Go Wild For Cherry March 3, 2009

It’s being hailed as the new superfruit—cherry! The new line from The Body Shop includes moisturizing wild cherry oil, squeezed from cherry stones that are hand-harvested on small family farms in the historic hills of Verona, Italy. Like most Body Shop offerings, the line is preservative-free and features an irresistible fragrance. Yes, they taste good enough to eat but it’s probably best if you use them on the outside of your body. The Wild Cherry Body Scrub has tiny seeds in it. I didn’t know cherries had such things, but it does the trick in terms of leaving your skin feeling smooth and fragrant. Starting at $4 for the soap at The Body Shop

Please Pass the Singles

Around our house, McCain Deep’n’Delicious cakes rule. The big question is whether we crack open the velvety chocolate or creamy vanilla flavour. Sometimes the temptation of eating those few remaining chunks is more than I can resist. SINGLES to the rescue! They come six in a pack and can stay frozen until supper is over. McCain’s has also added a few cheesecakes to the Singles line. And just between you and me, if you have more than one Single, I won’t tell. Abut $3.69 at the grocery store.

Air Fresher Extraordinaire

Times have changed a lot since the days when the best thing we could do to improve indoor air was to race around the house will a can of way-too-smelly stuff. The days, the diffuser is all the rage and the folks at Fruits & Passion have come up with a winner. The kit comes with a chunky glass vase, bamboo sticks for diffusing and a bottle of home perfume, as they call it. The scent is a gentle bamboo hibiscus mix that won’t send you scurrying for an open window. Like all Fruits & Passion stuff, the packaging is almost more impressive than the product. The sturdy box is decorated inside and out with images of the star fragrances. At $48, this kit makes the perfect gift when you’re invited over for that lavish dinner party. $48 at Fruits & Passion