Everybody knows what lavender is. That purple coloured flower that spa companies like to put into their aroma therapy oils. The one that puts the image of a whole field of purple into mind when the therapist massages your head. Now, now. Just to set things straight, this is lavender:
Lavenders all around. Smelling so sweet that even bees can’t resist.
Familiar scene. But what about verbena? It’s not some fancy pancy name Crabtree & Evelyn came up with for their Verbena and Lavender range. This is verbena:
To be specific, this is lemon verbena.
Lemon verbena is a type of herb, looks something like mint, and it smells also something like mint – refreshing. When you mix verbena and lavender together, the final result is something that will wake you up on a lazy Sunday, something herbal and something you’d like your guy to smell like after an afternoon of soccer.
The Crabtree & Evelyn Verbena and Lavender de Provence collection features 5 pieces:
- Spray Cologne (100ml), S$75
- Bath & Shower Gel (250ml), S$30
- Body Lotion (250ml), S$43
- Hand Therapy (25g & 100g), S$13 (price for 100g to be announced)
- Body Bar (100g), S$13
The Verbena & Lavender Spray Cologne (100ml), S$75.
The Shower Gel, also formulated with moisturising glycerin for soft and supple skin!
The Body Lotion (250ml), S$43, contains panthenol on top of glycerin and lemon verbena and lavender extracts.
The Verbena & Lavender Hand Therapy (25g), S$13. The Hand Therapy also comes in a 100g size.
The Body Bar (100g), S$13, is vegetable-based with shea and cocoa butter.
I don’t normally use soap bars on myself; I use them to clean the brush from my Sonic Cleanse. This one from Crabtree & Evelyn would work just nice! The collection is already out in stores (was launched in August) so do make your way down to take a closer look at it!
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Image credits: Lavender Connection and La Cuoca Ciccia