BEAUTY TALK: Coco Crush

When it comes to beauty/bath products I am a real sucker for anything that has the slightest hint of coconut. I love the smell and especially during Summer it instantly feels like a sunny vacation on a sandy beach. For today’s beauty talk I wanted to share 3 of my personal favorite “coco items” with you guys. As you know, I am pretty picky when it comes to trying new products as my skin is fairly sensitive (due to eczema) and I like to stick with things that work for me. However, when something smells like coconut I tend to have a hard time resisting – which is exactly how I discovered these 3 products:

 1) Creme de Coco – tropical riche masque by bumble and bumble: Just like my skin, my hair is on the rather dry side. I could probably go 5-6 days without it actually becoming greasy if I didn’t wash it every second day. Against the dry ends I use conditioner with every wash, but also try to incorporate a richer masque about 1-2x per week. My favorite during the past few months has been the Creme de Coco. Smells like pure coconut and leaves your hair silky soft. The downside? At about 30€ it definitely isn’t cheap, but it lasts forever – I’ve had mine since the beginning of May and still have about half of the bottle left! Also, it should be left in for about 5-10 minutes for best results, so you do need a little extra time in the shower.

2) Frank “coconut & grapeseed” body scrub: I’ll be the first to admit that the main reason I actually purchased this body scrub is the AWESOME marketing. Seriously, if you follow the @frank_body Instagram account you’ll know what I am talking about! Luckily, however, Mr. Frank isn’t all show and no go! First of all, the scent! Holy cow!! If you love coffee and coconut, you’ll be in heaven with this one. Before I actually went through with my order, I did do a bit of research and found out that the coffee body scrub seemingly does wonders for people who suffer from acne or eczema (Neurodermitis) – which I do. I’ve only used it once so far, but already my skin feels super soft and smooth. I will for sure keep using it regularly for a few weeks and then write up a more detailed review about the results with my skin problems.

3) My Coconut Island shower gel by treacle moon: This is the cheapest of the 3 products and available at any drugstore (at least in Austria). Personally, I don’t like to spend a ton of money on body wash as I have never noticed a difference. My main criteria is that it smells good and doesn’t dry out my skin too much! This one is a whole lot of coconut and works perfectly in combination with the frank body scrub!

Are you guys coconut lovers as well? What are your favorite products? Do you have any recommendations for me?