It’s been a while since I shopped for perfume (or anything!) at a real in-person physical store, and my experience at Diptyque was a good one. I wasn’t planning on buying anything but then I did, and a whole bunch of samples came with it, like this cute Eau de Sens body wash. Eau de Sens is green and fresh – it’s a petitgrain scent that’s unisex. Think delicate green stems and branches without the thick bark. Green leaves that smell like summer is coming. No heat, just optimism. The experience is luxurious and if you’re looking for a good gift idea for the holidays, then a bougie body wash is the perfect thing for a perfume lover. Even if it’s a scent they don’t love, it’s a luxury that they might not get for themselves and that’s what the best presents are.
After taking a picture of this, I had to take a picture of all the skincare I’ve been loving recently. The next picture is of the cleansers. Cerave Hydrating Cream to Foam Cleanser is a great one for people with normal or oily skin that maybe just feels a little parched in the winter. This is a more gentle cleanser but because it’s foaming it still washes clean.
The Tatcha Rice Wash is also a creamy foam and lovely. I thought that it would be more exfoliating because of the rice, but because there’s so much foam, there’s no scrubbing action to be found. La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermo-Cleanser is a cream cleanser that’s good for dry skin. No foam here, and it leaves skin hydrated. I sometimes use it as my first cleanse or as my only cleanse in the morning. Finally, Avene Micellar water, which smells amazing and I use on reusable cotton pads to soak off mascara. It’s lovely and comes in a huge bottle so that I can use lots and replace less frequently.
Changing cleansers in the winter could help with a dry skin situation, if that’s what you have going on. Try it.
