Nature-based skincare brand Weleda has launched Onagre, a new addition to the Eaux Naturelles Parfumées / Jardin de Vie collection…
Scented body products ~ 3 summer favorites for 2016
Quick reviews of three scented body products I’ve enjoyed using this summer, and do add your own recent favorites in the comments!
Tauer Perfumes Rose Delight Body Oil
Tauer Perfumes introduced Rose Delight Body Oil early this summer, and I was sent a bottle for review. Normally when I am sent a full bottle of something, I try it, then give it away, but I’ve used so much of this particular bottle that at this point I might as well keep it, so I will.1 It’s essentially jojoba oil (90%) scented with rose. Tauer describes it as “rose petals on a gourmand base”, and it is lightly sweet…
4 shower gels ~ quick body product reviews & a quick “what’s in your shower” poll
I love scented shower gels, and since I do use up every bottle I buy, I have way less guilt about buying plenty of them than I do about buying more perfume — I don’t even need Donatella’s absolution. Here are quick reviews of 4 current favorites (Roger & Gallet Rose, Weleda Sea Buckthorn, Lush Happy Hippy, EO Grapefruit & Mint) along with a quick poll.
Roger & Gallet Rose Gentle Shower Cream
I love cream-formula shower gels in winter: they may or may not be less drying, but they certainly feel less drying on my parched winter skin. A kind person gave me a tube of Roger & Gallet’s Green Tea Gentle Shower Cream, and I liked the gentle but decently-sudsing formula. The fragrance, however, was too aggressively clean for my taste. I figured I’d give the Rose a shot to see if it could be a decent winter alternative to Lush Rose Jam, which as we all know has chronic availability issues, and is not exactly a bargain…
Weleda Eaux Naturelles Parfumees ~ new fragrances
Nature-based skincare brand Weleda has launched a trio of fragrances under the name Eaux Naturelles Parfumées / Jardin de Vie: Jardin de Vie Rose, Jardin de Vie Grenade and Jardin de Vie Agrume…