Friends, I am so not a chocolate-scented beauty lover or at least I wasn’t until recently. I dunno how or when it happened but I really dig anything hot chocolate scented lately so when Dove Hot Cocoa Swirl Body Wash and Hot Cocoa Swirl Body Scrub hit Target I ran to get it. And it sold out. Sigh. Everything sells out lately. Why?! But good news it came back in stock a few days lately and I immediately clicked add to cart. Good news, you can snag the bar soap, body scrub, deo, and body wash if you want it as it’s all online.
As you know Dove Hot Cocoa Swirl is part of the Dove Holiday Treats Collection for 2024. The collection launched last year at Walmart and sold out fast as lighting! This year Dove, created two collections one for Walmart and one for Target. But Hot Cocoa actually isn’t new by any means as last year (and it came back this year) Dove Hot Chocolate Body Scrub was available and I loved it but I ranted about it too as they launched it in a 3.5 oz jar. It was so tiny! Sob! When I originally reviewed it I even mentioned how I wished they’d release a larger size. Well, they did it! They not only launched it bigger but we got an entire Hot Cocoa Collection of products (If you’re reading this Dove we just need a body cream!) for the Holiday season scented just like hot cocoa and fluffy marshmallows.
So, the real question of the moment is DOES Dove Hot Cocoa Swirl smell like Dove Hot Cocoa. As I said, last year Dove introduced a little mini stocking stuffer body scrub scented like Hot Cocoa! It was lovely but oh so tiny. This year, they relaunched that mini but also, brought out the big 10.5 oz Hot Cocoa Swirl Body Scrub. Listen, at $4.99 for 3.5 oz that little scrub is mighty expensive especially when you can get a big old 10.5 oz size for $7 bucks! But do they smell the same? Almost! I would say you can smell a little tiny bit more of the marshmallow in Hot Cocoa Swirl and it’s a little tiny bit less chocolate-y than the original Hot Cocoa Scrub. But all in all, the scents are pretty much the same thing and you REALLY have to do a major sniff test to really notice a major difference between the two. I don’t understand the point of the small pot to be honest. Maybe they see it as a cute stocking stuffer type of thing and it is but at $5 it’s expensive! $2.99 would be a sweeter price tag.
I haven’t gotten the bar of soap or the deo yet but the body wash and scrub are a delight. It’s a beautiful creamy chocolate scent with a touch of fluffy marshmallow! It’s just delicious and such a lovely little Winter treat for the shower. It’s warm, comforting, chocolate-y, and just reminds me of a cold Winter’s day!
The body wash is creamy, moisturizing, and creates tons of lather! I love a rich later moment! The scrub is a less grainy consistency than we get from formulas like Tree Hut. It’s super creamy with a soft grainy texture. I prefer a harsher scrub as I’m a dry skin girl that likes a harsher scrub but this is nice if you want more of a daily scrub that isn’t too harsh. Once you apply water it creates a rich lather that rinses clean away.
Neither the body wash or scrub leave behind a lingering scent so they are an in shower experience! I do wish Dove would create some body lotions with these collections! Maybe next Holiday season! But all and all, I’m more than happy with the Dove Hot Cocoa Swirl Body Wash and Body Scrub! They were both delicious and well worth picking up!
Muse Approved for purchase!
