Most of Philosophy’s three-in-one products (shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath) smell like sweet stuff — baked goods (cinnamon buns, pumpkin pie), desserts (raspberry sorbet, key lime pie) or beverages (cafe au lait, mimosa). So consider the holiday Memory Sage kit a novelty. The scent of the three-in-one and companion body lotion ($25) is missing the velvet-dusty undertones of the plants growing in my garden, but it does have a refreshing quality — and there is a sweet kick, so as not to alienate the core customer. Find it at the Philosophy store at Casa Paloma in Chandler or at Sephora stores.

The latest fragrance by Dolce & Gabbana is called simply The One — a reference to the woman who wears it. The designers might be known for flamboyant combinations of menswear and siren femininity, but this scent stays on the Oriental floral side, with a sweet, powdery first note. Other strong accords include plum, vanilla and sweet musk. Eau de parfum costs $62-$82 at finer department stores like Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom.

The news about the girl who committed suicide after being taunted on MySpace reminded me of what turned out to be a prescient report I received earlier this month from, of all companies, Ban antiperspirant/deodorant. After the company hosted an online poll of teenage girls with Seventeen magazine, Ban asked a child and adolescent psychologist with expertise in stress and coping to identify factors that lead to adolescent stress. At the top of her list: social Web sites like MySpace and Facebook, which “can lead to more opportunities for gossip and rumors to spread, which can be a major source of stress,” the report said.

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