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Scented advent calendars 2018, part 2

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More scent-related advent calendars for 2018 — see part 1 if you missed it. And don’t forget, most advent calendars sell out early! If you know of any I missed, do comment.

Diptyque’s 2018 Advent is out: “25 little pleasures to discover before Christmas. The advent calendar brings together holiday treasures in a magical box. Emblematic products of the House in discovery formats make everyday a celebration; contains candles, fragrance & body care products.” (Includes fifteen 35g candles, one 70g candle, seven 10 ml fragrances, two 15 ml body products.) $425 at Diptyque…

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Scented advent calendars 2018, part 1

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Holiday creep keeps creeping, but if you want a beauty advent calendar this year, you’ll have to buy soon: they tend to launch early and then sell out quickly.

Part 2 will be coming up later this month. (Please note that some of these calendars are not available in the US. Advent calendars are more popular in the UK than in the US).

Liberty London will ship their popular beauty Advent Calendar in the US for the first time this year. $250 (or £195) for 25 travel-sized items, including luxury brands like Le Labo, Diptyque, Aromatherapy Associates and Byredo. Due to launch on the 24th of this month…

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(Mostly) Scented Father’s Day Gifts ~ 2018 Edition

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I have two “kids”; both cats. If they could give Father’s Day presents to me, I know they’d be either food-focused (Teddy Caramelo Calzini: redhead, polydactyl with attitude) or toy-focused (Uncle Vanya Mandelstam: he catches birds through windows — a feat! And he insists on wearing his luxurious coat all year round…see above).

Following are some perfume-adjacent gift suggestions for your father (that I’d like to receive or already own and can recommend); no foods or toys made the list! (Unless you count booze.)

Bastide Aix en Provence Les Chevaliers Body Wash Collection: five 50 ml body washes…

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Holiday fragrance gifts 2017, part 8

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The last post in our eight-part series on fragrance related holiday gifts is the crazy expensive luxury edition. As always, items are listed in order from holy-cow-you’ve-got-to-be-kidding to maybe-I-could-sell-a-body-part. Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!

Yves Saint Laurent celebrates the 40th anniversary of Opium with a hand made edition by artist and gilder Manuela Paul-Cavallier. 20 were made, 15 ml Extrait de Parfum for €2,000 (about $2375)…

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Holiday fragrance gifts 2017, part 7

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We wrap up (ha) our series on fragrance related holiday gifts with the luxury editions — this post is (relatively, sort of) affordable luxury, and following shortly will be part 8, the crazy expensive luxury edition. Not surprisingly, the bottles also get better looking as we move into the higher prices.

From Ralph Lauren, a holiday edition of Romance: “Sparkling and playful, the iconic glass bottle is dipped in ombré silver shimmer and fastened with a silver satin bow around the neck of the bottle. The Romance Holiday Limited Edition evokes a winter fairy tale, transforming the iconic scent into an eye-catching holiday keepsake.” $94 for 100 ml at Macy’s…

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