Another holiday candle option, this one from Parfums de Nicolaï. "Pain d’épices is a happy blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves whose addictive and mellow facets envelop you in sweetness." 190g for €48.
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From Fragonard, a limited edition holiday collection decorated by British artist Lizzie Riches and intended as a tribute to 16th century English painting and gardens. Shown are the three candles: Bois Dormant (above left; "Like a bonfire, this candle's flame dances cheerily in its exquisite jar and fills the house with a woody fragrance"), Cette Nuit Là (above center; "...fills the night with a welcoming fragrance redolent of pine needles") and Orangette (above right; "Cinnamon has been blended with orange to create a candle with sweet notes evoking the festive period"). €31 each for 200g.
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Otherland has two candle collections out for the holidays: Adorned and Gilded. From the Adorned set ("inspired by the downtown discothèque, where the silhouettes shimmer with soul, diamonds duet to disco, and glitzy golds galavant with glee....a celebration of a winter wonderland in the grooviest of ways"), Dessert First, with notes of gingersnap, black cardamom and milky tea. $36 for 277g at Otherland. (A number of these collections are reissues. You can see Kevin's review of Black Velvet, Fallen Fir and Old Fashioned, all in the Gilded collection, plus you can still get others he reviewed from older collections: see Rattan, Kindling, Cardamom Milk and Tapestry.)
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Running low on samples? Amouage's new limited edition Collector’s Sampler Set has 45 two ml vials (15 for men, 15 for women, 15 unisex, and included in that total are 4 yet-to-be-released fragrances). Available in 4 different box designs ("with a removable insert sheet, so the majestic box can transform into a multi-purpose decoration to be taken advantage of"), $395 at Amouage.
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Yet another option for Holiday sparkle: Neiges Nacre from Lise Watier. "Mimicking the waltz of white snowflakes, a delicate pearly shimmer covers Lise Watier's iconic Neiges Eau de Parfum with a soft, pearly sparkle. This limited edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Lise Watier brand that brought it to life nearly 30 years ago. Let yourself be enchanted by this iconic fragrance that picks its essences from the exquisite redolence of pure white flowers." $91 CAD for 50 ml at The Bay.