To mix and match with Lush Toothy Tabs, perhaps? Cocofloss dental floss in Cara Cara Orange, Pure Strawberries and Fresh Coconut. "Unlike other flosses that slip and slide, Cocofloss scrubs like a loofah to truly scrub your surfaces clean." (I don't really want to know what that means, I just want some dental floss that tastes like Cara Cara oranges. Right now I am using Dr. Tungs Smart Floss in Cardamom, and it is quite nice too.) $8 each at Bigelow Chemists.
As long as they’ve been around, Lush have excelled at rethinking everyday bath and body products as novelties. Bubble bath in a solid orb? Body scrub molded into a palm-sized square? A heart-shaped bar of lotion? Check. Now they’ve transformed the most basic self-care ritual of all with a “solid toothpaste alternative” called Toothy Tabs.
Toothy Tabs are small pellets about the size of aspirin tablets, packaged in a container not unlike an actual aspirin bottle. You pop one “tab” into your mouth, chew it lightly so that it breaks up a bit (don’t swallow!), and then start pushing it around with a wet toothbrush. The tab will dissolve into a gently abrasive foam that really does an effective job…
Part six in our eight-part series on fragrance related holiday gifts brings us to the random / miscellaneous category, including a few teas. Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!
From Maison Francis Kurkdjian, the Les Bulles d’Agathe discovery set: “A discovery gift set of five scented bubbles, designed to introduce children to smells … and to give adults a chance to have fun!” with five 45 ml bottles, including Violet, Cold mint, Cut grass, Pear and Mon beau Sapin. $75 at Neiman Marcus…
My father is deceased. My partner and I wouldn’t dream of calling each other “Dad” or “Pa” (nor do either of us qualify as “sugar daddy” to the other). My two cats are treated like children, but neither is smart enough to buy me a present. Father’s Day is pretty meaningless at my house! How’s that for a kick-off to this article? Personal life aside, I hear people all around me complaining about Father’s Day: fathers are often disappointed in the gifts they receive, suspecting the gift is more for the giver, than the receiver (tickets to shows and games, fancy dinners at restaurants); children struggle to buy something original that will still be enjoyed. Since my “beat” is perfume, here are some scented suggestions if you’re still searching for a gift.
Let’s start with the head; the locus of male drudgery — shaving. Classic Shaving offers some cool gift options: its retro, and colorful, Pinaud-Clubman set includes five, 12.5 oz bottles of Lime Sec and Citrus Musk Eaux de Cologne, Lilac Vegetal, Bay Rum and Clubman “Original” aftershave lotions, $50 (or the same set in 6 oz bottles for $30); the Thiers Issard Super Badger 26mm Shaving Brush is beautiful (the bristles are set into a desert ironwood base), $230; present the brush with a tin of Pré de Provence Shaving Cream, 150 g, sage scent, $15. Have a dad with whiskers? Give him some beard soap and beard tonic from Ireland…
Breath Palette, the Japanese toothpaste company, is launching their range of 31 flavored toothpastes in Europe this year after doing very well in the United States over the Christmas shopping season:
The complete palette comprises exotic flavours such as Sweet Salt, Blueberry, Pumpkin Pudding, Fuji Apple, Japanese Plum and Monkey Banana. And for the more traditional there is even a peppermint variety.
The mouth flavour is said to last for a few seconds…