated itWatch at 16:30
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This guide reflects what Skin Obsessed Mary said across her videos about 15 products in body & tan, aggregated by The Guru Index. Sponsored takes are excluded. The approval rate is the share of these products she approved. It is general information, not medical advice.