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La Boule de Provence

Posted by Robin on 3 March 2015 10 Comments

A short piece for L'Artisan Parfumeur's new terracotta home fragrance "object", La Boule de Provence. The scent features lavender, hay, rosemary, tomato leaf and basil, and there are 3 sizes, $100 - $280.

Filed Under: home fragrance, perfume in the news
Tagged With: lartisan parfumeur, video

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  1. Kevin says:
    3 March 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Much prefer the amber balls…but, good grief!…they’re $220-$550 now!

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    • Robin says:
      3 March 2015 at 2:32 pm

      Wow, are they? Then this one is a bargain. I think Jessica got to smell one at their last press event…

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    • Jonas says:
      3 March 2015 at 2:39 pm

      They really ought to release some Musk Balls one day. 😉

      Are those amber balls very long lasting?

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      • Kevin says:
        3 March 2015 at 2:53 pm

        Jonas: they last a loooong time…a woman next to me at work had one for three years before she replaced the crystals! Every day the sun would hit the boule on the ledge next to her desk…and you could smell the amber. Still, I’m tempted to make my own boule on the potter’s wheel and just buy the crystals!

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    • Robin says:
      3 March 2015 at 3:11 pm

      Wait…looking at the amber balls at Luckyscent, and no — the medium is $140. Maybe they’ve gone up since they got them in stock?

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      • Jonas says:
        3 March 2015 at 5:51 pm

        I just looked into this. Luckyscent has 20g, 50g, and 100g sizes with prices ranging from $90 to $220. The L’Artisan website has 100g, 200g, and 300g sizes with prices ranging from $220 to $550. For what it’s worth, they also have a 20g amber sachet for the budget conscious. It’s “only” forty dollars.

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        • Robin says:
          3 March 2015 at 6:25 pm

          Ah, then possibly the smaller size is discontinued AND prices have gone up.

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          • Jonas says:
            3 March 2015 at 9:56 pm

            The European online store has all five sizes in stock.

  2. Lisa D says:
    3 March 2015 at 7:23 pm

    I received an amber ball as a gift several years ago – it unfortunately broke at some later point. The amber-y flakes on the inside were quite redolent, and lasted a really long time. I wouldn’t refuse one, but really, they’re ceramic pomanders – no reason on earth they should be as expensive as they are.

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    • Robin says:
      3 March 2015 at 7:37 pm

      Quite true that they’re a luxury item. I wouldn’t refuse one either 🙂

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