So I was going to show you my latest body product lemming from Ladurée, but then I made the mistake of browsing around and now I just want this, rather badly just at the moment: the Macaron Rhubarb Marie Antoinette tea pastry. "Two macaron shells garnished with a whipped cream infused with Marie Antoinette tea and a rhubarb compote." €7.50. Please send two, along with a couple of the Pineapple Mango Jasmine ones and maybe one of the Raspberry Verbena, why not?
More tea? Why not. "A premier destination for world-class tea, Fortnum & Mason has supplied tea to the royal houses for more than 300 years – an achievement honored by numerous Royal Warrants of Appointment. To celebrate Mother's Day, the legendary British company created a signature blend that showcases black tea from Sri Lanka accented with the fresh flavor of fennel seed, lemon peel, safflower, orange peel and marigold petals." $32.95 for 100g at Williams Sonoma, where the Easter Tea ("Celebrating the arrival of springtime, this signature blend combines low-grown Ceylon black tea with colorful marigold and cornflower blossoms. To highlight its refreshing floral character, the blend is infused with the delicate aromas of elderflower and orange blossoms") is currently marked down to $9.99.
More lemmable stuff from Fredericks & Mae: Wildflower Seed Paper Cannons. (So they're not really scented, and I don't think any of the flowers — Black-Eyed Susans, Cockscomb and Sesame Flowers— are highly scented either, but I want them anyway.) "Confetti embedded with wildflower seeds - a compressed air canister makes a rather loud pop as these explode with future blooms." $14 each at Beautyhabit.
In case the announcement about Nina Ricci's Les Sorbets made you hungry, get yourself over to France and pick up a limited edition Nina gelato at Amorino, with raspberry, lemon, mandarin and a hint of jasmine, plus macaron and mini chocolate apple. Available from 15 April to 30 June. (via ladepeche.fr)
Dona's Masala Chai Concentrate ("slow steeped with ginger, cinnamon, green cardamom, cloves, black peppercorn, and organic, loose-leaf black tea") is available sweetened or unsweetened, $12 for 473 ml. There's also a Turmeric Concentrate ("a blend of freshly ground turmeric, pink peppercorn, ginger, allspice, lemongrass, and black pepper") for the same price. If anyone has tried them, do comment!