So I was going to show you my latest body product lemming from Ladurée, but then I made the mistake of browsing around and now I just want this, rather badly just at the moment: the Macaron Rhubarb Marie Antoinette tea pastry. "Two macaron shells garnished with a whipped cream infused with Marie Antoinette tea and a rhubarb compote." €7.50. Please send two, along with a couple of the Pineapple Mango Jasmine ones and maybe one of the Raspberry Verbena, why not?
In case the announcement about Nina Ricci's Les Sorbets made you hungry, get yourself over to France and pick up a limited edition Nina gelato at Amorino, with raspberry, lemon, mandarin and a hint of jasmine, plus macaron and mini chocolate apple. Available from 15 April to 30 June. (via ladepeche.fr)
Linda Pilkington of British niche line Ormonde Jayne gives a cooking demo on making and using orange oil and peel. Then, below the jump, a quick fig appetizer. You can find more videos (and the written recipes) at the Gourmande Jayne section of the brand website.
Holiday creep keeps creeping, but if you want a beauty advent calendar this year, you’ll have to buy soon: they tend to launch early and then sell out quickly.
Part 2 will be coming up later this month. (Please note that some of these calendars are not available in the US. Advent calendars are more popular in the UK than in the US).
Liberty London will ship their popular beauty Advent Calendar in the US for the first time this year. $250 (or £195) for 25 travel-sized items, including luxury brands like Le Labo, Diptyque, Aromatherapy Associates and Byredo. Due to launch on the 24th of this month…
Tea collection truffles from Sôcôla in San Francisco ("made with local ingredients, including Straus Creamery butter and cream. Sôcôla uses only the best ingredients to make your palate sing and your soul feel heavenly.) in Jasmine, Earl Grey, Matcha Green, Masala Chai. Four for $12, or a dozen for $32. (And if you're a coffee person, or like me you go both ways, check out the Vietnamese Espresso Chocolate Truffles.)