Dressed

I HATE… 

I’ve been searching for a body oil for the past three years. Every spring as it starts to get warm and the thought of rubbing on a heavy lotion makes me sweat, I start Googling combinations of adjectives I hope will deliver the “most potent,” “non mineral oil-based,” and “lightly scented,” oil to my computer screen. Last year, this random search brought up Tom Ford for Estee Lauder’s body oil. Estee Lauder always recalls dated, tragically unglamourous navy packaging, but it was pretty amazing. Today, I went to purchase the result of this year’s Google search, Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse.    

When I got to the store, I sprayed it on my hand and rubbed it in. The store smelled of so many different candles and perfumes that I couldn’t really make out the scent of this oil. When the shop manager told me she was actually out of the product, I almost decided to go to their other store to pick up a bottle. The second I stepped out of the store, and smelled make wrist, I honest instantly got a headache. It smelled like cheap air freshener sprayed to cover cigarette smoke–I would know, because I’ve lived with roommates where I had to spray cheap air freshener to try and override the smoke. 

There are always the over-the-counter oils: baby oil, neutrogena, now even Nivea. 

Here are four other prospects I’ve found–Bliss, Weleda, Clarins and Dr. Hauschka’s offerings are a little hippy-esque, but possibilities I will search out this week. If anyone has any suggestions, I would GREATLY appreciate them. Until then, I will reach for the beautiful Estee Lauder Tom Ford oil prominantly displayed in my bathroom.

And because I can’t get enough of him, here is Tom Ford making out with a robot (sigh: jealousy)