The Scents Of Summer

Every summer has its' own story, but all summers share the same scents. There's the essence of sun kissed skin, beachside escapes and breezy warm weather. Add in the scents of fresh mown grass, coconut suncare, and sea breeze. This edit features a little bit of all of this for you, your home, and your environment. This post is aromatherapy for your soul.

Santa Barbara Strawberry

This fragrance set goes wherever summer leads you. It's travel friendly, too. Wearing this fruity fragrance is like strolling through the Santa Barbara strawberry fields. It also features notes of dewy pink peonies and solar musk

Nest New York

Homecourt Mandarin Basile

Hand Wash

I love beautiful bottles near my sinks. It just feels and looks luxe. I have a basil herb garden, so I can just imagine how good this hand wash smells. It's very fresh.

Homecourt

Bobbi Brown Beach

I love this scent. Haven't had it in a while,  but

 it certainly is summer in a bottle. Here's how the brand describes it: " sea spray, and mandarin, this fragrance is wearable anytime, anywhere."It's really lovely.

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics       Sephora

Josie Maran Topless Tangerine Hair & Body Mist

If you feel that fragrance is too heavy for summer's warm temps, try this mist. It's made with 100% natural scents, and it is clean beauty. Not to mention the name is adorable.

Sephora

Flamingo Estate Barbecue Sauce

One of my fave scents of summer comes from the grill. This Juicy Strawberry, Spicy Key Lime Barbecue  Sauce  sounds divine. The ingredients are organic and elevated from what you might find at the store.

Flamingo Estate

Flamingo Estate Heirloom Tomato Candle

This candle smells so good, you will want to eat it.  The scent is true, and that of a freshly picked imperfect heirloom tomato. It's been handpoured of 100% vegetable wax.  It's the perfect summer host gift. Ships for free from...

Bergdorf Goodman

Summer Grace

Celebrate summer with refreshing scents. This new limited edition Summer Grace Solar Daydream eau de toilette will remind you of sun-filled daydreams by the poolside. it features notes of saltwater, solar jasmine, and coconut milk.

Philosophy

Poolside Candle
If you love the scent of a pool (think chlorine and coppertone) like I do, this candle is for you. Think Grapefruit, Mandarin, Bergamot, sunscreen and more. The perfect host gift for anyone with a pool.

Nordstrom

Tom Ford Eau de Soleil Blanc Eau de Toilette
Head for the sun! This fragrance follows summer's light from the sun with notes of citrus and fragrant florals. Sounds divine!

Neiman Marcus

Beekman 1802 Sunshine Lemon  Wipes

These wipes were made for the face but can be used to refresh any part of the body. They are made with goats milk and essential oils. Fabulous for taking makeup off! In the summer they are wonderful for cooling off in the heat. Golfers love having a pack in their bag. Many scents, but Sunshine Lemon is my fave. You will find the best prices with free shipping at...

HSN

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Stylish Scents Of Autumn

 

Well, it's over. Summer has faded into the sunset. I for one, loved my first summer in New York. It was filled with family, nature, and new adventures. But now it is time to settle into a new season.  A great way to embrace fall is to fill your space with warm and cozy fragrances.  Get inspired for gift giving and scenting your own home with the scents of Autumn.

Cypress & Fig Candle

With a base of Cypress, Tonka Bean, and Musk, this candle features the flavors of fall outdoors. Add the elegance of fig, and you have something very interesting. The stoneware container can be repurposed in so many ways.
Sweetwater Decor

Homesick Autumn Hayride

Not my usual style for candles, as I normally enjoy something dressier. But just the title itself takes me back to high school days. I like it for the patio or maybe even the laundry room. You'll be reminded of crisp fall air and bumpy rides with maple drizzled on them!

Amazon

Gather Together Collection

Take your pick of Spiced Cider or Warm Amber. This is the perfect kitchen candle. Best yet, they are on sale at.....

Williams Sonoma

Spiced Pomander

As one reviewer stated, this smells like Autumn without smelling of pumpkins. These candles burn clean with true scents. I love them. The containers are really good looking as well. You won't be disappointed.

Lafco New York

Himalayan Antiqued Copper Candle, Bourbon Vanilla

As candles go, this one is a beautiful bargain. It's been scented with notes of whiskey, rich musk, and warm amber. The copper container is  worth the price. Love it for outdoors!

Shop Terrain

Hot Toddy

Anecdote Cocktail Candles

Sure, I'll take my candle with a cocktail on the side. What a fun gift to gve a cocktail party host! Featuring  Honeyscrisp apples and cinnamon, this candle smells like rye relief and plentiful pours. 

Anthropologie

Nest New York Charcoal Woods

Head deep into the woods and wilderness. This smokey scent has notes of birchwood, cedarwood, black truffle and more.

Sephora.  Nest New York   

Satsuma Sage Linnea Candle
Crushed sage, cypress, and mandarin combined together creates a highly fragrant scent with a considerable throw. Burns for aprox. 60 hours.

Shop Terrain

FORVR Mood Spice Of Life Candle

A citrusy and woodsy scent that has notes of ginger Clementine, and vanilla. It burns for 54 hours and is priced at under $40. 

Sephora

Roberto Cavalli's Queen Of Sicily Candle

Leave it to designer Cavalli to create such a chic candle! I am wild about it.  Fragrance notes: ginger, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, amber, cedarwood, fine agarwood, sandalwood, white musk, violet, rose, and vanilla. it's expensive and looks it.

Amara

Otherland Dappled Wood

Love this website! Their candles are hand poured in the US and they have a very special way of presenting their scents. This scent is part of the Manor house Weekend Collection. It's all so cozy. Think sweet hay, sandalwood, and toasted walnut. Oh I can smell it now.

Otherland      Sephora

Antica Farmacista Cask Candle

This candle had me at the sophisticated and stylish  glass container. Here is their description of the scent: "A cozy accord of rich cognac, worn leather and earthy tobacco. A hint of rose is layered with creamy vanilla and distilled rum. An intoxicating elixir. " I'd say!

Antica Farmacista.    Saks Fifth Avenue

House Beautiful

According to House Beautiful, the 10 most popular autumn scents are...

Bergamot (8,000 monthly searches)
Cinnamon (6,720)
Amber (5,600)
Spiced pumpkin (4,800)
Ginger (3,250)
Apple (2,810)
Frankincense (2,770)
Pomegranate (2,340)
Fig (2,170)
Apple cinnamon (2,140)

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Luxury Seasonal Scents For The Home

 

As the cold weather is about to settle in, it's time to create a cozy comforting corner in your home. A crackling fire, a good book, a cocktail or coffee along with a really good candle, sounds good, doesn't it? Treat yourself or someone on your gift list. These are some of the very nicest candles money can buy. Get into a merry mood!

Absolute Candles

"The new Absolute Collection, which harnesses the power of highly concentrated fragrance oils known as absolutes to create an exquisitely aromatic experience that is uniquely true to nature." And can we talk about the hand blown candle holders? With natural fragrance like orange blossom, lavender flower, clary sage and more, you can't go wrong.

Lafco New York

Ginori Black Stone Scented Tealight Candles

Very unique and something I would love! These tealights do not smell like black stones, thank goodness. Instead they draw their influence from a crackling fireplace. They are formulated with Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Patchouli and musk for a slightly spicy aroma. I love the packaging, too.

A wonderful splurge.

Net-a-Porter

Illume Candles North Sky

A new candle this season. It's a noble fragrance that sparkles with notes of citrus, festive fir, and fresh berries. A little birch and ebony woods grounds the scent. Delightful, and a chic container.

Bloomingdale's

Moroccan Forest Candles

Handmade in Marrakech, these candles evoke a walk in the woods. I love the hammered brass jar. It is so global chic! I would most certainly use these in my home.

Jason Home

Lladro 1001 Lights

This candle gets my vote for the most unique. A sure winning gift for the lladro collector! Other colors available, but the scent remains the same ~ "Night Approaches." It features very special ingredients such as blackcurrant, lotus flower, and other ingredients that represent the magic of the night and the full moon.

Bergdorf Goodman

Diptyque Feu de Bois 

 "For the festive season, the candle appears in a 600g format, in a pot of grey enamelled porcelain. As the flame flickers, smell the dense, smoky fragrance of logs slowly burning. And throughout the home: an air of enchantment."

Diptyque or Nordstrom

Nest New York Holiday

A classic set that features the quintessential fragrance of the season. The scent features pomegranate, mandarin orange, pine, cloves, and a hint of vanilla. I received the diffuser reeds last year. They last forever.

Nest New York

Jonathan Adler Hashish Candle

4o hours of burn time won't be quite enough of this tempting taboo scent. Consider it earthy but couture. Once the candle burns out, the porcelain container makes a perfect stash box. You know who to give this to, right?

Jonathan Adler

Farmhouse Pottery Vermont Candle

These candles are inspired by the Winter Solstice. Simple in design and true in fragrance.  Choose the scent, pine or fir.

Lulu & Georgia

Cire Trudon Gloria 

This new scent evokes carols and children's choirs. Any one of the candles warms the room with the scent of firewood, vetivre, cinnamon, nutmeg, citrus and more. They make an exquisite gift.

Saks Fifth Avenue.   Or  Neiman Marcus

Jo Malone

This is one of Jo Malone's festive favorites, Orange Bitters. Sweet and bitter orange combine on a base of rich sandalwood and amber to create a luscious scent. Her candles and scents are so fabulous, you'll swear that you have sprayed perfume in the air. 

Jo Malone London  or Bloomingdales's

Costa Brazil Jungle Candle
Love this. The candle promises to fill any space with the lush scents of the Amazon rainforest. The fragrance has also been blended with sacred Breu resin, which is often used in purifying rituals. The beautiful container is engraved with the words "Shine in Nature."

Net-A- Porter

Acqua Di Parma X Emilio Pucci

Select this candle for your most fashionable friend. It's a limited edition that will dress and scent the home with style.  The scent: "balsamic notes of pine oil and scents of birch and guaiac woods combined with spicy accents of clove and the pungent hint of raspberry." Sounds rich and as if it smells expensive.

Nordstrom

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