They are rich and moisturizing yet not greasy like a lotion can be until it sinks in. I mean, who wants to slather on a thick lotion in this heat? Here are two next to my shower right now.

VOTRE VU Amour D’Ore Les Vitamines Pour Vous/Golden Love Multi-Vitamin Oil for Face, Body and Hair ($49/2.71oz @ votrevu.com) – uses St. John’s Wort oil, grape seed oil, sweet almond oil and many, many other great ones. Wow!

PAYOT  Huile Precieuse Minerale Regenerating Dry Oil ($61/3.3oz @ amazon.com) – uses Jojoba oil, apricot oil, and avocado oil. I can't get enough of the fragrance in this one.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

Is it shallow to judge a shower gel by how it smells? I mean, how do you determine if one is really good or not? I used to just base it on how well it lathered and how my skin feels but I’ve used some good ones in the past few years that don’t lather at all so that trait is out (here are two for example). Now it’s smell and how my skin feels afterward. Not rocket science. And since Spring is officially here next week, here are three that have a springy trait to each.

From L to R:

• KORRES Basil Lemon Showergel ($13/8.45oz @ dermstore.com) – lemon zest and fresh grown basil from the garden.
• LA FALAISE Honey & Macadamia Nut Body Wash ($9.95/6.6oz @ savonlafalaise.com) – bees, buzz, buzz.
• PAYOT Revitalizing Shower Gel ($16/6.7oz @ skin1.com) – fresh cut spring flowers. This one smells like it should be a bottled perfume.

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