I'm sure you've noticed by now that we've got a fresh new look for the blog. After a lot of coding, tweaking and generally making a mess of CSS, I've managed to get it to look half-decent (let me know what you think of it!) It still remains a work-in-progress. The goal of this redesign was to make it easier to get around and add some more color. After all, you know we're suckers for color!
Last but not least, our large header incorporates the work of a featured artist. We'll be featuring different artists in that space and rotating them over time to keep things interesting. This isn't a sponsored spot, but rather a testament to our support of great artists. Our first feature is of the brilliant and witty Simon Oxley, one of our all-time favorites.
Want to know the top design blogs according to Alexa? Well, we've compiled all 90 of them. I have no clue how they come up with these rankings, but hey, these are great sites to check out and bookmark! (ReubenMiller ranks 24 - not bad.)
Pattern body washes contain no parabens, no artificial
fragrances, colors or dyes. Their body washes are packaged in refreshing, simply adorned bottles. One would be great on the ledge in the shower, but line them up for a pretty display (and something to choose from depending on your mood.) I'm curious about how the Black Pepper body wash smells. That should be interesting.
Here's a great solution to the age-old problem of soap scraps that don't get used up completely. Felted soap. Here's a little background: warm soapy water is used to make wool into felt. It causes the wool to shrink and become a single mass, depending on how you form it while it 'cures'. The idea behind felted soap is to felt wool around a bar of soap. It then shrinks with each use and gets smaller along with the soap. The felt is also a great scrubber besides being helpful in eliminating the 'slippery soap' issue!
Diesel has finally introduced their new fragrance, Fuel for Life. The packaging is something out-of-the-ordinary with a rough, canvas-like covering. The womens line has an interesting crocheted lace kind of covering. I have to admit both are pretty appealing and unlike anything else out there. What remains to be seen (or smelled) is how good the fragrance itself is. When browsing mens colognes, I tend to gravitate to the interesting bottles, only to be really put off by the scent. Lots of times, a great-looking bottle says nothing about how great the fragrance inside is.
More images of the mens fragrance line and the woman's line after the jump...
How would you like to take a sauna right now? That's right where ever you are - at your desk, in your bedroom, in the car...ok, well maybe not in the car. Now you can with the Compact Sauna. This is perfect for someone like me who lives in micro apartments. Need to unwind and relax, maybe a little aromatherapy - just pop it up and you're ready to go.
Appealing body care packaging from London-based this works:™. Are these more than just great-looking products? Let's hope they actually do work. I'm certain with Kathy Phillips (formerly a Vogue beauty director) behind it, they'll work really, really well.
Main thing is, the packaging is cool enough to attract my particular attention. All that white space and big, easy-to-read text gives it a clean, crisp look. Just what skincare products should look like. Available at Barneys.
Dr Sebagh high-end skincare products (this stuff is expensive, man) are packaged in a cool way - little test tubes. The numbers along the sides show how much to use. It's effective and catches a lot of attention - something you've got to do when you're selling $155 dollar vials of magical skin powder.
French Paper and
PopInk have teamed together to create a fresh, funky line of products.
Shown here is one of series of boxed soaps (see more below.) The
packaging is designed by Charles S. Anderson Design. Licensed art by
CSA Images.
