philososphy hope in a jar Oprah edition

In case you hadn't heard  ,One of  Oprah’s “Ultimate Favorite Things”  this year was  philosophy's cult-classic hope in  a jar. Oprah called it  “hands down the best moisturizer I’ve ever used.”  So , for the special O-ccasion, philosophy created a commemorative, limited-edition hope in a jar moisturizer in a dazzling box covered in sparkling red glitter, honoring 25 seasons of hope, joy and love.

 The limited-edition hope in a jar is available on philosophy.com, sephora.com and in Sephora stores in three sizes, 2 oz ($38), 4 oz ($60) and 8 oz ($105)

L'Age de Tea Holiday Tea Blends

Love of perfume and love of tea seem to go hand in hand. Most all of my fellow perfumistas are big tea drinkers as well. Perhaps because tea isn't simply about taste, but also smell. I even love the smell of simple , but good and strong English Breakfast. This is why you'll occasionally find me talking about tea here, usually during the holiday season.

The new holiday teas from L'Age de Tea fall into the amazing smell category, luckily  they taste darn good too. These are good enough to use like potpourri but better yet to drink.

Gingerbread Rooibos ( shown right) tastes just like it sounds. Sweet and spicy gingerbread cookies. There are even little sugar gingerbread men in the tea blend. This is a medium brew and has a good, bold taste.( 2 oz. $ 7.00)

Almond Cookie Rooibos is less robust than the gingebread but still tastes great. Little green Christmas Trees are in this blend that has a more traditional rooibos taste with hints of almond and vanilla and with real almond pieces.( 2 oz . $ 7.00)

Three more holiday teas are Pumpkin Chai , Pecan Pie and Chocolate Peppermint Stick ,which I haven't tried.

L'Age de The was founded by the youngest female tea master in the US ( something I htink it would be so neat to actually be) Kiley Holliday.  Kiley has hand blended these holiday blends especially for this season.

All make delicious gifts or a wonderful treat for you to unwind with.

Buy at  http://www.lagedethe.com/

Bath and Body Works Secret Wonderland

Secret Wonderland is the new Bath and Body Works Holiday scent. It comes in the usual assortment of products across the brand.

It has a berry scent mixed with  peach, light musk , and amber  to my nose. It's not too strong  and  include notes of  Strawberry, Goji Berries, Raspberry, Jasmine,peach , Coconut Musk, Creamy Vanilla and White Amber.

My favorite products are the Sensual Swirl Body Lotion- a creamy gel/lotion mixture that looks very cool in the bottle. It's a  fun way to get your lotion fix.

And because I am firmly in the you can never have too much hand lotion camp, I love the Shea  Cashmere Hand Cream. It very moisturizing and gives off a nice  bit of the scent.

Secret  Wonderland is online and in stores now at http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/

Lierac Friends & Family / My Picks

   Lierac Paris is having a Friends & Family sale running through  12/5.

30% off all products atwww.lierac-usa.com  with CODE: FF2010.

I love so many Lierac products  and have had great luck with a lot of their skincare.  Two top picks : Concentré Mésolift  Toning Radiance Serum  , this serum truly makes a difference in skin, and  a recent discovery-Hydrofilia

 Super Body Cream for Ultra Dry & Keratotic Skin . This body cream is super smoothing and effective  with urea in it but is not greasy or heavy  . It really gets the job done quickly.