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Philosophy Brings a Bit of Chicago History to Your Bath

BellaSugar — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:00:23 PST

For decades, the Midwest's best department store was Marshall Field's. Situated in the heart of Chicago's Loop, the store took up an entire city block. For generations of Chicagoans, Marshall Field's was the epitome of class, customer service, and elegance. The building is still there, but last year it was bought by Federated Department Stores, which renamed the store Macy's. (Dumb move on their part-many unhappy Chicagoans have been boycotting the store ever since.)

Although I'm sad to see the Marshall Field's name go, there is a good consolation prize. Macy's worked with Philosophy to create the The Frango Mint Diet ($20), a three-in-one shower gel, bath gel, and shampoo. I don't like the "diet" part of the name (do we really need to constantly be reminded to lose weight? Ugh) but I do like the concept. It's modeled after Marshall Field's famous Frango mints, which blend chocolate with a cool mint flavor. The candies are delicious, and this stuff smells just like a fresh box of them.

I've already said that Philosophy's triple-threat products don't work well as a shampoo, so I'd use this just as a bath and shower gel. But how great would it be to slip into a warm, sudsy bath with a plate of Frango mints-real ones-to nibble?

Shirtless Neil Patrick Harris Joins David Burtka and Their Twins on a Mediterranean Vacation With Elton John!

Mackenzie Wagoner — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:59:01 PDT

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka jetted to France for a family vacation with twins Gideon and Harper and found themselves sunning along the coast of France with friends Elton John, David Furnish, and their son, Zachary. NPH is coming off his latest media blitz, promoting his Summer live-action 3D film The Smurfs. The film wasn't a runaway success with critics, but it did share the top spot at the box office with Cowboys & Aliens last weekend, each respectively taking in $36.2 million. NPH missed out on ABC's TCA events this week in LA, but his costar Jason Segel was there to represent the cast of How I Met Your Mother and field questions about the show's upcoming seventh season. He didn't give away any mother spoilers, though Jason did talk about his character, Marshall, becoming a dad, saying, "I feel so bad for whatever kids they hire. I'm so awkward. I'm like the Abominable Snowman from the Bugs Bunny cartoons. These poor, acting babies."

12 Surprising Facts About Elizabeth Taylor's Fragrance Empire

Annie Tomlin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:42:16 PDT

Elizabeth Taylor wasn't the first star to launch her own fragrance, but she was certainly the most successful one. Her debut scent, 1987's Passion, was an instant best seller; White Diamonds, launched in 1991, remains among the most popular today. You might know that, but we've found 12 surprising tidbits about Elizabeth Taylor's decades in fragrance. Keep reading for little-known facts about the most successful celebrity fragrance maker of all time.