Elie Tahari Gentle Body Scrubs and Eau de Parfum

by Stephanie McCarthy

A happy young Asian woman with long black hair in a white headband and tank top in the shower washing her arm.
Positive Asian woman washing her arm by Sarah Chai.

If there’s one thing you know about me by now, it’s that I love my body wash and scrub. For some people, meditation takes them to their happy place. For me, it’s the scent and feel of a great body wash and scrub in the shower that take me to my zen place.

Last summer, I fell in love with Tahari’s Midnight Orchid Gentle Body Scrub. The spicy scent makes you feel like you’re at a Middle Eastern bazaar. It also reminds me of Bath & Body Works’ Dark Kiss fragrance, without being too heavy and cloying. The texture is also very tasty looking. It resembles chocolate mousse. The formulation is akin to body lotion with exfoliating grains that look like coffee grounds. My only issues with it are that the darker color makes a mess in the shower and it has trouble staying on the skin when you’re using it. The osmanthus in this is lighter and brighter than the breathtaking way L’Occitane makes the Asian flower. This scent was so magnificent that I bought the eau de parfum of it later on in the summer when it was on sale at T.J. Maxx. Here is the purchasing information for the body scrub: Tahari Gentle Body Scrub - Midnight Orchid, 12 oz, $24.99 at Walmart.

Tahari Body Scrub Midnight Orchid 12-oz eggplant circular container with white and grey label and charcoal grey font in caps.
Tahari Midnight Orchid Gentle Body Scrub, 12 oz by Ellie2020

You can buy the perfume here: Tahari Eau de Parfum - Midnight Orchid, 3.4 oz, $38 at Walmart.

Eggplant, clear & silver circle Tahari Midnight Orchid EDP bottle with white label & charcoal grey font in caps & square top.
Tahari Eau de Parfum, Midnight Orchid, 3.4 oz

I’m less fond of the second scent, French Kiss. It’s still very good though. This spring scent is a slightly inferior version of both of the eau de toilettes of Chanel’s Chance Eau Tendre and Versace’s Bright Crystal. This clean and soapy smelling floral is also very light, airy, whimsical, and feminine. The fragrance is indicative of a responsible young woman who is relieved that school will be out soon and summer is approaching. The plusses of this body scrub are that it stays on the skin better than the Midnight Orchid one and the lighter color of it makes much less of a mess too. The formulation looks like strawberry custard or gelato. Here is the purchasing information for it: Tahari Body Scrub - French Kiss, 12 oz, $24.99 at Walmart.

Tahari Body Scrub French Kiss 12-oz baby pink circular container with white and grey label and charcoal grey font in caps.
Tahari French Kiss Gentle Body Scrub, 12 oz by Neptunefan2020

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