
British niche line Czech & Speake has launched Spanish Cedar. It is the brand’s first new launch since 2011’s Vetiver Vert…
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British niche line Czech & Speake has launched Spanish Cedar. It is the brand’s first new launch since 2011’s Vetiver Vert…
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Our series of holiday gift posts continues with gift ideas for the men in your life, although there are plenty of “unisex” ideas in the other articles, and there are probably a few things here that women might like. If you missed them, check out Part 1: scented body products, Part 2: travel sizes & coffrets and Part 3: home fragrance. Up next: fragranced teas and chocolates.
More shopping ideas: check out Persolaise’s round up of holiday 2013 fragrance gifts.

From Acqua di Parma, a candle holder fashioned from wenge wood and buffalo skin: “The wood’s strength and hardness, along with its black streaked dark hues, blend perfectly with the soft and compact brown buffalo skin that trims the entire edge. The leather has a discreet hot stamped logo.” £140 at Harrods in the UK, Colonia candle is sold separately, £53…
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British niche line Czech & Speake has launched Vetiver Vert, a “modern interpretation of a classic masculine fragrance”. It is the brand’s first new launch since 2003…
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Still shopping? Here are some more gift ideas, and if you missed them, check out Holiday gifts part 1 and part 2. And of course, more to come…

From Joya & Vane, solid perfume lockets in Royal Jasmine (jasmine, tuberose, tonka bean, toasted marshmallow and sandalwood; watch chain, above center, $68), Starleaf (orange blossom, honeysuckle, jasmine, lily of the valley, honey and sweet musk; heart brooch, above left, $38) or Moro Blood Orange (blood orange, tangerine, yuzu, tiare flower, vanilla, blonde woods and musk; oval + perfume pin, above right, $38). All at Anthropologie…
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More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.

From Czech & Speake, the No. 88 Limited Edition: “Czech & Speake presents its signature No.88 fragrance in a luxurious and distinctive hand blown and finely etched limited edition black crystal flacon. The 1930’s art deco and Lalique inspired design is superb with a unique yet subtle intertwining ‘88’ pattern and is finished with a classic white crystal stopper…”