A lemming for honey week — Honey Tobacco Botanical Wax Sachets from Rosy Rings: "A leather club chair, bourbon on the rocks, a gently wafting pipe, dark woods; Sensual and comforting, Honey Tobacco is almond, honey flower, crushed tobacco, patchouli, warm amber, sandalwood and tonka bean. Made with: birch twigs, larkspur flowers, essential and high quality fragrance oils, proprietary wax blend." A set of two is $22.
I burn scented candles in summer. Beautiful aromas make me feel “cooler” / calmer if the air is hot, and if the AC is on, scented candles freshen the air. I used to think light floral or citrus-heavy candle scents were best for sultry days, but now I tend towards “tropical wood” scents in summer (and reserve my floral and lemon/mandarin/grapefruit candles for winter). Today I’m reviewing two candles with “exotic” aromas: one presents oud and conjures a Southeast Asia temple, the other showcases sandalwood and makes me want to travel — to Karnataka or Australia…
Tempting but spendy counter sprays from Illume, in Rosewater Sage ("Aromatic eucalyptus mingles with silver sage, sparkling rosewater and warm amber") and Petitgrain Basil ("Torn garden basil leaves surround peppery petitgrain, zesty lemon blossoms and deep vetiver"), $12 each. If you've found a wonderful scented counter cleaner, do tell!
A home diffusion system that would look just right in my home office (I’ll still take the Diptyque Le Sablier for the bedroom): the rechargeable, programmable Parfumeur d’Intérieur (£299) from French brand Êverie was “inspired by a famous coffee brand”. It comes in black or white, and works with any of 16 fragrance capsules, in scents like Basilic, Encens, Fleur d’Oranger, Rose Oud and Figue…
You'd have to be of a certain age to remember pots of white glue, as opposed to twist up glue sticks, I think? If you're as ancient as I am, this might sound appealing — the School Paper Glue candle from Bougies la Francaise, complete with galvanized tin lid: "Reinterpreting the little pot of white glue of your childhood, this vintage candle will take you back to the benches of the school. [...] This intriguing candle brings you top notes of Almond & Peach, middle notes of Rose, Heliotrope & Violet and bottom notes of Rosemary & Thyme." $20 at Hampton Court. Now we need a candle duplicating the smell of the mimeograph, which I think I read somewhere was actually toxic.