I'm getting tired just thinking about Lush Sleepy: "Slather on this gorgeous pale purple lotion, breathe in its sweet, comforting lavender and tonka perfume and you'll instantly feel at ease. Glycerin, cocoa butter and almond oil work together to moisturize skin and lock in hydration to keep skin soft, supple and comfortable all day or all night long. Say hello to your new nightly ritual! Zzz..." $9.95 for 95g or $19.95 for 215g.
Quick reviews of Tauer Perfumes Majestic Tuberose Bar Soap, Tauer Perfumes Rose Nip Room Spray, Frédéric Malle Iris Hand Cream, Frédéric Malle Carnal Flower After Sun Balm and Herban Essentials Eucalyptus Towelettes. Please add your own quick review of anything marvelous you’ve tried lately!
Tauer Perfumes‘ glycerin bar soaps have been around, off and on again, for years, but this is the first time I’ve tried the Majestic Tuberose. It’s a lovely, full-bodied white floral, and the rose and the jasmine in the blend soften the impact of the tuberose perfectly — it smells like tuberose, but it doesn’t overwhelm. The bar is scented just enough to make your bathroom smell good, and just enough to leave a light fragrance on the skin, not so much as to make it difficult to match your perfume after you shower (or wash your hands). The glycerin bars are soft (they slice easily, if like me, you don’t want to keep a whole glycerin bar melting in the shower, or if you want a small slice for your dresser drawers or whatnot) and foam nicely. I’m a fan…
Molton Brown's limited editions for summer 2017 are two fragrances they originally created for the Seabourn luxury cruise line: Inspiring Basil & Vetiver Hair Care Collection ("blends Vietnamese basil oil and aromatic vetiver with cardamom, bergamot, cedarwood and petitgrain for a shampoo and conditioner") and the Immersive Samphire & Eucalyptus Bath & Body Collection ("fresh samphire from the rocky, salt-sprayed Atlantic coast of France and enlivening eucalyptus from China are balanced with cardamom, cedarwood, violet and mint for a captivating finish in the body lotion and bath & shower gel"). You can find them now at Molton Brown in the UK.
"Travel abroad without leaving home" with Castelbel Porto's Hello Cities soap collection. Shown are Bonjour Paris (jasmine, of course) and Hello London (tea time, of course), $10 each for 150g at Beautyhabit.
A packaging-based want that I'll never see: a limited edition version of the Rose Hand Treatment from Ladurée's Les Merveilleuses beauty line. Due to launch in September.