It's not too late: Tu B'Av gifts we'd love for ourselves

This Tu B'Av, we're focusing on gifts we'd buy for ourselves. On the list: an aromatic perfume, exotic body oil, a fabulous travel kit, and a few other favorites we simply adore.

 Happy Tu B'Av (photo credit: INGIMAGE)
Happy Tu B'Av
(photo credit: INGIMAGE)

VOS is a local, vegan, and clean beauty brand that looks amazing, smells divine, and comes in beautiful packaging. Any gift set you create from this brand is a guaranteed hit. Our new obsession: aromatherapy perfumes made from fruits, spices, and plants, bottled in roller packages. Our favorites include the Almond-Green Coconut scent, which is more almond than coconut, with a bitter and refreshing touch, and the Rose Water Powder scent, offering a clean and joyful fragrance that gives a moment of peace and sanity with each inhale. Disclaimer: these aren’t strong, lingering scents that will stay in the room long after you leave, but you’ll find yourself smelling your wrist with passion all day—and that’s what counts.VOS, Aromatherapy Perfumes - NIS 88 for 10ml.Available online and at the store in Beit Yitzhak.

 VOS (credit: Yael Orenstein Hughes)
VOS (credit: Yael Orenstein Hughes)

This Tu B'Av, L'Occitane’s gift sets are as beautiful as ever, perfect for our mental well-being before even spraying a single spritz or opening a cap. The new limited-edition collection, Cherry in Love, blends cherry and strawberry, creating a scent that's slightly sweet, slightly tangy, very fresh, and incredibly delicate. The series also includes all the matching products L'Occitane is known for, beautifully illustrated, and our favorite - mini products in a dainty pink pique fabric makeup bag.L'Occitane, Cherry in Love:Perfume - NIS 259 for 50ml, Mist - NIS 79, Body Lotion - NIS 129, Hand Cream - NIS 43, Travel Kit with bag - NIS 129.

 L'Occitane (credit: PR abroad)
L'Occitane (credit: PR abroad)

HET KI NEN is a Finnish brand with the vision of “bringing the forest to city dwellers.” We're sold already! Products from this brand feature a pine and green tea fragrance, unlike anything else we've tried. The body oil is a particular delight—light, dry, and quickly absorbed, leaving behind silky skin with a glowing finish, and for a moment, you’ll feel like you’re in Finland.Hetkinen - Body Oil NIS 179, Soap NIS 109.Available at ENSO Studio, Rothschild Blvd, Tel Aviv, or online.

 Hetkinen (credit: PR)
Hetkinen (credit: PR)

Two reasons to go for MAC's Tu B'Av set: it includes a lipstick and mascara—the ultimate life-lifting duo; and it's delivered to your door via Wolt, meaning just half an hour between the thought of a gift and it being beautifully wrapped in front of you. The details: Matte Lipstick in Mher, a cheerful pinkish-purple shade, MACStack Mascara (excellent and useful), and Sohr Lip Pencil—a winning trio at a great price.MAC, TU B'AV in Love - NIS 230 (product value NIS 375).Available on Wolt.

 MAC (credit: PR abroad)
MAC (credit: PR abroad)

For your trip to Thailand or, alternatively, your emergency shelter bag—whichever comes first: Daphne Active is the mini version of the well-known electric styling brush, Daphne. In this version, the brush is rechargeable, smaller, lighter, and less pretentious—best suited for taming frizz, styling thin or short hair, or quick touch-ups at red lights, rather than fully straightening wavy or curly hair.Daphne Active - NIS 499.

 Daphne Active (credit: PR)
Daphne Active (credit: PR)

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And finally: Burberry introduces a balanced and sophisticated new fragrance. Less of the fruity, flowery scents that give us headaches, more of the luxurious vanilla, lavender, and ginger combination—creating an elegant, clean, and noble scent that endures the heat and will work well in the fall.BURBERRY GODDESS - NIS 609 for 100ml.

 BURBERRY GODDESS (credit: PR)
BURBERRY GODDESS (credit: PR)