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Christmas Gifting — 2023
This year give something that has value; either in meaning or longevity. Unsure exactly what we mean by that? Take a look at some of our suggestions below for gifting inspiration. Small but mighty Corde Espresso Cup + Saucer Set by L’Objet “Crafted in Fine Porcelain—and available in platinum or 24-karat gold—this espresso cup…
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Fragrance — Autumn ’23
The season that shows us beauty in transition; nature’s painting takes place before us in full view. Golden colours and darkening aromas. DIGITAL DAZE by ROADS “Inspired by human interaction with the fresh + fast digital universe.” ☟ KEY NOTES Pink Pepper, Peony & Kashmir Fusion SHOP NOW Ganymede by Marc-Antoine Barrois “Dreamed souvenir…
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Fragrance — Summer ’23
It isn’t summer everywhere, but where it is, we invite you to enjoy it. Here are some magical scents to embellish the season. Impression Cedarwood Heart by Ostens “Instantly evokes a sense of nostalgia and grown-up glamour.” ☟ KEY NOTES Violet Leaf Absolute, Orris Concrete & Cedarwood Heart Virginia SHOP NOW I AM DANCE…
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SR_A presents: Colonia — A Subtle Repositioning
A fragrance as old as time. At least that’s what some may think, with the golden yellow flacon and conical bottle silhouette a mainstay for as long as many can remember. It’s a symbol of daydreams, wealth, success, Italian Summers and free flowing linen. It’s the scent of the sun descending into the sea after…
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Forte_Forte + Acqua di Parma
Together with Acqua Di Parma, forte_forte invites you to the impossibly elegant beachside setting of Forte Di Marmi to immerse yourself in their new capsule. Both symbols of timeless Italian summer, the pioneering fashion house founded by Giada and Paulo Forte, is to be beset with scents as established as the season itself. It’s fitting…
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D’OTTO — Artistic Fragrance
Embracing the notion of fragrance as a liquid artform rather than a trivial embellishment is not necessarily a new concept, but in that pursuit there are indeed many, many levels of accomplishment. Italian fragrance brand D’OTTO are a new arrival, but certainly no pretenders, ticking pretty much every box you can as a fragrance brand.…
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Car Diffuser — by Acqua di Parma + Poltrona Frau
It’s hard to get excited by the car fragrance options on the marketplace. Just as your choice in fragrance is seen as an extension of self, so is your choice of car, and as such it comes as great surprise to me that there has been such a dearth of options in the car fragrance…
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Niceties — gloved by Tom Daxon
Tumbling from the warm hills of the French Riviera to the aromatic region of Grasse, comes the award wining fragrance house Tom Daxon, with the launch of ‘gloved’. A stencil cut by the shadows cast by Tom’s mother, Dale, a chemist and the creative mastermind behind the Molton Brown brand, comes the new hand care…
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Niceties — Le Louvre Douzaine by Buly 1803
To look upon you would think that this cigarette pack-like box contained anything but the fine fragrant delights that await you within — that typifies the whimsical nature of Officine Universelle Buly. Open the “pack” and what greets you are twelve copper topped porcelain-like vials, each containing an alcohol-free water-based Parisian fragrant accord. While “La…
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REEDITION | BYREDO UNNAMED
It was 2016 when Ben Goram decided to give his minimal aesthetic fragrance line an even more minimal aesthetic by leaving the name off the bottle. The concept was that without the preordained name, BYREDO customers were able to form their own associations with the scent and name it in a way that is reflective…
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LUMINOUS | Cheeky Smile by JUSBOX
As far as I’m concerned, fragrance is an artform, a form of expression that transcends the traditional; the fourth dimension I call it, invisible and intangible, yet pertinent. Fragrance has the ability to convey a personality, a mood, a brand message and most importantly— your taste. Used correctly, fragrance is essentially an extension of self.…
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REIMAGINED | BLACKBIRD INCENSE
Incense has always been an intriguing type of fragrance to me mainly due to its unique characteristics and ‘tone’ of smell. In its pure incense format, the dense tangibility of scent has seen incense used as an accompaniment for pious ceremony, but the personality of incense goes far beyond the format. Any fan of the…