OK, so Proenza Schouler's new Arizona EDP is a perfume but we'd be remiss to not include it in this roundup for one very big reason: it's the first time white cactus flower has ever been used in a fragrance. The EDP smells like an open-air laundromat smack dab in the center of the Sonoran Desert — light, clean, creamy and sweet.
Speaking of perfume, Mileo New York is a new luxury skin care line that combines high-quality face oil with carefully blended fragrance in what it calls "Skin Regenerating Elixirs." Amber Fort combines a handful of organic, wild harvested and ethically farmed ingredients that brighten and restore the skin, including cactus pear, ambrette seed, rose, jasmine, sandalwood and oud resin.
While heavy creams have their place in any skin care rotation, sometimes a person just wants to reach for something light. Dermalogica's Calm Water Gel fits the bill. It's a weightless water-gel moisturizer that turns into a thin fluid once it hits your skin, imparting the soothing and moisturizing properties of cactus pear extract and the softening abilities of apple fruit extract.
