But in addition to the visual splendor and overwhelming sense of awe one feels beneath a cathedral’s soaring vaulted ceilings, I love the scent: cold stone, smoking candle wicks, incense. Pontifical incense has always been available for purchase, and there are official Catholic candles that evoke the aroma of mass. Now, thanks to various geniuses in the fragrance industry, it is shockingly easy to bring all of the cathedral scents (stone included) into the home. My apartment—formerly a godless zone for only the profane, not the sacred—now feels holy.
— Read more in Why Do I Want My House to Smell Like a Church? at Vogue.
Such a delightful review! Has anyone read the daily newsletter, Dirt, that Ms. Silver edits?
This reminds me of Unum Lavs, the incense perfume adapted from the fabric spray used to scent newly tailored Papal vestments. What a time to be alive, when any sinner can walk around smelling like the Pope. 😸
Ha! And I have not read her newsletter.
“All this behavior is pretty annoying, and my friends are sick of asking where I got something” LOL, perfect. I do love Carmélite and have gone through more than one.
I have the Moroccan mint tea one and love it. It smells way more interesting than mint tea.