Les Mondes de Diptyque, a new collection of five refillable candles. The fragrances are from perfumer Olivia Giacobetti, and I'll take any or all: La Forêt Rêve (mauve, a "fantastical forest" in the "Mexican jungle"; with tuberose, ylang ylang, jasmine, vanilla and galbanum); La Vallée du Temps (smoke/white, "Jingdezhen....cradle of Chinese porcelain, also famous for its white tea", with white tea, maté and jasmine); Nymphées Merveilles (blue/gray, "gardens of the Renaissance", with orange blossom, jasmine and iris); Temple des Mousses (green, "a Japanese Zen garden...not far from Kyoto", with moss, cedar and matcha); Terres Blondes (terracotta, "Mesa Verde. On the high plateaux of Colorado", with wheat bran, red cedar and burnt earth). The 270g candles are $285 each, the refills are $135. You can find them now at Saks.
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Sure, I'll take one. Diptyque celebrates the 60th anniversary of their candle line with "the 49 nuances of our herbarium of scents in a limited-edition box". 13 were made, $3500 each.
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Striking, with a price to match: the new candle collection from Alexander McQueen. Shown is Pagan Rose ("The Pagan Rose candle is based around the tension between fragile wild rose and earthy peat. The scented candle comes in a vessel made of black lacquered glass and a shiny gunmetal metal lid, coming together to create a final organic and architectural form. A blend of black mineral waxes and rapeseed wax is presented in a fully recyclable wooden crate"; the notes also include cognac) 200g for $395 at Alexander McQueen.
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More bananas! "Boy Smells introduces Banana Pudding, a candle fragrance that transports you to the West Village — home of the original Magnolia Bakery. You’ve wandered onto the corner of Bleecker and West 11th and are overcome by the wafting smells from the Magnolia Bakery mingling with fresh cardamom and strong smoked guaiac wood that are both nostalgic and indulgent, enveloping you like a big hug." $48 for 240g at Magnolia Bakery or Boy Smells.
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Bananas! From Wary Meyers: "The scent of bananas when they’re at their perfectly ripest - not green, not mushy, but how you’d think bananas smell when you see a picture of a giant bunch of them at a fruit market in the sun-drenched tropics. Or picture you just lopped of [sic] a bunch from a banana palm to use as a pillow as you fall asleep on a hot exotic beach. How this translates to your living room is intriguingly unexpected. Its scent is neither food nor fruit, but vibe. Adding to its unique quality, this delectable candle comes with a sheet of 14 different stickers for you to decorate your own jar." $44 at Luckyscent.