by Elena C.
Ultra mouth-watering, but completely fat free. Bond No. 9 has teamed up with crystal powerhouse, Swarovski, to create some serious bling for Mother’s Day—Swarovski Stars. Available in the company’s most popular fragrances—Bryant Park, Bleecker Street, and Nuits de Noho—these 50ml bottles are covered from top to bottom in thousands of tiny hand-applied Swarovski crystals. In shimmering pink, green, or blue, they shine almost as bright as Mom.
And for Mom’s who like to sparkle while cheering at their local pee-wee baseball game,
Bond No. 9 creates Swarovski Star pocket sprays. Just as decadent, but with one more fragrance, Eau de New York, these allow Mom to spritz herself anytime, anywhere. Making all the other Mom’s jealous is just an added bonus…
Luxury items at a luxury price: Swarovski Stars, $600 and Swarovski Star pocket sprays $750.
Popularity: 4%
by Beyond Beauty Basics
Juicy Couture’s Dirty English fragrance for Men.
This Spring’s hottest new fragrance for men, Dirty English by Juicy Couture, is much more spice than we usually expect for this time of the year, but it’s surprisingly light in comparison to it’s name.
The fragrance is a blend of peppered mandarin, blue cypress, Calabrian bergamot, caraway, cardamom pods, marjoram, black leather, “Santal Fatal” accord (a mix of sandalwood, Atlas cedar and vetiver), agarwood, ebony wood, black moss absolute, and amber musk.
The fragrance starts out citrus and dries down to a woody cedar. It’s beautifully blended (for a fragrance in this price range) and is sure to be an instant hit.
$52-$70.00
Buy Juicy Couture’s Dirty English for Men easily online from Men’s Fragrances at Macy’s
Popularity: 7%
by Beyond Beauty Basics
This candle is my absolute favorite to have around the house. It has a beautiful evergreen scent that’s got to be smelled to appreciated.
Because it’s from the fragrance house of the legendary Annick Goutal, it’s scent is not just evergreen, but a fabulous blend of essential oils that will bring the spirit of the Holidays to your home every time you light it.
Buy one for yourself and for each of your friends or family members.
It’s only around for the Holidays, so act fast.
$45.00 for the set of 5 votives
Available at Nordstrom.com
Popularity: 2%
by Beyond Beauty Basics
Bliss Under-Army Antiperspirant Gel…can help.
This mint-scented antiperspirant is the perfect accessory if you sometimes get that (oh, so attractive) nervous perspiration scent. It’s not necessarily the most politically correct gift, but maybe you can wrap it and slip it into the work cubby of that person in the office that takes their weekly shower, whether they need it or not.
$18.00
Available at blissworld.com and at Nordstrom.com
If you don’t like using an antiperspirant, but you still don’t want to smell like a dead skunk by the end of the day, try the
Darphin, HydroRelax Gentle Deodorant Stick
I’ve used this deodorant personally for the past 7-8 years and love it. It has a pleasant scent that doesn’t interfere with any fragrance and it doesn’t bother my overly sensitive skin.
$22.00
Available at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus stores
Popularity: 2%