Jo Malone Tea Fragrance Blends

Ready for a spot of  tea ?  Jo Malone tea , that is, and tea scents to be exact.

Tea consists of 5  new tea inspired colognes to be worn on their own or to layer as the brand likes to encourage with all it's fragrances.  

As a tea drinker/fan as well as perfume enthusiast , naturally I was drawn to these.  They are all light , fresh and a bit reviving, like a good spot of tea should be.  Personal favorites are Fresh Mint Leaf Cologne and Earl Grey and Cucumber . The exact opposite of what I assumed my favorites would be by simply reading the descriptions. ( I tried all but the Sweet Milk. )

Assam & Grapefruit-  Reminds me more of white tea than black ,but it veers back and forth between more tea smelling and the sweeter grapefruit note.   As it dries down the cool cardamom comes in mixing with the citrus and adding some spice. 

Sweet Lemon- Is  the deceiving one as it's not very lemon at all but very vetiver and cypress. It's green and probably the strongest of the group. I tried layering this over Assam but the power of the vetiver was what came through.  Very unisex and one for the green note lovers out there.

Fresh Mint Leaf- Bracing, a wakeup  or eye-opener of a scent.  Strong notes of spearmint with a hint of sweetness and very mint tea like. I liked this far more then I expected. I don't find myself drawn to mint notes , but when I tried this, I  loved  it's fresh prettiness. I seriously couldn't stop sniffing my hand.  So if you like mint, then this will be a winner.

Earl Grey & Cucumber- Starts off with  beautiful bergamot as would be expected. Earl Grey, the tea, is deliciously fragrant and this is very reminding of a soft  version of that in the beginning. It's dry scent  which then gets a hit of vanilla  as well as the cucumber which I only detected a little.

So are you ready for some tea? What blend sounds like your favorite?

Jo Malone Tea Fragrance Blends are LE and 

available on http://www.jomalone.com/ , Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, Neimans and more.

Each 30ml cologne spray  is $ 55.00 ( Notice the great 1 oz size bottle )

L'Age de Tea Holiday Tea Blends

Love of perfume and love of tea seem to go hand in hand. Most all of my fellow perfumistas are big tea drinkers as well. Perhaps because tea isn't simply about taste, but also smell. I even love the smell of simple , but good and strong English Breakfast. This is why you'll occasionally find me talking about tea here, usually during the holiday season.

The new holiday teas from L'Age de Tea fall into the amazing smell category, luckily  they taste darn good too. These are good enough to use like potpourri but better yet to drink.

Gingerbread Rooibos ( shown right) tastes just like it sounds. Sweet and spicy gingerbread cookies. There are even little sugar gingerbread men in the tea blend. This is a medium brew and has a good, bold taste.( 2 oz. $ 7.00)

Almond Cookie Rooibos is less robust than the gingebread but still tastes great. Little green Christmas Trees are in this blend that has a more traditional rooibos taste with hints of almond and vanilla and with real almond pieces.( 2 oz . $ 7.00)

Three more holiday teas are Pumpkin Chai , Pecan Pie and Chocolate Peppermint Stick ,which I haven't tried.

L'Age de The was founded by the youngest female tea master in the US ( something I htink it would be so neat to actually be) Kiley Holliday.  Kiley has hand blended these holiday blends especially for this season.

All make delicious gifts or a wonderful treat for you to unwind with.

Buy at  http://www.lagedethe.com/

Jason Naturals Holiday Sets at Target

On a recent Target trip I saw these cute new gifts sets from Jason Naturals.

I felt a little odd snapping pictures in a Target, but all in beauty blogger days work.

Jason Naturals is a great organic/natural line. I've used their lotions for years and of course we all know and love Celestial Seasonings. It seems too, that people who love scent, and scented products tend to be big tea fans as well.

The Candy Cane Lane tea is a favorite . It tastes and smells beyond good . I didn't get to smell the matching body products, but there is real potential there. At 19.99 a set these make a great, easy gift for so many people for the upcoming holiday.

Some sets are online at Target but I did not see these particular ones.

Kiehl's Imperial Body Balm

Russian winters are tough, so I hear. They certainly look it, so a body balm inspired by keeping warm in those winters is sure to be a winner.

Such is the case with Kiehl's new Imperial Body Balm. Loaded with antioxidants, nut butters, and honey and fruit glycolic acids this balm smooths , softens and moisturizes. My skin was so much smoother after using it thanks to the AHAs. This is a very thick cream but it isn't greasy or heavy.

The balm is infused with Sea Buckthorn Berry Oil . The Sea Buckthorn fruit has oils, amino and fatty acids, and a high level of carotenoids. The carotenoids lend the balm it's deep yellow color.

Imperial Balm is highly aromatic. Just taking the jar lid off gives a nice waft of scent. The smell is deeply rich. A little amber, a little honey, a little spice. It definitely evokes winter and warm fires.

Premium tea company Kusmi Tea has created a complementary tea to go with the Imperial Body Balm. I haven't tried it yet, but plan to buy a tin when next at a Kiehls counter. If it smells anything like the balm , then it will be good.

Kusmi Tea Imperial Label is green tea blended with orange, cinnamon , vanilla, licorice and the Sea Buckthorn berries. It's exclusive to Kiehls


Imperial Body Balm is $ 42.00 for 8 oz
Kusmi Imperial label Tea is $ 18.00 for 20 bag tin

http://www.kiehls.com/

Zelens Shiso Detox Tea

You may have heard of Zelens skincare. The line is expensive but really wonderful. I reviewed the eye cream sometime back, and it's gotten raves from most . There are several night and day creams and the super potent Radical Defense Serum. It has a superb list of top ingredients.

What you may not know however, is there is also a tea. Shiso Detox Infusion. An even better way to get all the detoxing, antioixdant benefits of Shiso leaf (Japanese Perilla) which is a potent anti-oxidant, anti inflammatory and anti–allergenic agent.

Now I won't kid you , this tea doesn't taste like Celestial Seasonings. The fabric bag is loaded with a lot of greenery that looks, well like greens. It tastes somewhat like that too. Herb-y and green shoots. I love all those good for you properties, so I steep it with another more flavored teabag. You may like it on it's own.

A box of 20 bags is $ 50.00

You can read about all Zelens at http://www.zelens.com/

Zelens is also at Space NK, Bliss and more , but not all carry the tea.