A shout out to Diptyque Tam Dao for making my recent long car trips less stressful, and another shout out for the elephant design on the bar soap. "This perfumed soap is composed of a vegetable base enriched with sweet almond oil. Its delicate foam reveals the woody and creamy notes of Tam Dao; a memory of the sacred sandalwood forests of Indochina." $30 (ouch!) for 150g at Beautyhabit, where you'll also find the Tam Dao Shower Balm, $42 (ouch again!) for 200 ml.
Gucci's trio of Bloom perfumed soaps (Bloom, Bloom Acqua di Fiori and Bloom Nettare di Fiori; 100g each) is marked down to $55.25 at Macy's today with coupon code FRIEND (it's normally $65).
Everyone says Moroccanoil smells great, and every time I go to Sephora, I forget to smell it. Now there is a bar soap to tempt me, $14. "This gentle cleansing bar hydrates as it cleanses, infusing skin with the nourishing properties of antioxidant-rich argan oil and moisturizing shea butter. This mild body bar is delicately infused with Fragrance Originale, the signature Moroccanoil scent, or Fleur de Rose, a luxurious modern rose fragrance—take your pick!"
Cheap summer thrills, of the fruity variety, from World Market. A&G soaps, and lip balms, in Cucumber Melon, Summer Berries or Tropical Fruits. Soaps are $11.98 for two 150g bars, lip balms are $6.99 each for 3.2g.
To wash your face before you put on your Lush Sleepy lotion: Sleepy Face soap. "Treat yourself to a sublimely relaxing nighttime cleanse with this dreamy bar. A softening blend of fair trade organic cocoa butter, balancing jojoba oil and rich illipe butter melt effortlessly onto skin, while oat milk and lavender oil calm and balance. Simply sweep the bar across your skin, massage in and wipe clean with a damp cloth to remove the day's dirt and makeup. You'll be left with soothed, velvety-soft skin and the relaxing scent of lavender absolute to send you off to dreamland." $5.95.