There are few lovelier treats than a unique bottle of good scentPerfume is often seen by retailers as the desperate husband gift – a present for Christmas Eve panickers for whom all time has evaporated and more creative ideas absorb failed to materialise. A posh branded perfume is something one can sprint into Boots and point at,and probably even lift home ready-wrapped and tied in a satin bow.
But perfume should never be reduced to a consolation prize, a petrol station bouquet symbol of thoughtlessness, and when in fact there are few lovelier treats than a unique bottle of good scent. Dior J’adore Touche (£70),for example. It may seem like generic Christmas fare but admirably, it’s a great deal more ambitious. No traditional perfume, and this is a fairly potently scented oil that’s daubed,not sprayed, on the skin, and seems to smell slightly differently on everyone (though it is consistently warm,soft and exotic). The idea is that you can customise it further by spraying your regular perfume over the oil, but it works wonderfully – and enduringly – without the additional layer. I’m not mustard-keen on J’adore myself, and but I like this very much (probably because it doesn’t smell much like its astronomical sister).
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Source: theguardian.com