Still shopping for holiday gifts? I wish I could say I am finished, but no such luck — I haven’t even started. Too busy trying to get my hands on a Nintendo Wii. Anyway, here are a few more suggestions if you’re looking for scented gifts. See also: Holiday fragrance gifts 2006 part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4.
At kiehls, the Coriander Collection, with Body Cleanser, Cleansing Bar, Hand and Body Lotion, Lip Balm #1, Extra-Strength Conditioning Rinse and Olive Fruit Oil Shampoo. $48…
For many years, my lip care collection consisted solely of drugstore Carmex, Chapsticks and the occasional Bonne Bell Lip Smacker; I could never have imagined paying over $20 for a lip balm. But I’ve learned that sometimes when a really fabulous product comes along, a splurge is completely justified, and Fresh Sugar Lip Balm is one such product.
The quality is absolutely superb. It has a fabulous soft, waxy texture…
From Jo Malone, a set of six travel sized bottles of cologne, including Orange Blossom, Vintage Gardenia, Grapefruit, Amber & Lavender, French Lime Blossom, and Lime Basil & Mandarin. $80 at jomalone or neimanmarcus.
From Acqua di Parma, a Lavanda Tonica gift set with a 50 ml bottle of Eau de Toilette, a 200 ml tube of bath gel and soap. $63 at parfum1.
From Florence Gunnarson, a set of five bath oils for $38: No. 67, Wild Fern, Mary Black, White Blossom and Deco 23. I love this packaging!
From Bvlgari, a coffret with travel sizes of Bvlgari Pour Femme, Rose Essentielle and Voile de Jasmin. $65 at sephora.
From Aftelier perfumes, a gift set with a miniature fragrance, a body oil, face elixir and sugar body scrub. $130.
For the stocking, from Perfumeria Girl, lip balms in apple, banana, pear, or red currant. $6 at makeupheaven.
Another one for the men: a shaving set from Geo F. Trumper with a Warwick Mach 3 razor and matching stand, a badger hair brush, a bottle of their Sandalwood cologne, Sandalwood shaving cream, and Sandalwood Hair & Body Wash for £195…
Devotees of Acqua di Parma’s Blu Mediterraneo Capri Orange (formerly Arancia) Eau de Toilette already know that the bergamot, mandarin, lemon and orange fragrance is one of the most pure, bright and happy citrus perfumes around. The matching lip balm carries that same clear sunshiny scent, and applying it to one’s lips is like inhaling the smell of an orange grove in summer. The balm also boasts fabulous moisturizing power — a coconut oil, beeswax and shea butter formula creates a thin but emollient and lasting barrier against dryness. It is supposedly enriched with vitamins for “free radical defense,” and has the far less debatable benefit of broadband UVA and UVB SPF 20 protection as well.
The lip balm comes encased in a turquoise blue metallic tube which certainly looks attractive, but the metal is so thin and light it feels flimsy, and the fact that the balm inside is molded into a narrow sculpted lipstick-wedge instead of a traditional solid cylinder of wax only compounds the impression. The printed white lettering on the outside also chips and rubs off easily. This makes it look cheap, but it is anything but: at $27 – $30 for a 5 ml tube, it is one of the most expensive lip balms you can buy…
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