Beach Reads, from Imaginary Authors, includes 2 ml samples of Saint Julep, The Soft Lawn, Sundrunk, A Whiff of Waffle Cone, Yesterday Haze, In Love with Everything, Falling into the Sea and Fox in the Flowerbed. $42 at Imaginary Authors or Ministry of Scent.
Would like one in my shower (and by the way, the annual "in your shower" poll is coming up on Saturday): the Neroli bar soap from natural body care brand Corpus. "A creamy coconut-based cleanser in the form of a bar soap with a luxurious lather. Gentle coconut cleansing agents remove impurities without stripping skin, while high-performance nutrients extra virgin olive, marula and squalane oils hydrate and nourish. Triple milled for optimum fragrance and texture. Orange Blossom, Bergamot and Ambrette Seed combine to create a scent reminiscent of sun-washed orange trees." $22 for 170g at New London Pharmacy.
A lemming for fans of Clinique Aromatics Elixir: a 100 ml Parfum Spray in a limited edition collector bottle. €129 at El Corte Inglés.
Need some summer reading? The latest ingredient-focused special issues of Nez: Jasmin Grandiflorum In Perfumery and Lemon in Perfumery. 96 pages each for $29, at Luckyscent, where you'll also find lots of back issues.
Orange Blossom Room Spray, one of the recent additions to the Loewe home fragrance collection. "The ‘Orange Blossom’ room spray evokes the aroma of orange tree flowers with its complex, honeyed, earthy-yet-clean scent. Its citrus, sweet and freshly green aspects unfold to reveal notes of beeswax, soap and soil over time. The glass bottle features a glazed ceramic stopper and a cotton label, lending organic textures reflective of the scent’s botanical inspiration." $125 for 150 ml (organic textures don't come cheap!) or $110 for a 170g candle, at Loewe.