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24-05-2025
- General
- Buzz Feed
This Hand Soap Is So Good, I Wash My Hands Just For Fun
I first discovered this hand soap at a spa here in Detroit, right after stepping out of a red light sauna and taking a refreshing shower, feeling like the most relaxed version of myself. I used the restroom before leaving and, upon squirting a drop of the handsoap they had stocked onto my palm, immediately froze. It smelled like a boutique hotel in Copenhagen and the beauty of summer in northern Michigan all at once. Bright citrus. Warm cedarwood. A hint of something herbal that whispered, 'You have your life together.' I was hooked. Naturally, I became obsessed. So, I bought the exact soap — Grown Alchemist's hand wash in Sweet Orange, Cedarwood, and Sage — and now it lives in my bathroom like the smug, perfect little status symbol it is. The bottle is minimal and apothecary-chic, like it belongs next to some $85 face oil I pretend to use. Basically, it's giving 'quiet luxury,' but for your sink. And the smell?? Still everything. Spa-core to the max. I now fully associate it with feeling calm, collected, and slightly more important than I actually am. I literally look forward to washing my hands (which is either a beautiful form of mindfulness or a sign that I need new hobbies). But here's the thing: this little bottle of soap has genuinely upgraded my day-to-day. It's one of those small, repeated rituals that makes your home feel intentional. Every time I use it, it feels like a tiny gift to myself — like I'm not just surviving the day, but romanticizing it a little. BTW, here's why the brand itself is worth knowing: Sure, it's more expensive than drugstore soap, but so is moving into the spa where I found this. Using this at home feels more responsible. Also? Guests always say something. Sometimes it's 'Wow, what is this soap?' Other times, it's just a stunned silence followed by them dramatically inhaling with both hands. Either way, I win. You can snag a bottle of your own from Amazon for $30. Happy handwashing!
South China Morning Post
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Ferraris and Newnham land biggest HK wins with My Wish in Classic Mile
Young jockey and Australian handler team up with pint-sized galloper to claim first leg of four-year-old series by Jay Rooney on Friday, January 31, 2025 7:06 PM Jockey Luke Ferraris celebrates his Classic Mile win on My Wish with connections. Photos: Kenneth Chan Luke Ferraris was almost lost for words and Mark Newnham labelled My Wish's Classic Mile win 'pretty special' as the jockey and trainer bagged their biggest Hong Kong victories at Sha Tin on Friday. The youngest rider on the Hong Kong roster, 23-year-old Ferraris showed poise beyond his years with a peach of a ride from barrier eight to lift My Wish to victory in the first leg of the four-year-old series. The South African grew up at Sha Tin while his father David trained in the city, watching the Classic Mile and other big features over the fence from Racecourse Gardens. 'There were a few flashbacks which entered my mind today when [My Wish] had to get game at the furlong and he did,' Ferraris said in reference to his father's Classic Mile success with Sweet Orange in 2012. — HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) January 31, 2025 'It hasn't set in yet. Obviously going into these big races, you treat them like any other race and there's a bit more glamour and prestige, but you feel the pressure because you're riding the race. 'Tonight, when I sit down it will kick in when I get the messages from my family.' Sent off a $7 chance, My Wish had a dream run in fourth as Glory Elite set a modest speed from the front. Ferraris moved out three wide before the turn to launch My Wish's run, with the pint-sized son of Flying Artie working to the lead approaching the 200m. While the $2.8 favourite Packing Hermod loomed down the centre of the track and Divano launched an incredible run from last, My Wish dug deep and kept on strongly to prevail by a neck. 'I was confident going into the race that we had him in as good a shape as we could,' Newnham said after My Wish notched his fourth win from eight starts. 'We all know he's only a small horse, but gee he's got a big heart. 'The horse is very game, Luke's done a great job with him and my team at home has done a super job because when he first arrived, he was a high-energy horse and wasn't easy to handle. 'He has been troublesome at times, but today he paraded better than he ever has, he went to the start nice and settled and once he got into that position, it was just a matter of whether he was going to be good enough or not.' Francis Lui Kin-wai filled both minor placings, with Divano launching a stunning burst from the tail of the field under Blake Shinn for an impressive second. The Classic Mile once again eluded Zac Purton, with the champion jockey's mount Packing Hermod running on from fifth to be beaten half a length in third. Newnham doesn't expect the 1,800m of the second leg of the Classic Series, the Classic Cup on March 2, to trouble My Wish. 'The way he raced today and the position he put himself in and the way he settled, I think he'll give himself every chance (over 1,800m). If he learns to settle and conserve his energy, he's going to be hard to beat,' Newnham said. The Classic Mile was also Newnham's biggest Hong Kong success. The Australian Group One-winning handler has made a big impact in his second season in the city with 25 wins – 10 of which have been with Ferraris in the saddle. 'I was saying to my dad during the week, [the Classic Mile is] a bit like the Randwick Guineas and I won that with Shadow Hero – it's the first leg of the Triple Crown in Sydney. To win the first leg of it here, it's pretty special,' Newnham said. Ferraris celebrated the second treble of his Hong Kong career on Friday after also booting home Master Phoenix and Newnham's South African import Mid Winter Wind, who scored on his Hong Kong debut at $42.25 in the Class Three Yue Yee Handicap (1,200m). 'I thought he would run well. I thought he might be half a run behind where I needed to have him, but Luke gave him a good ride and used his turn of foot,' Newnham said of Mid Winter Wind, who won four races up to Group Three level in South Africa.
