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I believe studies have shown Vitamin E oil is the only thing that does help. (I KNOW I read this in the New York Times at some point but not in the past 30 days, so now I can't find it.) So, what I do is I mix Vitamin E oil in my hand with another lotion and apply that. Otherwise the oil it's too oily and sticky.
Also, a friend game me Occitane's Baume Maman et Bebé and that is pretty nice too. She said you can use it on your belly and then also use it to massage your babe once s/he's born.
I use Cocoa butter lotion, even though I'm sure it won't do anything. It still feels nice!
My sister insisted I use Bio-Oil but I prefer Cetaphil moisturing cream (the big pot of super duper moisturizing lotion). Granted, this is my first pregnancy so I really can't say if what I'm using is the best way to go or not.
@Weddingkitty, I read that article, too. I think I remember it saying that nothing actually helps prevent stretch marks, but that Vitamin E oil will make them look less pronounced (in time, with repeated use) if you do develop them.
I got the Palmers Cocoa Butter for Streatch Marks. It really worked! I started using it when they first started showing up and I didn't get more after that and the once I did get are hard to see because of using it. Here's what the bottle looks like:
cb.jpg (100.8 KB, 32 downloads) 1 year old 
I totally used that stuff when I was pregasuarus, I found it helped reduce\stall the stretch marks,but I had to be religious about putting it on (morning, afternoon & night & after showers & post-partum!) to see an affect.
I bought Burts Bees "Mama Bee" and like it for keeping away dry skin and *maybe* doing something for the expanding mid section :X
I also like Celtrixa for after the fact to fade any stretch marks...I don't know if it works, but it has the best reviews I've seen.
I use a local essential oil + beeswax belly jelly I picked up at a natural food shop and love it! I looked into Bio-Oil {highly recommended by many preggos} and some cocoa butter formulas, but wasn't impressed with their ingredient list, especially considering where I was putting it!
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Ok, so I know that there is no evidence that rubbing stuff on your belly prevents stretch marks and that it's pretty much mostly if not all genetic (which makes me real happy that when I asked my mom if she got them she responded "Oh yes, mainly on my butt")
BUT, I am a sucker for an excuse to buy fun new bath and body products, and I figure it can't HURT to tell my husband I need some help massaging some lotion on ;)
So what are your favorite products? Bonus points for things that smell good!