Sophie
Beauty & Scent Editor
Drops on Thursday
“Smells like a linen cupboard in August.”
Texture, scent and small daily luxuries.
Recent hit rate: 12 of 24 picks exhibited
Recent picks
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
L'Occitane Softening and Nourishing Shea Butter Ultra Rich Lip Balm 0.39 oz / 12 ml
A squeeze tube that lives in a coat pocket and survives the walk home in the rain.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
Farmacy Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm 0.12 oz/ 3.4 g
Beeswax and honey, which is how a good balm should smell: like the back of a shed.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
Glossier Balm Dotcom Lip Balm and Skin Salve Original 0.5 oz / 15 mL
Plain, unscented in spirit, thumb-worn. Keep one in every jacket and lose none gracefully.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
Maison Louis Marie No.04 Bois de Balincourt Candle 8.5 oz / 241 g
Sandalwood, vetiver and amber wood. Smells like a bench by the door, warm underneath.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
The Maker Architect Candle 8 oz 1 wick candle
Cedarwood with wet concrete and musk: the flagstone floor after the boots come off.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
BYREDO Tree House Scented Candle 8.4 oz/240 g 1 wick candle
Cedar, guaiac wood and hay. A barn loft in October, put politely on a shelf.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
Salt & Stone Saffron & Cedar Candle 8.5 oz / 240 g
Saffron and cedarwood, for the days the weather wins and the kettle is on.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
Rabanne 1 Million Eau de Toilette with Leather 0.34 oz / 10 ml Eau de Toilette spray
Ten millilitres of leather and cinnamon, small enough to ride in a glove.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Elixir Eau de Parfum with Woody Leather 1.7 oz/50 mL eau de parfum spray
Sage, a leather accord and cedarwood. Think moss-green and well-oiled brown, not showroom.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Dark Leather Eau de Parfum with Incense & Dark Leather 3.04 oz eau de parfum spray
Black pepper, incense and dark leather: the nearest thing here to woodsmoke on a wool collar.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
TOM FORD Eau d'Ombre Leather Eau de Toilette with Vanilla & Amber 1.7 oz / 50 mL eau de toilette spray
Leather with ginger, cardamom and vanilla tincture. Like gloves warming on a radiator.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
Hugo Boss Boss Bottled Absolu Parfum Intense with Leather and Cedarwood 3.3 oz/100 mL parfum spray
Leather, patchouli and cedarwood in parfum strength. Best worn under a waxed collar, damp optional.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
Farmacy Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm 0.12 oz/ 3.4 g
Beeswax and honey in a pocket tube, for lips chapped by cold walks to the pub.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
SEPHORA COLLECTION Hand Balm with Shea Butter Aloe 1 oz
Shea butter in a tiny tin-sized tube. Keep one in the guitar case, one in the coat.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
Touchland Power Mist Hydrating Hand Sanitizer Blue Sandalwood 1 fl. oz. / 30 mL
Blue sandalwood in a spray, for a quick wash before someone passes you the fiddle.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
L'Occitane Softening and Nourishing Shea Butter Ultra Rich Lip Balm 0.39 oz / 12 ml
Shea butter in a squeeze tube. Smells faintly of a sensible aunt's handbag, which is praise.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
The GelBottle Inc - H20 Cream Mini
Mango and shea butter, unscented, so it won't compete with the candles. Soft as an old cuff.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
SAHAJAN Lip Karma Lip Balm with Argan + Castor Oils Chai 0.4 oz/12 mL
Chai and vanilla on the lips, a warm cup of something between sets.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
Madam Glam - Cuticle Pusher
Stainless steel, double-ended, quietly practical. For hands that spend Thursdays on strings and sleeves.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
LIXR Beauty Lip Lixr Hydrating Tinted Lip Mask Kashmir Chai 0.15 oz/4.2 mL
Kashmir Chai, a tinted lanolin mask in a spiced shade. Wear it out, sleep in it.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
GUERLAIN Kiss Kiss Bee Glow Hydrating Tinted Lip Balm 309 Honey Glow 0.1 oz/3.2 g
Honey-infused and sheer, in a warm shade that suits lamplight better than daylight.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
L'Occitane Protecting & Repairing Shea Butter Intensive Hand Balm 5.3 oz/150 mL
Twenty-five percent shea, thick as clotted cream. Rub in by the radiator, preferably in front of the fire.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$
DIOR Le Baume Revitalizing Multi-Use Balm Original 1.7 oz / 50 ml
One balm for lips, hands and body. Tuck it in a leather satchel.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
TOM FORD Ébène Fumé Eau de Parfum Fragrance with Palo Santo & Ebony Wood 1 oz / 30 mL eau de parfum spray
Palo santo, ebony and a little rose. Smells like a pub snug after the fire's been banked.
