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I love it when my friends and family walk in the door and they instantly feel festive because my scents all go beautifully together. I love the woody scents created in the fireplace, the vanilla cardamom spices wafting from the baked goods and masala chai brewing in the kitchen, and then blended with the lingering floral notes from my body wash.

All together, these scents create the perfect backdrop to ring in the holiday season and it’s exactly what Sabon’s new Limited Edition Woody Patchouli smells like!

Scents have a unique way of triggering memories like none other. But pair together all your other senses–taste, sight, touch, and sound–and you will be completely transported by them.

I like my beauty routine to be intentional inside and out!! And Sabon has a beautiful collection of products that will blow you away.

Pictured here: Sabon’s Woody Patchouli Shower Oil and Body Scrub

I use Sabon’s Shower Oil year round and both my husband and I are completely hooked on this Woody Patchouli scent. It’s very gender neutral which is awesome for the holidays! Beyond the scent, I think the shower oil may have magical properties and have the richness of expensive spices from middle eastern sources. 

Before I tried Sabon’s bath products I thought of “oil” as thick and greasy. This product is anything but. It’s almost hard for me to describe because I’ve never experienced anything quite like it. It’s light, yet creamy, without being cream…it’s like silk. 

I feel clean after, but with moisture locked-in, and the essential oils stay with me long after I’m out of the shower, especially when paired with Sabon’s moisturizers!

When I love a scent this much, sometimes I shower with the door open so the humidity carries my body wash scent throughout the house. However, this may be a problem when you have conflicting scents between rooms!

Nothing is worse than conflicting scents when you’re trying to create a mood. So when your body care, home care, and recipes all speak the same scent language, you know the holidays are wafting in the atmosphere.

My favorite holiday scents are pretty much the spices you put in chai, mulled wine and garam masala, which also means my scents match perfectly with my food and have health benefits on top of bold flavor.! Did you know that these spices from seed pods have more antioxidants than vegetables? It actually explains one of the many reasons that mulled wine and hot toddies are known for their healing properties during the cold and flu season. Cardamom has a strong but pleasant scent for any time of year.

Sabon’s Woody Patchouli has low notes of Patchouli, Vetiver, Tonka Beans, and Vanilla, medium notes of Amber, Argan, Violet, and Rose. And high notes of orange, Lisea Cubeba, Cinnamon, and Cardamom.

And, it’s not just the scent. Winters are cold; skin gets chapped easily, so it’s important to take care of our skin. After all, it’s the largest organ in our body.

Pictured here: Sabon’s Woody Patchouli Silky Body Milk and Aroma

During the winter months, especially when I’m cooking more and my hands get chapped, I use their Woody Patchouli Hand Cream several times a day!

When you’ve finished your beauty routine, what do you eat?

French Toast may not be what you think of as healthy, but you can consider this French Toast recipe the healing breakfast this holiday season, and a step towards perfecting winter beauty care from within! I love it when we can match the inside with the outside, don’t you!? A few secrets to this recipe to take your morning treat to the next level include quality cardamom and maple syrup in the egg milk that coats the slices of bread. 

You’ll find there are different types of cardamom, you can use cardamom powder or crushed green cardamom pods, freshly ground cardamom seeds or black cardamom. Once you find the variety you like, you can keep it on hand in your spice rack for both sweet and savory dishes. 

Once dipped in the egg mixture, a reminder to cook the toast slowly in the frying pan on medium heat to not only cook to a perfect crispy brown but to fill the room with the warm scents of these holiday spices.

Here are some of the benefits of this French Toast:

Cardamom

“Cardamom is used for digestion problems including heartburn, intestinal spasms, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diarrhea, constipation, liver and gallbladder complaints, and loss of appetite. It is also used for common cold and other infections, cough, bronchitis, sore mouth and throat, urinary problems, epilepsy, headache, and high blood pressure.”

Also among the benefits of cardamom is that it’s considered an anti-inflammatory. Alongside your French Toast, you can sprinkle the spice into a freshly brewed turkish coffee.

Cinnamon

Oh Cinnamon, is there anything you don’t do? There is a lot of research being done on cinnamon in the following areas:

• Inflammation
• Diabetes
• HIV
• Treating wounds
• Digestive problems
• Fungal infections
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Multiple Sclerosis

…and more!

Vanilla

While mostly containing minerals, such as “calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron and zinc,” vanilla also contains some Vitamin B. Research shows Vanilla to “[lower] the body’s cholesterol levels…alleviate arthritis, gout and other inflammatory conditions.”

Nutmeg

You don’t hear much about nutmeg in health food circles, but it is truly an unsung hero that can be used inside and out. The nutrition is very similar to Vanilla with trace minerals and Vitamin B, but it’s also commonly used for inflammation, joint pain, insomnia, digestion issues, depression, concentration issues, bad breath, high blood pressure, and even pimples!

Oranges with zest

While you may lose a fair amount of the Vitamin C when cooked, they still have a ton of nutrients, like Vitamin A, Vitamin B, calcium, potassium. It’s also an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and can help reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Together, this recipe and Sabon’s Limited Edition scent brings me back to nature, like an endless forest of evergreens and flowers, like roses and violets. I use their candles, diffuser aroma, and bath and body products for a fully immersive experience.

Together, you’ll be transported into a magical world with all of your senses.

Use code: PLUM for 15% off your December Holiday Collection purchases on Sabon!