As part of their permanent “Sexy” line, Bath & Body Works has added Charmed Life a new fragrance to their set of scents designed to make you feel alluring, confident and sensual.

Since I’m in the mainland this week visiting Bailey for a couple days, I stopped by her local Bath & Body Works to check out Charmed Life for myself.  At first sniff, this fruity scent is sweet and tart with a strong pear influence. As the scent wore down it became less fruity and more like soft, white flowers. I personally like the body lotion the best: I can smell fruity and delicious without being too overwhelmed with sweetness.

TOP NOTES
Juicy Guava, Crisp Apple, Sparkling Pear, Succulent Red Berries
MID NOTES
Peony Petals, Soft Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Coconut Milk
DRY NOTES
Apricot Skin, Creamy Vanilla, Praline, Sandalwood, Addictive Musk

Products Include: Shower Gel ($10.50), Body Lotion ($10.50), Fragrance Mist ($12.50), Eau de Toilette ($29.50), Bubble Bath ($12.00), Shimmer Mist ($14.00), Select A Shimmer ($14.00)

Charmed Life is available online at Bathandbodyworks.com.

I love the richness of The Body Shop’s famed body butters, but I find many of my favorites to be just a tad too rich in warmer weather.

Enter Love Etc…! This brand new offering is best for normal skin but boasts a rich fragrance spiked with jasmine, vanilla and sandalwood. Can’t wait to try this one on for size the next time I’m at the mall!

Available from The Body Shop for $20.

Laura Mercier’s Body Souffles are second-to-none in terms of decadent yet wearable scents and luxurious textures.

This sweet little set is the perfect way to dabble in her bath treats with one each of Almond Coconut Milk, Crème Brulee and Crème de Pistache.

The scents are beautiful and contain mellow notes that keep the scents sweet and beautiful without making you smell like cake batter.

Laura Mercier Souffle Body Crème Sampler Set is available from Nordstrom for $50.

Since arriving home to Nevada from Hawaii a few days ago, my skin has literally shriveled in the high-desert air. I’m pretty sure it hates me for leaving the humid, tropical island of Kauai for this oven in the sky.

Thankfully, my mother’s favorite dry-skin remedy, LUBRIDERM,  is now available in new variations that are helping my skin get back to its hydrated self in no time.

Here on my desk is Lubriderm Skin Nourishing Moisturizing Lotion with Premium Oat Extract, a soothing hypoallergenic formula that smells delish. This is the perfect lotion to keep my skin feeling ultra moisturized without leaving a greasy residue.

At night I’ve been using Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Moisturizing Cream, a unique formula with vitamins B5 and E and fortified with skin-essential lipids to target extra-dry skin. After just two nights of slathering this on before bed, I can already feel a difference in my skin.

For those annoying extra-dry areas like elbows, knees and heels, Lubriderm Intense Skin Repair Ointment seems to be doing the trick. I don’t typically like to use ointment on my skin (thanks to my husband’s serious aversion to anything greasy or oily) but when you have severely dry skin that needs concentrated treatment, what’s a girl to do?

Lubriderm moisturizing products are available at major food, drug and general merchandise stores across the country. You can also find them online at drugstore.com.