This weekend the thirteenth-century Florentine brand Santa Maria Novella will open it’s fifth US store in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Some generous soul gave me some of these phenomenal products to try and I am completely flipping out over the Body Milk and the Calendula Cream. The company first opened its pharmacy of herbal remedies and scents to the public in 1612 and celebrates its 400th anniversary this year. How many brands can claim that? They have a limited distribution and in addition to the five US stores they have now they also plan on opening in Denver and Toronto.
