Nice body powder?

December 12, 2009 4:16 PM

Body powder suggestions?

Are there any nicely-scented body powders that you enjoy? It seems that whenever I find one that I like it is discontinued. Woodsy / citrus-y preferred but open to all suggestions.

posted by Morrigan to clothing, beauty, & fashion (10 answers total)

I love Lush's Silky Underwear. It's the only jasmine-scented thing I've ever liked, but it's nice and delicate and does leave my skin a lot silkier than any other body powder I've tried.
posted by diamondsky at 4:22 PM on December 12, 2009 [3 favorites]

What about LUSH Karma dusting powder? It's scented with patchouli, lemongrass, and orange, though they do offer other scents.
posted by runningwithscissors at 4:23 PM on December 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

(Preview is my friend.)
posted by runningwithscissors at 4:25 PM on December 12, 2009

I like the classic and widely available Jean Nate.
posted by wiretap at 4:27 PM on December 12, 2009

2nding Lush's Silky Underwear.
posted by smartypantz at 5:12 PM on December 12, 2009

The Lush powders are fab, try to get to a store for a sniff test to see which one you'd like!
posted by Jinx of the 2nd Law at 5:22 PM on December 12, 2009

Check the ingredients, and please do not use talc-based powders; the link between talc and cancer is well-substantiated by over twenty years of research. (LUSH does not use talc, Jean Nate does.)
posted by desuetude at 9:39 PM on December 12, 2009

Lush powders are great, but for my money you can't beat Burt's Bees Baby Dusting Powder. It smells like warm milk and honey and goes on like velvet.
posted by WidgetAlley at 3:42 AM on December 13, 2009

Lush markets it as a deodorant powder, but I really like Coconut as an all-over dusting powder. The coconut in it makes it more skin-softening than other powders, but it's not greasy or anything like that. It smells mostly like vetiver and coconut, mine is old enough that it also has orange oil (they apparently have changed the formula). If you don't like coconut, I would recommend Karma over Silky Underwear, based on your scent preferences.

Ugh, Lush, why did you go and make your website completely gawdawful?
posted by oneirodynia at 2:34 PM on December 13, 2009

I was also going to recommend either Silky Underwear or Karma by Lush. Love them both.
posted by whatideserve at 4:53 PM on December 13, 2009