I used to use this lip balm by Nuxe that I’d order directly from a little pharmacy in Paris. I’d order several jars of it because it was about $6 and it was incredible. And then, high-end American beauty shops started to carry the line, and suddenly, it was over $20 a jar. And that’s crazy. Well, not so crazy, because, admitting that I am a fierce lip balm addict, I would actually pay that. But on principle, I decided not to. I was bothered by something that in one country is reasonably priced but in another country is outrageously priced. Kind of like my beloved Petit Bateau tee-shirts, about $7 a pop at Galeries Lafayette, a French department store in Paris, and about $30 a shirt here in the states. So unfair.

Anyway, recently, I ordered a bottle of this dry oil, also by Nuxe, and I’m in love. It’s a little decadent, but I am now a loyalist. You can use it on anything, and I mean anything. On our end-of-summer vacation up to the mountains, I’d use it on Pea after a day outside in the water. I’ve used it on my own legs when they’ve been itchy and dry. I’ve used it on my cuticles and on my face and these past few days? I’ve used it on my hair, and let me tell you, it is glorious. After I blow-dry my hair, I rub a few squirts through the ends and it makes my hair all shiny and glossy and healthy-looking. And it’s been windy here, so when the wind blows my hair into my face, I get this amazing whiff of almonds. My husband actually made fun of me the other day, and then promptly asked me to “seriously, stop smelling your hair, it’s weird.”

I like products that do double – even triple – duty, and this is one of them. And although it has a spray pump on it, making it easier to use, I recommend using it with caution. It’s housed in a glass bottle which can become mighty slippery when you have the oil on your hands. Don’t find that out the hard way. Like I did. And it comes with a 6-month expiration date, hence the rush for me to find new and clever ways to use the product. Our six months together are coming to an end, and it would be nothing short of a sin not to finish using it before it expired.