Elegance? It’s Handmade Soap and Water
I met a good friend recently one morning. Although we talk all the time we hadn’t seen each other in ages. She’s one of those people who like to be stylish and looked stunning, as always and smelled wonderful, so I asked about her perfume.
She told me she’d stopped wearing proper perfume because it gave her headaches and the aroma was actually from a bar of Ylang Ylang I’d sent her. I was so pleased.
Because of a hectic work schedule she’d managed to get her morning routine down to a quick shower and wash with my soap, yet she still looked swish and smelled sophisticated.
It made me think of a quote I’d heard said to come from the famous icon of fashion and photography Cecil Beaton.
“What is elegance? Soap and water!”