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Worst thing about first jumping out of bed in the morning? That cold shower.
Best thing about that cold shower?
The tingly, bracing, lovely wafting smell of the soap mixed up in the now warming water.
Searching the world over for just the right combo of girly, squeaky clean–not too mannish, not too spicey, not ready to tackle, punch out or jump over tall buildings– not like Mentoes, not like food (sorry vanilla and lemon) or drawing fruit flies to a fruit bowl–it’s just gotta be floral based. Simple.
But wait– flowers are not going to be enough! It has to have that dry, aldehydic powdery layer–you know, like baby powder. That evens out any risk of sickly sweetness that some bouquets can bring.
Enter ‘Amazing Grace‘ by Philosophy. This is the soap of girl dreams, all pink and reminiscent of clean sheets at summer camp lights out.
If it’s cleaner than clean you need, then try out Clean’s line of ‘Lather’–body lotion and shower gel to match. This one puts baby soaps to bed.
Perlier of Milan makes ‘Pink Peony’, another olfactory knock-out that evokes fragrances that your grandmother fancied. Cutting gardens and wicker chairs come to mind.
For lesser pockets, some of the white tea based concoctions at the superstore do the trick–not too overpowering and not too strong, with no after effects.
Just like a good, hot shower should be.
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Back in late summer, to kick off her Cruise line, Kikidoll launched 21 Hawaiian-printed string bikinis from her new 2011 collection inside sea-going bottles. Ergo, Bikini in a Bottle.
Using ancient tidal current maps, these beachy emmissaries were sent on their way into the big blue Pacific. Landfall was expected anywhere from 60 to 90 days–um, so right about now.
Assuming the giant squid can’t unseal the corks, and that mergirls don’t wear strings (fins in the way!) , Kikidoll expects some, if not all, of these to find their way onto beaches globally.
So button up your overcoats if you are north, pull on a tank if you are south, and get out there on your local beach for a stroll. Take an empty trash bag with you and pick up the flotsam and jetsam you see along your search; pocket an empty shell or two. Breathe in deep that mystical combination of seasalt and ozone.
And find a bikini–it’s yours, if you do!
Send us back photos and we will add them to the corkboard.
Happy hunting.
Here are a few sneak peek preview shots from recent Sports Illustrated Swim 2011 shoots on faraway island locations.
Palm trees, volcanic rock, tropical settings–looking very paradisical; perfect for beachgirls in teeny bikinis.
Kikidoll could not help but notice her own coral halter bikini as worn here by Julie Henderson lounging on a palm tree trunk.
Posing behind two lucky starfish is a sea nymph known only as Rookie #5. Wearing Kikidoll’s seafoam aqua coral print string bikini (bottoms, that is!) adorned with sea pearls, crystals and angleskin coral branches, SI snapped this mergirl today.
Watch this space for future peeks–Sports Illustrated Swim issue is on stands in February 2011. Kikidoll is in line!
See More At MJ Day’s SI Twitpic
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Kikidoll launched her Cruise and Resort collection by way of sea-going bottles–21 f them! Look for these to land any day soon on a beach near you!
Subtle shades of bamboo gold and dolphin silver for early winter sun escapes are the hallmarks of Kikidoll’s cruise and resort line ‘Bikini in a Bottle’.
An intricate octagonal print of sea shells fashioned into a Sailor’s Valentine makes up the classic string and bandeau styles. Each fully-lined bikini has Kikidoll’s signature custom detailing of silver metal beads or rings on her unique and original prints.
Choose either solid or print and mix it up–it all works seamlessly together. Top it off with her silk Georgette coconut shell beaded poncho hoodie and the winter beach holiday look is both snappy and elegant.
All pieces are available for pre-order now for post Thanksgiving 30 November delivery just in time to cruise away and miss the flurries. Order Dolphin or Bamboo prints or solids here.
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Check back weekly for more styles and cover-ups to round out the Bikini in a Bottle Cruise line.
Kikidoll readers all know she cannot turn a good coconut down, especially when it comes delivered in Big City style. To Go.
Olivia Giacobetti of Honore des Pres perfumes comes knocking with her all organic range of scents as an homage to her recent relocation from Paris to New York. Less a story of scents in the the city, the trio of Love NY perfumes–Love Coco, Vamp a NY and I Love les Carrottes– is more a joyous loved-up affair with her new digs.
Prior to her move, Olivia launched Honore des Pres after developing fragrances for Diptyque and L’Artisan Parfumeur.
Packaged in her eponymous rounded-edge atomizer bottle, that is then tucked into a plastic coffee cup, then placed in a brown paper bag, buying Love Coco is better than being first up at Starbies for that morning latte.
After you are hit with the raw coconut, the milky smoothness settles in like cream with an undertow of vanilla and a sneak of anis. But wait–there’ a shot of coriander to jizz it all up into a near-fizzy frothiness.
Sit back in your cubicle, put those perfectly pedicured feet up on the desk and sip away. In a NY minute, visions of yourself in a bikini in a hammock by the beach and palms fronds dangling overhead will be yours. No trace of Hawaiian Tropic or a morning-after Pina Colada, Love Coco comes sashaying with surprising 8 + hour lasting power and more subtlety than a summer island breeze.
Launched in Europe, first in Milan at Excense and then at Colette and Bon Marche in Paris, the trio of goodies to go are now available at Space NK UK, and will be finally winging their way over the pond stateside in the autumn. If you need that hit of a tropical romance earlier, you know where to go for take-out.
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