Beauty editor’s favourite de-stressing scented body creams for the softest skin ever

1. H&M Conscious Relaxing Body Cream, $17.90

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OMG, I absolutely adore this richly restorative ambrosia. Stuffed with all sorts of skin-friendly goodies like soothing shea and cocoa butters plus botanical oils, this exquisite emulsion is excellent for lending my limbs a lovely, lustrous luminescence.

The biggest beauty bonus? This perfumed poultice more than passes the smell test. The subtly scented salve – ravishingly romantic and redolent of essential oils – is ridiculously relaxing, especially when it’s hot as hell outside. Bottomline? Three words: Check it out.

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2. Origins A Perfect World Intensely Hydrating Body Cream with White Tea, $69

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I’m giving this titillating tea treat the green thumbs up. Why? For starters, this sumptuous softener’s scent is so very evocative of the eponymous beauty brew, plus anything containing the beneficial beverage is a boon to me on account of the potent polyphenols involved – fantastic at fighting age-accelerating free radicals! The incredibly comforting concoction also leaves a super supple finish – perfect prep for cuddle-time with #bae.

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3. Crabtree & Evelyn Goatmilk Comforting Body Cream, $60

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This comforting cream from the recently repackaged range is incredibly Instagrammable in its modern minimalistic way. (The bone-white bottle will make for a fantastic #flatlay prop, don’t you think?) The perfume proper is charmingly citrusy and almost impossibly intoxicating – to my nose, the lemony scent calls to mind a slow-mo summer dance with a dapper stranger in a sunlit orange orchard. Fair warning: Don't apply this when you're feeling peckish, lest you mistake it for a jug of goat’s milk!

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4. L'Occitane Almond Velvet Balm, $91

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This opulent ointment from L’Occitane glides on like a dream to “iron” out any irregularities on your body. Feel free to use this as an ad-hoc body mask, too: Simply slather on a generous glob of the good stuff, kick back your kitten heels for two minutes or so, then tissue off for wobbly tofu skin. You’ll emerge from the boudoir boasting an alluring almond aroma and a deliciously bouncy body that will have your man hungry for after-dinner dessert!

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5. Aveda Stress-Fix Body Creme, $89

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This deliciously delectable cream does an ace job of soothing my scaly legs in one scented sweep, thanks to its savoury cocktail of skin-conditioning sage and lavender extracts. Slap it on and work it into your limbs for a smooth-as-chicken-thigh finish. Skin that’s good enough to eat!

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6. Kiehl’s Original Musk Body Lotion, $43

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I’m telling you, this Kiehl’s baby is one sexy-smelling salve. Crammed with citrusy orange blossom and bergamot simmering in a beguiling base of titillating tonka bean and modern musk, slather this on like you would any body lotion for skin that’s supremely soft and pleasingly plump. Fending off the caresses of your #bae when you emerge from your boudoir may be an exercise in futility.

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7. Innisfree My Body Cotton Flower Body Lotion, $18

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This calming concoction is exquisitely evocative – think crisp cotton sheets billowing in the wind of a sun-dappled meadow. Soothing shea butter and a suite of other moisture magnets in this K-Beauty balm help to hydrate, sans stickiness or ickiness, for supple skin worthy of an Innisfree ingenue.

Right, then. Smoothed in your salve? Step into your strappy dress and out into the night, and brace yourself for the deluge of “what scent are you wearing?” compliments that are sure to come your way!

Want more editor-endorsed goodies? Get your daily dose of beauty by heading over to our dedicated section at www.herworldplus.com/beauty, and peruse my personal pick of #DieDieMustBuy light moisturisers to cool down in Singapore’s crazy heat.