Kenzo will launch new Perfumed Beneficial Waters later this month, and they are FAB! These are moisturizing mists that contain plant extracts, and a delightful scent corresponding to Kenzo’s body care lines – Sensual Rice MMM, Relaxing Lotus SHH, Energizing Bamboo Splash, and Blissful Ginger Fizz. I’ve been using MMM and I love it!

Sensual Rice MMM contains rice extract and the super-yummy scent of rice steam. It really does have a close resemblance to the wonderful smell my rice cooker makes when I’m doing up jasmine rice! I just love the scent! Every time I wear it, my sister asks “What smells so good? Is that you?” which cracks me up.

The fragrance strength seems really close to an eau de toilette to me, but isn’t quite as long lasting. (Although I’ve tried plenty of EDTs that didn’t wear as long as this!) I am thinking it would layer beautifully with other fragrances, something I intend to experiment with very soon. The plant extracts also mean that this should be good for my skin, a total bonus!

The Waters will be available on Kenzo’s website, and will retail for $45 for 3 oz. It might seem a little pricey at first, but given the staying power of Sensual Rice MMM anyway, I think it’s a pretty good deal. Also, the glass bottle is really pretty and elegant! These are definitely SPLURGE WORTHY!!

Lush, Lush, you’ve been VERY bad lately! Very bad! Their newest lotion is AMAZING and I just had to have a jar. But it’s criminally expensive!

Lush’s newest cream is Creme Anglaise, a rich, thick, amazingly delightful smelling product that I fell in love with the minute I spread some on my skin. The nice shop guy was stocking the display and hadn’t had a chance to put the price sign up yet… it’s a good thing, because if he had, I might have thought twice about impulsively grabbing a jar!

Creme Anglaise contains almond oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, a saffron infusion and myrrh and vanilla. The scent… is fantastic!! If they bottled it and sold it as perfume, I’d probably buy a bottle. It’s a bit anise-y and vanilla-y and spicy… so good! It’s rich but not greasy and sinks right into my skin.

But the price…! It’s $44.95 A JAR! Egads! I have never paid that much for an 8 oz. container of body lotion before. I’ve paid that much for face care, true… so I guess really I just need to get over it. But I was still pretty shocked when I got my total at the register, but decided to just hand over my credit card anyway. The cream is amazing, I’ll savor it every time I slather it on and smell amazing for hours (the scent sticks around). It gets two thumbs up for fabulousness but only one thumb for price. It’s definitely splurge-worthy in my opinion though.

I’ve known about Jurlique FOREVER, since some online Australian friends raved about the hand cream a good 10 years ago – but I’ve never tried it. Since then, the line has come to the US and I have finally had a chance to check it out!

I have been miserably sick for the last 11 days (only today really starting to feel like a human being again). Usually when I’m this sick (it was the flu), my skin goes haywire. Breakouts, dullness, bumps and roughness… it runs the whole gamut of Bad Skin. This time around, I think Jurlique’s Herbal Recovery Gel stopped the Bad Skin Blues from happening! I may have felt AWFUL but at least my skin doesn’t have to look like it! Win!

According to Jurlique, Herbal Recovery Gel is:

A potent botanical concentrate, infused with a rich blend of herbs and precious plant oils to restore, firm, hydrate and revitalize the skin. Helps to minimize the visible signs of aging with daily use.

It contains such lovelies as evening primrose oil, licorice extract (a potent skin soother), chamomile and calendula (also skin soothers), and daisy extract – which I recently learned works a treat on hyperpigmentation! All in all, I think this product saved my skin while I was sick.

I love the super-light gel texture and the herbal scent. Some people might find the scent a bit overpowering, but I like it. It soaks in fast, plays well with my moisturizer, and in general just seems to work great on my skin. The only drawback is the price: ouch! But I suspect I’ll be shelling out the bucks when my little bottle runs out, because it’s THAT GOOD. Two thumbs up!

When my copy of Allure magazine arrived with an ad for Chanel’s new Rouge Coco on the back cover, I knew I had to have it. That color! What is it? It’s so beautiful!

The shade is Mademoiselle. I can’t really put my finger on just what it is that fascinates me about this particular shade of lipstick, but I just love it. Chanel describes it as an “intense and coppery rosewood” and I guess that’s good. I don’t really know what rosewood looks like though. I think it’s just an excellent shade of pink, not too pinky, not too tawny, not too anything… just perfect!

The wear is excellent. It passes the “apply at start of work shift, talk for four hours” test and was definitely still there by lunchtime. It’s suprisingly tenacious for a hydrating lipstick! I like that I don’t get crusty lips after a few hours, like I do with less moisturizing lip balms. This one has good pigmentation too! Only a swipe or two is necessary to have perfect coverage, and it doesn’t try to bleed or feather into any lines around my mouth.

This lipstick is definitely a splurge (It’s Chanel! Of course it’s expensive!) but I think it’s totally worth it. If the shade Mademoiselle isn’t your thing, there are 29 other shades to choose from.

This post also launches a new category: Splurge Worthy. I’ll be going back and trying to tag older posts for this category as well! Happy Reading!

Do your feet need a break? Looking for a nice splurge-worthy product? Look no further than Kenzo’s Barefeet Fantasy. This creamy balm will soothe your tired feet, and the scent is definitely drool-worthy.

Part of the Sensual line (that includes the Enveloping Velvety Wash cleanser I wrote about before) of products, the foot balm has the same rice steam scent that I loved in the face wash. It’s such a relaxing scent, I just love it. The texture is also amazing – very rich and creamy, but not greasy at all. It sinks right into your skin and leaves it very soft-feeling. My feet were feeling particularly dry tonight, but I rubbed some of the Barefeet Fantasy in and they feel so much better. The cream is also enriched with cupuacu butter and shea butter to deeply nourish the skin.

I highly recommend Barefeet Fantasy if you need some serious foot-pampering in your life. It’s a bit pricey for a foot cream, but it smells like heaven in a jar and will definitely soften up hard, tough heels with regular use. It rocks.