Katerina Rose turns 13.

My cousin Kate turns 13 today.  Sometimes my aunt call her "Katerina", which I love, because I can pretend we are Russians.  Rose is her middle name.  Thirteen years old is such a big deal -- really.  I just can't believe she's so grown up.  I picked out an advertisement for Pink Sparkle to commemorate her birthday.  It's Kylie Minogue's specially blended fragrance and it fuses white peach, pink grapefruit, fresh lily of the valley with a radiant fizziness of the champagne accord, gardenia and Arabian jasmine. Base notes are musk, bourbon vanilla and vetiver bourbon. In this perfume ad for Pink Sparkle, Minogue is sitting on top of champagne crates.  So HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY pretty cousin!  I wish I could throw you a sweet party and look good wearing Kylie's festive pictured frock.

Fleurs de Fete

Sadly, it's almost time to bid adieu to burning my wintertime candle; I've reached the dregs inside.  Fleurs de Fete, (hand poured by Voluspa), is a blend of calla lily, creme roses, white narcissus, tuberose absolute and buttercream cake.  Umm, yum.  Yum.  But I'm no good with goodbyes, so I plan on extending the lovely ness, and I will keep spare change in the tin.  So our pennies will smell faintly like creme roses and cake.