SOFT HANDS It exfoliates, reconditions and moisturizes the skin with a blend of essential oils and triple-milled Dead Sea mineral salts. It's the One Minute Manicure, and it's flying off the shelf at the Laurel House Shops in Madeira. (513) 271-7801.
After housewife-turned-entrepreneur Rosie Herman appeared on Oprah with the product she took from her stove top to the international market, Greater Cincinnatians and Northern Kentuckians have scarfed up almost 170 jars in less than six weeks. Be forewarned: Supplies are limited.
This goo is great. You rub it over hands or feet, rinse it off and you will not believe how soft your skin feels.
Three sizes: small $10, medium $20 and large $26.
MIX AND MATCH Zents, a unique fragrance concept, is a mix-and-match collection of scents that you layer on to create an olfactory signature. Made with herbal extracts, shea butter and essential oils, the spa-grade products - lotion, body wash, elixirs, aromatherapeutic sprays, soaps and salts - come in scents such as Petal, Earth, Fresh, Pear, Oolong and Mandarin.
Elton John loves Fig. Julia Roberts chooses Ore. Hugh Jackman blends Tea with Earth.
Concreta is a highly therapeutic solid shea butter balm to use for hair, dry skin or as a solid perfume. ($30) Available at Fancy This in Hyde Park. (513) 871-0844.
SMELLS SWEET MaxMara, the 50-year-old classic women's clothing line, has introduced its first fragrance, and it's based on the aroma of sugar cane. Other "notes" include ginger, sap, Sicilian lemon, orchid, white lily, magnolia, musk and exotic woods. The result: fresh, feminine and flowery.
Packaged in a thoroughly modern bottle, the fragrance comes in eau de parfum ($68-$88), firming body cream with cotton extract ($45) and moisturizing body wash with linen seeds ($35). Available at Saks Fifth Avenue, downtown. (513) 421-6800.
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