Time is running out — if you still need to buy a present for Mother’s Day, get cracking! A few last suggestions:
In case Mom has been extra-extra good this year: Annick Goutal’s Mandragore Eau de Parfum in a 100 ml limited edition, numbered butterfly bottle, handpainted by French artist Caroline Rennequin. $250 at Saks…
I’m starting this year’s series of Mother’s Day gift posts early only because I’ve seen so many great gift ideas this year. And shopping early never hurts, right?
Tops on my own wish list: the Prada Parfum de Sac, a stainless steel travel atomizer with a snap hook. The Parfum de Sac comes with two .34 oz refills, and is available in either Prada Eau de Parfum or Prada Tendre. Reasonably priced at $65…
Having recently, and happily, reviewed Diptyque’s Figuier, I thought to continue with the fig thread by introducing the Malva candle by Linari. One of their twelve available scented candles, Malva is elegantly packaged, with a frosted glass container with Linari etched all over it, and a rather nice Wenge wood lid that can also double as a coaster while the candle is burning. Linari claims to offer both ‘seductive fragrance and pure design’, and the design is certainly appealing in a minimalist sort of way.
I read the Malva description online, and was looking forward to the ‘never ending fireworks of the delicate scent of green figs and bergamot’, complimented by nutmeg, wild raspberry and cedar…
The Thymes has launched the Indigenous collection of home fragrances:
Expand your horizons. Ignite your senses. Enhance your connection with the world around you with Indigenous by Thymes…
I first smelled Diptyque’s Figuier on a cold grey October afternoon at a friend’s weekend home, as we prepared tea and sat down for a major catch up session. I left feeling cheered by not only the conversation, but also by the lovely warm scent that had permeated the living room by the time I left.
Warmth could be seen as a contradiction in this scented candle that is described by Diptyque as coming “from the crushed leaves of the fig tree….slightly fruity, but mostly green”, but nonetheless, it is there. The same perfume essence that is used in the beloved Philosykos scent is used in this candle and it has strong notes of fig leaf sap, but I did not detect any of the cedar or musk notes found in Philosykos — this is a fairly monochromatic scent. It is touted as one of the top sellers of Diptyque’s well known candle line and I’m not surprised, as the green, slightly woody, sappy warmth is an easy going addition to any atmosphere, pleasing to both men and women…