Father's Day is Sunday, June 21...time to get shopping!
From Santa Maria Novella, Latte per il Corpo Uomo - Body Milk for Men (shown at left): "This 700 year old formula, containing hydrating vegetable oils, cocoa butter, white beeswax, and avocado oil hydrates, tones and gives the skin softness and elasticity. Infused with a subtle spicy scent this rich fluid emulsion absorbs without a trace, leaving even the most parch body toned, nourished, and moisturized - but never greasy." $74 for 250 ml at Aedes.
From L'Occitane, Eau des Baux Shower Gel (shown at right): "An authentic blend of fresh cypress and mellow incense add a masculine scent to this cleansing shower gel." $20 for 250 ml.
Lafco's Feu de Bois "Ski House" candle: "Like the perfect ski vacation, the blend of clear, crisp mountain air and the unmistakable odor of a cedar log fire with just a touch of evergreen fir takes you to your very own luxurious alpine lodge." 16 oz for $50 at Candle Luxury.
From Korres, the Men's Tool Kit, with Magnesium and Wheat Proteins Hair Strengthening Shampoo, Juniper and Rum Showergel, Absinthe Heady Shave Cream, Calendula and Ginseng Aftershave Balm and a sample of Chestnut and Ruscus Anti-ageing Eye Cream. £14.15 at Mankind in the UK.
From Caswell-Massey, the 1752 Sandalwood Steamer Trunk, with travel sizes of pre-shave oil, after shave balm and shave cream. $25.
Handmade "Mechanic" soap from AlchemicMuse at Etsy: "A warm, woodsy, and spicy addition for the workshop. Our mechanic’s soap is constructed with an uplifting and soothing blend of blood cedarwood, lemongrass, and cinnamon leaf essential oils." $6 each.
The soap sounds like it’d be good for my household anytime. Thanks for the link – I get kind of overwhelmed at all of Etsy’s choices.
So do I! Too much soap, too little time. These looked nice — they’ve got ground pumice too.
Thanks for these suggestions! I like that little Caswell-Massey trunk. That candle sounds like it smells great, too.
I want that trunk — very cute!
Mechanic?
I do agree that the soap sounds really nice and soothing. Maybe a nice addition to a little gift basket with a loofah.
I think it would have been awesome if they would have put a slight bit of the smell of what your hands smell like after working on a car. Just a tiny trace, like what bulgari black did with the scent of rubber- but with engine grease.
Otherwise, the soap being as it is- couldn’t it just as easily have been called “accountant”?
mechanics get grease and stuff on their hands so they need really good soap.
like a boy in my history class last semester worked with tar and his hands looked dirty even after he washed them because tar is really hard to remove (i suppose?). maybe they should have called it roof tar-er soap
Robin, can you delete my first reply?
Owen, it also has ground pumice, so I suppose is meant to be something that would remove grease, etc, which an accountant might not need
But with the job market in the financial sector as it is, and the price of a trip to meineke, perhaps there are accountants out there who would find this soap useful this year.
Quite so!