Shaving is about as much fun as brushing your teeth. I take that back. Shaving has the added excitement of wielding a sharp instrument across your skin without drawing blood, which I do … everyday, same ankle, same dang spot. That’s why I’m positively giddy over the new Whish Body line of luxurious, spa quality […]
Bath and Body
Hey Jealousy for Manly Men
Honestly, I’m a teensy bit jealous. Hunky packaging and a selection of neatly trimmed products for head to toe — and they’re all for boys. A hip new collection of high octane men’s grooming products, Billy Jealousy is just the thing for guys unabashed by self-pampering. The Hits Vol. 1 Holiday Gift Set is a […]
Walgreens Makes Pretty
Department store beauty counters fluster me. Don’t get me wrong, I love dabbling in the latest lotions and potions but I can’t help feeling a twinge of guilt bugging the salespeople when I know I have no intentions of making a purchase (until I get to the shoe department anyway). That’s why the new European […]
Pamper with Purpose
After more thorough research (in other words, tooling around the Web for hours), I uncovered even more great products to slather from head to toe in support of breast cancer research and awareness. Here are some favs: Himalayan Bath Salts from Body Systems (pictured), Shower for the Cure Pink Ribbon Shower Gel from philosophy, Ultra […]
Red Flower Power: Neroli Cypress High Atlas Mineral Soak
Believe it or not, spa girls have bad days too. And today was one for the record books. The only solution for any self-respecting spa girl: the classic soak and mope. Rather than my usual ritual of a hot tub laced with essential oils and Epsom salts, I pulled out the big guns: neroli cypress […]
Soap Scoop
Bath bars just aren’t what they used to be. Harsh, skin-parching ingredients have been traded for natural, soothing ones that unleash more than just a good lather. Soaps worth their suds: Bamboo Charcoal Spa Body Bar from mi SPA, coconut-infused I Should Coco from LUSH, Get Real soaps from Blue Q and Arizona’s own handmade […]
Raising the bar
Bored by your shower gel and craving a big hunky slab of soap? Watch ABC’s Sonoran Living Live Wed., August 9 and get the scoop on the latest spa-struck soaps. I’ll also show you how to whip up your own fragrant, pretty soaps at home. And for those of you not lucky enough to live […]
