January 29th, 2010
It’s been months since the last edition of elaney’s Favorite Things! So meet the latest – the Capri Blue, Volcano candle. As a girl who loves candles, in the morning, in the evening, at weddings, at parties, while reading in bed, etc, a candle needs to be pretty good to call it a favorite. For many years, Votivo in Red Currant was the pick (#18 on favorite things list), but Capri Blue trumped Red Currant in such an upset that we were willing to do back to back candles on the favorite things list. Boom. So check it out. It’s amazing.
July 1st, 2009
A Favorite Things listing is loooong overdue, and Votivo Candles are the lucky winner. Not much for the “scented candle” (Bath and Body Works in 7th grade put us a little over the edge there), Votivo Candles are fragrant enough to make you lay your head down, smile, and fall asleep. A great little hostess gift or birthday present, the Red Currant version the one that tickles our fancy. “An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips,” and in all honesty, so are these candles!
February 27th, 2009
L’Occitane Verbena Cooling Hand Cream Gel is “hands down” the most lovely lotion we’ve ever discovered. Stumbled upon it in a hotel sample, and now we can’t get enough. It smells so good, but with no hint of the Bath & Body Works scents that make us nauseated and remind us of peace sign necklaces from Claire’s and contact paper in lockers (Isa – just to be clear, those references are meant negatively). Plus, the product is so so good! It doesn’t make your hands feel greasy, but they stay soft all day. Best lotion ever. Hands down.
February 11th, 2009
Some of the favorite reader posts are the Favorite Things* editions (to see them, just search Favorite Things in the search bar). However, we’re out for now, and we want to know…what are your favorite things?!?
*Not just something you like, something you like so much you have an emotional connection with it. For more, see 1990′s Herbal Essence commercial.
January 19th, 2009
“Virginia is for Lovers,” the advertising slogan, was introduced in 1968 and has been one of the most successful tourism campaigns of all time. Originally, the agency came up with qualifying ads: “Virginia is for History Lovers,” “Virginia is for Beach Lovers,” “Virginia is for Mountain Lovers.” This approach was eventually discarded as too limiting, and “Virginia is for Lovers” was born. The first year that the slogan was introduced, travelers spent $800 million in Virginia. By 2004, that number had increased to more than $14 billion, making Virginia the tenth most popular tourist destination of the fifty states. Get your VA gear here.
January 6th, 2009
The bagel is something near and dear to our hearts. Honestly, it’s difficult to put into words. We’ll just say this: as fairly weight conscious people (not a lot of Sloppy Joe’s in the elaney break room), we boldly ate our bagels right through the carb-restriction of ’01-’04. And we’ll even go this far: if we had to choose between losing 5 pounds and never having another bagel, we’d take the bagels any day. Now those are fightin’ words.
Just the thought of biting into a warm whole grain bagel from Panera makes our little heart skip. Or a blueberry bagel from the delicious H&H Bagels of NYC. And don’t think we don’t smother with cream cheese. Because we do. Unabashedly. Pair with our beloved Panera coffee…and bagels are definitely one of our most favorite things!
