The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2018 9 Comments

Want: the new Odeurs d'Egypte collection from Cire Trudon for holiday 2018. The scents are Philae ("The Philæ candle is scented with a soft papyrus fragrance that evokes a timeless heritage"), Amon ("Creative and solar, Amon is the master of eternity: naturally, the Amon candle is scented with traditional incense and the voluptuousness of cedar wood in order for timelessness to prevail") and Gizeh ("The candle’s distinct candied-firewood scent evokes age-old History"). Available in a 3 x 100g gift set, or in individual 270g sizes.

Otherland Rattan, Kindling, Cardamom Milk & Tapestry candles ~ home fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 24 October 2018 11 Comments

Scented candles are expensive. I don’t want to think about the $$$s I’ve spent on them. Here at Now Smell This, I often write about candles that are on the high-end of the candle spectrum (average price: $100). This summer I was introduced to a new line of candles that smell and look (hefty well-designed containers and packaging) more extravagant than their $36 price — Otherland.

The Core Collection provided my first sniffs of Otherland candles and two scents stood out for me: Rattan and Kindling…

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Diptyque holiday candles 2018

Posted by Robin on 20 October 2018 7 Comments

Diptyque has introduced their Holiday 2018 candle collection, Légende du Nord, decorated by Pierre Marie…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 3 October 2018 Leave a Comment

Scented candles from Annick Goutal's new Home Collection. Right now I am lemming the green one ("Un Jardin Aromatique draws inspiration from the great tradition of English gardens that display an extraordinary palette of colours and scents, mixing aromatic plants like sage, mugwort and mint with freshly cut grass.") or the black (not shown; "Bois Cendrés tells the story of a magical and mysterious wood where anything is possible. A flash of sparks releases an enchanting swirl of woody smoke.") $72 for 185g. Over the pond, they also sell refills (€37, about $43) so you can reuse the glass.

Top 10 Fall Fragranced Things 2018

Posted by Kevin on 14 September 2018 40 Comments

While growing up in the hot and steamy South, I loved autumn and its coolness, and you’d think that after Seattle’s oven-like temperatures and dangerously smoky skies this summer, I’d be looking forward to autumn. Wrong. I’m already counting the weeks till spring and wishing I could move to Buenos Aires for the next six months and enjoy spring and summer all over again. Perhaps I’ve changed (emotionally?) but fall feels sad this year; I reckon it’ll be dark, sodden, the beginning of The End — the interminable winter months.

This year I’m going to avoid sentimentality, Japanese death poems, lethargic piano music and drama (I won’t be stoking my self-pity). I’ll tackle my negative autumn (and winter) moods with fun things…

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