New Year, New You: Care of New Scents!

One of your most potent senses is the one of smell. Your sense of smell can take you on that journey through time with a whiff of freshly baking bread, or remind you of that crinkly faced aunt (with or without a hat) who reeked of Estee Lauder’s Youth Dew, Lanvin’s Arpege or Guerlain’s Shalimar. (Don’t know what I am talking about? Hit one of the big fragrance counters and test out my theory).

So brighten up your new year with a fresh new scent for your collection.

Love at first Glow by JLo, the new fragrance feeling from Jennifer Lopez is all about reliving that “first look; first touch; first kiss; first love.” The sparkle of a new romance is the key part of the packaging. The signature JLo bottle with its curves shows up in a rosy glow and features a JLo mobile phone charm decorated with sequins, pearls, hearts, and silver beads. But it’s what’s inside that counts! One spray of the fruity sweet blend and you will have caught a glimpse of that first rush of passion and the first note of spring! This vivacious fragrance makes you want to rush headlong into someone’s arms (doesn’t matter who.. just find the cutest guy around)

Top Notes: Italian Bergamot, Neroli de Provence, Georgia Peach set up the opening notes. Heart Notes: Pink Jasmine, Wild Rose, Osmanthus and Fluid Freesia make for a real floral, sweet heart. Base Notes: Sheer Musk, Blonde Woods and Vanilla Absolute cap the fragrance with a not to sweet finish

Eau de toilette natural spray 1.7 FL. OZ./50 ml $42.00
Eau de toilette natural spray 3.4 FL. OZ./100 ml $56.00
Sweet Caress Shower Gel 6.7 FL. OZ./200 ml $22.50
Sparkle Kiss Body Lotion 6.7 FL. OZ./200 ml $27.50

Love at First Glow by JLo is on counters January 15, 2006

LA is all about “rock & roll” . The music made it happen and thus the rock & roll vibe helped create this fashion center. No less important that music would bring another new fragrance collection to the table. Jo Woods, wife of Rolling Stone guitarist, Ron Woods, has launched a heavenly fragrance collection. Derived from her search for products for personal use that were both luxurious and organic, Woods found the body products category to be sadly lacking in pure organic luxury and so created her own collection, Jo Wood Organics. This collection of high-end organic body products is both lush and healthy. Inspired by her travels around the world., Woods has captured both the spirit and fragrance essence of exotic destinations like Morocco, Mexico, Africa’s Indian Ocean coast and the Caribbean. Jo Wood Organics redefines the notion of organic beauty.

The thesis behind this line is that by limiting the chemicals and quantity of them applied to our skin, we can reduce the intake and absorption of toxins. Jo Woods selected the highest grades of organic essential oils, essences, and plant extracts and was extremely picky to use only accredited and audited growers. One of the most interesting facts about the line is that it contains no water, but features an ultra-filtered form of orange juice known as vegetal water which provides anti-oxidants to the skin.

The collection features just five product categories and done in two fragrances the energetic Amka (Swahili for “to wake”) and Usiku (Swahili for “sleep”), a warm and sensual blend. Choose the Amka for your new year’s scent.

Top Notes: Neroli, Bergamot
Heart Notes: Iranian Rose Otto, Egyptian Jasmine
Base Notes: Cedarwood.

The five products include:
• Amka Organic Bath Oil a highly concentrated fragrance oil that will revive body and spirit as it is added to running bath water

• Amka Organic Body Oil is a rich moisturizer that contains extracts of gingko, guarana, and ginseng to step up the circulation. Apricot and grapeseed oils are rich in anti-oxidants and will protect skin against free radicals. Arctic Bilberry leaves skin soft and supple thanks to Vitamin E rich oil.

• Amka Organic Body Lotion is a light, easily absorbed lotion that contains the active “organic orange water” which transports nutrients directly to skin cells to boost collagen production and improve tone Gingko, guarana, ginseng, and Arctic Bilberry are the other ingredients.

• Amka Organic Body Dew is the perfect energizer for the body and soul. This light spray fragrance contains orange water, gingko, guarana, and ginseng and will boost your spirits and energize your body when you feel tired and sluggish.

This is an evolution into high end organics and holistic skin and body products that are truly going to be good for your mind, body and soul – more than you would typically think of in a fragrance collection. It’s definitely something special!

For more information on the line, check out www.jowoodorganics.com and Neiman Marcus Fashion Island in Newport Beach (a hop, skip and jump from South Coast Plaza), www.neimanmarcus.com as well as Bergdorf Goodman.