The Sorbet Candle from Maison La Bougie: "We'd call it more ice cream than sorbet, as a delectably creamy note shares room with sweet, tart strawberry and lush rose. Youthful and fun, this is a candle to liven up a rainy day or accentuate a sunny one." Additional notes include peaches, basil and cloves. $45 for 190g at Luckyscent.
I have two “kids”; both cats. If they could give Father’s Day presents to me, I know they’d be either food-focused (Teddy Caramelo Calzini: redhead, polydactyl with attitude) or toy-focused (Uncle Vanya Mandelstam: he catches birds through windows — a feat! And he insists on wearing his luxurious coat all year round…see above).
Following are some perfume-adjacent gift suggestions for your father (that I’d like to receive or already own and can recommend); no foods or toys made the list! (Unless you count booze.)
Bastide Aix en Provence Les Chevaliers Body Wash Collection: five 50 ml body washes…
Well, it kind of makes you wonder, 'What do I know? What wisdom do I have?' So I started keeping a list of my wisdom. Part of it is, you have to be really careful about scented candles. There's really only two kinds worth having... Diptyque or Trudon.
— David Sedaris, on how he decided what to tell Oberlin graduates in his commencement address. Read more (and watch the video!) at Boing Boing.
Limited edition candles from A1 (yep, the steak sauce folks): "Give the gift of meat and make every room smell deliciously tasty. With three distinct “flavors,” these A.1. Meat Scents are the perfect thing to make anyone hungry and happy. So now you don’t have to do the whole cooking thing to get that hearty smell." Available in Original, Burger and Backyard BBQ, $14.99 each here.
The last time I bought a Papier d'Arménie candle, I had to have it shipped from London. Beautyhabit currently has all 3 variations (Traditional, Rose, and my favorite, Francis Kurkdjian's Arménie) in stock, 220g each for $35. A box of 6 packets of the burning papers is $32.