A shout out to Diptyque Tam Dao for making my recent long car trips less stressful, and another shout out for the elephant design on the bar soap. "This perfumed soap is composed of a vegetable base enriched with sweet almond oil. Its delicate foam reveals the woody and creamy notes of Tam Dao; a memory of the sacred sandalwood forests of Indochina." $30 (ouch!) for 150g at Beautyhabit, where you'll also find the Tam Dao Shower Balm, $42 (ouch again!) for 200 ml.
From Diptyque's upcoming Raw Materials in Color collection, L'Ombre dans L'Eau in a 30 (yay!) ml tinted bottle exploring the relationship between color and scent. The series also includes Do Son, Eau de Sens, Philosykos and Tam Dao.
Diptyque will launch Essences Insensées 2019, the fourth limited edition harvest-based fragrance in the La Collection 34 series (see Essences Insensées 2014, Essences Insensées 2015 and Essences Insensées 2016). This year’s edition centers on Tahitian gardenia, aka tiaré…
I have to light a candle in my room on every road trip while I'm in my room. It has a lot to do with the energy of the universe. I'm very high on that—I actually get that from my wife. But I also just love the smell of candles. You know, hotel rooms can have a stagnant smell. I think a candle gives it a fresher smell.
— A travel tip from LeBron James, via Jessica (@tinselcreation at twitter). He is apparently particularly fond of Diptyque Baies. Read more at LeBron James and Rimowa Are Teaming Up at GQ.
Two shorts from Diptyque Korea. The first, with voiceover in English, gives the backstory for Eau de Minthé. The second, below the jump, appears to be a spot for the Firmenich + Essex Laboratories Mint Cascade essential oil operation in Oregon, which you can read more about here and here.