A Monday morning laugh for anyone who needs one. And yes, Old Spice is moving into hair care products.
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Give joy
The Body Shop's holiday video for 2013, about the new schools they'll help build with their Community Fair Trade partners around the world.
Bunch o’ random chocolate bars. No theme, no perfume, part 2

As Angie said here recently, we don’t normally stray far from the topic of perfume. But every so often we do, and it is a sad commentary on something-or-another that Angie was writing about AIDS, and I’m going to go off-topic, again, to talk about chocolate.
Today, six bars from four companies: Orange-a Go-Go by Chuao Chocolatier, Peppermint and Winter Spice by Madecasse, Riz Soufflé Caramélisé and Violette by Maison Bouche, and Lemon Ginger by Equal Exchange.
Chuao Orange-a Go-Go (60% cacao)
I’ve written before about my search for the perfect dark chocolate bar with candied orange, and so I was very excited when Chuao, one of my favorite chocolate brands (see reviews here and here and here) came out with the Orange-a-Go-Go bar…
Orange box ballet
Happy holidays from Hermès.