Last-Minute Fragrance Gifts
If you have a few last minute gifts on your list, we have some fragrant suggestions guaranteed to surprise and delight.
Versace Bright Crystal with Women’s Eco-Canvas Handbag GWP, $146
This square silhouette women’s handbag boasts Versace’s iconic gold key motif detailing and a gold Versace fragrance plate. The reinforced sides and oversized handles allow you to slip it over your shoulder or carry in your hand. There is even a shoulder strap so you can carry it and use your smartphone at the same time. And thanks to feedback from consumers around the world, this bag is constructed of eco-conscious canvas.
Award-winning Bright Crystal fragrance, 90 ml
Master perfumer Alberto Morillas skillfully blends juicy pomegranate and refreshing yuzu citrus with delicate floral notes of magnolia, peony and lotus to beautiful effect. He then adds amber and smooth mahogany to warm the scent and give it a chic and elegant dry down. This light floral scent is ideal for daytime wear.
Made in Italy. Award-winning scent.
Scent Style: fresh & light fruity-floral for her
Key ingredients: pomegranate, yuzu (Japanese citrus fruit), iced accord, magnolia, lotus, vegetal amber, peony, musk, mahogany
Mine Perfume Lab Vesevo, $205
This is our most popular men’s niche fragrance. It’s by Italian niche perfumer Mine Perfume Lab which hand blends every fragrance using premium ingredients. Vesevo is a warm, woody-oud scent for him or her that begins with smooth cashmere woods with an unexpected sugar rush of cotton candy. Spicy notes of patchouli, nagarmotha and cypriol oil blend with agarwood (oud) and musk. It’s mysterious and passionate. A truly unique scent.
Scent Style: a woody-oud scent for him or her
Key ingredients: cashmere wood, cotton candy, cypriol oil, nagarmotha, patchouli, agarwood, musk
19-69 Capri Scented Candle, $115
If you don’t know what to give as a gift, go with a scented candle. This item works for all ages, all styles and all ages. This fresh light citrus-inspired scented candle is inspired by Villa Malaparte and the 1963 film Le Mépris which was filmed on the picturesque island of Capri. Notes of sweet and bitter orange swirl with fragrant ylang-ylang oil and white musk to beautiful effect. Capri is the creation of Swedish designer/photographer/artist Johan Bergelin who launched his own niche perfumery brand in 2017. He worked for a full twenty-four months with artists and experts around the world to perfect his first five scents which sold out in minutes upon their launch. Buzz spread so quickly on social media that he was swamped with requests around the world for his rich, layered an unique fragrances.
Made in Italy.
Scent Style: a light citrus scent for him or her
Key ingredients: sweet orange, ylang ylang extra oil, bitter orange, white musk, mandora, camomile, cardamom, pink pepper, Sichuan pepper, juniper berry, mandarine oil, galbanum, jasmine alcoolat, Osmanthus alcoolat, orris, ambroxan, angelica seed
How to use: This luxury candle will burn for 48 hours without any dripping.
Scent fact: What is special about 19-69 is that Johan has the talent to perfectly balance and layer unique notes and ingredients. These are scents unlike any you have ever smelled. And you an immediately smell the high quality of the ingredients he uses in each eau de parfum.
Atkinsons Jewels of the Orient Scent Library, $120
If you love rich, warm fragrances, you have to try Atkinsons’ oud scents. These four modern oud fragrances are truly spectacular by balancing Early Grey Tea notes with warm agarwood. The set contains: Oud Save The King, Oud Save The Queen, The Other Side of Oud, & His Majesty The Oud
Key ingredients: agarwood (oud), Earl Grey tea, rose, woods
Scent fact: Oud Save The Queen is a global bestseller thanks to its very light agarwood facet with uplifting bergamot.
Lanvin Eclat d’Arpege, $143
This is a favourite fragrance of fashion insiders in Paris. It’s a chic floral-amber-musk eau de parfum for her that is ideal for day. Eclat d’Arpège is built around a unique green lilac note that is wrapped in peach blossom, petit grain and Chinese Osmanthus. Fragrant wisteria and red peony add character while soothing green tea keeps the floral notes from becoming too assertive. The blend is perfectly balanced with warm amber musk and cedar for longevity. The fragrance is the brainchild of perfumer Karine Dubreuille.
Made in France.
Key ingredients: green lilac, peach blossom, petitgrain, Chinese osmanthus, wisteria, red peony, green tea, amber, musk, cedar
Scent fact: Lanvin is the third-oldest French fashion house still in operation today. It was founded by Jeanne Lanvin in Paris in 1889.
Bvlgari Petits & Mamans Eau de toilette, $102
Petits & Mamans is an ultra-gentle aromatic-floral scent with a powdery character. It is designed for mothers and babies three years and older. Perfumer Nathalie Lorson set out to create a fragrance that would delight children and mothers – while being ultra-safe for children to wear. In order to be safe on a child’s skin, the perfumer decided to build the scent around a tea note, which is very gentle. Sicilian orange creates a fresh and bright top note. It is joined by Brazilian rosewood and juicy bergamot. It’s not surprising to see chamomile, sunflower and a hint of rose. Natural peach, vanilla and a little iris extract complete the tender scent. Think of it as having a similar scent to a high quality baby powder.
Made in Italy.
Scent Style: a gentle baby powder-themed fragrance for moms and children
Key ingredients: Sicilian orange, Brazilian rosewood, juicy bergamot, chamomile, sunflower, rose, natural peach, vanilla, iris Scent fact: This fragrance is considered to be one of perfumer Nathalie Lorson’s masterpieces.
Each of these fragrances is available on scentlodge.com
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