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Tocca has three Bagno da Viaggio gift sets for the holidays. They all look great, but the one that stands-out (and the one I tried-out!), is the Cleopatra ($48) one. It's an almond oil-enriched bath and body collection infused with grapefruit and cucumber and packaged in a Tocca signature box. The set includes -- 4 oz Bagno Profumato (foaming bath gel that's fairly hydrating and can be used on all skin types), 4 oz Crema Da Corpo (a nourishing all-over body cream that can be used on those with sensitive skin), and 2.85 oz Candelina (a travel-sized candle with a 20 hour burn time). This is one of those gift sets that doesn't need any wrapping. It comes in a super-chic cream-colored box with a gold rim (it reminds me of those fab dessert boxes they have at La Duree in Paris!). My absolute favorite thing about this set is that when you open the box it says "love yourself" in beautiful cursive letters -- could there be a better message!? With all the stress going on these days this set is a nice way to give someone a little something clean, refreshing, and light to help them relax this holiday season!

Limited Edition Cancer Vixen products from C. O. Bigelow feature the illustrations of cartoonist, author and breast cancer survivor Marisa Acocella Marchetto. C.O. Bigelow will help give cancer the boot with a $250,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!!! This Wild Berry collection is adorable!! I really want the Mentha Lip Tint ($7.50), which delivers glossy high-shine in a universally flattering wash of pink color. Formulated with 2% Peppermint Oil to cool lips and freshen breath =).The Wild Berry Body Lotion($14.00) is a silky, lightweight moisturizer that softens, replenishes and conditions the skin. it contains moisturizing olive and borage oils and soothing aloe vera to deliver long-lasting moisture and healthy skin, day after day. Wild Berry Body Cleanser ($12.00 is a refreshing gel that cleanses the skin with a rich, creamy lather. Formulated with hydrating sodium PCA (to act as a natural humectant) and soothing aloe vera, it helps skin maintain a perfect moisture balance. They also haveWild Berry Hand Wash ($12.00) moisture-replenishing formula blends pro-vitamin B5 and aloe vera to soothe and hydrate hands. Fragranced with an exhilarating twist of rosemary, cool peppermint and crisp spearmint leaves. Moisture-replenishing formula conditions hands. Leaves skin feeling healthy and soft, wash after wash.
If your not digging the Wild Berry, Marisa also has a Cancer Vixen Kit (($29.50) includes all-time favorite C.O. Bigelow formulas: Lemon Cream Body Wash (1.7 oz.), Lemon Body Cream (1.7 oz.), Mentha Lip Tint in Pink Mint (0.5 oz.), Mentha Foot Tingling Foot Cream (2 oz.), and Dr. Hiosous Quince Hand Lotion (2 oz.).
"Made with honest, genuine and trustworthy ingredients -lasting freshness."

A photo I snapped of cooking maven Bethenny Frankel backstage at Carmen Marc Valvo.

I have a serious aversion towards cooking (and an equally serious love for Bethenny Frankel who I met backstage at Carmen Marc Valvo's Spring 2009 runway show -- she was so sweet dressed in a lovely white flower-embroidered CMV skirt and sky-high Loubies! -- Come on who doesn't count The Real Housewives of NYC as a guilty pleasure!?). That said, where my distaste for cooking comes from I have no idea, especially considering that I come from a mother who loves, LOVES, loves to cook and bake (and feed --o Jewish mothers...!). Unfortunately, recently my now live-in boyfriend decided to buy a barbecue (we have a terrace), and all he wants to do is stay-in and barbeque -- OY! Nothing will smell-up an apartment quite like barbecuing (not to mention your skin and hair). Luckily I've discovered some new bath products to give me a reason to smile as I rid myself of the BBQ smell. I have an obsession with Vanilla (I've just stalked-up on a bunch of French Vanilla candles --somewhat of a fire hazard given that my apartment has only over-sized wooden furniture), but anyway, I'm loving Lavanila Body Wash , ($20), because as you can probably guess, they're all about the Vanilla and full of anti-oxidants and essential oils, 100% natural and sulfate-free which helps prevent irritation and dryness. I love the Pure Vanilla, but it also comes in Vanilla Coconut, Vanilla Grapefruit, and Vanilla Blossom.