NIVEA Delicate Orchid and Amber Body Wash with Nourishing Serum, 20 Fl Oz Bottle by NIVEA

Really love this body wash. I love all the Nivea serum body washes, but this was has a light smell- not flowery or chocolate and lathers REALLY WELL. They’re all qute moisturizing and they don’t irritate my very sensitive skin or aggravate my eczema. Their scents are not strong and I find the scent doesn’t overwhelm, but I still prefer not to smell at all like dessert. Bottom line is lots of larger and lots of moisture. A little goes a long way, which is a very nice plus!

Like many Nivea items, this is a high quality product. Creamy. It lathers pretty well. And it does a good job of cleansing.

You can call it ‘nourishing,’ ‘pampering,’ moisturizing or whatever, but basically all that means is that it is best suited for dry skin. This product is NOT going to strip oily skin free of oil as would ordinary bar soap; rather it is going to deposit a thin film of oils (or glycerin or whatever) on the skin that will remain after rinsing.

For a body wash / soap product, this Nivea product does have a scent that is quite long-lasting. And while it does have a pleasant scent, it is so mild/light and ‘low-key’ that it seems to be designed to be palatable to a wide audience. It only very VERY vaguely hints at coconut or almond. I’ve used Palmer’s Coconut Oil Body Wash … and while it is not nearly as high a quality product as this Nivea item, it does have a serious ‘coconut cream pie’ top-note that puts this Nivea product’s scenting to shame.

It’s also a shame that no retail chain is actually carrying ALL the products in this line-up. So if you want to get a whiff of all of them, you’re going to have to run all over town to see which chains are carrying which scents. I couldn’t find ANY chain that was carrying this scent. And it’s not hard to imagine a chain-store buyer taking a pass on this ambiguous, less-than-satisfying scent when it couldn’t possibly spare shelf space to carry the entire line-up.

Glance at some of the other reviews. You’ll see others with less-than-flattering comments about the scent.

So ding one-star for the scent. Maybe Nivea will think it through and make it smell more like coconut.

Next go-round I will probably try the vanilla; that scent seems to be the mostly highly rated of them all.

UPDATE: The vanilla also doesn’t really smell like vanilla … but it smells more like vanilla than THIS one smells like coconut or almond. I plan to stick with the vanilla … while I sniff other scents in the department stores and drug stores to see if there’s any I like more than the vanilla.

UPDATE {2021-06-09]: Now I am using a bottle of the Wild Berries & Hibiscus. Now this scent is MUCH better than the bland scents of coconut/almond or the vanilla … that barely smell like what they are supposed to be. THIS one has a VERY STRONG scent of juicy berries out of the bottle. Maybe not as masculine a scent as something else, but at least it is well-scented of what it is supposed to smell like.

Cremoso y deja la piel suave e humectada.

If your skin is delicate, this is the perfect bath gel. I say this because my skin rejects many bath products, and this one is wonderful, I loved it. The smell is marvelous, the texture of the skin is so soft.

This body wash smells amazing and leaves my skin feeling clean and refreshed. For the price, it’s a great value, and the scent actually lasts after a shower. I’ll definitely be reordering.