Can’t afford a balmy resort? Invest in the next best thing, aka beauty products that smell like places you’d rather be.
LAFCO hand soap
The scent of this luxurious hand soap conjures up a bracing, sun-drenched ocean spray. Olive oil and botanical extracts gently cleanse and leave hands soft. (LAFCO, $29)
Tree Hut Cherry Sugar Scrub
Imagine strolling through a cherry orchard on a perfect spring day. Pink Himalayan salt is infused with shea butter, wild cherry extract, evening primrose and avocado oils and other natural oils that do everything from detox and brighten to defend against free radicals. (Ulta, $9)
Hask Monoi Coconut Oil Shampoo
Tahitian gardenia and coconut give this shampoo a tropical vibe, while the absence of sulfates, phthalates and parabens means super-gentle cleansing. (Ulta, $6)
Replica Perfume
Each fragrance in the Replica collection is meant to conjure up a particular place and moment in time. Think of it as olfactory time travel. We especially love this tribute to Paris in the springtime — the year 2011, to be exact. (Sephora, $125)
Krigler Charming California
Orange blossom blends with Japanese green tea, bergamot, jasmine, cardamom and Californian cedar in this fresh, LA-inspired fragrance. (Krigler, $230)
L’Occitane Home Perfume
You know those perfect summer days when you open all the windows and enjoy the curtain-rustling breeze? Now, just switch your location to the South of France and you’ll have this fresh verbena scent. (L’Occitane, $30)
Red Flower Sea Salt Scrub
Meet your instant vacation-in-a-jar. These salts were literally harvested near islands in the South Atlantic and infused with the scent of a peony that blooms in northern Japan each spring. (Red Flower, $36)
Ola Deep Sea Pikake Body Mist
One of the main ingredients in this jasmine-scented mist is “Hawaiian Deep Sea Water,” but it also contains aloe, ginger root and other natural goodies. Use it to scent your body, room or linens. (Hawaiian Body Products, $22 for 4 oz.)
Bobbi Brown Beach Body Oil
This aptly named body oil leaves you smelling like you spent a day lounging seaside. Smooth it on after a shower while skin is still damp to lock in moisture. (Bobbi Brown, $33)
Bella Schneider Souffle Cream
We can’t help but love products that remind us of dessert. This organic whipped moisturizer smells decadently tropical and absorbs easily into skin, leaving it silky and lightly fragranced. (La Belle Day Spas, $58)
Sara Happ Lip Scrub
This moisturizing scrub not only captures the delicate scent of pink peonies but leaves lips flake-free and primed for your favorite matte lipcolor. (Sara Happ, $24)
Fresh Rose Face Mask
Real rose petals and rosewater hydrate and tone your complexion, while the fresh-as-springtime scent will make you forget all that slush you trudged through to get home. (Fresh, $62)
100% Pure Shaving Cream
Comprised entirely of natural ingredients like aloe, coconut oil, vitamin E and an array of essential oils and herbal ingredients, this shaving cream is practically edible and smells tempting enough to sample. (100% Pure, $20)
Caldrea Hand Balm
A clean, crisp blend of citrus, light florals and seashore-inspired minerals will leave you feeling like you’re uncapping a bit of the beach whenever you pull it out of your bag. (Caldrea, $10)
Whish Blue Agave Body Wash
Organic shea and raspberry butters, aloe, cucumber and other natural ingredients gently cleanse and nourish skin, while the blue agave scent conjures images of sipping tropical cocktails poolside. (Ulta, $18)
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