Archive for the ‘Fragrance’ Category
Sep 23
New Adventures This Fall
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
“Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.” Samuel Butler (1835-1902) Victorian author and poetFall is a time for new adventures. What do you dream of learning? What’s on your bucket list? → Read more
Jul 26
Citrus Coolers
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
When August temperatures soar, break out the juicy citrus scents and celebrate with a citrus fest.We asked, and you told us. Your favorite summer fragrances – CITRUS!
Instantly revive and uplift your mind, body and spirit! Three of our most succulent, refreshing CITRUS fragrances to help beat the summer heat. Tried them yet?
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
Your daughter’s home from school! Woo hoo!
For how long? Is she going off to camp? For just the day? Or is it time for her weekly getaways? Always so hard. I get it, and you’ll never stop missing her while she’s away. One thing that helps, just a little bit? Mommy and me skincare.
Because fragrance is memory,… and fresh natural luxury skincare and luscious fragrances seem too wonderful a secret to keep to yourself.
I know you want to share the dreamy pleasures of beautiful gentle products with your family and friends, and this includes, above all, your daughter (younger sister, niece, granddaughter, god daughter, or any special lovely young girl in your life) who loves fragrances and skincare products made just for her, sweet juicy love in a bottle or jar to nurture her skin.
You’ll love them too of course!
We’ve created two luscious Mei Mei et Maman (Mommy and Me) fragrance collections… → Read more
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
Long hot midsummer days cooled by end of the driveway neighborhood lemonade stands and swimming pools. Wet children and dogs. Packing for summer camps and long holiday weekends. Sunburns, insect bites, picnic lunches at the beach, patio dinners on the grill, conversations into the night under the stars. Thoughts of work and school routines fade. Schedules seem more elastic. Release yourself to the easy flow of summer.
At the end of your day, whatever the temperature outside, a warm bath remains an inviting treatment for summer skin. Unwind in a realm of tranquility or energize your spirit for a night out, perfect for whatever the evening holds in store for you. Luxuriate in two of our yummiest bestseller summer fragrances… DREAMSICLE SMILES and MIMI A TAHITI! → Read more
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
Some of you prefer 100% pure aromatherapy essential oils to fragrance skincare for the bath products whenever possible. We understand, especially if you’ve experienced a sensitivity to some synthetic fragrances.
Our essential oils are ALWAYS 100% pure, authentic and genuine. They are NEVER diluted with carrier oils that can negatively effect the quality and shelf-life of your essential oils.
Sometimes to give you a more beautifully unique and complex fragrance blend that’s not available with only fragrant essential oils, we blend our 100% pure essential oils with high quality synthetic (phthalate-free) fragrances to create the most elegant, refreshing, and playful fragrances we all adore.
Just one sec here: Before we jump into talking about an important issue inherent with the use of essential oils in skincare products, an issue which most people don’t think about when touting the benefits of essential oils and citing the potential negatives associated with synthetic anything, including fragrances (e.g. sensitivities, allergies, irritation, etc.), let me tell you that very often, the primary culprit associated with synthetic fragrances is PHTHALATES. Phthalates are the chemical compounds which can, in some individuals, cause headaches, respiratory irritation, and other temporary sensitivities. Our highest quality synthetic fragrances are phthalate-free, for just that very good reason.
Want to know more about phthalates? Several of you have asked me about this, so I’ll include a new post on the topic. If you can’t wait to know more, shoot me an email, and I’ll share with you the scoop on phthalates, and why you can expect to see more and more quality beauty products listed as phthalate-free.
But, for right now, here’s a very important reason for using phthalate-free fragrances (rather than essential oils) when you’re out in the summer sun: PHOTOSENSITIVITY.
It’s important for you to know that just because we use 100% pure essential oils (not adulterated or blended with carrier oils which risk reducing their fragrant potency, therapeutic effectiveness and natural shelf-life), this does not mean that these essential oils are free of potential cosmetic issues when we expose our skin to the sun. → Read more
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
One word with enormous power to make the difference between healthy radiant skin that you dare to bare, and skin you’d rather keep under wraps this summer: EXFOLIATE. Yes, it’s a really big deal. You only have to try it once to notice immediate benefits. When you make it part of your weekly skincare routine, you’ll continue to notice your best skin ever – healthy, soft, smooth skin that returns the love you give it! → Read more
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
May is all about love: first love, new love, mom’s love, love for mom, love for newborn baby animals and their angels with fur kinda love for us,…. Love of all kinds as a vital force inspires us to feel happy, young and exuberant, and want to share all this luscious energy with our family and friends and smile at people we may never know other than in passing for a moment in time. → Read more
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
Explore the beautiful pastel colors and fragrances of rose milk and shea butter soaps, sugar scrubs, lotions, cremes, body butters, and solid perfume cubes that celebrate spring fruits and flowers. Refresh your skincare wardrobe with new favorites! → Read more
Apr 05
L’Amour Fou de Printemps
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
May is the perfect time to play with new spring fragrances. Everything around us seems more playful, delightful and full of intoxicating natural fragrances and joie de vivre, so welcome l’amour fou (crazy wild love) of springtime into your heart! Fragrance is all about happy little sensual pleasures, feeling fab in your skin and making beautiful memories that remain forever. Franz Kafka said “Anyone who retains the ability to see beauty never grows old.” I couldn’t agree more. Fist bumps Franz and Andre (Breton), l’amour fou man. And the best part? Crazy wild love and this genuine fountain of youth are available to you, everyday of your life. Just choose to invite them into your life today. → Read more
Bliss is a perpetual miracle. And what’s so fab about bliss is that we can discover it everyday within ourselves!
We cannot help but be reminded of the veracity of Voltaire’s eloquent expression, particularly after months of nature covered in snow and ice, green begins to expose itself once again, the initial sign of nature’s powers of miraculous rejuvenation and rebirth. April’s wet grass, blossoms beginning to form in May, fruit growing on trees, and moisture in the air tells us that spring has returned. We are part of the cycle of nature, and follow her revitalization.
Even if Mother Nature decides to snow flower-sized snowflakes in Minnesota this April, we know from experience that they’ll quickly melt when the sun comes out. Just a little reminder to be grateful for the spring when she comes to stay!
When I was a child, my grandmother used to call each April 1st with the same line “Look out the window, it’s snowing.” I’d say “Grandma, it’s not snowing, don’t you know it’s April!” She’d insist, so finally I’d put the phone down, go to the window, and when I’d return to the phone, she’s say the inevitable “April Fools.” I miss her calls every April 1st. I’ve always thought Mother Nature and my grandmother were conspiring to make me truly appreciate the beauty of spring.
What better place than a warm fragrant bath to discover your blissful rejuvenation this season? Your bath is a sanctuary for undisturbed reverie and meditation. Release all winter’s cares to be swept away by the uncontrolled beauty of your thoughts, feelings, emotions and sensations. Give in to wherever they lead you…Your bath is your bath. I’d say your bath, your rules, but it’s more your bath, no rules sort of thing, a rule-free zone. Your isolation tank or a shared space, whatever you’re in the mood for. → Read more
