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Holiday fragrance gifts 2014, part 5

Posted by Robin on 8 December 2014 15 Comments

The 'miscellaneous' gift selection: today we've got solid perfumes, plus tea and chocolate, and a few things that just don't fit anywhere else.

Lush Lust solid

From Lush, the jasmine bomb Lust in a solid perfume tin: "It's virtually unheard of for a perfume to be this sexy. Seriously, we have really done it this time. Lust is a heady mash-up of rich florals and a warm, woody base that lasts on the skin for hours and hours. LUSH perfume and co-founder Mark has been working on jasmine fragrances for years, and this time he’s gone all the way. Unabashedly sexy, Lust stirs an inexplicable carnal yearning. Resistance is futile." $11.95 at Lush in the USA.

 

 Aesop Marrakech Baume de Parfum

From Aesop, Marrakech Baume de Parfum: "Perfumed cream that is richly scented with the aromas of the warm desert city of Marrakech: Clove, sandalwood and cardamom. Apply a small amount onto pulse points as required." $77 for 10 ml at Aedes.

 

De Atramis Tobacco ink

From De Atramis, Tobacco ink: "De Atramentis fountain pen inks are exclusively handmade in Germany by Dr. Franz-Josef Jansen, and come in a 35ml glass bottle. This is a dark brown color that leans yellow, with a tobacco pipe scent." $12.95 at Goulet Pens.

 

ted-b-jemina

From Ted Baker, the watermelon-scented Jemina case for iPhone 6. $19.95 at Proporta.

 

Perfumies Good Enough to Eat solid perfume gift pack

From Perfumies, the "Good Enough to Eat" solid perfume gift pack, with five solid perfume sticks (Vanilla Ice, Honeybunch, Text Me, Buttercup and Champagne Wishes). $35 at Perfumies, where there are 7 more sets including "The Botanicals" and "The Clean & Fresh".

 

Chocolate scented makeup bag

At Amazon, a chocolate scented makeup bag. $23.79.

 

 Charbonnel et Walker Rose And Violet Truffles

From Charbonnel et Walker, Rose And Violet Truffles: "Ethereal floral flavors infuse these traditional English truffles, enrobed in the finest dark chocolate and finished with crystallized rose and violet petals." $22.10 at Lord & Taylor in the US or £11 at John Lewis in the UK.

 

Kusmi Tsarevna

From Kusmi, Tsarevna, their holiday limited edition tea for 2014: "The tsarevnas, daughters of the tsars, used to journey to the heart of the Imperial Russia for Christmas celebrations. They would go to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg – the birthplace of Kusmi Tea - where an immense tree would be hung with Christmas decorations. Tsarevna is a Russian blend that takes its inspiration from that time. Today Kusmi Tea celebrates that 19th century tradition by presenting its limited edition Christmas Tea inspired by that era, a Russian blend of black tea, spices and orange." $34.95 at Kusmi.

Related...

Holiday fragrance gifts 2014, part 4
Holiday fragrance gifts 2014, part 3
Holiday fragrance gifts 2014, part 2
Holiday fragrance gifts 2014, part 1
Scented advent calendars 2014
Diptyque holiday candles 2014

Filed Under: fragrance shopping
Tagged With: aesop, chocolate, gifts, holiday, lush, solid, tea, ted baker, things that aren't usually scented

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  1. galbanumgal says:
    8 December 2014 at 2:03 pm

    Tsarevna is pricey! Recently fell in love with Kusmi’s Russian Morning, and was happy to pick up a couple of tins for 20% off on cybermonday.

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    • Robin says:
      8 December 2014 at 2:32 pm

      I left out the size…it’s the big tin, 8.8 oz, but still that’s a bit more than some of the other black teas in that size. Violette is $27.95, for instance. Still, I caved…same cybermonday deal.

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      • galbanumgal says:
        8 December 2014 at 4:16 pm

        Order arrived today–a sample of Tsarevna was included. It’s quite nice–could see it becoming a winter afternoon favorite.

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        • Robin says:
          8 December 2014 at 4:25 pm

          They sent me a sample of it too…when I had just bought it. Argh, send me something I haven’t tried!

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  2. Omega says:
    8 December 2014 at 5:11 pm

    Wonder if Lust is a bit more tamed in the solid than the spray. I do like jasmine..but Lust is a bit much. One spray is just like..a bomb.

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    • Robin says:
      8 December 2014 at 6:15 pm

      It has to have less sillage, if nothing else.

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  3. hajusuuri says:
    8 December 2014 at 6:54 pm

    No.
    No.
    Yes.
    No.
    No.
    No.
    Yes.
    Yes.

    Santa or my imaginary pets – are you reading this. I repeat, are you reading this? See, I’m not greedy. I only want 3 out of 8 items.

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    • Robin says:
      8 December 2014 at 8:14 pm

      I am greedy, I’d take 5 of them.

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  4. kindcrow says:
    8 December 2014 at 7:11 pm

    Jasmine either offends me or bores me. Methinks Lust would do the former 🙂

    Marrakech sounds good. I love cloves and cardamom.

    My 15-year old self would have rolled her eyes at a perfume called “Text Me.” My 43-year old self hate s the name, too. Both of us would probably try it because it’s sweet and lemony 🙂

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    • Robin says:
      8 December 2014 at 8:14 pm

      Ha…I figured that would would appeal to tweens. 15 is probably already too old.

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  5. 50_Roses says:
    8 December 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Want. Those. Truffles. I think I feel a “Christmas-gift-to-myself” coming on. Or maybe one of my cats will get online and buy it for me. 😉

    I am really disappointed in what Lush has done with their perfumes. Not just that they discontinued so many of them, but also that I don’t like the new packaging. The old black bottles were sleek and classy looking, and dark bottles are the best thing for preserving the scent. Even worse, I hate that the solids are now in those flat tins. The old solid perfume sticks were brilliant–you could apply the perfume without any mess. Now they are using the same flat tins as everyone else, where you get the perfume all under your fingernails every time you try to put some on.

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    • Robin says:
      8 December 2014 at 8:15 pm

      I liked the twist ones too. They did start with tins, then they did the twists, now they’re on tins again.

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  6. Sniffit says:
    8 December 2014 at 10:35 pm

    The tobacco ink looks amazing. I’d love a sofa and jacket to match in leather 🙂

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    • beck says:
      9 December 2014 at 4:43 am

      I’d like a whole environment. Old persian rugs on wide floorboards waxed by someone not me. Walnut writing desk stocked with heavy cream paper and real stamps. Angelic pony-riding children with rosy cheeks and hand-knitted jumpers (again not by me). Four poster beds made up with french linen monogrammed sheets. I’d probably be evicted from my own fantasy.

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  7. cazaubon says:
    10 December 2014 at 2:16 pm

    Love the Kusmi teas and I have a pen aficionado friend who will be interested in the ink. 🙂 Those Charbonnel & Walker truffles are great, had the champagne flavor from Holt Renfrew in Montreal last winter, yum!

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