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A tiger with wings

Posted by Robin on 4 February 2022 2 Comments

"Inspired by the Chinese fable of the tiger with wings, Guerlain celebrates a legendary encounter between the tiger and the bee in honor of Chinese New Year."

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 3 February 2022 2 Comments

To light your lucky tiger candle? Tiger with peony matches from Archivist: "A stylish and beautiful box of luxury matches, made from FSC wood and hand packaged in the UK. Each match is 4 inches long giving you extra burn time and each box contains 125 matches." $14 at Phoebe Peacock.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 2 February 2022 Leave a Comment

In case you need some non-perfume Valentine's ideas, here is Steven Smith's limited edition Lover's Leap Tea ("high grown Ceylon tea from Lover’s Leap Tea Estate, coupled with pink rose petals, hand-sorted chamomile petals and subtle citrus flavors") and the matching chocolate bar from Ritual ("...marriage of our 70% dark Madagascar and Peru chocolate with Lover’s Leap black tea blend from Smith Teamaker"). You can find the bar for $14 at Ritual, or in a gift set at Steven Smith, with a chocolate bar and 3 kinds of tea (Lover's Leap, Black Lavender and Big Hibiscus), $49.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 25 January 2022 Leave a Comment

From the Thé des Signes series at Mariage Frères, Tigre: "Inspired by the royal and courageous sign of the Tiger, MARIAGE FRÈRES created this black tea sprinkled with golden tips and accentuated with a magical fragrance of cedar and pine needle balm as well as a bewitching hint of sunny bergamot. Goji berries, the signature of the THÉ DES SIGNES collection, bring a full and energizing fruity note to the composition." €26 for 100g at Mariage Frères.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 4 January 2022 7 Comments

Fer à Cheval Olive of Marseille Soap on a Rope, shaped like a cicada: "The Savonnerie Fer à Cheval has always been associated with local artists and has called on Monochromic to revisit the emblematic Cicada of Marseille." These are not scented, but the olive soap is said to have a light earthy smell. €5.50 at Fer à Cheval.

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