Covet: Diptyque Rose Duet Candle

As you may know if you follow my reviews on Now Smell This, I love anything rose-scented, and I’m long-time admirer of Diptyque’s fragrance and candle lines. So, imagine my delight when I learned about this new, limited edition candle from Diptyque.

It’s named for a variety of hybrid tea rose that has two-tone petals (lighter on one side, darker on the other) and its scent is a blend of two other Diptyque candle fragrances, Baies (rose with black currant leaves) and Roses. I haven’t seen (or smelled) it in person yet, but I’m sure I’ll love it when I do.

Images: screen grab via the Diptyque website; Rosa “Duet” [altered] via Wikimedia Commons.

Favorite Things: Grey56 Leather Wrap Bracelet

Sometimes, impulse purchases work out very well. One evening I was walking along Prince Street in SoHo, on my way to meet up with my husband at McNally Jackson, and I passed a street vendor selling hand-crafted leather accessories. I tried on this “wrap bracelet,” a narrow leather band that closes with a stainless steel “horseshoe.” It fit perfectly, and I bought it on the spot. I’ve worn it nearly every day over the past two months. It’s a little bit rock-and-roll and a little bit equestrian-inspired, so it travels easily from the East Village to the Upper East Side, and the leather has softened so that it seems to have been made just for my wrist.

If you’d like to see more pieces made by this artisan, visit the Grey56 shop on Etsy. Bonus: this line is made in NYC.

Covet: John Fluevog “Elizabeth” Shoes

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I don’t know how many pairs of black, high-heeled Mary Janes I’ve gone through in my adult years. I always feel like I can’t go wrong with that style. Here’s a fanciful version: the “Elizabeth” from John Fluevog’s “Queen Transcendent” collection.

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Covet: Penhaligon’s Brighton Matches

If, like me, you love to burn fancy candles around the house and you’re a hopeless devotée of Downton Abbey, Upstairs, Downstairs, and the entire Merchant-Ivory oeuvre, you should know about these matches from Penhaligon’s.

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Covet: Andrea Garland Organic Lip Balm in Vintage-Inspired Pill Box

I’ve shopped at Beautyhabit many times over the past decade, and I always enjoy their e-mail announcements of new additions to their product catalogue. Thanks to their latest message, I’ve just learned about London-based aromatherapy Andrea Garland and her line of natural lip balms packaged in vintage and vintage-inspired pill boxes.

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