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If there’s one scent associated with summer, it’s tropical coconut. It automatically makes you think of beaches, palm trees and relaxing in the summer sun. But, if the sickly-sweet fragrance makes you gag, you can still partake with these coconut-scented beauty products that take a more sophisticated approach. Below, we’ve rounded up some of the best coconut-scented beauty products you need to try this summer to get that perfectly light and sweet fragrance.
A quintessential summer scent with bergamot, amber, white florals and vanilla intermingling with coconut. Think of it like a grown-up coconut. (Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess, $65 for 3.4oz, Esteelauder.com)
Add this all-natural coconut and vanilla powder to a bath to create a relaxing milky tub full of skin-softening treatments. You’ll emerge smelling like a very softly coconut and vanilla-scented summer newborn babe. (Herbivore Botanicals Coconut Bath Soak, Available on Amazon)
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Maybe vanilla is the key to softening coconut’s robustly tropical notes because this natural deodorant from Lavanila is a dream of soft powdery vanilla with a sweet tinge of summery coconut. As far as natural deodorants go, this one is divine. (Lavanila Vanila Coconut Deodorant, Available on Amazon)
Glossier just dropped a summer-ized version of their popular balm, which multitasks as a general skin salve. Now your lips (and elbows and cuticles and dry patches…) can enjoy the all-purpose nourishing moisture with a subtle coconut scent. (Glossier Coconut Balm Dotcom, Available on Amazon)
Monoï Tiki Tahiti makes the OG body oil with a sprig of tiare flower inside—a trademark of the Polynesian Islands. While already coconut-y enough, the sandalwood variation gives it a grounded musk that’s so addictingly scented. Rubbing this on after a shower has us smelling like we just left a Hawaiian resort. (Monoï Tiki Tahiti Sandalwood Body Oil, Available on Amazon)
The luxury coconut body oil, NARS’ cult fave, Body Glow is the result of a tiare flower marinated in coconut extract over time. What we get is a warmly scented white floral body oil with hints of coconut. Oh and amazingly glowy skin. (NARS Monoi Body Glow II, Available on Amazon)
Other than being amazingly nourishing for thick, curly, kinky, or just dry hair, Shea Moisture’s Coconut & Hibiscus line smells divinely warm and subtly scented like a vacation. It’s almost like your hair took a trip to French Polynesia for a reboot and came back lush and revived. (Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo, Available on Amazon)
Despite this all-natural lotion having coconut as the main attraction, it smells more like fresh fruit than a piña colada. The lotion itself is amazingly hydrating and fast absorbing, leaving a silky—not sticky—layer on your skin. The scent itself fades to a really subtle powdery after-scent when wearing for about an hour or two so you won’t have to worry too much about it interfering with your clothes/fragrance. (Mountain Ocean Coconut Skin Trip Moisturizer, Available on Amazon)
