misosouper, a shopping blog

Every evening at Casa Misosouper, between the hours of 7 (when the kids go to bed) and 9 (when we go to bed–we do have a newborn, after all), we collapse on the couch.  And drink wine.  And watch TV.

We’ve recently added these to our repertoire: hot body wraps from Aroma Home, generously stuffed with soothing, sexy lavender.

Offering to microwave the fun bags, as we call them, is the tired parents’ version of foreplay.

Until December 31, receive 10% off your Aroma Home order with the discount code HOLIDAYTEN.  (And be sure to check out the lavender and chamomile-infused stuffed animals; our daughter won’t sleep without her hot cat.)

After receiving my box last week, I’ve finally had a chance to try all of mi SPA’s goodies.  Here’s my report:

*I’ve had no allergies to any of the products I tried.  As people with multiple chemical sensitivities know, this is a rare and miraculous occurrence.

*I’m in love with the Everyday Conditioner, which smooths my thick, straight hair’s flyaways, hasn’t stripped my color, and leaves a healthy, glossy sheen.  I’m gladly ditching my dermatologist-prescribed conditioner for a bottle of this.

*My other favorite from the box is the Dry Perfume Roll-On.  It dries immediately, lasts through the summer heat, and hello?  Who doesn’t love a perfume that won’t leak all over your purse?

*As far as scents:  I will purchase all my products in crisp, refreshing Grass Patch, which smells like Gap’s unfortunately discontinued Grass perfume.  (Viva the mid-90s!  I wore this all through high school.)  Only more sophisticated, like you’re enjoying your own lawn, instead of being sixteen and charging $20 to mow someone else’s.

If you would like to make your bath and body smell like a grass patch, or any other of mi SPA’s 25 other scents, the shipping’s on them; just enter code fr3e4MISO at checkout.

As you know, my skin allergies have been documented (complained about?) in several posts; the upside of being allergic to everything metal/makeup/cleaning-producty is that the stuff I’ve been putting on my body recently is a lot better for me than the vats of chemicals I used to rely on.  And it’s led me to companies like mi SPA, which are creating delicious, effective, paraben-free products that people like me can use without fear of turning into a strawberry marshmallow. Bonus points for disclosing all ingredients, and including a detailed ingredient glossary on their site.

Today at mi SPA, you can get a surprise-mi box stuffed with goodies–mine just came in the mail!–for a ridiculously reduced price.  My package smelled like a pine forest perched on the edge of the ocean, and contained a Green Tea soy candle, a big, yummy Beer Shampoo bar (don’t knock it ’til you try it…they’re great for color-treated hair and last FOREVER), a Lemon Sugar Dry Perfume roll-on, and a good-sized Everyday Conditioner, along with some treats from other indie designers.  The cost?  $22.50.  So go!  Run!  Buy your box now, before I buy three more and leave you empty-handed and dirty-headed.

In our continuing quest for global domination, Misosouper has become a weekly guest blogger at TheFind blog.  Which means that once a week, Misosouper’s witty banter will be featured on their site, and once a week we’ll feature one of the TheFind’s great picks.  Like a swingers’ party, but with blogs. Don’t forget to drop your keys in the bowl.

All That is Dyptique

I’ve been a fan of Dyptique home fragrances for as long as I can remember. We are lucky enough to have a Dyptique boutique here in San Francisco making it convenient to keep my household stocked and fully fragranced. The quality of the fragrances used in the candles and room sprays is apparent. There is no synthetic overpowering artificial smell. Two of my favorites include “Baies” a blend of blackcurrant and Bulgarian rose, evoking the scent of a green riverside garden. Also luscious is “Figuier” with its a fruity fresh scent of figs which evokes a feeling of a warm afternoon on a Greek isle. The company was founded in 1961 by three students from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. The products are packaged in with rather plain boxes with lovely black and white lettering and elegant drawings, a hallmark of Diptyque products.

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