Surviving the crush: How do you cope with the holiday madness?

For those of you who celebrate Christmas, what fragrant, beauty, or relaxing rituals do you employ to help you keep your sanity during this season of holiday madness? Or for those of you who don’t celebrate it, how do you… Continue Reading

Stocking stuffer Monday: Goodies for mini gifting

One of our family’s fondest holiday traditions is opening our stockings on Christmas Eve. We originally started this years ago to help placate the overexcited kiddies, to help tide them over until the Big Event of Christmas morning. Even now… Continue Reading

The changing shape of fragrance: Product scents, fine fragrance, auxiliary products

I love to see fragrance lines expanding and offering us more and more products to love. Kai is a master of this, having branched out over the years and offering its tropical beauty in practically any form you can think… Continue Reading

(Slightly) Off Topic: Bubble Bath

One of the unfortunate things about my last couple apartments is that they have wholly inadequate bathtubs- low and short, so that I can’t really soak in them: I look like Rock Hudson in “Pillow Talk”. Well, if only in… Continue Reading

Hooray, hallelujah and a happy dance, too!: Frederic Malle Carnal Flower shower gel

Whoo-hoo!! If I were physically able, I’d be turning cartwheels, flips and other cheerleader-like, jump-for-joy moves because I recently saw in an e-mail that Frederic Malle has launched Carnal Flower shower gel. Which I (and probably many of you) have… Continue Reading

Pedicure Posse Monday: Sleek toes for summer

With a beach trip coming up very soon, I realized that between my son’s school trips and concerts, being sick, etc., I never did get my spring pedicure — horror of horrors! – so now I’d better get on the… Continue Reading

Moisturizing Monday: In search of happy feet

Our poor feet. We run, walk, stand on them constantly, dance and play other sports in them sometimes, and in general, keep them busy. They take a lot of abuse. We try to take care of them but sometimes, it’s… Continue Reading