Ten gift ideas under $50:
From Gianni Rose, 4 pear-shaped soaps: “Enjoy the scent of freshly picked pairs [sic] with these 4 French-milled soaps, enriched with moisture-rich buttermilk and exfoliating oatmeal.” $33 at Caswell Massey…
Voluspa has introduced two new fragrances in the Victoria collection, Malayan Coco and Fleur de Café.
Malayan Coco (shown) ~ “A sumptuous combination of coconut milk accord, shaved coconut bark, rich sandalwood and Eastern hinoki wood. Escape to warm tropical, exotic locales.”
Fleur de Café ~ “An intoxicating combination of African Coffee Flower…”
Summer is over and done with — adieu to heat, humidity, mosquitoes, yard work, glaring sunshine till almost 9 p.m., and overly bright polo shirts that also tax the eyeballs. As the chill of autumn arrives, I look forward to the crisp air, the early nightfall, rain storms, lighting fires in the fireplace, and burning candles.
But come January, the cold begins to get tiresome and a tad depressing — I want to unravel my sweaters, have fresh flowers in my house from the garden, and eat some fruit and vegetables that were not flown in from thousands of miles away. In deep winter, sun and heat are alluring once more — I even start to think about hot-pink and lime-green colored shirts. I have “reserved” a Voluspa Yuzu Rose Bubblebath (Summer) candle for the icy, snowy days and nights ahead…
