As someone exceptionally enamored of Fine French Fragrance, I was curious about Fulton & Roark, which goes to great lengths to position itself as the opposite of, say, Chanel and Dior and all their Old World confrères: Fulton & Roark, they said, was American Fine Fragrance. It says so on....
The de mininis loophole, and what it means for French brands and U.S. shoppers, is so complicated that it gets an outline: What is the de minimis exemption? How will it affect Shein and Temu purchases? Why is closing this loophole for cheap Chinese goods a positive step? How is....
Tariffs — and the economic havoc that has accompanied their introduction — may radically shift the cost of your Paris vacation. Here’s how. As I write this, the tariffs affecting EU nations are on hold, as are the retaliatory tariffs EU leaders proposed against the U.S. (For an official summary,....
A Diptyque Fleur de Cerisier review: B+ In short: The limited-edition Fleur de Cerisier candle shows up every spring from Diptyque — last year, with a beautiful illustration, this year…not so much. The scent according to Diptyque: “The fruity and subtle musky floral notes of the Fleur de Cerisier (Cherry....
If you’re looking for a Diptyque pine tree candle vibe, you’re in the right place. The good news is that Diptqyue makes several candles with a pine scent. The bad news is that its best one — Sapin de Nuit — is only available here and there. Let’s break it....
The best Diptyque candle: Which is it? I know what I think — but you can only buy Muguet so many times. So I quizzed shoppers going in and out of five Diptyque locations on what they consider the best Diptyque candle. For the record: The locations were the Wicker....
These are the best Diptyque candles for winter — when it really counts, and nothing is a cheering as a lovely little scent and a little more light on very dark days. These are more or less organized chronologically! Feu de Bois (quite possibly the iconic French brand’s very best....
These are the best Diptyque candles for summer. I don’t know — maybe fall’s the superior candle burning time? Or winter? But why? It’s not like we’re getting heat, or in most cases light, from them: I still remember burning a Diptyque during a blackout at home during a miserably....
The best Diptyque candles for spring are ready to burn when the snow’s finally stopped, and the long gray days are just about over. Could that be the sun, peaking out from behind a cloud? A new, promising softness in the earth? Tiny buds on the trees? The best of....
So is Le Labo cheaper in France? It’s a very good question. Usually I’m not surprised to find that the answer is yes, a French brand — like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Polène — is cheaper in France. (I was more surprised to discover that Cartier is not.) But unlike....
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