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10.26.00
  Smell is linked to taste. That's why your mother always told you to pinch your nose if you had to drink some nasty medicine. That's why hot food is so appealing: steam helps release the scent of the food into the air, so you smell it better. The subject of the longer article in this issue is scent--perfume, to be exact. There is such a huge variety of commercially produced scents available today, that we should have no trouble smelling unique. To help you along towards that goal, I'm recommending a line of perfume that should be rare enough to set you apart, at least for a little longer, 'til your friends catch up. If you have any great sites to recommend or comments on what you would like to see in this newsletter, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Betsy Boyd and Amy Taylor Co-Editors, FemmeJolie 
One of the hottest new spa treatments is a water therapy called Watsu. What exactly does that mean? Imagine yourself floating in a pool of warm, soothing water. It is said that this massage technique can transport you into a completely new plane of relaxation, awareness and peace. --A.T. What's a Watsu? 
Everyone wants to smell good. Carefully used, scent on a person can be as distinctive, as evocative, as the voice itself. Drakkar Noir will always bring back my first boyfriend, or rather, his brother. He used to snitch the bottle when we had a date, because he knew I loved it. Fragrances that trigger memories of women are equally as potent: Paloma Picasso's fragrance is my Senior-Year English teacher, always impeccably put-together. Probably more for women, scent is an important accessory. I have one friend that spent the early years of her career in fragrances. To her, daily fragrance is as essential as shoes. 
The problem I've always had is, some scents, especially commercial
perfumes, become so common that you get lost in a sea of others
who smell just like you, and you've lost one of the main purposes
of wearing scent in the first place! I remember how irritated I was when the
Body Shop Dewberry scent, which I fell in love with before anyone I knew,
suddenly became EVERYONE's favorite thing.
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 Fragrances today help you out in that department: descriptions of a whole new
breed of botanical-based scents no longer read like romance novels ("sweet
romance, sensual warmth, oriental spice..." which means what, exactly?),
but include instead names of the actual essences they're meant to capture. I
mean, what was Dior's Poison ever supposed to smell like?
 One line of distinctive, beautiful scents that are actually (for the
most part) decipherable is Fresh Inc.'s Transparent Florals.
Honeysuckle Grapefruit smells, remarkably, like honeysuckle and
grapefruit! Where to get them? At least for now, they're hard
enough to find that you'll stand out with any of these great scents.
If you can't find these scents at your local Neiman-Marcus, try
buying direct from the source. --B.B.
fresh-f21c.com 
I'm so very sad to have to miss a girly-reunion this fall in California. A bunch of my friends are getting together from all over the country just for the sake of being together. I just don't have the time to go! Aside from not seeing my girls, I'm missing out on a great gift-op. One  of my smartest, best-thinking girlfriends came up
with the brilliant idea of bringing a little something for everyone
in attendance - something they love to use, whether it's a beauty
product or a great book. That way everyone will leave with a kit of
goodies. Isn't that a great idea? Why not try it for your next
girls-only occasion? Why not make up an occasion for the express
purpose of trading the goodies? Maybe you can bring a couple of your
must-have nail polish colors, or a luxurious bath treatment. Still
stuck for ideas? Try this assortment of candles - there's one sure to
smell great in every room in your place.
Tea Votives Gift Set 
Looked in the mirror lately and found that you weren't happy with your figure? If you want to learn the tricks of the trade to help fix those flustering figure flaws check out Marie Claire's expert advice. It'll tell you what types of clothes to wear and what clothes not to be caught dead in. It's amazing how clothes can alter our figures. So if you want to flatter or fix that shape, why not accept a little help? --H.K. marieclaire.com 
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