Created by parfumier Sarah Horowitz, Creative Scentualization is a line that manages to bottle every plausible emotion into a tantalizing cream, essential oil, or cologne to daub behind your ears or other special places. The Perfect Love Cream is a hedonist’s delight—a combo of Mandarin orange, bergamot, red rose, honeysuckle, vanilla, and amber will make you feel as unconquerable as Cleopatra (or even Aphrodite) herself.

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Tired of wearing drab solids and pinstripes? Nine-to-fivers, meet Julie Chaiken, founder and president of Chaiken Clothing. Since she launched the company in 1994, sophisticated urbanites and suburban professionals have received a boost of refined, colorful style. The Chaiken look is beautifully tailored and sexy. When it comes to professional threads, this combo is hard to come by.

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Check out this cool shoulderbag made by laser Sintered PA in in white / black. Designed by Jiri Evenhuis and Janne Kyttanen for the Finnish design company FOC. A copany where cutting edge technology meets design. Founded by Janne Kyttanen 2000 in Helsinki Finland.

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The one activity we like better than eating dessert is unwinding in a hot, sudsy bath. Imagine our delight to find this little indulgence, which appears to have been created for serious sugar addicts. Fresh’s Petit Soaps, like the orange chocolate variety pictured after the jump, have unexpected fragrances that smell good enough to eat. As a bonus, they’re hand-wrapped in elegant Japanese and European papers. Start lathering, ladies!

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Sharon Stone, Angela Bassett, Charlize Theron and Salma Hayek are just a few of the sexy stars who have draped their bodacious bodies in designs by Kevan Hall. Hall launched his eponymous couture line in 1982. Just six years later he was nominated by fashion retailers and the press as one of California’s Top Designers. He then stepped into the prestigious position of Design and Creative Director at Halston to revive the dormant brand to its former glory. “I enjoy the process of design from concept to execution,” he says. “But the most gratifying part is seeing a design come to life on a beautiful woman.”

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Cinda McGraw’s jewelry embodies the free spirit and elegant beauty of Santa Barbara, one of our favorite weekend destinations. McGraw lives next to the wondrous and wild Pacific Ocean where she finds much of her color inspiration. This 18k gold bracelet is bursting with tones of the fiery summer sun. Garnet and citrine are a perfect team and work together to complement the season’s citrus-toned nail lacquer.

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Dear Charlotte has created a chic web of feminine fashions. Step father Mick Jones of Foreigner has undoubtedly influenced her unique designs. Ronson got started on the right foot as an assistant at some of New York’s elite fashion houses. Retail stores started showing interest in her unique creations and her business took off at the speed of a proverbial sewing machine. The C. Ronson look is sexy and cute—two characteristics that rarely co-exist.

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Some women say the surest way to appear slimmer is to wear black from head to toe. Maybe so, but we’d rather wear a skyscraper heel that teeters on the brink of divadom. This sexy gold t-strap sandal with encrusted flower detail is a Giuseppe Zanotti creation out of Madison Avenue, New York. Wear them with pride and a self-assured smirk. Just remember to hold your head tall and swing that sexy, shiny mane like you own the sidewalk.

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Directionally challenged? There’s hope for you yet. Fashion designer Lucy Hornberger serves up your favorite city on a scarf. That’s right: her lovely silk creations are printed with maps. Now that’s functional fashion. The collection is inspired by the silk Escape Maps issued to Allied airmen during WWII. Among the featured cities? Venice (pictured), London, Paris, Rome, New York, Washington and San Francisco. While you’re browsing the site, take a peek at the art scarves adapted from masterpieces of Asian art.

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There’s nothing like a fabulous ring to make you feel feminine while chained to your laptop, as our hard-working international correspondents will attest. A stylish piece like this Adam + Eve ring (note the adorable apple and fig leaf) by Solange Azagury Partridge gives weary-eyed professionals something pretty to look at while typing away at their keyboards. Partridge’s modern creations have a hint of vintage influence.

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