Scent Your Home For Summer

Seasonal scents excite the senses, and often evoke memories of years gone by.  The scent of lemons might remind you of Grandma's lemon meringue pie. Coconut will undoubtedly make you think of suntan lotion on a sandy beach, or a poolside pina colada.  Today's edit certainly smells like summer, and why shouldn't your home? Scroll down for great gifts and home scents.

Lafco NY Room Mists

These mists not only remove odors but also prevent them from forming. With scents like Sea & Dune, and Marine, your home will smell like sandy shores and ocean waves.

Lafco NY

Nine Lemons In A Bowl Candle

A visit to this online candle shop will make you smile. Their non toxic candles and fragrances have the best names. So when life gives you lemons.....buy this under $50 candle!

Literie Candles

Nest New York Coconut Fragrance

Nest NY thinks that coconut is the scent of summer, and so do I. They offer the scent in personal perfume, candles, and scented reeds for rooms.

Nordstrom and Nest NY

Otherland Beach Club Collection

This collection celebrates lazy days in the sun, and bites of sun-kissed juicy fruit. With scents like Melonspell, Fresh Water Pearl, Stone Fruit, Nectar Pop, and Coco Blossom, your home  will smell fresh and perhaps like sunshine.

Anthropologie and Sephora has a few on sale.

Nostalgia Candle Beach Trip

These bespoke scents have been created to spark joy with the memories of sun soaked days. This is a floral coconut scent. Under $25

Anthropologie

D.S. & Durga Big Sur After Rain

I have been to Big Sur many times, but never while it was raining.  This scent is described as "Rain water in eucalyptus groves off Highway 1." To me this beautiful part of California smells like redwoods, cypress, salt water, eucalyptus, mixed with a little lavender. It's heaven for the senses. I bet this candle is, too. 

Neiman Marcus

Trudon Diffusers

These fragrances are created by French candlemaker Trudon. The fragrance is housed in handblown vessels from Italy. There are many sensational scents, but the Odalisque is my pick for summer. It features, lemon, orange, orange blossom, wild juniper, and vanilla. 

Jayson Home and Neiman Marcus

Skeem Blossom Citronella Candle
Keep bugs at bay deliciously. This candle will add flickering illumination and a floral fragrance to all of your alfresco cocktail hours and meals. Now on sale at...

Crate and Barrel

Apotheke Tomato Tarragon Candle
Here's a modern twist on a classic scent. It's a dynamic green scent that combines the aroma of freshly picked tomatoes with hints of tarragon and orange zest. Sounds perfect for the patio or kitchen. Love that the candle container is simple and chic. Under $45

Saks Fifth Avenue

Lafco NY Paloma Melon

This candle is said to be like a warm breeze with herbaceous wild rosemary, fruity casaba melon, and tangy lime. Sounds good enough to eat!

Lafco NY  and Bloomingdale's

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Stylish Summer Host Gifts

Memorial Day is right around the corner, if you can believe! Have your barbecue invites appeared yet? If not, they will. Be prepared for even last minute invitations with a thoughtful host or hostess gift. This roundup of fab finds will get you invited back before summer is over. 

 

Scalloped Block Print Napkins

Bring these to your next garden party. Sold in sets of four. Perfect for any hostess with style!

Mark and Graham

Acrylic Glass Set of Four

Perfect for patio and pool parties! Available in five colors with a pitcher to match. (sold separately.)

Anthropologie

Calirosa Rosa Blanco Tequila

Bringing a bottle? Make it an interesting one! If tequila and rosé had a baby, it would be this pretty pink spirit. It's actually singer Adam Levine's brand and it gets high marks. Perfect for sippers, shot shooters, and margarita makers. Comes in at just under $50.

Wine

Citronella & Thyme Candle

I love useful products that are pretty, too. Terrain offers several scents and sizes. These will keep the bugs at bay and scent any space deliciously.

Terrain

Grill Prep & Marinade Tray

A genius gift for any griller. The bottom tray is for marinating or just getting the raw food to the grill. The printed top tray is melamine. It acts as a lid while marinating or carrying. Then after cooking, it will transport the food to the table without contaminating. It's lovely!

William Sonoma

Lacquer Bean Bag Toss Set

If you are invited for the weekend, bring the fun! An overnight stay calls for a bigger gift.  It's a wonderful family gift, as all ages can enjoy it. Select colors are on sale. Make it even more special with personalization.

Mark & Graham

Americana Cocktail Napkin Set

Memorial Day and 4th of July perfect! The set is under $35 and ships for free from...

Saks Fifth Avenue

Round Rattan Serving Tray

Handmade with Love by 376 Women Artisans . Love that. The carry handles are perfect for carrying from inside to outside or any room in the house.

Etsy

Areaware Flower Salad Servers

Pass the salad, please. These are the perfect gift for a garden get together or patio party. Surely they will  turn heads (of lettuce). They are made from sapel wood and then oiled. 

Food52

Personalized Charcuterie Tray

Available in several sizes and stain colors, but this 8" x 12" is my favorite. It's not too big or too small. Super good looking!
Etsy

Tropicale Bamboo Pitcher

Pour up some fun! This good looking gift is under $20. Even better when you fill it with some sangria and present it to your host.

Sur La Table

Lafco Discovery Trio
One of my favorite "little" gifts to give. It's a great way to sample fragrances, and wonderful to have in the gift closet. For $16 you select three scents of your choice. Choose from Duchess Peony, Paloma Melon, Champagne and many more. The candles are perfect for travel, ship for free, and you get a $16 coupon for a future purchase. It is so pleasingly presented, too. It's a winner.

Lafco New York

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10 Spring Scents For Your Home

 In my new kitchen, I have a very deep candle drawer. That's how much I love candles. For me, candles create not only ambiance with their soft flame, but they provide an aromatherapy experience. The change of season calls for new fresh scents. Here's a chic collection of ten.

Otherland Daybed Candle

Don't you just love the name of this candle? It gives me thoughts of an afternoon nap with cozy pillows and the scent of flowers coming in thru the window, from the garden. It is scented with the fragrance of rosebud, peony blossom, and pear water.

Nordstrom

Replica Springtime In A Park

Relive the memory of a stroll in a blossoming park in the springtime. Maison Margiela's candle offers scents of fresh air, sweet fruit, and pink petals. Crafted in Paris.

SpaceNK

 Green Tomato Vine Candle

"Vines warmed in the afternoon sun. The rich aroma and earthy tang of sprightly tomato plants imagined in a ceramic." If you don't have a garden yet, this scent will make you get out there and plant one!

Jo Malone 

Jungle Bloom 

Take your home on an exotic journey with Jungle Bloom. The scent features notes of coconut water, mango wood, and wild lily. Sounds delightful!

Lafco NY  and   Neiman Marcus

Jo Malone Lilac Lavender & Lovage Townhouse Candle

Clean white sheets and gentle rain on the window. Enjoy the scent of Sunday mornings with a Lilac Lavender & Lovage ceramic candle. I really am loving these white townhouse candles. The containers are so chic.

Saks and Jo Malone

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Nest New York Wild Mint & Eucalyptus

Spring is the perfect time for a fresh start. Clear your mind and awaken your senses with Wild Mint & Eucalyptus. Their reed diffusers really work for months!

Nest New York and Saks

Dior La Collection Privée

Discover Dior's art of living with this scented discovery set. Experience three fragrances. What a beautiful gift!

Dior

Diptyque Artichaut

Available only online or in Diptyque boutiques, which makes this scent very much coveted. As described: "An artichoke awaits harvesting, before its flower opens. Under its green, succulent leaves, it reveals a full, rounded heart with hints of iris. A vegetal impression with a floral sweetness."

Diptyque

Linnea Etched Bowl Candle Collection

These are lovely! The vessel is perfect for holding trinkets or votives after the wax is gone. Available in six shades and scents: Sea Salt: fresh citrus, ocean mist, kelpNectar: apricot, wild jasmine, white musk

Petals: peony, green stem, ambergris Lavender:

chamomile, lavender, rosemary Fields: cut grass, lavender, hay. Heirloom Tomato: ripe tomato, 

green stem

Shop Terrain

Brooklyn Candle Sevilla Escapist Candle

I love these minimalist candles. "Orange blossoms and incense create an intoxicating blend of citrus and smoke as you walk down a dimly lit cobblestone street, plucked flamenco guitars enlivening your step, as revelers share tapas and laughs along 

Calle Betis."

Nordstrom

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Don't you feel as if you earned this "spring?" It's a time of new beginnings, fresh scents and outlooks on life. There are celebrations like Passover, Easter, and Mothers Day to celebrate. Much to look forward to. Today's links have your stylish spring in mind. 

Seeds Of Style: I wish that I had a garden. If you plan on one this Spring and Summer, you must visit One Kings Lane for their Gardening Guide! So much inspiration, tips, and photos.

Looking forward to a picnic or dining on the deck? This Gingham Carry Cooler with Leather Handles is just so adorable. And what a nice gift!

 Shop it at Serena and Lily.

Goop has a present for you. Sample your shiniest, softest hair ever.  Try their best selling Whipped Pink Salt Shampoo with any beauty purchase. Code: GTOXSHAMPOO.  Google the health benefits of Himalayan Sea Salt. I start each day with a pinch of it in my warm lemon water.

Free Beauty Gifts at Neiman Marcus! Get a free tote with lots of samples with every $125 purchase. And of course, there's always free shipping.

It looks like we are going to be wearing face masks for a while. I found a few that will feel fresh for spring: Tory Burch's Pretty Printed Set of 3. They come with a great little storage pouch. And Staud has a stylish set of three in shades of blue or pink on sale for $21.

Spring Fashion Finds under $200 at Shopbop. Perfect when you just need a little pick me up. Highlights for me were BB Dakota's Draped Jacket  in bone for $98. Caterina Bertini's White Trim Shoulder Bag  for $175, and Lele Sandoughi's Linear Earrings for $145. They are great!

Don't miss the 20% off Everything Sale at Anthropologie! This includes my Varley Vine Top I mentioned last Saturday. I think that I really have to have it now. And don't forget about their Beauty & Wellness section. Nice to save there, too. They carry SuperGoop non chemical sunscreen, Sunday Riley Clean Beauty, and so much more.

Spring Scents: I hope that you enjoyed the Scents of Spring Home Fragrance edit. If you aren't ready to commit. Lafco has a wonderful Discovery promotion, which I just ordered. Select three small candles in the fragrance of your choice for $16, free shipping, and a $16 credit for a future candle purchase. It makes a cute little "just because" 

gift, too.

Put some Spring in your step with up to $350 Savings at Stuart Weitzman. Use Code: SPRINGSTYLE.

Have a beautiful weekend, my friends! Change it up a little,  and create a moment or a day that makes you happy to be alive. And remember that happiness is an inside job.

XOXOX

Deb

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The Scents Of Spring At Home

Spring is in the air....almost. Have you ever thought about the scent of your home? If you are invited to mine you can bet that it will smell nice. I learned that many years ago from a good friend, Sara. Her home always was fresh and fragrant. I invite you to discover scents that will set the mood, and inspire fragrant memories. Every item here is so very giftable.

Floral Bloom Reed Diffuser

This beautiful diffuser will fill any space with the scent of bursting blooming flowers. It's light, a bit fruity, and a perfect way to welcome 

spring into your home.

Sabon NYC

LAFCO Porch Candle
This candle will make you feel as if you are on your Grandmother's sunny porch. Easy and relaxing. The main scents are lemon and verbena.

LAFCO

Replica Springtime in a Park Scented Candle 

With it's lilac tinted wax, this new limited edition candle brings the park to you with key notes of pear. But you'll also find lilly of the valley, and musk for depth. Ships for free with Code: FREESHIP

Sephora 

Tocca Laundry Delicates

Your laundry room no longer will feature "boy smells" but rather the soft and delicate scents of Tocca fine fragrances. Your clothing will thank you.

Amazon

John Derian Candle

This luxe set with matches will fill your space with the scent of spring flowers. You will be impressed with the list of natural essential oil based fragrance like, wildflowers and sweet jasmine. What a lovely gift this makes.

Jayson Home

Moroccan Mint Tea

The newest fragrance from Voluspa. It's a serene scent with hints of green tea, spearmint, and lemon rind. Your space will be instantly soothed.

Bloomingdale's

No. 723 Collection
This is a lush scent, and I love it. It's blooming with damask rose, geranium, and warm notes of amber. It's light but lovely. And that fabric fresh is amazing between laundry loads. Your laundry room will smell amazing.

The Laundress

Fresh Linen 

Scent your world with freshly laundered linens, without the housework. I have had several of their reed diffusers. They really do the job!

Nest Fragrances

Aqua Di Parma
 Arancia di Capri Candle

This scent will bring the warmth of Capri into your home. It features their sunny citrus scent of lemon and oranges with a touch of caramel and musk. Doesn't this sound refreshing?

Bergdorf Goodman or Neiman Marcus

Bora Bora

You'll be transported to the South Pacific with a tropical blend of frangipani and tiare blossoms, mixed with coconut oil and jasmine. In other words, this candle will infuse your space with the smell 

of vacation. Best yet, this candle is hand poured and formulated with an all natural blend of soy and coconut wax.

La Paradis Beauty

Jo Malone Townhouse Collection

First of all, can we talk about these containers? You won't dare throw these away. They are so good looking. These six scents are inspired by the unique moments and rooms within Jo Malone's London townhouse.  Think Green Tomato Vine,  Fresh Fig & Cassis, Pastel Macaroons, to name a few.

Jo Malone

Lafco Sea & Dune

Dreaming of the beach house? Transform yourself to the beach without ever leaving home. These are fabulous candles with lovely casings.

Now 25% off at ...

Saks

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