I started reading Evelyn Waugh’s fiction when I was in high school and Brideshead Revisited had just been re-aired, in all its glory, on public television. One of Waugh’s funniest novels (which is saying something) is The Loved One, a black comedy written after Waugh had traveled to Los Angeles. Short and sharp, it skewers the funeral industry, life in Hollywood, romantic courtship and, in passing, beauty products.
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I stopped by LUSH’s Upper West Side boutique on Saturday to pick up a new bottle of Eau Roma rose-lavender facial spray (essential in dry winter weather!) and I was distracted by the new Valentine’s Day products, including The Kiss Lip Gloss. Can you blame me?
Even Bergdorf’s fantastical window displays begin with the most basic of elements!
Photograph by Tinsel Creation.
As you may know if you follow my reviews on Now Smell This, I love anything rose-scented, and I’m long-time admirer of Diptyque’s fragrance and candle lines. So, imagine my delight when I learned about this new, limited edition candle from Diptyque.
It’s named for a variety of hybrid tea rose that has two-tone petals (lighter on one side, darker on the other) and its scent is a blend of two other Diptyque candle fragrances, Baies (rose with black currant leaves) and Roses. I haven’t seen (or smelled) it in person yet, but I’m sure I’ll love it when I do.
Images: screen grab via the Diptyque website; Rosa “Duet” [altered] via Wikimedia Commons.
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of CleanWell’s All-Natural Hand Sanitizers. You can read it here. (Stay well, everyone!)
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