Our series of holiday gift posts continues with more travel sizes and coffrets. Two more posts to go: budget and luxury.
From Hermès, the Tailor-Made Nomad set: $118 for the four 15 ml perfumes of your choice. The selection in France is a bit better than the selection in the US at the moment, but hopefully we'll get more choices eventually. At Hermès, where they also have the similar Hermessence quartet for $156. At Nordstrom, you can find a miniatures set with 7.5 ml bottles of Jour d'Hermès Absolu, Eau des Merveilles, Voyage d'Hermès and Un Jardin sur le Nil for $60.
From Jo Malone, the Cologne Intense Collection, with 10 ml bottles of Tuberose Angelica, Velvet Rose & Oud, Saffron, Dark Amber & Ginger Lily and Oud & Bergamot. $135 at Nordstrom.
From Fred Segal, "The Blend", with ten perfume oil rollerballs plus display stand and "recipe cards" for layering combinations. Includes No. 01 Floral; No. 02 Green; No. 03 Epicure; No. 04 Spice; No. 05 Floral; No. 06 Musk; No. 07 Spice; No. 08 Floral; No. 09 Ocean; and No. 10 / Citrus. $150 at Space NK.
From Narciso Rodriguez, a gift set in the new Narciso fragrance, with 50 + 10 ml Eau de Parfum and 50 ml Body Lotion. £52 at John Lewis in the UK. At Bloomingdales, a set with 90 ml Eau de Parfum, 75 ml Body Lotion and a sequin pouch is $112.
From Arquiste, the Citrus and Woods travel set, with five 5 ml sprays (L’Etrog, L’Etrog Acqua, Anima Dulcis, Aleksandr and The Architects Club). $80 at Arquiste, where they also have a Florals set with four fragrances (Flor y Canto, Fleur de Louis, Infanta en Flor and Boutonnière no. 7) for $70.
From Elizabeth and James, a rollerball duo with 7 ml bottles of Elizabeth and James White and Black. $20 at Sephora.
From Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Discovery Sets with eight 11 ml bottles for women (Aqua Universalis, Aqua Universalis Forte, Aqua Vitae, Oud, APOM Femme, Lumiere Noire Femme, Amyris Femme, Feminin Pluriel) and men (Acqua Universalis, Aqua Universalis Forte, Aqua Vitae, Oud, APOM Homme, Lumiere Noire Homme, Amyris Homme, Masculin Pluriel), $195 each at Bergdorf Goodman.
From Juicy Couture, the Viva la Juicy Nail Duo Kit with 10 ml sprays of Viva la Juicy and Viva la Juicy Gold Couture plus nail color, "statement nail decals" and envelope clutch. $40 at Ulta.
From Le Couvent des Minimes, the "Best of" gift pouch, with travel sizes of Rinse-off Cleansing Cream, Hiker's Foot Healer, Botanical Cologne of the Minims, Gardener's Hand Healer and Body Milk for Dry Skin. Currently on sale for $24, or $18 with a $45 purchase, at Le Couvent des Minimes USA.
I haven’t sold a single one of those $60 Hermes sets at Nordstrom, and I seriously can’t understand why. So precious! So affordable! Majorly coveting that Nomad set now.
Shame, it’s a great set. So what are the big selling gift sets this year?
I have one! It’s adorable. *Ahem* – but how do I open the Voyage d’Hermès?
I thought it was a sliding cover? No? (I don’t have one, so was guessing from the image)
(adding, and that’s how the full sized bottles are)
I popped into the London Hermes boutique and picked up one of these sets.
So I got, Epice de Marine, Osmanthe Yunnan, Poivre Samarcande and Vetiver Tonka. They really are good value, 4 x 15ml for £115.
Early Christmas present myself and the wife! We will smell good over the festive period.
I would really like one of the Maison FK, that looks lovely too! I do like a discovery set. They are such a good starting point for a brand without too much outlay (ahem!) .
Nice, enjoy!!
That is strange. I would think people would snap that up. The sizes are perfect.
Possibly it’s selling well elsewhere? Nordstrom doesn’t have a big Hermes selection, like Neiman Marcus.
That Hermes set would also be a great intro to perfume for someone just getting into it – a wide variety of types, perfect sizes for trying, quality perfumes, and a great price.
Yes!
I bought the Jo Malone Intense set for my mom for Christmas. Hopefully she will become a lover of JM like I am. I wouldn’t mind having that Maison FK set. That would be nice.
Hope she loves it!
Thank you Robin for this bonanza of coffrets
Loving the Hermes minis.
The Fred segal set sound intriguing!
The FS set could be fun…bit expensive, though.
Sure wish they’d add Cuir d’Ange to the H’essence set. When that happens, I’ll buy!
It will happen eventually!
I got to sniff it recently, and it smells *exactly* like a new and expensive shoe.