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A discreet lounge

Posted by Robin on 20 April 2024 Leave a Comment

A new feature of the shop is a discreet lounge where customers are invited to personalise their candles by choosing from around thirty imposing jars and eight candle scents. "The candle is then made in our workshops in France, and you have to wait about six weeks to receive it," explains Emanuela Bauriaud, pointing out that the prices of her "semi-measure" candles start from 500 euros.

[...] Another new feature of Maison Diptyque is a room dedicated entirely to workshops. The programme includes flower arranging, painting, potting, etc.

— Read more about Diptyque's new Paris and London stores in Discover Maison Diptyque, the brand's new concept store for scents and objects at Fashion Network.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 19 April 2024 7 Comments

Another candle collab, this one involving our own Dr. Jessica (she consulted on the art history): the Hiroshige candle, created by Joya in collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum for the Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo exhibit. Shown in Spring (at left, Cherry Blossom; "Sugared floral: soft cherry blossom leaves and petals, balanced by water moss, fruit buds, warm woods and honeyed resins") and Summer (at right, Plum Rain; "Shaded green tea blends with raw earth, spice, straw, petrichor and fresh-cut lumber to evoke hidden marshes and purifying showers dispatched by rolling black clouds"), also available in Autumn (Vermilion Maple) and Winter (Purple Wisteria). $28 each for 142g at Joya (where they still have that cronut candle for $32 if you need to bump yourself up to free shipping, plus a nice-looking Year of the Dragon jasmine candle that is a new lemming for me, $38) or directly from Brooklyn Museum.

Azzaro Chrome Azure ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 April 2024 Leave a Comment

Azzaro will introduce Chrome Azure, a new flanker to 1996’s Chrome for Men. Chrome Azure follows 2019’s Chrome Aqua and 2020’s Chrome Extreme…

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DS & Durga Gateau Blackout ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 April 2024 18 Comments

Indie brand DS & Durga has launched Gateau Blackout, a new limited edition fragrance…

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Friday scent of the day 4/19

Posted by Robin on 19 April 2024 158 Comments

Happy Friday and happy Dutch-American Friendship Day! Our community project for today: we’re off to the Netherlands (aka Holland)! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in the Netherlands, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to the Netherlands, or that features a local ingredient, or ?

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

After reading Cutting-edge tech made this tiny country a major exporter of food in The Washington Post (fun fact: The Netherlands, “which is a bit bigger than Maryland … has become the world’s second largest exporter of agricultural products by value behind the United States”) I decided to go with Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Kaleidoscope for the connection to greenhouse vegetables…*

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