DS & Durga has introduced a body care collection, DSD Body. Shown is the Rose Atlantic Body Lotion, described simply as "Spritzers aboard the famous Salt Spray Rose". 236 ml for $60 (ouch!) at Beautyhabit.
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In case warm weather ever returns..."Don’t be prickly! Quench thirsty skin with our ultra fresh and rich Cactus Blossom Body Butter, enriched with exotic cactus flower extract from Morocco and Community Trade shea butter from Ghana. Stand up to moisture-stripped skin and leave your body feeling softer and more supple." Currently $14.70 for 192g at The Body Shop.
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This year's limited edition multi-use (skin, lips and hair) Solidarity Balm from L'Occitane is scented with orange blossom, and 100% of the profits will be donated towards women’s leadership programs in Burkina Faso. $6 for 20g.
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Could be fun, or not. Unicorn Fruit Body Butter from Truly Organic: "An organic, multi-colored, whipped, body butter that smells so delicious you'll want to eat it!? Sign me up! It doesn't end there though.. The Unicorn Fruit Body Butter by Truly Organic is a product is packed with four of their favorite ingredients! (Matcha, Acaii, Chia, Rose) If you're looking for a fun, rich, hydrating moisturizer packed with loads of vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants, you've found your match!" $20 for 119 ml at Ulta.
5 Perfumes for Palm Springs
February in my home town is dark and rainy. Smart Portlanders book flights for Mexico and other parts south. My budget usually keeps me home with stacks of novels and something braising in the oven, but this year I’m going to spend a week at a friend’s house in Palm Springs. I’ve never been there, and my brain is loaded with visions of the desert, palm trees, old steakhouses, and, hopefully, a good thrift shop or two.
I’ll be traveling with a modest carry-on suitcase, so I’ll probably take only a decant of a good all-purpose vintage fragrance with a warm-day, cool-night feel, like Rochas Audace. But if I were to pack a steamer trunk, here are five perfumes I’d include…