Easter eggs are so last year. Lisa Haynes unveils the beauty alternatives to a serious cocoa overdose

SUGAR and spice and all things nice. This is pretty much the recipe for Easter, with a non-stop feast of chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and candy. But why not switch the traditional Easter egg hunt to a search for this season’s indulgent beauty treats?

From cocoa-based scents to Mini Egg nails, it’s all you could ever need to cure your sweet tooth. Grab your wicker basket and hunt high and low for this seasonal stash.

BEAUTY BAR

Now you can sample an entire family-sized chocolate bar without feeling guilty. Too Faced’s Chocolate Bar eye shadow palette, below, includes 16 antioxidant- rich, cocoa powder-infused matte and shimmer shades of natural browns, pinks and plums, £45 (Debenhams).

SOAP ON A YOLK

Make your bathroom smell a little sweeter with an egg-shaped soap. Bronnley’s limited edition Easter Egg Soap Tins are decorated with the flowers of spring, Daffodil or Tulip, £3.49 each (bronnley.co.uk).

EAU DE COCOA

Hotel Chocolat has conjured up a delicacy that will last longer than a box of chocolates. Indulge your cravings with the Cocoa Juvenate Eau de Parfum, a warm, intriguing scent inspired by the richness of roasted cocoa, currently reduced to £37.60 for 50ml (hotelchocolat.com).

SPECKLED CHIC

Inspired by ornate bird shells (and maybe choccie Mini Eggs), Models Own’s Speckled Eggs, below, is the way to nail Easter decoration. Take flight with the five pretty pastels available: Dove pink, Duck blue, Goose yellow, Magpie mint, or Swan lilac. £5 each (Superdrug).

BUN BATHING

The next best thing to hot cross buns with melted butter? Lather up with Philosophy’s Cinnamon Buns 3 in 1 Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath; you can read the mouth-watering recipe on the bottle as you bathe, £14 (Boots).

TRUFFLE TIPS

Just try and resist the urge to bite your nails wearing Revlon’s Parfumerie Scented Nail Enamel. The Chocolate Truffle shade is a rich brown that smells just like freshly melted chocolate once dry, £6.49 (Boots).

SWEET SCENT

Trust Viktor & Rolf to design a perfume bottle that looks good enough to eat. The new Bonbon Eau de Parfum, below, has a creamy, caramel accord for a melt-in-your-mouth spritzing moment, from £50 for 30ml (selfridges.com).

CONFECTIONERY CLEAN

Continue the cocoa theme with your manimaintenance. Ciate’s Nail Polish Remover comes in four scented versions to suit every palette: Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Mint Chocolate or Orange Chocolate, £10 each (ciate.co.uk).

CHOC LOCKS

Whip up a mouth-watering chocolate feast – on your head. Treat yourself to a choccie blow-dry using Davines’ colour-enhancing Alchemic Chocolate Shampoo, £14.15, and Conditioner, £18.05 (cultbeauty.co.uk).

GOLD RUSH

If you’re avoiding chocolate, drop Lush’s Easter egg into your tub. The Golden Egg Bath Bomb will fizz and fill your bath water with a sumptuous honey-toffee fragrance, £3.50 (lush.co.uk).