Well, here we are again, very nearly at the start of the mad holiday rush, although it doesn’t officially start until Friday. Are you ready? For anyone else trying to avoid entering an actual brick and mortar store between now and January, here are some ideas for fragrance gifts you can find online:
From Aedes, the Agraria Nob Hill Petit Essence set, with 4 miniature fragrance diffusers in Bitter Orange, Lemon Verbena, Lavender & Rosemary and Balsam. $125…
I love a good bargain, but you wouldn’t know it from this site — it has been ages since we’ve managed to include anything in the budget perfume category around here. In general, I am buying less and less all the time, regardless of price. My perfume collection already overfloweth, and the bigger it gets, the harder it is for me to convince myself that something new is full-bottle-worthy. But sometimes you just feel the need to spend, even if your wallet is somewhat less than full, and hence my latest acquisition: Encens Mystic.
Encens Mystic is one of the solid perfumes from the Crazylibellule & The Poppies Shanghaijava Collection. These are nifty little 5 gram twist-ups in bright paper packaging, bigger than a lipstick but still small enough to throw in your purse…
Crazylibellule & The Poppies is a line of solid twist-up perfumes from France. B-glowing now carries the Shanghaijava Collection, which includes:
Musc & Patchouli, shown, with notes of bergamot, lily of the valley, musk and patchouli…
Stila has introduced solid versions of its Creme Bouquet (vanilla, pink lilac and lily of the valley) and Jade Blossom (green tea, cucumber and lemon verbena) fragrances. They are $20 each, and available now from the Stila website, which is currently offering free shipping on purchases of $60 or more.
Stila, by the way, has just been sold by Estee Lauder…