About a month ago I was shopping in Manhattan with some visiting friends, and we noticed that several stores, from Barneys and Henri Bendel in midtown to The Family Jewels vintage clothing boutique in Chelsea, were decorated with 1960s motifs and a proliferation of peace signs. We eventually learned that these displays were tributes to the peace sign’s fiftieth anniversary. Peace Soap from the toiletries company Kala Style is another homage to that iconic symbol, in an affordable and playful form that would make an upbeat little gift for a friend (or yourself).
One hefty, lime-colored bar of Peace Soap lasts through several weeks of showers or baths. Its vegetable-based formula contains aloe and glycerin for gentle cleansing. The scent includes mint, which is one of my favorite head-clearing essences, as well as an indefinable blend of other leafy green notes…
I rarely experiment with seasonal scents at this time of year: I traditionally wear my trusty 
It would seem that the end of autumn has hit the east coast. Dreary skies have arrived, and blustery rainy afternoons turn quickly dark as city lights shine on slick wet streets. A last gasp of bitter crackling brown leaves swirl on the highway as I drive home from school, like djinn rising up in the desert sands, and I have a feeling soon the deep silent cold of winter will set in. (As an aside, the squirrels around these parts have been unusually frantic chasing and burying nuts this autumn which only confirms my pessimistic ponderings.) 
