We snag beauty’s best new steals and deals

Mikki Taylor, beauty director and cover editor: I just love a good buy (read: more dash than cash!). Right now, I’m crazy for Victoria’s Secret Beauty’s Pink Eau de Parfum Spray ($25). It’s like lingerie in a bottle: filmy and delicate with the perfect mix of freesia, violet leaves and peonies. Perlier’s Honeysuckle Bath Salts (about $25) are so well priced I never think twice. This 17.6-ounce tub of skin-smoothing salts scents my bathroom and invigorates my spirit.

Stephanie Scott, assistant beauty editor: As a cost-efficient alternative to my favorite Saturday treat (a visit to SoHo Nails), I’ve created my own nail spa so I can get the relaxing benefit of a salon pedicure at home. For an effer-vescent, refreshing soak, I plop Earth Therapeutics’ Tea Tree Oil Fizzing Foot Bath (about $6) into my foot massager. To soothe my aching calves, I rub in Bio Solutions PediCare Spa Icy Gel (about $18). Its eucalyptus, peppermint and Hawaiian sea-plant extracts–which revive, cool and moisturize–are sheer bliss.

Vanessa Bush, fashion and beauty features editor: I’ve got champagne taste on a cola budget; so for me value equals longevity. With its biggie-size pump bottle and luxurious scent, [H.sub.2]O+’s Honey Skin Nourishing Lotion (about $23) is worth every penny. And talk about stretching a dollar: (Ebene Home Spa’s Vanilla Body Bar (about $4) is 100-percent pure soap, so it outlasts the average bar, which makes me–and my wallet–very happy.

Sharon Elcock, fashion and beauty coordinator: If I could put a price tag on tranquillity, I’d start with these two treats. Crabtree and Evelyn’s Memento Potpourri Home Decoration Box ($25) is a sensuously scented mix that includes a variety of exotic seashells and blended oils (including orange flower, ginger and lemon). Cali’s Oliva Salata ($19) is an exfoliant lover’s dream. Rich in Italian olive-oil extract, Mediterranean sea salt and white ginger, this skin saver smooths and revitalizes.