With the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, every woman probably spends at least some time thinking about what that means. For some, it’s remembering special friends who have battled or are battling the disease. For others, it’s more personal, relating to their own experiences with breast cancer. No matter where we fall on this spectrum, now is a good time to be good to ourselves! Go get a facial or a massage. Buy a new lipstick or perfume. Get yourself some flowers and a yummy hand cream. You deserve it!
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Honeysuckle Hand Soap, Lotion & Candle
Hometown company K. Hall Designs creates a luscious Barr-Co. line of soaps, candles and scents. Offered in its own handy caddy, Honeysuckle soap and lotion will brighten your day every time you use them, and the candle will provide hours of aromatherapy.
$42, Caddy; $32, Candle, K. Hall Stores
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Tuberose Soap Set
Six delicious bars of triple-milled French soap from the esteemed Rancé line—it doesn’t get more pampering than this!
$58, Sallie Home
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Year of the Rooster Powder Compact
The ultimate in little luxuries, a decorative compact will make you smile every time you take it out (if not exactly to powder your nose these days, but to touch-up whatever on your face).
$150, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus
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Ivory Tuberose Luminaria candle, Bath Salts
Replete with the scents of nature, this local botanical line is based on Mexican heritage recipes. The candle is 100-percent soy, the salts are chunky and infused with natural oils.
$25, candle; $8, bath salt sampler pack, Verdura Botanica in Lafayette Square