A new flame
Cire Trudon La Promeneuse in Solis Rex
MANILA, Philippines - This is the Mirror Gallery and the grand wooden floors of the Château de Versailles in a fragrance. Think heady vapors of wax from candelabras and the surrounding coniferous trees blown in by the breeze. If you want your home to make a favorable first impression, this is the scent for your foyer. The scent comes in the form of a cameo that is molten on a ceramic dish heated by a lit night-light beneath it. The scent also comes in a candle version kept in a glass dome called La Cloche at Univers. Both lend a certain regality to any space, even when not lit.
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The Cire Trudon La Cloche are available in Univers, Makati. The La Promeneuse is available online at trudon.com.
Hermès in Temps de pluie
Nothing quite cleanses and calms like the pouring rain — while you’re tucked in the safety of your home, that is. Perfumer Celine Ellena shares and captures this sentiment in a few words we couldn’t have said better: “Droplets. Puddles. Ripples. Music of the rain. Torrents. Showers. Streams. Pictures of the rain. Wet moss. Living forest. Steaming pavement.” Light this candle even on a typical hot humid evening and it will transport you to a cool rain shower in the countryside. The mat and enamel bowl is sure to fit right in, whatever your bedroom décor may be.
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Available in Hermes, Greenbelt 3, Makati and Rustan’s Department Store Makati and Shangri-La Plaza Mall.
Penhaligon’s in Maduro Leaf
Cozy up on those cool nights. Emphasize the dark and tactile details of your smoking room or library or set the mood by the fireplace, two neat glasses of whisky optional. Its black glass blends in with this décor. Here’s a scent evoking wood paneled walls, soft leather armchairs, a fire burning in the grate, and the heady scent of exotic cigars along with an inviting sense of warmth and sensuality (must be the amber and white musk notes).
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Available in Adora, Greenbelt 5, Makati.
Diptyque Hourglass Diffuser in 34 Boulevard Saint Germain
Visually, it is already a conversation starter. How clever is it that it uses an hourglass’s gravity-powered mechanism to diffuse scent? The cycle takes 20 minutes on each side as it slowly releases the scent in the air. Every Diptyque fragrance is available in the hourglass home scent format, but our pick is this woodsy blend with a chypre backbone and a base of balms, also the scent of their first store, which the maison launched in 2011 to celebrate their 50th anniversary. We recommend this as one of your living room’s centerpieces.
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Available in Adora, Greenbelt 5, Makati and Rustan’s Department Store.
Voluspa in Casa Pacifica
When someone conjures the scent of summer it is more often than not a citrus. For anyone who does not agree with this generalization, — for those who find themselves yearning for the swell of the seas and its fragrant spray all year round — here is a scent that has notes of California driftwood, sea salt and shore brush. This isn’t your basic non-electric diffuser. Fine-gauge rattan sticks hold the scent longer and diffuse it better while complementing your lanai furniture.
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Available in Dimensione.
Illustrations by TOM BUCAG
