Variant: Golden Hour
- “My Josie Maran body butter and golden hour is my favorite body moisturizer”28:13–28:19
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
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Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter"My Josie Maran body butter and golden hour is my favorite body moisturizer."$36
The Original 100% Pure Organic Argan Oil"I love this as well to layer with my lotions. It doesn't have a fragrance. It's super hydrating on the skin and it feels amazing."$39
Pink Algae Pro-Retinol Moisturizer"This was really thick, but in the best kind of way moisturizer."$54.00
Pink Algae Pro-Retinol Body Butter"I love body butters from Josie Maran. They are probably my favorite body butters of all time."$69.00Browse More
Variant: Vanilla Vibezzz
- “I especially love this one in the vanilla vibes”19:54–19:57
- “This smells almost like a vanilla cream yogurt kind of smell”20:06–20:13
- “I love the formula. It's nice and lightweight, but still moisturizing enough”20:27–20:29
- “The scent is really nice and soft so you can layer it with so many things”20:31–20:35
- “This is just my go-to little travel body lotion”20:35–20:38
- Source: 17 beauty products I cannot be without: Sephora edition - Apr 14, 2026
- “This has been my favorite body butter formula for years”
- “I used it when the brand used to exist in Sephora like years ago and then it went away and then it came back. Girl, I've been here. I stayed there”8:29–8:33
- Source: My Current Beauty Favorites - Sep 18, 2025
Variant: Topless Tangerine
- “This is my number two”
- “The formula is so good”
- “It's not just a pricey body butter. It's actually a good formula”4:50–5:00
- “Hydrating, longwearing, the scent unmatched”5:00–5:04
- “You can get so many different scents”5:03–5:06
- “Just one of the best body butters that I've ever used”5:12–5:17
- “It's pricey, but it's just worth the price point”5:17–5:21
- “Highly recommend Josie Maran”5:46–5:48
- Source: Top 10 body butters, creams & lotions 2025 - Jun 25, 2025
Variant: Vanilla Bean
- “I devoured another Josie Maran refillable patch, the vanilla bean. That's the only one that I like”4:44–4:48
- “The only thing is this is like an online only scent, and I don't get why, because this is the best vanilla scent that they have”4:46–4:57
- “I will forever repurchase this body lotion. It's just the best”5:01–5:04
- Source: May 2026 Beauty Empties: Hair, Body, Skincare & Makeup - Jun 9, 2026
Variant: Golden Hour
- “Golden Hour is my absolute favorite scent with this brand”5:25–5:33
- “Very rich. It keeps your skin so moisturized, and it's not greasy or sticky, but your skin just feels amazing”5:43–5:52
- “So, if you have a lot of dryness, especially your legs and your arms, you're going to love it”5:54–5:58
- “But also, you're going to smell fabulous also”5:56–6:03
- “And I did pick up another one”
- Source: 21 Beauty Products I've Used Up - Jul 12, 2026
Variant: Vanilla Vibezzz
- “Obsessed with it. I love the packaging”23:13–23:15
- “The vanilla vibes scent I'm so obsessed with it. Ah, it's so good. It's just vanilla. Like it's just vanilla, but it's so nice and it's so moisturizing”23:25–23:27
- “You don't need to use a lot because there is that argan oil”23:35–23:35
- “It's such a so like comforting. It's like exactly the scent that I want, especially in the wintertime”23:41–23:42
- “I'm telling you it's just so good”23:47–23:47
- “I'm a huge fan actually. So I was a hater because I never used it and then I used it and I was like oh I really like this stuff”24:05–24:07
- Source: Empties review: skincare and haircare products - Jan 20, 2026
Variant: Vanilla Vibezzz
- “I really, really love this”
- “I love this so so much”
- “It made the body butter glide onto the skin just like a regular lotion, but it had that thickness once it was like spread onto the skin that made your skin feel super super hydrated”19:36–19:50
- “The scent is just it would linger and I would smell it like throughout the night and the next day too”20:01–20:08
- “This jar lasted a really long time”
- “I loved this so much that I bought the body mist and I would layer them together”20:43–20:47
- Source: Beauty empties 2026: skincare, makeup, haircare & bodycare - Jan 29, 2026
Variant: Golden Hour
- “I switched over to the Josie Maran whipped argan oil body butter and my arms are soft again”11:13–11:18
- “I'm very happy that my skin feels so supple, so soft, so hydrated”11:16–11:25
- “Bitter part is that this is a little pricey”11:23–11:27
- “I specifically love the golden hour scent”11:39–11:42
- “I thought the vanilla and the unscented ones kind of smell like yogurt to me. So, I go with the golden hour scent”11:41–11:44
- “I've committed. This is like my everyday lotion now. You're worth it. I'm worth it”12:09–12:14
- Source: Current Beauty Favorites: Makeup, Fragrance & Hair - Aug 5, 2026
- “This is definitely more lux than the ones from Tree Hut. You're going to get more hydration”5:45–5:51
- “This is a really good one if you want to splurge. I highly recommend”5:41–5:45
- “I think this is a very good vanilla icing kind of scent, but in the best way”5:53–5:59
- “If you want something a little bit more lux, I think you would really enjoy this. And also, it's not a very intoxicating vanilla scent. I would say it smells like a vanilla that you would find at a very high-end expensive bakery”5:57–6:04
- Source: Fall body care favorites - Oct 16, 2024
- “I love this as well to layer with my lotions. It doesn't have a fragrance. It's super hydrating on the skin and it feels amazing”10:36–10:43
- Source: Products I used up: 30+ empties - Aug 13, 2026
- “Argan oil is really really good for your skin for dry skin especially it promotes hydration it also is loaded with natural fatty acids that make your skin feel softer and more youthful”6:18–6:24
- “It promotes like skin elasticity and makes your skin feel plumper and more youthful”6:29–6:34
- “I do feel like since I've been using this my skin is more pale which means it's getting rid of like my tan which is a good thing it's like rejuvenating the skin cells in my face”6:47–6:51
- Source: How I cleared my skin long term - Jan 7, 2025
- “This was really thick, but in the best kind of way moisturizer”4:45–4:53
- “My skin just reacts so well to this because it's really nourishing yet it never feels like too much”4:55–5:00
- “My skin is never suffocated by it”5:00–5:04
- Source: Empty Products: My Honest Reviews - Apr 28, 2026
- “I love body butters from Josie Maran. They are probably my favorite body butters of all time”6:27–6:36
- “This was a little bit of a lighter texture than their OG body butter, so I really enjoyed using this one in my morning routine”6:22–6:27
- “It was just so lightweight and it would sink in almost instantly into my skin and it never felt greasy or heavy”6:43–6:50
- Source: Empty Products: My Honest Reviews - Apr 28, 2026
Brand note
Josie Maran is a brand that's built its reputation on argan oil, and that ingredient does the heavy lifting across the line — rich, hydrating body butters and a straightforward face oil that creators with dry skin tend to reach for. The Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter is the clearest anchor here: it's thick enough to feel substantial but spreads easily, and the vanilla scent gets genuine enthusiasm. There isn't much criticism in the data, but the brand's appeal is fairly narrow — if you don't love argan oil or want lightweight textures, this probably isn't your lane.