Ontdek Gloria Vanderbilt Bodylotion bij Etos

Body Butter to Oil – €4,99 (150ml)

En dan last but not least, mijn persoonlijke topper: de body butter to oil! Een heerlijke, rijke balsem die voornamelijk bestaat uit shea butter (eerste ingrediënt), maar ook uit andere plantaardige oliën zoals castor olie (wonder olie), zonnebloem olie, macadamia olie, cacaoboter en babassu olie. Het is een product met een hoog gehalte aan luxe, exotische ingrediënten.

De balsem krijg je gemakkelijk uit de pot en je hebt echt maar HEEL weinig nodig, want het is superzuinig in gebruik. Maak het warm door het op je huid te masseren en je zal merken dat het langzaam verandert in een voedende olie die gemakkelijk over de huid verdeelt. Het trekt deels in en laat deels een laagje achter op de huid, waardoor je huid heel gevoed, soepel, glanzend en zacht aanvoelt na gebruik. Het geeft me echt een luxe gevoel!

Dit product is heerlijk, maar blijft wel ietwat vettig, dus het is alleen bedoeld voor de mensen die of een hele droge huid hebben of die het lekker vinden als er een voedend laagje op de huid achterblijft. Persoonlijk vind ik het voor mijn handen iets too much (voor mijn nagelriemen is het dan juist wel weer perfect), maar voor mijn droge beentjes is het werkelijk een uitkomst! Dit is overigens ook heerlijk spul om je voeten royaal mee in te smeren, vervolgens trek je je sokken aan, duik je je bed in en de volgende ochtend word je wakker met poezelige, zijdezachte voetjes.

Her Children

The youngest of Vanderbilt's sons, and also the best known, Anderson Cooper was born in 1967 to Vanderbilt and Wyatt Emory Cooper. As a young man he attended Dalton School in New York City and later studied political science at Yale University. He briefly interned at the CIA, later joking that "It was less James Bond than I hoped it would be."

Anderson was still in college when his older brother Carter committed suicide, which, combined with the tragedy of his father's death during heart surgery ten years earlier, helped inspire Anderson to pursue journalism. "I became interested in questions of survival: why some people survive and others don't," he once said.

Though he began his career as a fact-checker for Channel One News, Anderson's drive quickly earned him the coveted spot of chief international correspondent for the channel following his self-produced coverage of the political turmoil in Burma. From 1994 to 2000 he served as a reporter for ABC on several of its news programs including World News Tonight before taking a break from journalism to serve as host for the reality show The Mole.

Together Anderson Cooper and his mother Gloria Vanderbilt released the documentary Nothing Left Unsaid in 2016

In 2012, Anderson came out publicly (though he had been out in private since he was a teen) becoming the first openly gay prime time news anchor in American history.

Throughout her life, Anderson maintained a close relationship with his mother, creating the 2016 documentary about Vanderbilt and their relationship as well as publishing a collection of correspondence The Rainbow Comes and Goes, A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss in 2017.

Following her death on June 17, 2019, Anderson delivered a moving eulogy for his mother on CNN, saying, "The last few weeks, every time I kissed her goodbye, I'd say, "I love you, mom." She would look at me, and say, "I love you, too. You know that." And she was right. I did know that. I knew it from the moment I was born, and I'll know it for the rest of my life. And, in the end, what greater gift can a mother give to her son?"

What’s in there

All lotions do the same basic thing: Combine ingredients that protect your skin with ingredients that make the product easy—and even pleasant—to use. Though packaging may promise vast differences between one lotion and another, they all include the same basic types of ingredients.

Petrolatum was a common occlusive ingredient among lotions we liked. Lotions that were greasier and harder to rub in, like Lubriderm, contained mineral oil (liquid petrolatum) instead of petrolatum proper. (See The Competition.)

This isn’t a foolproof rule, though: One petrolatum lotion (Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion) was thick and waxy, as if it had too much petrolatum in the formula. The one product with both petrolatum and mineral oil—Nivea Essentially Enriched Lotion—landed on the greasy end of the spectrum.

To make occlusives feel less greasy, manufacturers add water. This basic addition gives you the wide variety of lotions, creams, and ointments available. Lotions have the most water, creams have less, and ointments have even less.

Some lotions include humectants, ingredients that draw water from deep skin layers to the surface. If a product claims to be “long-lasting,” the manufacturer is probably referring to humectant ingredients like glycerin, hyaluronic acid, alpha-hydroxy acids, urea, or lactic acid, according to Dr. Bailey.

Many off-the-shelf moisturizers now include additional ingredients to convince you to buy them. But this new stuff isn’t necessary.

Manufacturers often add fragrances and dyes to lotions to make products smell and look better. Lotions are a particularly problematic vehicle for fragrances because they are rubbed into dry skin that is more sensitive to irritants, which fragrances can be for some people. Another problem is that if people will be allergic to anything, it will most likely be a fragrance or dye. “[Fragrances are] one of the top allergens, including natural fragrances like citrus,” said Dr. Bailey, warning, “Don’t taunt your skin’s immune system.” The American Academy of Dermatology and our consulted experts recommend using only fragrance-free lotions to avoid allergic reactions. But even then, you can’t necessarily trust the label on the bottle, some manufacturers add fragrances to make their lotion smell “unscented” or “fragrance-free.” A general rule of thumb is that if the lotion makes your skin feel worse (such as itching or burning), throw that lotion out and try a new one.

Body Lotion illuminating – €2,99 (250ml)

Voor de mensen die wel wat sparkle in hun leven kunnen gebruiken is er de heerlijke illuminating body lotion. De geur is zacht en bloemig, erg prettig en clean. De textuur is luchtig en trekt snel in, en laat de huid mooi zacht en glanzend achter. Denk nu niet dat je er na een smeerbeurt met dit product uit zal zien als een glimmende discobol, want de shimmertjes zijn werkelijk héél subtiel. Of de foto hierboven zie je de shimmertjes niet eens zitten, maar als je je een beetje beweegt zie je zo nu en dan een subtiele glinstering. En dat vind ik persoonlijk juist erg mooi!

Tijdens de Feestdagen worden er wel eens wat shimmerende body lotions uitgebracht, maar die zijn bést heftig en zeker niet voor elke dag. Deze illuminating body lotion is zo subtiel, dat hij zeker voor elke dag gebruikt kan worden. Hij geeft je leven nét even dat beetje extra glam! I LOVE IT!

Who should buy this

If you’ve ever experienced dry and itchy skin, you should keep a bottle of lotion around. Lotion is a cheap and easy way to keep your skin healthy so that it can hold up against infection and inflammation.

Even age affects your skin’s moisture level. As we age, our skin produces less oil.

Some factors make some people more susceptible to dry skin than others: A dry climate pulls water from your skin unless you use lotion to hold it in place, certain seasons may be drier where you live, or your genetics may mean your body doesn’t produce enough oil to keep your skin healthy in the climate you live in. Depending on where you land, you may need to use lotion more or less frequently than other people.

Do you have a job that requires you to handle harsh chemicals or wash your hands frequently—like dishwashing, medicine, food service, child care, or hairdressing? You probably need a lotion to protect and heal your skin.

Even age affects your skin’s moisture level. As we age, our skin produces less oil (especially on our arms and legs) with a sharp decrease around age 40. Health problems, like diabetes or kidney disease, can also cause dry skin.

If you have a known allergy to common skincare ingredients (and the vast majority of people don’t, see our What’s in there section), you should stick to those products that don’t irritate your skin. Same for those with chronic dry skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis, this pick may work for you, but you might need a heavier or prescription moisturizer.