Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Indulge Like "Kings & Queens"


Being a graphic designer myself, I'm always on the lookout for products with beautiful packagings. My philosophy is "good things come in good packages". If a company cares enough to make its product look good, it won't let the quality suffer either. So when I saw these beautifully designed shower-gel bottles at Nordstrom, I was instantly attracted.
This newly launched "Kings & Queens" body-care line is a Nordstrom exclusive. It includes shower-gel, body milk, and body butter. All the products are enriched with a mixed fragrance of Pomegranate, Blue Egyptian Lotus and Malachite. I was totally blown away by the the incredible scent. The show gel actually comes in 9 different flavors: myrrh, vanilla pear, jasmine, lime, honey, lemon flower, myrrh, mango, cedar and cinnamon orange, each properly named after a king or queen in the history. For instance, cedar is for King Solomon, honey is for Queen Nefertiti, lime is for King GeorgeIII, etc. (I thought this idea was kind of fun, as most of us do sometimes fantasize ourselves being a king or queen.) The formulas for this line are so rich, and skin-silkening, not to mention they are paraben-free and mineral oil-free. As the nice packaging is a treat for the eyes, I think taking a shower with a yummy scent and velvety feel would be even more pleasant.
Oh, did I mention the prices are incredibly pleasant too? The shower gel is $9 each; the body milk is $11; and body butter is $15. For a little bit of money, we can indulge ourselves like "Kings & Queens".

身为一个平面设计师,我总是会被有漂亮包装的东西所吸引。我的理论是“精致的包装里面通常是好东西”。如果一个公司花了大把的精力在包装上,没道理会把里面的东西做的不好。所以当我在Nordstrom看见这些用精心设计的瓶子装的沐浴露时,我马上爱上他们了。
这新推出的“国王与王后”身体护理系列是Nordstrom专属的,它包括沐浴露,身体乳液和身体乳霜。所有的产品都散发着石榴,兰色埃及莲花和孔雀石的混合香味,我完全被这味道所迷住了。沐浴露居然有九种类型可以供你挑选,有趣的是每一种用的是历史上的一位国王或者王后来命名,比如雪松用的是Solomon国王,蜂蜜用的是Nefertit王后,等等。我猜这个创意是为了让我们每个人把自己当成国王或王后来善待。除了包装吸引眼球,它的美妙的味道和舒服的感觉把沐浴变得更加美好。
对了,我还忘了说它的价格,沐浴露9块钱一瓶,身体乳11块钱,身体乳霜15块钱,你看,只要花一点点钱,我们每个人都是国王和王后。

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