Showing posts with label aromatherapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aromatherapy. Show all posts
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Me-Time Resolution #1
Get More Zzzs!
I admit — I often get sucked into the "black hole" of web browsing and often times lose track of time especially right before I go to bed — which ultimately result in late morning starts, dark under eye circles and an overall less-than-chipper Little Miss.
Well, as of 2010, I vow to be that early bird! No more late nights! Me-time is bedtime (at a decent hour).
This Aromatherapy Sleep Pillow Mist from Bath & Body Works will help guide me to sweet slumber so I can dream on and on and wake up feeling refreshed!
{photo cred: bath & body works}
Monday, October 26, 2009
Twilight "tweets" from a 40-something Scentarista
(What do I have to say? Who’ll read my tweets? What if my tweets are terrible?), and promptly closed my account — all within the span of about 5 minutes! In case you can’t tell already, I occasionally suffer from perfectionist tendencies that keep me from just being in the moment.
How’s this for being in the moment? The last yellow leaves are hugging the branches outside of my window and all I want to do is hibernate through the long, cold winter (I certainly have the tummy fat stored up for energy!). Since that’s not an option for an “eau-so-driven” career woman, however, here’s how I’ve been successfully perking myself up.
A Light in the Darkness
I grab my Slatkin & Co. Vanilla Shortbread Candle and fire that baby up! I’m not generally a fan of food-scented home fragrance but this one’s a marvelous melding of Madagascar vanilla, sugar cane and spices spiked with the aroma of yellow cake. It’s warm and surprisingly tart (kind of like me)!
Comedy and the City
My first summer job in NYC was way back in 1982 (Amsterdam Avenue was pre-gentrification, Keith Haring graffiti was still in the subway, and only black-clad punk rockers ventured into The Bowery). My 20s and most of my 30s were spent working in Creative Marketing at Macy’s Herald Square so, naturally, now that I call Columbus, OH home, I’m drawn to all things that remind me of my beloved NYC. I loved every episode of Sex and the City, I couldn’t wait for the movie debut, and now I’m thoroughly enjoying escaping into Candace Bushnell’s novel,
One Fifth Avenue. It’s giving me the incredible feeling of living in two places at the same time!
Baby in the Bath Water
I soak in the tub with my hubby year-round — when we travel, when I’m sad, when we’re celebrating and, particularly, when we need to discuss something potentially controversial and angst-inducing. We’ve learned that getting into the tub together for a serious pow-wow always keeps things from getting too heated (well, you know what I mean!). It’s impossible to get angry when we’re both wearing nothing but something like Aromatherapy Body Wash Sensuality in Jasmine Vanilla!
Twilight... the Fragrance
Until now, my favorite Bath and Body Works Signature Collection scent was the incredibly sexy Black Amethyst™. This year, I’ve been dying for the launch of the alluringly addictive (for me) Twilight Woods™. I love it so much I just splurged on the Triple Moisture Shower and Body Creams, Body Butter, and a bottle of the elegantly decorated Eau de Toilette. The fragrance itself is a delicious blending of apricot nectar, mimosa petals, and Tuscan cypress. I find it so inspiring that after giving myself another mist on the neck and wrists last Friday night, I took a walk in the woods outside my window, looked up at those tenacious yellow leaves on the trees, and delighted in the rain falling on my face (and blurring my contacts!).
{photo cred: apple, bbw, candace bushnell}
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I Tried It: The Scrub Trials #1
As I mentioned yesterday, I will be giving a bevy of different body scrubs a rub-a-dub-dub in the tub to find the best way to soothe the super bumpy skin on my arms and legs in a little test I like to call The Scrub Trials.
{SCRUB #1}
{$13}
I decided to kick off the first day of The Scrub Trials with a bang — or a bubble, I suppose!
After a long, leisurely Labor Day weekend, getting out of bed was NOT coming easy this morning, so as I scanned the scrub lineup, the only one that seemed fitting was the Aromatherapy Energy scrub. Just what I needed to start a sleepy day...a serious BOOST while I suds-ed and scrubbed.
Here's the lowdown:
* The orange and ginger essential oil blend was exactly what I needed to wake up! Orange essential oil refreshes your senses and relieves tension. Ginger essential oil stimulates and sharpens the mind. The scent totally lingered throughout the day and paired brilliantly with my C.O. Bigelow Lemon Eau de Parfum (citrus double whammy!).
* The suds factor is there, but I was definitely expecting a bigger, bubblier foam, so that was a bit of a letdown... Since I wasn't counting on this as my cleanser though, no big loss.
* The scrub factor? Gentle.
The exfoliating sugar is very fine and washes away pretty quickly due to the foaming action.
I noticed a difference in my bumps, sure, but they definitely weren't gone by any stretch (not that I expected one day to cure me!). I still found myself with several larger bumps and they were even more red because I so abrasively tried to scrub them away (Out, damned spot! Out, I say!).
* Bonus points for the squeezy tube — there's nothing worse than having to dig your hand into a jar (or having to open one while your hands are wet and slippery in the shower).
This one is MAJORLY convenient for squeezing out just what you need to get your scrub on.
Final Verdict: Overall a great pick-me-up in the morning, but if you're looking for a more intense exfoliator (like me!), keep searching...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
6 Sure-Fire Ways to Stop a Headache
Want to know my secret weapon to remedying any situation...accessorize it!
A headache is NO exception. All it takes is 6 pretty little head-pounding problem solvers to do the trick!
No need to count sheep when you're one of the flock.
Leave it to The Container Store to make carrying pills around look ADORABLE!
(I originally got this as a gift from Little Mrs. Newlywed as part of my bridesmaid survival kit and I don't leave home without it now!)
The flicker of candlelight puts relaxation in the air immediately.
I roll a little of this on my wrists and temples. (Miracle worker is an understatement!)
If the sunny yellow or the polka dots don't cheer you up...nothing will!
6. Teal Teapot
Get a little peppermint tea steeping in this baby and you're all set!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The Daily Spritz: Forty Winks in a Flash
Well, let me clarify: now that I'm home in my pjs, cuddling on the couch with the puppies and have just placed my half-eaten pint of Coffee Haagen Dazs back in the freezer (yummm...dinner!) I'm having a FABULOUS evening. Up until this point though, the day was not so kind (to put it lightly).
So, my signature scent for the day isn't exactly something I'm spritzing on.
Instead I'm spritzing it on my bed!
I am in DESPERATE need of some beauty sleep. No tossing. No turning.
I just want to close my eyes and tell those sheep to leave me be!
My daily spritz fix today is Aromatherapy Sleep Black Chamomile Detox Pillow Mist.
It's a lullaby in a bottle — the chamomile lulls you to sleep and bamboo charcoal extract helps your body detox while you dream. It sounds pretty exotic, but it's simply perfect.
PLUS - SUPER SECRET LITTLE MISS NOSE IT ALL TIP: After I take care of my pillowcases and sheets, I even plan on sharing with the doggies. I'll give their beds a few mists to ensure they're just as comfy and cozy as me (and selfishly it's in hopes that they sleep in tomorrow and don't wake me up before my alarm goes off!).
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