HO HO HO | Sohum Grande Vegetale Soap Cakes

TALK ABOUT a no brainer gift idea. I'd be chuffed if I ripped down my stocking from the mantle Christmas morning to find it stuffed with these beauties from Sohum. They remind me of another favourite brand of mine, Nesti Dante (I even hid a giant bar from my husband in my luggage, bought in Trento, Italy, and carried it all the way to California via various African countries, trans-Atlantic planes, rental cars, campgrounds and more things than I can list here. That's how much I love it).

I think the Sohum Grande Vegetale Soap Cake in Fleur Anise and Caramella would do just fine for the festive season... or Muskette... or Tuberose... Hell, I want them all. 

They're triple milled and thus give a super creamy lather. Plus, some have new Grande Vegetale candles (Pomander, for one) in matching scents. 

A soap + candle duo would be a sudsy, scented hit of a Christmas gift, in my humble opinion, for sisters, friends, girlfriends, mothers-in-law et al.

Check out the rest of the Melbourne-based Sohum range here.

Advent calendar #25 | Happy Holidays

Don't gorge yourself and have a wonderful couple of days. Even if you're Jewish,  Muslim, Hindu or whatever, and don't celebrate Christmas... maybe you're office or place of work is closed (if not, we hope you're getting double time today)? If so, it's a great long holiday weekend.

Enjoy!

Advent calendar #23 and #24 | 2 free downloads to start 2010 right

Mibo Studios have a fantastic free 2010 planner PDF you can download right now and print up to start organising the new year before it begins. After a month of buying things for others, why not get something for yourself. And no need to feel guilty as it's free.

Next year, we're going to try to do an advent calendar packed with completely free things - downloads, apps, gifts with purchase... whatever. We predict that spending will still be waaaaay down next year (thank you, banks, for taking our money and still refusing to lend, not that I think wanton spending is a good thing, but I digress...) so it'll be a nice treat.

If you want to get a head-start on next year's holiday as well, download their free Advent Calendar too.

#23 | 2010 Planner

#24 | Advent Calendar

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