Design Directions: Bath & Body - Sexy Spice
Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 6/1/2006
Hints of rich, earthy spices set a sensual tone for the bath, inspired by the everyday exoticism of the East. Ginger, clove and amber create seductive scents chock full of mystery and complexity, while exotic, lingering notes of jasmine, coffee and Moroccan rose accentuate the allure. Dark yet incredibly warm fragrances spice up the bath with serious sizzle.
Warm, musky amber stars in Voluspa's new Japonica Collection, prettily packaged in chic, eye-popping florals. eLink 570
Crafted of hand-sanded mahogany tiles, Selamat Designs' tissue box and apothecary add rustic sophistication to the bath ($56 to $86). eLink 565
Tangy persimmon gives a saucy slant to K Hall Design's reed diffusers ($40). eLink 575
Miniature egg-shaped soaps from Unna & Co lavishly present an assortment of exotic herb fragrances in a handmade striped silk box ($33 to $165). eLink 571
Bergamot and sandalwood create a fresh, clean and enchantingly spicy scent in Karen Klein's Florentine paper-wrapped candle. eLink 567
Kopi scrub, a caffeine-laden, Sumatran coffee scrub from Aspara Aromatics, smoothes and firms skin with an energizing blend of detoxifying salts and plant oils ($18). eLink 568
Multilayered scents step up the sensual appeal of Mistral's exotic Eastern Balinese Vanilla blend soap (mint, patchouli, caramel and jasmine) and new spicy citrus Sugared Ginger (sandalwood, clove, lemon, bergamot) ($7 each). eLink 569
Packaged in a hand-carved rose wood pot, fragrance-infused crystals scented with Jasmine, Dark Amber and Moroccan Rose can be used as potpourri or on the skin in Shea Terra Organic's 100% Natural Body Essence ($12). eLink 566
