Posted by Robin
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30 November 2012
Our series of holiday gift posts continues with home fragrance of all kinds, from candles to sachets. If you missed them, check out part 1 (scented body products) and part 2 (travel sizes & coffrets).
Maybe some year, Diptyque’s holiday candles will look so dull that we’ll leave them out, but that year has not yet arrived. This year’s set includes Amber Oud (red; “…inspired by the Arabian Nights resembles a precious stone where rare spices infused with warming resins and balsams plunges the user into an Oriental dream world”), Oliban (purple; “A mysterious creation showcasing the precious resin frankincense. This fragrance will transport the user straight to the heart of the Arabian Nights.”) and Sapin Doré (green; “…pays homage to the most celebrated fir tree in the world, it transports the user straight to the heart of a forest of golden spruce trees.”). In mini candle (70g for $32) or full-sized (190g for $68), available at Nordstrom…
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Posted by Robin
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5 October 2011
Indie natural line Anya’s Garden has launched Royal Lotus, a new natural fragrance. Royal Lotus was developed in conjunction with the Natural Perfumer’s Guild Brave New Scents project…
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Posted by Robin
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23 November 2010
Indie natural house Anya’s Garden has launched two fragrances, Amberess and Light. The new scents were developed in conjunction with owner Anya McCoy’s Outlaw Perfume Project…
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Posted by Robin
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7 December 2009
Registration has begun for the next session of the Natural Perfumery course offered by Anya McCoy of Anya’s Garden.
Classes begin in February, and there are now three formats: the online interactive course, a self-paced online course, or a non-web distance learning format.
You can read more about the course here.
Posted by Robin
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6 October 2009
Indie natural line Anya’s Garden has launched MoonDance. Like StarFlower, it is an homage to tuberose, but this one is described as “sweeter, softer and more lunar, if you will”.
The sultry silkiness of tuberose slips through the dream…
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