This year's holiday collection at Cire Trudon is "Astral", featuring four fragrances: Altaïr (silver; "marries the strength of oud with the delicateness of rose"); Fir (blue; "Hints of myrrh and incense absolute bring depth to the perfume’s head notes - Siberian pine and fir tree"); Gabriel (green; "With notes of leather, cashmere wood, and candied chestnuts, the fragrance weaves happy, cozy memories") and Gloria (red; "warms the room with the scent of firewood – composed of notes of Indonesian Patchouli, Haitian Vetiver and cedarwood. Wrapped around it are spicy notes of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg, and a hint of citruses"). In 3 sizes, 270g ($148), 800g ($360) and 2.8kg ($750). There's also a brass candle topper (shown above) for $105 and a taper scented with Gabriel for $55.
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From Jo Malone's Festive Collection for 2023, the Ginger Biscuit candle: "Follow us into Gingerbread Land with the irresistible scent of just-baked spiced biscuit. Warming ginger and cinnamon melt into caramel and roasted hazelnuts". $82 for 200g at Jo Malone, also available in Orange Bitters (and you can find both in cologne too).
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A budget option for scented tapers (although they're actually more per taper than the Carrière Frères I posted last month): Thymes Frasier Fir, currently on 15% mark down (along with the rest of the Frasier Fir collection) to $15.30 for 2.
Diptyque holiday candles 2023
Diptyque’s holiday collection for 2023 once again features three candles. This year’s theme: Flame. This year’s models: Sapin (Pine Tree), Délice (Delight, with dried fruit and vanilla) and Coton (Cotton, with tonka bean) candle.
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Scented taper candles from Carrière Frères. "Through this collection of scented taper candles, Carrière Frères brings back the memory of decorative candles used to embellish tables at the beginning of the 20th Century, thus reconnecting us with the early years of the brand, founded in 1884." Available in spearmint, cedar, tomato and jasmine, $44 for 6 at Carrière Frères.