I'm excited about this giveaway — a lovely full sized (200 ml) and beautifully packaged Osmanthus Replenishing Body Lotion by Ormonde Jayne, the chic London-based boutique perfumery! Free of parabens, GM ingredients and colourants, this sumptuously scented body lotion will make any day a luxurious spa day. All you need to do is leave a comment (and contact info if necessary) below about what little luxuries you enjoy in your everyday life for a chance to win. Contest closes at midnight (EST) February 22, 2010 — the winner will be announced on February 23. Thanks so much to Ormonde Jayne for their generous donation, and good luck to you all!
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Little luxuries? Homemade bread, toasted with peanut butter. Clean bedding on a Sunday morning. At least one cup of really decent coffee. My favourite mug. Getting up early and savouring the peace before the day starts. Curling up under a blanket at the end of a day. Handmade soap. Can't decide if blogging is a luxury or a necessity!
My chocolate powder and coffee concoction that isn't quite a mocha. I also love getting the occasional massage. So soothing.
Leaving a bit of time to read every single day is my favorite treat to myself - it's peace and quiet and escape :)
After arriving home last evening from a week in a heated, well-appointed house but unhappy home feels like a luxury. (They argue a lot, the over-privileged hosts). I lost power for over a week here in DC-area & it was very upsetting, got sick, etc. After 4 days I couldn't take the 35 degrees & darkness any longer. And the cat was very upset, too.
So, along with peace & quiet, I would say flowers by bedside (which I bought to put in guestroom where I stayed--& of course I bought some for hosts as well...hoping they might stop being mean to each other, though they did not); hot espresso made on stovetop; the newspapers; playing with the cat; listening to the radio; looking out the back window onto parkland (in an urban area) for deer & other fauna. Mainly I'm finding electricity (heat) a luxury & grateful for it, though it is a drafty apt. I don't care. I'm home.
xoxo
Really good dark chocolate and essential-oil scented shower gel in lavender or lemongrass...mmmm...
Taking 30 minutes during the weekday to look at design blogs... Reading before bedtime... And taking my time in the shower... ;)
my dior face sorbet...I don't know what i would do without it!
MY GRANDMOTHER is right now playing with my 7 month old. I would have to say having family around is my big luxury. I never really truly appreciated having them around until I had my daughter. Two minutes of someone else entertaining an infant is a luxury today :)
A good glass of pinot noir, living a block from a wonderful coffee shop, buying fresh flowers for the dining room table every once in a while. It definitely is the little things in life.
Katie[at]KatieJaneParker.com
Good coffee.
5 a.m. my time.
Lemongrass scented, triple-milled soap.
- rosalinda, ruysanchez@hotmail.com
my #1 luxury right now in the winter is turning on the space heater in the morning while i get ready. the morning is so much better with the extra warmth!
Little daily luxuries are a little bit of quality chocolate, a spritz of Chanel #5, and a kiss from my sweetie. Others: warm clothes right from the dryer, a chevron of geese flying over head and a ice-cold Classic Coke. Thank for having this giveaway and Blessings.
At the end of the day I indulge in a bubble bath with a good book.
I love a smooth-on of some Estee Lauder White Linen in the mornings..... my little luxury ....
a good glass of cognac while watching my favorite series [and the kids are already sleeping]... such a luxury...
Good coffee in the morning
A hot shower with Roger & Gallet soaps
Cuddling with our cats and our dog
Laughing with my husband and daughters
A Cuban meal made by my Mami
a coffee with my favourite mug.
a bouquet of hyacinth.
a long bath with great sops & jels and lots of bubbles.
and quiet nights with a lovely book.
Diet Dr. Pepper.
This stuff looks so fancy! Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
(p.s. I've been reading your blog for several months now, and have adored your work. Thanks for sharing!)
hello - thanks for the chance to win :) little luxuries in life...
1. taking an occasional day off from work just because
2. pink tulips in a bud vase on my bureau
3. Fiji bottled water
4. a glass of wine on a thursday evening
5. dark chocolate with dinner
thehighestheel(at)hotmail(dot)com
Yummm...little luxuries, thinking about them made me feel good and happy in this moment. Thank you for that.
My little luxuries are:
extra 5 minutes in bed with my husband before I jump out and get ready for a crazy day.
Home made almond butter that my husband makes every week.
La Mer
Fresh basil from our window box garden
Fresh flowers in the house
Reading in bed before I fall asleep.
Kiss from husband as he shuts the light off.
chocolate and blogging!
Sundeep
Getting into bed with fresh sheets. I love smooth, cool sheets, pillows set at the perfect prop-me-up angle for reading and the duvet folded so it will cover my shoulders just right when I snuggle down. Since my husband prefers the bed to be rumpled and "cozy", we have to take turns!
Here in Olympics Land we have had such beautiful weather (much to the dismay of those who groom the mountains) I've been opening the windows and letting the spring inside. I never realize how much I miss the sound of happy, chirpy birds and the smell of green until this time of year rolls around again.
thesiren(at)shaw(dot)ca
Making a chocolate cake. Melting the chocolate to glossy, smooth perfection, breaking the eggs (using that one hand trick) and perfectly sculpting a smooth top on each cup of flour... then mixing it all together before watching the magic take place in the oven. (Licking the spoon is almost as good as a piece of the finished product.) Then more melting of chocolate for the frosting. Yum. I can't say I do this every day, but I do it a lot of days. It is truly a treasured luxury to take the time to enjoy this process.
such a lovely giveaway - pretty please pick me!
Christine
My little luxuries include listening to my favorite podcasts during my commute, indulging my sweet tooth, and leafing through my fave blogs, including this one :)))
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