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The daily lemming

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A lemming for Teapot Tuesday: the Beautiful Belle Together compact, from Estée Lauder's collaboration with Disney. "Belle discovered what she was looking for was right in front of her. Relive beloved fairytales. Each compact in this whimsical collaboration with Disney evokes sweet memories from our childhood with iconic stories about strength, love and friendship. Intricately designed by luxury jewelry designer and storyteller Monica Rich Kosann. You'll especially love the charming details, such as how Chip, the teacup jiggles." $250 at Estée Lauder. 

A very creamy, embracing, comforting scent

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In my childhood, I remember when I was around 4 years old or something, in primary school, my teacher would wear a fragrance that would fill the corridors and the entire classroom. It was a very creamy, embracing, comforting scent. What is crazy is that I started studying fragrances when I was 20, 21 years old; at school, we started learning about the composition of classical fragrances, and when I smelled it, more than 17 years later, I immediately recognized it: Guerlain’s Samsara. 

— Perfumer Jérôme Di Marino on his first scent memory. Read more in The Perfumer Who Loves the Smell of His Cats’ Fur at The Cut.

The daily lemming

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If you're a fan of candles in pretty ceramic containers (with lids!), do check out L'Or de Seraphine, a new-ish brand (they debuted in 2019). Shown is my favorite design (I have not smelled any of them, but do comment if you have), No 7 Whitby. "Infused with essential oils, and featuring notes of sea salt, violets, and vetiver, No. 07 is soothing, uplifting and full of joy." Available in small (75g, mostly seeing these in sets of 3), medium (181g) and large (481g), $18-40, in a variety of places including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Candles Off Main or the L'Or de Seraphine website. Candle Delirium has the holiday gift set, 3 small candles for $38 (and they currently have a 15% off Black Friday gift code).

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