Someone once told me* that when you walk into Aerin Lauder's apartment, there's a big crystal bowl filled with monogrammed matchboxes, an idea that I just love (and will someday totally plagarize).Anyway, enter Meredith Waga Perez at Belle Fleur New York, florist to Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman et. al (and featured in Vogue, W and InStyle just about every time I pick up a copy, it seems).
It was a natural progression for them (the company is run by her and her mom) to take their floral knowhow and aesthetic expertise and apply it to candles, and, as you can see from the above, they nailed it.
The gorgeous scents, which seem strong when you first open the box, actually linger without overpowering. The packaging is beyond exquisite. And the matches that come with each: needless to say, I think it's a completely genius touch. All around, the perfect hostess gift.
If you're lucky enough, you may even get a note from Meredith in her PERFECT penmanship on their signature Cartier stationery; their brochure comes packaged in faux croc-lined envelopes (that I think are from Allie Munroe...).
It looks like the candles will be featured at Apres Peau soon (and there may even eventually be a little, ahem, personal appearance around it by the fabulous Ms. Perez herself), and in the meantime, they can be ordered online here.
*or maybe I just read it, I can't remember.
UPDATE: They just arrived at Apres Peau. One smelled fantastic. But ten--now that smells INCREDIBLE.
2 comments:
Those are so, so awesome!! This whole post is so motivating, lol. One day when I have a big pretty house, I want to be a super fab hostess. And I love the idea of anything monogrammed, especially match books, so cool!!
Those candle are amazing, I'd love to get the mayan tuberose.
And you mentioned signature stationary, which I also really want. I am making myself wait until I use up all that I have. Then I have to figure out if I want a pineapple or fluer-de-lis, and then pick my color. **I read that Jackie O. used stationary from some uber exclusive caribbean hotel and they had a pineapple and I think thats so effin cool.
sorry for the post-sized comment :)
Funny you should mention: I had a few additional hostesses in my little series that I had researched--and one was Jackie, who used to hand-deliver thank you notes on her personal stationery from...Tiffany! I'm sure she had others, but that and her Scalamandre wallpaper are the two signatures that seem most oft cited.
My signature stationery: R. Nichols, of course!!
When we're uber fabulous hostesses we can have each other over for cucumber sandwiches.
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