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Yes, I want this just for the tin: Fortnum & Mason Queen's Blend Tea. "This tea has been created to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s achievement as the longest reigning British monarch. The tea takes as its heart Kenya; where she was staying when she ascended the throne in 1952 and Rwandan tea, renowned for its refreshing qualities, with the malty depth of historic Assam. The old and the new worlds of tea unite to mark this unique and historic length of service." £15 for 250g at Fortnum & Mason (or $34.95 at Williams Sonoma).

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Jonathan Adler Elephant Match Strike

Candle lovers, file this away in your brain right next to the Snoopy candle cover: Jonathan Adler's match strikes, available in a number of shapes including the elephant shown above (plus, squirrel, ice cream cone, kangaroo, horse head, among others): "Our white porcelain bisque match strikes are a perfect mix of form and function, featuring a frictional base that ignites strike-anywhere matches. [...] You probably woke up today not realizing you needed a matchstrike, but guess what—you do." $42 at Candle Delirium.

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Mariage Frères Earl Grey Haute Couture

Recently, reader Galbanumgal very kindly posted about a Mariage Frères sale at Cultured Cup. I promptly ordered four teas, and sadly did not like a single one of them. Now Mariage Frères is trolling me with the Earl Grey Haute Couture collection ("A collection of grand crus harvested from organic gardens sprinkled with fragrant morsels of noble bergamot peel from Calabria"). Limerance is black tea, Charisma is green tea, Magique is Yin Zhen silver needle (white tea), Majesty is blue tea (oolong) and Rhapsody is white tea. €26 - 29 each. Luckily these do not appear to be available in the US.

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Catseye Pug bag

Off-topic, sort of, but you need something to cart around all those fragrance samples, right? The Pug Beauty Bag by Catseye ("The Pug on Caramel Large Beauty Bag is gorgeously soft in caramel shades of malleable plastic. With a neat inner pocket for little treats, this spacious bag will keep your kit from getting ruff.") $32 at Ron Robinson.

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Remember those Fauchon Angel éclairs? Here's your next chance to eat some Angel: La Maison du Chocolat's upcoming chocolate collaboration with Thierry Mugler. 14 chocolates in four Angel-inspired flavors — Celestial is milk chocolate with citrus; Delicious is cotton candy, marshmallow, red fruits and almond-hazelnut praline; Voluptuous is dark chocolate ganache with patchouli and vanilla; Star is a fruity Madagascar chocolate. Due to launch next month, $45. (via Food & Wine)

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