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Posted by Robin on 2 October 2020 Leave a Comment

Yet another option for hand sanitizer: Fleurs d'Oasis from Senteurs d'Orient: "Heavenly scented, non-sticky, antiseptic hand sanitizer gel. Fleurs d’Oasis The Sanitizer is a non-sticky antiseptic gel made with 70% pure alcohol, hydrating glycerin and pure essential oils. Keeps hands always clean, healthy and never dry even after repeated use. Made with our best-selling Fleurs d’Oasis signature scent, fusing refreshing notes of Neroli, Red Thyme, Cypress with velvety Jasmine, for a heavenly scent throughout your day." $9 for 50 ml at Senteurs d'Orient.

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Posted by Robin on 4 November 2019 2 Comments

Another tempting bath item from Senteurs d'Orient: "Blended with sun-evaporated Mediterranean sea salt, this 'Jasmine of Arabia' bath soak is infused with nourishing essential oils and minerals like Calcium and Magnesium. Each one comes wrapped in a perfectly portioned gauze pouch." $35 for nine 35g pouches at Net-A-Porter.

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Posted by Robin on 12 May 2018 Leave a Comment

From Senteurs d'Orient (the same people who make those cool soaps), Fleurs d'Oasis Body Oil: "At the center of your daily relaxation ritual lies Senteurs d'Orient's luxurious body oil. This silky formula is blended with eight plant-based extracts and fourteen essential oils that not only nourish the skin, but also restore dry, damaged hair, too. The fresh fusion of Neroli, Red Thyme and Jasmine create a relaxing, spa-like experience in the comfort of your own home." $40 for 75 ml at Net-A-Porter.

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Posted by Robin on 29 November 2017 12 Comments

From Senteurs D'Orient, Amber Soap Leaves: "Senteurs D'Orient's soaps are all handmade by skilled artisans. Enriched with natural ingredients and pure essential oils, these cleansing 'Amber Soap Leafs' leave the skin smelling of rich Musk and Wood - a unique fragrance of the Middle East." Also available in a Mint Tea scent. Thirty 3.5g soap leaves are $40 at Net-A-Porter.

Senteurs d’Orient Orange Blossom Hammam Soap on a Rope ~ scented body product review

Posted by Jessica on 5 November 2015 16 Comments

Senteurs d'Orient Hammam Soap on a Rope

This must be the first time we’ve reviewed a soap-on-a-rope here at Now Smell This. I’ve always thought of soap-on-a-rope (basically just a bar of soap with a nylon hang-cord attached) as the sort of 1970s-era item that was (is?) only purchased as a slightly depressing, last-resort Father’s Day gift or a holiday present for a male grade-school teacher. Affordable and practical, but sort of silly. You know.

Senteurs d’Orients’ Hammam Soap on a Rope is an altogether different sort of object, and you would never confuse it with a last-minute purchase from the drugstore or the Avon catalogue. These soaps are hand-crafted by local artisans in Lebanon. They’re circular and oversized, hand-molded with elegant, filigree-like patterns of leaves and floral motifs. They’re packaged in decorative, hand-folded boxes, and (most importantly) their scents were developed by the “master perfumers of Grasse…”

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