From Diptyque’s Holiday 2009 collection, the (gorgeous) Benjoin candle: “Its smokey note of benzoin gives off a mysterious yet warm and cozy aroma.” The design is inspired by wycinanki, the Polish folk art paper cutouts. $65 for 190g at Aedes…
I don’t wanna leave here
A short film from Diptyque, in support of two new candles (Beauty & Beast / La Belle & La Bête) with labels illustrated by Kuntzel and Deygas. According to Vogue, "try Beast for a woody violet aroma, Beauty for a flowery experience or both for a headily scented union."
Holiday scented candles from Diptyque, Kiehls
Diptyque has launched a trio of limited edition holiday candles for 2007.
Épicéa (Spruce, shown) ~ “The scent of leaves, pine resin and wet birch bark mingle with risinig wisps of vetiver, cedar and sandalwood…”
Diptyque Pois de Senteur (Sweet Pea) candle ~ home fragrance review
Denmark and India are two very different countries. In fact, I am hard pressed to imagine two countries with less in common. This is probably why, being half Danish and half Indian, I tend to notice the very few occasions when they share something. On a recent trip to India, in the garden of the house that used to belong to my grandparents, I was enchanted to see a whole wall covered with fragrant sweet pea flowers. I was enchanted not only because of their wonderful colors and fragrance, but also because as a child spending summers in Denmark, my most vivid fragrance recollection is that of sweet peas as well. They grew profusely in my Danish grandparents' garden and thrive in the mild Danish summer climate, while limiting their life span in India to the (very) early spring before the summer heat sets in.
The warm round floral tones of sweet peas in the sun remains one of my favorite fragrances, and so I had high hopes for Diptyque's Pois de Senteur (Sweet Pea) candle…
Diptyque Figuier candle ~ home fragrance review
I first smelled Diptyque’s Figuier on a cold grey October afternoon at a friend’s weekend home, as we prepared tea and sat down for a major catch up session. I left feeling cheered by not only the conversation, but also by the lovely warm scent that had permeated the living room by the time I left.
Warmth could be seen as a contradiction in this scented candle that is described by Diptyque as coming “from the crushed leaves of the fig tree….slightly fruity, but mostly green”, but nonetheless, it is there. The same perfume essence that is used in the beloved Philosykos scent is used in this candle and it has strong notes of fig leaf sap, but I did not detect any of the cedar or musk notes found in Philosykos — this is a fairly monochromatic scent. It is touted as one of the top sellers of Diptyque’s well known candle line and I’m not surprised, as the green, slightly woody, sappy warmth is an easy going addition to any atmosphere, pleasing to both men and women…