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Astier de Villatte Trois Parfums Historiques ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 11 November 2022 8 Comments

French ceramics brand Astier de Villatte has launched Trois Parfums Historiques, featuring three historical fragrances recreated by perfumer Dominique Ropion: Artaban, Le Dieu Bleu and Les Nuits…

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Astier de Villatte Tucson ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 26 February 2022 5 Comments

French ceramics brand Astier de Villatte has launched Tucson, a new personal fragrance based on the brand’s Tucson incense and candle…

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Hot & Humid: Astier de Villatte Tucson Incense & Arquiste Nocturnal Green Candle ~ home fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 17 May 2021 4 Comments

The hottest I’ve been on Earth was in Tucson, Arizona, one July, long ago. My partner and I were driving from Virginia to Los Angeles, and one day, near the end of our journey, we stopped for gasoline and lunch in Tucson. Nearing the city, the car’s air conditioning was overwhelmed; the inside of the car became stuffy, warm like an…oven. Perspiration dripped from my nose. When we stepped outside the car, we were stupefied and in the dry heat all sweat evaporated. The air was as still as the inside of a tomb (and speaking of tombs, Tombstone, Arizona, was just an hour’s drive south). Heat, visible waves of it, attacked us from all directions: below, above, sideways. We were in Hell’s reception room: 113 degrees Fahrenheit. All we needed to complete the scene was the sound of a rattlesnake’s tail in full swing…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 12 September 2020 8 Comments

I don't think I used to think of linden as calming, particularly, but lately I find Astier de Villatte Grand Chalet just that. ("It was here, in this unique landscape with its healing climate, that the painter Balthus made his home, enchanted by the fragrances of milk, honey and hints of citrus from the ancient lime trees that surrounded his studio.") If I had more money to invest in calm, I'd consider the ceramic candle ($140 at Sue Fisher King, or you can get the glass version for $85) and as long as I was investing so much in calm, I might as well throw in the kitty lid, $100).

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 15 July 2019 4 Comments

The newest Astier de Villatte incense flavor: Porte des Lilas. "A dream of times past: next stop, Porte des Lilas. At the exit of the Paris Métro 20s metro station, the stairs bring travellers to alleys neatly bordered by pretty little houses, with mauve lilacs overflowing their garden fences, mixed here and there with puffs of rose and jasmine. A hearty serving of 125 sticks in a comely blue box that is the finishing touch in many a chic room. Created in collaboration with Françoise Caron and made in Awaji, Japan - home of the best incense in the world thanks to its favorable climate, made in a thousand year old tradition handed down from father to son." $50 at Catbird (and they don't have them, but the scent does also come in a candle and perfumed eraser).

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