Diptyque

Diptyque Spring 2009 White Candle Coffret

Filed under: Decor, Cosmetics and Fragrance

Ultra-luxe Parisian parfumeur Diptyque is offering a White Candle Coffret gift box (above) for Spring 2009 evoking the fresh scents of the season. The three scented mini candles offer a "fragrant harmony of floral and herbal notes", comprised of Roses, Freesia and Lierre (Ivy). Presented in a crisp white box, the trio can be burned together or individually; each candle burns for 30 hours. Roses "evokes the world's most universally loved flower", Lierre "evokes the branches of ivy leaves running on the walls of an antique house", and Freesia "presents the scent of delicious, peppery white flowers wafting in the air of a beautiful spring morning." Priced at $98, the Coffret is available at the Diptyque stores in San Francisco and New York, as well as select boutiques. The firm was founded on Paris' famed Boulevard Saint-Germain in 1961.

Tags: Candles, Diptyque, Flowers, Paris, Roses, Spring

Diptyque's New Unisex Fragrances

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Whether you've been a fan of Diptyque's L'Eau for years or looking for a new scent, the celebratory new line of unisex fragrances may be what you've been looking for. As part of the 40th anniversary of L'Eau, creator Desmond Knox-Leets' first eau-de-toilette, three new colognes are being released in mid-May. Each with a distinctly different approach, L'Eau de l'Eaue (wow, that one is repetitive), L'Eau de Néroli and L'Eau des Hesperides will be in 220 mL bottles, the same look as the original L'Eau and will cost $145 each.

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English Rose Candles

by Anne Metz (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

According to my mother, good manners means never showing up anywhere empty-handed. Leading by example, she buys a ton of hostess presents each year.

Her hostess gift of choice is always a lovely scented candle. Smaller than a wine bottle, but less perishable than chocolates, candles fit snugly into the category of something nice -- which everyone loves --no matter what their decor. Her candle of choice, Diptyque's Pink Rose candle, comes in a elegant pink frosted glass votive holder. The 50-hour burning candle captures the freshness of an English garden without any of the cloy usually associated with roses. It's the perfect hostess gift, so while you're at it, go ahead and pick up a few extras. The weekend dinner parties are just around the corner. Price: $52.

Tags: candles, diptyque, english, gifts, hostess gift, HostessGift, roses