To make up for the winter darkness (don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend!) Ormonde Jayne has four mini candle trios to give away. Each set includes 3 candles (in Ta’if, Sampaquita & Orris Noir) which burn for 20 hours each. The trio comes in a mandarin orange box tied with black satin.
Update: we have our four winners! Congratulations to Georgia, HarleyQ, Simisker and Gvillecreative. You have until Sunday night to send me your mailing details…
As it is for many people, fall is my favorite time of year. Perhaps this is because around here it is the most fragrant season: the cool, damp leaves send up a sweet, cidery rot, I could swear there is always a tinge of woodsmoke in the air, and the evergreens seem sharper and straighter as the deciduous competition flames out. Early every morning, after bumping around and out of my pitch-dark apartment, I take a deep draw of cool air and wonder if this smell is a regular olfactory hallucination, since I live in an urban neighborhood with bylaws against bonfires and no apple orchards for miles. Whether I am susceptible to seasonal scent suggestion disorder or not, I love the colors and skies of autumn, and the weather is often invigorating enough for me to look fondly upon the hooting, rowdy herds of schoolkids that suddenly appear on every sidewalk. Even if fall doesn’t make you feel this disgustingly cheerful, you can still spend your season of mists and mellow fruitfulness in gorgeous perfumes. Please comment with your own fall favorites and let me know if you’ve sampled the new Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles. I haven’t tried it yet, and am wondering whether it will be added to my current autumn Lutens rotation of Chêne, Santal Blanc and El Attarine.
Etro Shaal Nur: Rather like a more contemplative, citrus-tinged Habanita, this is an airy, incense-smoke version of Molinard’s classic vetiver-vanilla. While not being particularly strong — it’s better sprayed than dabbed — Shaal Nur has impressive projection…
Ormonde Jayne has introduced new packaging and a revamped website, and will launch Tiare, a new perfume for women, in October:
TIARE (the emblem of Tahiti and pronounced tee –a- ray)
Like precious jewels resting on dark green foliage…
Ormonde Jayne has introduced new travel-sized sprays in all of the brand’s fragrances:
Today, responding to deafening demand, each fragrance comes in an elegant box of four 10ml eau de parfum sprays…
Mother’s Day is May 10, and it’s coming up fast…here are a few gift suggestions to get you started.
From Ormonde Jayne, an engraved bottle (shown above left): “Ormonde Jayne will engrave your mother’s initials onto the gold and glass stopper of our iconic Pure Parfum bottle and have it delivered in a beautiful shagreen box.” The service takes about 5 working days (not including shipping), and a 50 ml bottle is £130; you can order online at the Ormonde Jayne website…