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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 7 October 2025 2 Comments

Cire Trudon’s holiday collection for 2025 once again includes four candles (“Trudon transports us into the heart of an enchanted night, illuminating the winter sky with its constellations. Beneath the celestial vault, shimmering stars and colorful symbols emerge and come to life: a magical universe unfolds, and enchantment takes hold”). The line up: Fir (Green; “An iconic holiday creation, Fir blends notes of conifer, myrrh, and the deep richness of incense absolute, evoking the powerful olfactory presence of majestic festive fir trees”), Libra (Brown; “An amber-woody scent that evokes winter’s sensuality, Libra—named after the Libra constellation—blends warm, intense notes of amber, cedar, and tonka bean”), Luna (Blue; “Luna bears a soft, floral scent- hints of cedarwood and amber add depth to the perfume’s top notes of rose and peony”) and Nazareth (Magenta, shown below; “Nazareth bears a soft, spicy scent- hints of musk and vanilla add depth to the perfume’s top notes of citrus and clove”). They are just starting to trickle out to stores…

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The mostly-on-sick-leave lemming

Posted by Robin on 26 September 2025 Leave a Comment

Merz Apothecary in Chicago (known online as Smallflower) celebrates their 150th anniversary with a new candle: "When customers step through the stained glass door, the most common phrase we hear is, "It smells SO good in here!" We created this candle to capture the intriguing aromas of our store. Cedar and vetiver from our fragrance counter mingle with armoise and medicinal herbs, topped off by the cassis notes of classic European pastilles. Welcome to Merz Apothecary. To celebrate 150 years in business, we've created our own candle, so you can bring the scent of our brick & mortar store home with you!" $50 at Smallflower.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 10 September 2025 4 Comments

Coming from Imaginary Authors, Is This Still Life?, a quince-inspired candle made in collaboration with Saveur magazine, with notes of quince jam, citrus rinds and autumn evenings. You can pre-order now for early November delivery, $48 (size unknown and probably limited edition), at Imaginary Authors. 

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 2 September 2025 2 Comments

From Apotheke, a candle in Orange Blossom Neroli: "A luxury scented candle made with a premium soy-wax blend and perfume-grade fragrance oils featuring the zesty and invigorating scent of Orange Blossom Neroli", with additional notes of bergamot, lime, orange, petitgrain,  geranium, lavender, rose, jasmine, earthy greens, sandalwood, patchouli and musk. At Nordstrom Rack, $29.97 for 312g.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 28 August 2025 4 Comments

From Paddywax, a Cherie candle in Black Fig & Olive: "Our new Cherie candle effortlessly brings a touch of charm to any space. This elegant ceramic vessel features hand-painted details on a scalloped lid with a knob. Once the wax has burned, this vessel is perfectly suited to hold jewelry or trinkets!" With notes of green olive leaves, meyer lemon, frosted aldehydic accord, black figs, hedione, misted fig leaves, poplar wood, clear musk and tonka beans. 155g for $27 at Paddywax.

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