7 It's Beginning To Smell Like Christmas

It’s not just on the festive day that our sense of smell becomes alive with particular scents. All the way through the season we eat drink and make merry building into a crescendo on the 25th of December. Our sense of smell, so powerful, that the moment we get a whiff of Cinnamon, Tangerine and Star Anise we know it’s the Christmas holiday period. Here we celebrate perfumes and explore these notes so familiar with the food we eat during this festive season. From a grind of black Pepper via spicy warming Cardamom and Ginger 7, it’s beginning to smell like Christmas.

L’Immensité EDP Louis Vuitton for men, A whisper of fresh ginger speaks of an infinite inner journey. Like a response to a vast, beckoning sea that nourishes fantasies of total freedom. Sometimes, finding yourself before a limitless horizon that stretches to the sky is all it takes to make your heart beat faster. Inspired by this invigorating impression captured during his travels, Master Perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud composed a laser-sharp ode to freshness. A crackling whisper of ginger brightened by the bitterness of grapefruit and softened by an addictive and sensual amber note. The promise of new horizons, like a fresh page waiting to invent a new life. The bottle is refillable in stores equipped with a perfume fountain.

Bravi Thameen London from The Britologne Collection. An amalgamation of the words British and Cologne. The classic cologne structure is re-imagined and magnified with complex chords and accords with intensive projection and longevity. Bravi’s adventure begins at the opera house, which is the most iconic building in Covent Garden. A place where love and passion for the opera ignites friendships. Perfumer Bruno Jovanovic re-creates the scent of the Queen of the Night flower. During the olfactory exploration of the Queen of the Night, we take the path of sensuality, but in a dramatic and over the top sensational way. Intoxicating tuberose is spiced up with an overdose of ginger and dramatized with a novel walnut milk accord. The notes are blended in a way that accents the tension between them. Perfect for an opulent evening.

Impression Patchouli Heart No. 11 from Ostens. This is patchouli like you’ve never smelt before; fresh, aromatic and elegant. Delicate notes of Iris resin and Violet leaf add a soft, powdery, vintage-like quality that’s brightened with Ambroxan and Patchouli Heart to create a clean, aromatic fragrance with a distinctly timeless quality. This is patchouli made modern. Created by perfumer Sophie Labbé with Top Note of Cypress Oil LMR, Ginger CO2 LMR, Black Pepper Oil. In its heart find Violet Leaf Absolute LMR, Iris Resinoid LMR, Patchouli, Cypriol Heart LMR, with its final base notes being Ambroxan, Cashmeran, Ciste Absolute, Musks.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris L’Homme at la Rose EDP A reinterpretation of the Rose with masculine overtones for men. Immediately, intensely fresh green notes of Grapefruit fuse with the essence of Damascena Rose from Bulgaria. This natural and vital force then gives way to rosy and woody heart notes which are gradually reinforced with amber woody facets leaving a sensual trail. This fresh and light scent brings today’s man, the joy of wearing a rose.

PALLETE wallpaper by Mind The Gap is a lively reinterpretation of our TRAITE DES COULEURS design, presenting pages from Boogert’s 1692 study on hundreds of hand-painted colour swatches. The vibrancy of the new colour palette brings a more joyous graphic depiction to the wall, while still paying tribute to the ‘Traité des couleurs servant a la peinture a l’eau’ and its importance for the world of colour. The Room by Mind The Gap. Inspired by the beautiful colours of Transylvanian village houses, rich earth, blue sky and rolling hills. It captures the varied colours of a rural visit to our homeland. Each hand-painted shape stacks colours from chalky blue and soft cream to pretty pink and various greens together to create a geometric pattern that brings eclecticism to your space.

Green and Rust scarf Leathjersmith of London at The Place for Men and Women, 48% Wool, 38% Modal, 8% Silk, 5% Cashmere, 1% Lurex

Edenist, Lifeboost Energy. A reviving musky woody citrus. Find a refreshing splash of citruses from Italy, infused with the energizing essences of peppery bergamot and regenerative grapefruit, boosted with zingy ginger absolute from Ethiopia. As bright and empowering as a tall dewy glass of freshly squeezed juice. Get up and glow. The notes include Bergamot oil, Grapefruit oil, and Lemon at the top, Ginger CO2, Jasmine, and Rose in the middle with the base featuring Musk, Cedarwood, and Amber. Edenist LifeBoost Wellbeing. An uplifting spicy green floral. A confidence booster with zingy Ethiopian ginger absolute and crisp pink peppercorn absolute from La Réunion. The quintessence of easygoing well-being, captured in a luminous accord of fresh spices and green notes enhanced by two of the most precious ingredients in perfumery: Indian jasmine absolute and iris concrete from China. Dive deep into your inner self, and feel its uplifting sense of comfort. You’re golden. It opens with Pink Peppercorn CO2, Lemon, Green notes then goes into a centre of Jasmine absolute, Orris concrete, Ginger oil and finally in its base find Musk, Vanilla, Cedarwood.

L’Autre Diptyque EDT is A captivating name with a double meaning. “L’Autre” speaks of a trip to a faraway elsewhere. Nutmeg, cumin, caraway… the fragrance radiates twenty-seven essences from places like Damascus and Palmyra. “L’Autre” is also the haunting scent of a loved one, the skin slightly fragranced with spicy notes. Think Nutmeg, Cumin, Caraway, and Clary sage alongside heat and faraway exotic travels.

Imagination by Louis Vuitton. EDP. The key to the audacity, success and drive of the creatives who make the wildest dreams a reality. An immaterial energy that is nurtured by travel and experiences that forge a new state of mind. A creative impulse that has always guided Jacques Cavallier Belletrud. With an over-generous dose of Ambrox, perfumery’s white gold, the Master Perfumer reinvents the amber-like accord to express a sensual and contemporary masculine elegance. Its contrasts appear upon contact with noble citrus and black tea from China extracted with CO2, a magical ingredient that carries within it the soul of travel. With Imagination, the spirit rises, escapes and conquers new paths of freedom. Key Notes are Ambrox, Black Tea from China, Tunisian Neroli, Sicilian Cedar, Calabrian Bergamot, Nigerian Ginger and Ceylon Cinnamon The bottle is refillable in stores equipped with a perfume fountain.

PALLETE wallpaper by Mind The Gap is a lively reinterpretation of our TRAITE DES COULEURS design, presenting pages from Boogert’s 1692 study on hundreds of hand-painted colour swatches. The vibrancy of the new colour palette brings a more joyous graphic depiction to the wall, while still paying tribute to the ‘Traité des couleurs servant a la peinture a l’eau’ and its importance for the world of colour. . Leathersmith of London at The Place Persian Wools Scarf for men and women 24” x 70” Gold Basile Porcelain from Limoges dessert Plate by Diptyque Hand-crafted by master porcelain-makers in Limoges, this white porcelain dinner plate is decorated in gold. Its curving lines trace out the luminous Basile motif. Can be used on its own or combined with other items in the Basile range to create hypnotic graphic permutations.