The budget perfumista's alternative to yesterday's spendy thingamabobs: Maroma's flower sachets, in Tuberose, Mimosa, Magnolia, Frangipani, Springrose and Lotus. $4.20 each at Smallflower.
Back on my soapbox: new soaps for Summer 2010 ~ scented body products
Last weekend I raved about Anjolie Ayurveda soap, and now I’m back with a few more recommendations.
I’ve long been a fan of John Masters Organics haircare, so I was happy to notice that the company has introduced a small group of all-natural soaps. From one olfactory angle, John Masters Organics Birch & Cedarwood Cleansing & Shaving Bar reminds me of homemade birch beer; from another, it evokes fresh wood shavings in a carpenter’s shop. That might sound like a strange combination, but it works. And this soap really is gentle enough to use for shaving…