Almost Bare is a well-made, well-balanced clean white floral perfume that is pretty and subdued. It is no wall-flower though. Although a tad more perfume-y than you might expect at first, it keeps its promise of bringing up smell associations found in the real world

In celebration of the upcoming winter season, Evian Natural Spring Water recently announced that it will release the latest in its line of annual designer bottles. This bottle, designed by French fashion designer Christian Lacroix, signifies the brand's dedication to chic sophistication, providing consumers with an epicurean experience in each of these limited edition bottles and commences a new annual tradition, the company says. Designer-developed bottles will now carry on the legacy of the holiday bottles, which have been viewed as collectibles since their inception.