3 amazing fragrances to give your valentine... or yourself
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It’s nearly Valentine’s, guys. And I reckon you need some present ideas.
For yourself. So here I am to tell you about three properly delicious fragrances. You could just tear this out and hand it to someone who needs some ideas… your call entirely.
1 North Bondi, Ouai
Ouai is an LA-based haircare brand that has always made excellently scented products. So, quite rightly, it decided to launch fragrances. If you like a floral, try North Bondi (50ml, £46; at harrods.com), a modern, flowery symphony of Italian lemon, rose de mai and white musk. So alluring. Old-fashioned femininity with contemporary Los Angeles chutzpah. Marv. theouai.co.uk
2 Sana Jardin
Sana Jardin is a luxury scent initiative with a conscience. All the floral waste is upcycled into product that female harvesters in Morocco can sell — keeping 100 per cent of the profits. And Berber Blonde (50ml, £95; sanajardin.com) is a sparkling blend of orange, neroli and musk. Fresh yet utterly transportive: suddenly its sunset and you’re with a new lover in the mountains of North Africa. Enjoy this moment…
3 Tonka, Le Labo
And so, breathlessly, we end with the ever-classy Le Labo’s Tonka 25 (50ml, £125; lelabofragrances.com) — so dark, so warm, so addictive. Cedar, tonka, and vanilla— all the seduction of amber and yet… deeper. God, this stuff is good.
They used to say that, when you need to shift some tectonic emotional plates, get a haircut. But, for me, scent is wildly more resonant and affecting.
Explore, my beauties. Go forth. Find the one. For now…