AHHH, TO BE TOUCHED BY TOCCA...

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 5:34pm

MissRo here winding down my week burning one of my favorite candles, Cleopatra by Tocca, and having a glass of wine.

I was first introduced to this line when I used to travel as one of the National Makeup Artists for Molton Brown. One of the boutiques I used to visit was A Beautiful Life in New Hope, PA. First, if you've never been to New Hope and you want a little get-away from the hussle and bussle, you must check out this little town. Second, this is one of my all time favorite boutiques. With hot pink walls and carpet, leopard print furniture and accessories, this place is so much fun. And they carry some great brands such as L'Artisan Parfumeur and Dianne Brill/Lip Lingerie cosmetics.

The first time I smelled both the Cleopatra body lotion and candle, I thought I died and went to heaven. The fragrance smelled so delicious you wanted to eat the products. Every time I went to New Hope and A Beautiful Life I would stock up on my products.

Tocca is the Italian name for "touch" and the company actually started back in 1994 with a clothing line. Tocca Beauty was created in 1997 and has been a cult hit ever since. Tocca Beauty's line includes Delicate Fabric Wash, Candles, Fragrance, and Bath Gels and Body Lotions. Their packaging is beautiful and simple and the names of their products are too, such as Florence and Stella.

Their Candele Da Viaggio is a great gift or a great way to check out some of their most popular candles. This precious, boxed set of assorted travel size candles comes in four of Tocca's most popular scents: Cleopatra, Grace, Havana and Kyoto. This luxurious set is a perfect gift or a fun indulgence. Each set includes four 1.2oz votives and a signature Tocca matchbox.

Or try their Cleopatra Bagno Da Viaggio, Bath and Body gift set. Housed in a cream colored set up box inspired by the old Italian candy boxes, Tocca's luxurious Gift Set will indulge you with a travel-sized shower gel, body lotion and candelina in the grapefruit-cucumber scent of Cleopatra. Includes 4 oz. shower gel, 4 oz. body lotion, 2.85 oz. travel candle.

To check out more of the Tocca Beauty line, click here.

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Fri, 09/25/2009 - 5:40pm

shaybear says,

I adore a lovely scented candle - it can really give the living space of your home a lift. I have to be careful what kinds of scents I use as my partner and I have allergies [worst luck!].I generally love warm scents like orange, cinnamon and musks. : ]

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Oily Age: 26

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 12:40am

himekosorano says,

I love those kinds of scents too - especially around the holidays. What I like to do sometimes is do a simmering potpourri. The scent fills the whole house. Well, I guess it depends on the size of the house, lol. Anyway, you can either do this on the stove or in a crock pot (so you don't have to watch the stove). Anyway, take a good sized pot or sauce pan and fill it about 3/4 full of water and bring it to a boil. Add your ingredients, let them boil for a few minutes and then take them down to a simmer and let them do it all day (naturally turn off the heat when you leave the house). Just make sure to watch the water level, you don't want a dry pot. I personally love orange peel, lemon peel, cinnamon sticks and cloves. It smells divine. But you can do it with any combination: dried fruits, citrus rinds, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, apple juice (some juices that may be a bit past their drinking prime), anise, nutmeg, vanilla allspice... use your imagination! Or take the easy way out and google simmering pot recipes. :)

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Oily Age: 20

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 6:34pm

Chelsea1 says,

My first candle love still belongs to Yankee Candle Co....I love all of their scents. I have probably 20 half burned candles for the different seasons. They last so long and keeps the scent year over year. My favorite scents are Patchouli, Sandalwood, Storm Watch, Country Linen...I also love scents like almond, cranberry, and spice during the holidays. The only place I've seen Tocca in my area has been Sephora. They sound divine!

Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Red Skintype: Combination Age: 25

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:07pm

KingTaco says,

My first candle love still belongs to Yankee Candle Co....Me too! I especially love their autumn scents, like pumpkin.

Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blonde Skintype: Oily Age: 37

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:15pm

a_banger says,

i miss keeping candles and their scents. wasnt allowed in the dorms or my apartment building and im just never home enough to really enjoy them now.

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Normal Age: 22

Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:55pm

ls820 says,

i've never been much of a candle person, i'm quite sensitive to scented things/perfume, i just have a bad reaction to some of them if they are too strong and get drowsy.but i like burning normal candles lol it's fun :)

Lily =o)http://lazyscorner.blogspot.com/

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Skintype: Combination Age: 20

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 2:16am

spf4214 says,

I love scented candles, and also wax melts, they freshen up the house beautifully. I love a range of scents, but generally opt for fruity ones, like melon, or berries or mint for summer, and more sugary ones for winter, like vanilla, chocolate, caramel ...

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Normal Age: 21

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 2:55am

artcandy says,

I always fall in love with these kind of boutiques MissRo, and with the quaintness of the place like you describe, it would be hard to get me out of there. I live to far away... in Canada, So I will have to stick to checking out their products at Sephora. I too love the Yankee candle company. I find the little ones make greats gifts along with a card. I just bought one last week called Maple cake, and love it!Artcandy

♥Robyn♥

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Black Skintype: Combination Age: 40

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 5:20am

gourmetcandles says,

I love fall scented candles this time of year as I cannot stop burning my pumpkin cheesecake jar candles They make great gifts too. They just came out with a Harvest Time scent that will certainly change the season in your place.

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Sat, 09/26/2009 - 5:52am

RoXySurFinGrL28 says,

Iam a sucker for yankee Candle! My mom used to work for them and both of our houses are FILLLLED with candles! My all time favorite is Happy birthday cup cake!! YUM YUM! * I love the packaging it looks so clean and nice! Thank you for the review.. iam going to check them out right now!

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Blonde Skintype: Combination Age: 22

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 6:08am

elle_71125 says,

I am such a Yankee Candle fan...they will always be my go to company for a yummy scented candle. (right now, my favorite is their berry and cedar candle...it's a christmas time candle but that doesn't stop me from lighting it in the summer).I will have to find Tocca in a store (Sephora?) because I like to smell the candles first).

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Combination Age: 25

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 7:39am

sheebaj15 says,

i loves candles especially the holiday scented ones. like pumpkin, christmas tree, baked cookies, etc. i love love love it!!! the house feels so much more homey and comforting.

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Skintype: Normal Age: 25

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 9:12am

kilikena says,

I love candles!!! I remember when I was growing up my dad did not allow them in the house because he didn't want us kids to "burn the house down" so now I'm not living with him I have many candles :)

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Combination Age: 23

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 9:53am

PR3TTYnihkee says,

I found these candels in some raaaaandom place in Williamsburg Brooklyn, and they smells like the most amazing spicey candels EVER. Theyre called PRIMESPICE and my fav smells is the Elephant Ginger. I also like Comme Des Garcons candels. Theyre more of a MAN smell, but I really like it regardless.

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Normal Age: 19

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 10:40am

xxciaobella says,

Last year around Christmas, I received a mis-sent Sephora package containing the 4-pack of candles/matchbook (and a Guerlain perfume that smelled like hand sanitizer)I brought the package back and they wouldn't let me return it, saying I should be happy with it and blah blah blah :)These candles are DIVINE! They look so sophisticated with their paleness and glass cups and logo :) They smell like expensive spas in faraway countries and allow me to completely relax. One small candle is strong enough to make the whole house smell great!

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Skintype: Combination Age: 18

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 11:59am

maimai says,

OOOhhh... I love scented candles! I will try... Ahhh

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Combination Age: 34

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 12:25pm

Jan in ID says,

I love scented candles! Yankee's are my favs, but I'm willing to get any candle company a try!

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Blonde Skintype: Combination Age: 36

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 1:45pm

mjsred says,

I have actually orered from "A Beautiful Life" online but have never been to the shop and would love to,it's a GREAT area! I love the Tocca candles too as well as the exquaite ones by Votivo,Seda,and Red Flower. :)I have a "thang'" for candles.

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Red Skintype: Combination Age: 54

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 2:07pm

xemailheather says,

Haha well I adore these Glade "candles". They really are awesome & we never use our real candles anyways.

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Skintype: Dry Age: 15

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 3:42pm

allmaple says,

I love candles but we actually don't use them very often. Mostly we get a fall Scented Yankee candle and have it going during Halloween/Thanksgiving.I don't put many products in the bath, because we have an air jet tub at home and I am not sure if you can have bubbly kinds of things in there. Although after reading the post about the etsy store with bath bombs I may need to try those...

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Oily Age: 23

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 4:54pm

Fabulously Thrifty says,

I love candles- just lighting one and having the flickering light and the sweet aroma just instantly puts me in a relaxing mood. I'm limited to Yankee Candle Co., but would like to get into some more soy brands, since they are better for the environment. My candle tastes are simple and limited to anything that smells like something sweet, cookies, cupcakes, chocolate, anything! LoL

Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Combination Age: 24

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 8:20pm

faith24 says,

i love candles and burn them year round, alternating with fragrance oils. But i do find it hard to pay a high price for such a small size candle... I usually stick to my 10 oz BBW candles - favorites are Pineappple Mango and Strawberry- they scent my living room withing minutes!

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Combination Age: 25

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 9:38pm

punkeydew says,

mmmmm I love scented candels!I have so many... but usually I dont want to burn them.... because then they'll be gone!I love the wedgewood candles that sound like burning wood. They smell really good! and I love the jar candles from bath and body works.So many colors and scents to match any room!i will have to keep my eyes out for this one. I am curious to the scent now!

Tan is Love

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Red Skintype: Combination Age: 23

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 6:09am

sangus217 says,

Yankee Candles are gorgeous. I love evening air, it smells amazing. I hate the seasonal ones thou, especially the cinnamon candle. They used to be limited it qvc a few years ago but you can buy them anywhere now. The are sooo expensive but last forever.

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Combination Age: 24

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 7:16am

connemara22 says,

Wow, I am so surprised that you all love yankee so much. I am not fond of them at all. They are too dry for my liking.I love slatkin candles and for for every home/for every body candles. I like a candle with a lot of oil in it (strong scented)...you can usually tell if it is a highly scented candle by running your finger over the top of the candle--if you feel an oil slick there is a lot of oil in it. Yankees tend to be very dry.My favorite is a bath and body works candle that smells like strawberries and a pocono mountain candle that smells like oranges--yummy!!!!

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Combination Age: 36

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 7:36am

erica says,

My favorite thing to do is make "cocktail" scents, I burn 4 or 5 different scents at a time, but they all blend together to make a theme. Like right now, it is rainy and gloomy outside, so I feel nostalgic for the beach, so I am burning "shore breeze", "beach party", "strawberry fields" and then I am burning fragrance oil in "pomegranite martini".

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Blonde Skintype: Oily Age: 41

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 12:54pm

hippieglamchica says,

I love candles!!!!

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Skintype: Normal Age: 23

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 1:12pm

mjsred says,

OMG...I forgot about the "Slatkin" candles...the fig one is AMAZING!!!I don't like Yankee Candles...ducks the flying lipsticks being hurled at her.They all smell like plastic to me?The "best" candle I ever had was one of those by Elton John for his AIDS foundation? Can't remember the name of it but it smells like being by a fire and scented the whole house in like 5 minutes!

Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Red Skintype: Combination Age: 54

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 8:25pm

savvysherri says,

I grew up not too far from New Hope, Pa and love A beautiful life. These candles all smell great and they set a wonderfully romantic mood. I burn them all the time.

Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Dry Age: 46

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 9:16pm

Kimchi says,

I *really* got into B&BW's Brown Sugar and Fig scent for a while. It's so warm and delicious!

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Sun, 09/27/2009 - 9:31pm

Lanz says,

I love candles, they relax me ESP if they have a light but gorgeous smell about them... *off to light a candl*

Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Brunette Skintype: Normal Age: 21

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 7:26am

cac says,

I haven't tried Tocca yet but this review makes me want to. I love scented candles. I think my favorite is Votivo's Red Currant - but also many of the fall-scented candles too, especially pumpkin ones. There's just something so relaxing (and romantic) about the light fragrance of a candle, the flickering light... The good thing about soy candles is that when they burn, they don't make dark smoky film on your walls and ceiling. But I can't really restrain myself to JUST the soy ones.

Carole

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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 9:42am

devildoll133 says,

I love Tocca candles and can't get enough of them!!!

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Tue, 09/29/2009 - 4:45pm

Missy_Missles says,

I have always loved candles...and I have t say I enjoy alot of different types of scents - sugary, floral, earthy, clean...to me they're all fabulous! Just depends on my mood. So I guess I haven't met a candle that I didn't like ;)I usually buy Yankee Candle, Bath and Body Works, Slatkin, Henri Bendel...and now I am excited to try Tocca! They sound absolutely divine. I wish I could make it up to A Beautiful Life and check out the boutique, but I might not come home!!! ♥

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Sat, 10/03/2009 - 8:32pm

sunshinegal says,

I love Chagrin Valley soap bars and Aveeno body lotion mixed with Jojoba oil (not glamorous by any means but my skin is allergic to most scented and unnatural products) and this all makes my skin so smooth and soft! Oh and for candles I love anything apple, pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla or cookie flavored. I can't handle too strong of scents though or I get a headache, dang nose if like a hound dog nose. lol