By Kimberly Nissen, The Beauty Bandit
Raise the temperature this Valentines Day by indulging in a romantic experience for your senses. Flowers and chocolates are nice, but for something romantic you can’t go past fragrance. Take our advice with one of these 5 gift suggestions.
Noni Extract, Organic Rosehip and Jojoba organic fluid wax provide the skin with a rich source of antioxidants and Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’S). For the ultimate bath experience put a few drops of oil into the bath to create a super moisturising bath experience. Alternately for a great after shower experience, warm several drops of oil in the palms of the hands and rub all over the body into moistened skin.
RRP $59.95 from David Jones.
That famous egg shaped bottle, representing women and the rebirth of perfume, is easily identified as this womanly classic fragrance. The floral scents are exotic, mixing notes such as pure saffron oil, Moroccan rose oil and vetivert.
RRP $128 from David Jones.
Scented with the fragrance of jasmine and ylang ylang, Clary Sage works to keep the mind clear. The attractive bath bomb contains citric acid, titanium dioxide and soya milk, so even vegans can relax in this journey of the senses.
RRP $6.75 from Lush stores.
Enriched with warm essential oils of orchid, Madagascan ylang-ylang Egyptian neroli and Chinese cinnamon. The sensual aroma can be enjoyed in the bath as a foam or as a shower gel. The moisturising formula is designed to leave skin feeling relaxed and pampered with a refreshed sensation.
RRP $39 from David Jones and Molton Brown Emporium store, Queen Victoria Building.
It is hard to miss the bold, rich chocolate fragrance, and this Body Butter contains 13 Community Fair Trade ingredients in the butters leaving skin to feel hydrated, soft and smooth for up to 48 hours. Be warned, this is not a product for the faint-hearted, chocolate lover!
RRP $29.95 from The Body Shop stores.
Expert Advice
If you aren’t sure that a fragrant product is the right way to go this Valentine’s Day than take the advice of Michael Edwards, the perfume expert’s expert. Mr Edwards is one of the many who believe scent can make you feel sexier and breaks it down for us here.
“Smell is obviously linked to our sexuality and some experts believe that hormones released from glands in the groin and armpit act as powerful sexual attractants in the way that pheromones released by animals do. The sense of confidence the right perfume can give, plus the attractive chemical cocktail it helps create, can certainly be a great turn-on.”
