From Italian brand L'Amande, bar soap in Licorice and Bergamot: "Organic bergamot essential oil free of sensitizing substances and liquorice, from the prized Amarelli company from Calabria, both feature calming and soothing properties against irritation. This soap has an intense citrus scent, harmoniously blended with the drier note of liquorice." $8.95 for 200g at Smallflower.
A new limited edition holiday scent from The Body Shop, Cherries & Cheer, is available in a bunch of products including Shower Gel ("A luscious lather of this shower gel will leave skin feeling cleansed, refreshed and singing with the joyfully fruity scent of cherry, almond milk and vanilla. The lightweight gel texture bubbles brilliantly to a rich foam that's suitable for all skin types"; $13 for 250 ml), Lip Butter ($7 for 10 ml), Body Butter ($24 for 200 ml), Hand Balm ($8 for 30 ml), Body & Massage Oil ($20 for 100 ml) and Body & Space Mist ($16 for 100 ml). Also back for the season is Pears & Share.
A budget option for scented tapers (although they're actually more per taper than the Carrière Frères I posted last month): Thymes Frasier Fir, currently on 15% mark down (along with the rest of the Frasier Fir collection) to $15.30 for 2.
From Guerlain, the fifth (at least I think it’s the fifth?) model honoring the 170th birthday of the bee bottle (see Maison Matisse Couleur Bonheur, Bouquet de la Mariée Murano edition, Reve d’Amour Nadine Kanso edition, Bee Garden): Le Bouquet de la Cour, with the bottle done up by Parisian jewelers Chaumet. Featuring 300+ diamonds (including a ring with a two-carat stone hidden in the stopper), 650 grams of gold, and you pick the fragrance. Videos below the jump…
Jean Paul Gaultier did up Classique and Le Male in red puffer vests last year; this year it's fur-trimmed silver: "This dazzling collector's edition of Classique is reimagined in an iridescent bottle containing the original Classique perfume under a faux fur coat." The women's is currently on markdown at Macy's ($110 for 100 ml), don't know if they'll stock the men's or not.