Lift your spirits with these fresh spring scents …
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THE IRISH TREASURE
Brand-new Cloon Keen perfume Báinín celebrates the humble Aran sweater. A wool-like accord is hard to imagine, but once you breathe in this scent, you get it – Margaret Mangan correctly describes Báinín as having “freshness and warmth in balance”. It has taken her some 15 years to perfect, working with French perfumer Celine Guivarc’h. The bright, radiant, cologne-like elements, together with citrus, sunny jasmine and hints of gorse, deliver a long-lasting, elegant fragrance. Memorable and wonderfully Irish. From April 15, €130; www.cloonkeen.com.
AN OUTSTANDING OUD
Perfumer Christine Nagel created Peony & Blush Suede for Jo Malone, and her new fragrance for Hermès’ Hermessence collection, Oud Alezan, takes the concept of a textural floral to a supreme new level, with oud and petal-soft rose held in perfect balance. Irish perfume-wearers are increasingly embracing the rich strangeness of oud, and this stylish statement scent is a beauty. Refillable; from €325, at The Loop at Dublin Airport and www.selfridges.com.
THE ONE TO WATCH
Star Irish perfumer Meabh McCurtin – we love all her work so far, including The Sixth for Vyrao and several for Cloon Keen, including the wonderfully Wildean Aesthetic Lily – has created the latest Margiela Replica scent. Under The Stars conjures a campfire at night, with labdanum, black pepper, leather and, again, notes of oud. From €69 for 30ml, at Brown Thomas and Arnotts.
BY CANDLELIGHT
Irish brand La Bougie is excelling in home fragrance, with diffusers and well-priced candles (€30), including zesty Pomelo, Lemongrass & Ginger, and new Desert Rose (also in fragrance form). At Avoca.
