Coconut and lime is one of my favourite combinations. I drink a lot of piña coladas, and Amy gave me a lime & coconut scented candle for Xmas. So when I was browsing at the Newtown Mall Pharmacy while waiting an agonisingly long time for some drugs, I couldn’t help but buy some Bodycology coconut lime hand & body lotion. It was $17 for a 354ml bottle, which is a little bit expensive, but I was looking to treat myself, and was hoping it would be worth my while. The verdict? Not so much. The scent is initially delicious, but then it can be a bit much after a while, because it’s so sweet. The lime afternotes is kind of like Fruit Burst candy. The pump bottle is handy, but the lotion is really slow to absorb into your skin, and then the feeling of being moisturised wears off pretty quickly. This is the sort of thing that you should relegate to guest bathrooms for people to use after washing their hands.  It’s not an all-over-body luxurious overnighter, if you know what I mean. My search for the perfect coconut beauty product continues…

Edit: also, from their website: “Advanced Beauty Systems, Inc. does not test the finished products on animals” – the FINISHED products? But sure, go ahead and test all the ingredients out first…