I’m heading to the ‘land of cheese & chocolate’ (oh, you probably know it by its more common name: Switzerland) to write a spa/wellness story for C Magazine and I wouldn’t dare leave home without packing my new favorite must-have: Vintner’s Daughter, Active Botanical Serum.

Hmmmm, how can I explain this stuff?  Well, it’s sort of like magic in a bottle!  It contains 22 botanical & essential oils—things like marigold oil, dandelion leaf oil, hazelnut oil, and grape seed oil—and it’s made in Napa, California (so you know those are some fancy grapes!).

You can apply it in the morning and again at night, but I usually only use it before bed…and then I wake up all glowy and fresh-faced.  I of course also love to use it when I travel—especially on long-haul flights like the one I’m about to take from Los Angeles.

I’ll admit it’s super pricey ($185 a bottle), but it really works wonders on my skin and I travel so much that I feel like it’s a solid investment (plus I only use a teeny-tiny amount…after all, it’s like liquid gold!). Yes, I have 153 things that I can’t live without all stuffed neatly into my Louis Vuitton carry-on bag, but this Vintner’s Daughter serum is at the top of the heap!

Bon Voyage!