Vanilla Verve In-Shower Body Oil Balm

4.8 • 4 Reviews

Cyklar is another brand from an actress and content creator so honestly, I was not expecting much. However, I was quite impressed. I really enjoyed the in-shower body oil balm. I have used Hanni in the past, and I found it harder to scoop out of the packaging whereas Cyklar's squeezes out easily. The only thing I didn't care for is it didn't seem much product in its continer.

I finally tried Cyklar (call it TikTok influenced) and went all in on the Vanilla Verve scent. I picked up the urea hand cream, the in shower body oil balm, and the perfume oil. First impression of the brand overall, it feels thoughtful and very scent driven. The packaging is fine, but for the price I expected it to look a little more luxe. That said, the scent absolutely delivers. Vanilla Verve is not a sugary cupcake vanilla. It’s creamy, warm, slightly spicy, and anchored by something deeper and musky. You can tell there’s amber and musk grounding it. It smells like adult vanilla. Cozy but elevated. I’ve been stopped twice now and asked what I’m wearing, lol. Layering all three products really helps the scent last, and I love that they’re designed to work together like that. The hand cream feels rich and hydrating and the scent lingers nicely. It’s sliiiightly more greasy than I personally prefer since I tend to like a more dry down finish, but it definitely softens and nourishes. The packaging on this one actually feels a bit more elevated, maybe because of the cap. The in shower body oil balm might be my favorite. It’s thick, almost like a Vaseline texture, but it melts beautifully into warm skin after you turn off the water. I’ve also used it on dry skin and it still melts in nicely. It leaves my skin soft and lightly fragranced without feeling sticky. I plan to buy this as gifts for friends! The perfume oil smells exactly like the rest of the line and lasts for hours on me, which I appreciate. It feels cozy and intimate. My only real complaint is the roller ball. Mine gets stuck constantly, so I have to use my fingers to get it moving, which means perfume oil on my hands. Not ideal. Overall, I really like Cyklar. The scent is addictive, layering works, and the body oil balm especially is a standout. It definitely makes me curious to try more from the brand.

I didn’t want to love this brand, because it’s a bit pricier than what I normally want to spend for body care. But I really do love it. The packaging, and more importantly what’s inside it, feels very luxurious. The scents are akin to a higher end fragrance company, and the formulas are down right decadent. My skin felt extremely well moisturized with all these products, and the feeling lasted all day. My favorite was the oil balm. It’s meant to be applied in shower and then gently toweled off. I expected that it wouldn’t work well, but still felt very moisturized after drying off, plus was able to get dressed right away without having to wait for the product to absorb. I just wish more product came in the tube - it doesn’t last very long at all.

Wasn’t sure what to expect from an in shower moisturizer, but it turns out to be lovely. Long lasting moisturizing that absorbs completely and doesn’t leave a greasy feeling. It goes on after a shower, before toweling off. The scent lasts, for more than a day. I bought it as a bundle with the body polish, which is also a great product. Surprisingly good value, it’s a large volume. The scent I bought was Sacred Santal. Which managed to be nice, warm, not floral or too Musky. Really glad to have found Cyklar