well, this is it – happy chrismakkah, everyone! i’ll be around a bit next week…i’m sure i won’t be able to resist sharing a few after-christmas sales. but posting will be light, and drinking will be heavy…’tis the season, after all.
for those of you that are entertaining family and friends, or just needing some R&R this week, i thought i’d leave you with a few words of advice from interior design guru bella mancini on using my favorite jo malone scents to make the world a little less hectic and a little more festive:
• During the holidays, some of my favorite moments are those spent in the silent, early morning hours. I love to turn on the tree lights, start a fire, sit on the sofa and drink my morning coffee. Jo Malone’s Fragrance Combining Candle enhances this special moment. I light it near my hearth, and it illuminates brightly while smelling of sweet holiday scent.
• When holiday entertaining, I place a small bouquet of fresh cut eucalyptus and large white roses on the sink in my powder room. I then spritz Pine & Eucalyptus Living Cologne, which smells like freshly cut pine trees, into the air and on hand towels. Voila – the bathroom not only looks gorgeous, but it smells gorgeous, too!
• Before holiday overnight guests arrive, I spritz their bed linens with Jo Malone Acqua di Limone Scent Surround Spray. Its lime, citrus scent is refreshing and clean.
• The Wild Fig & Cassis Home Candle is my absolute favorite – I adore its wintry, woody fragrance so much that it has become my home’s signature scent! When staying with my in-laws during the holidays, I love to bring something special from my home to theirs, and this candle is undoubtedly the gift I always bring!
i hope each one of you dear readers has a truly wonderful holiday…whether you’re lighting candles, stuffing stockings, or skipping out to maui! thank you for a fantastic year, and here’s to much more fun together in 2009!
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