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Designer Dish
A trio of fashion’s biggest names have fresh scents this season.
Lola, from the inimitable Marc Jacobs, is a warm floral of
peony, pear and geranium. It’s flirty and quirky, right down to
its bouquet-stoppered bottle. $79 for 50 ml eau de parfum
at Holt Renfrew.
L’Eau Ambrée from Miuccia Prada combines light May rose,
zesty Sicilian lemon, patchouli, vanilla and amber in a vintagestyle
atomizer bottle. $130 for refillable 80 ml eau de parfum
at Holt Renfrew.
Minimalist maestro Giorgio Armani pays tribute to the sensual
women of the world with Idole d’Armani, an opulent, spicy,
old-school floral that mixes ginger, jasmine, saffron and rose
with vetiver. $85 for 50 ml eau de parfum at department stores
and drugstores.
Helping Hands
Hand sanitizers are a necessity for intrepid
travellers, whether at the resort or on a day
trip to the port. Banish bacteria and germs
by packing one of these petite helpers.
A tube of Yves Rocher’s SOS Clean
Hands, from the botanical brand’s Arnica
Essentiel range, is both cleansing and
naturally soothing ($6, yvesrocher.ca).
Fruits & Passion’s new Fruity Harvest
Collection purifying waterless hand soap
offers the recommended daily serving of
fresh market fare like peach and grapefruitguava.
The delicately scented cleanser
has an innovative texture that doesn’t leave
hands sticky ($6.50, fruits-passion.com).
And L’Occitane’s Lavender Clean
Hands Gel also sanitizes without water:
aloe vera softens and the certified organic
lavender essential oils recall the wild
fields of the Camargue in Provence
($10, loccitane.ca).
18 ENSEMBLE VACATIONS FALL 2009