Kai Perfume

   This stuff is really amazing.  Though the website does not specifically list the scents that make up Kai products, I've always thought it smells like magnolias and lilies.  I do know what's not in it, though - it's paraben-free, sulphate-free, phthalate-free, animal testing-free, and on top of that, it's packaged in recycled materials and made in the USA!  No wonder celebrities like Kate Bosworth, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner, Lauren Conrad, and more love this perfume.  I like the roller ball, but it also comes in a spray.

$48 for 1/8 oz

$76 for 1.7 oz

Fresh Sheet Day...

     ...is my favorite!  The clean feel is so nice - remember, hygiene is non-negotiable!  I also use laundry softener, so for the first few days my sheets smell good as well as feel good.  If it wasn't so time consuming, I'd change my sheets every few days.  But since I am a busy college student, and washing and changing sheets takes time, I try to stretch every fresh sheet day for as long as I can.  Once the clean laundry smell fades, I turn to sheet sprays to get me to the next fresh sheet day.
    Lately, I've been using Good Home Co.'s lavender sheet and clothing spray.  It smells so fresh, clean, and feminine.  And it's not at all overpowering or fake-smelling, like Febreeze or other cheap room sprays can.  Good Home Co. also makes their sheet and clothing spray in "Beach Days" and "Pure Grass", which I might try next!

From $20 on Amazon.com

    I'm also interested in trying out these...

Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day room lemon verbena room freshener, $4.99.  What a deal!

Crabtree & Evelyn lavender linen spray, $16.

L'Occintane "relaxing" pillow mist, $22

Caldrea basil blue sage linen spray, $12

Kai room and linen spray, $56 on Amazon.com.  It's a splurge, but Kai products are amazing!

Summer Perfume

Our dad calls it "smelly stuff": perfume. Every woman should wear perfume, but it has to be the right perfume! While something cheap, sweet, and flowery would be appropriate for a girl in middle school, a young lady should wear something more sophisticated. I believe that every lady should have a signature scent. And, I also believe that it should be appropriate for the season. Therefore, this is what West Coast Sister and I are wearing this summer.

East Coast Sister's Pick:

Giorgio Armani's Acqua di Giola, $39.50 for 1 oz at Sephora

Not only is the bottle beautiful, cool-looking and light, but so is the fragrance. It has notes of mint (which I couldn't really smell), brown sugar, lemon, jasmine, peony, pink pepper, cedar wood, and labdanum. Fun fact: "acqua di giola" is Italian for "water of joy".

West Coast Sister's Pick

Creed Virgin Island Water, $130 for 1 oz

WCS here! This perfume is absolutely wonderful. The website describes it as a fresh/citrus scent, given 4 out of 5 stars by The New York Times! I feel so refreshed and beautiful every time I put this perfume on. Of course, at that price it may be best to save it for special occasions, but if you want to splurge on a beautiful perfume, I highly recommend this one!