Fathers Day Gift Guide
By Deborah Ferguson
Gifting one’s father with fragrances and beauty products can be an intense shopping experience as the online beauty market is awash with easy low effort gifts. Start with who is your father or husband? Is he tech obsessed, old soul, young at heart? Show him some well thought out love whether he’s the father of your children or your father. My curated gift guide offers unique, luxury covetable fragrances and beauty products. Some of which are new launches and will ensure your astute gift is memorable. I tried products within the theme of naturalistic, outdoor activities, with notes of earth, wood, sea, citrus. Appropriately evocative of the warm weather and nature.
ACQUA DI PARMA Colonia Club eau de Cologne
Acqua di Parma was founded in 1916 by the Italian baron Carlo Magnani, one of the oldest fragrance brands in Italy. The iconic fragrance was first created in a small laboratory in the city of Parma.
The Club Colonia, a contemporary and classic long-lasting fragrance. After a light spray I felt transported to the Tuscan countryside on a hot afternoon. The scent evokes the feeling of being outdoors. The Dominant notes of mint, Lavender, Sicilian mandarin, and lemon as well as bergamot balanced with the notes of neroli, geranium, Haitian vetiver, and white musk. The lasting power is strong, up to 8 hours. Created to be unisex, I feel it’s best on men who also wear Ralph Lauren fragrances. Aside from the sophisticated, invigorating scent being suitable for even the most finicky the chic bottle and case add an elevated look to your father’s vanity.
PERFUME NOTES
Top notes: Sicilian Lemon, Petit Grain, Bergamot, Sicilian Mandarin, Mint, Neroli
Heart notes: Lavender, Geranium, Galbanol
Base notes: Haitian Vetiver, White Musk, Ambergris
TOM FORD COSTA AZZURRA PARFUM
A new edition to the family of Costa Azzurra parfum collection is stylishly presented in a gold falcon, fluted bottle with a lustrous gold metal plaque and matching cap. Based on the original fragrance composition with an increased wood note. This sensual fragrance is perhaps best suited for the uninhibited personality. It’s inspired by the aroma of sea air, evergreens, and deep wood and citrus. Lasting power, silage up to 6 hours.
Fragrance Family: Earthy & Woody
Scent Type: Citrus & Woods
Key Notes: Cypress, Lemon, Oakwood
“I have always loved fragrances with a transportive quality. Costa Azzurra captures the relaxed and sexy mood of the Mediterranean – for me, it feels like the ultimate escape.” – TOM FORD
Cartier Declaration Haute Frachieur
Cartier launches a new version of their best Selling 1998 unisex fragrance Declaration. As Cartier is not known to over reformulate their fragrances, this new version is worth seeking out. The Haute Frachier variation created by the inhouse nose Mathilde Laurent. This Fragrance is unlike the original triumph created by Jean-Claude Ellena instead expect a new ‘organic’ green, naturalistic scent. Best described after trying as layers of herbs, grasses, twigs layered with various musk notes.
The lasting power, silage was up to 7 hours as the fragrance evolves into a light naturalistic scent.
Top note: Citrus Leaf
Middle note: Cardamom
Base note: Cedar
Susanne Kaufmann Line M
Shower/Shampoo Line M
Men’s organic skin and body care is a new, quickly expanding niche to explore when gifting thoughtful beauty products. Susanne Kaufmann known to work with the finest natural ingredients found in Austria has created the new Line M Men’s essentials products.
the all-in-one shampoo, conditioner, shower gel is formulated with aloe vera, rosehip seed oil, silk extracts, and witch hazel in consideration of the specific needs of men’s’ skin. The gentle body wash/shampoo is ideal to both cleanse and nourish hair and skin. It’s refreshing and revitalizing, moisturizing and lightly, naturally scented which is ideal to neutralize body odor without any overpowering added artificial fragrance.
Deodorant Stick Line M
This ideal Deodorant is Aluminum free, formulated with natural plant extracts and minerals. Both gentle and protective on the skin, it’s light nonirritating formula ensures a lasting anti-odor effect. Its fragrance is a tad manly but light with an emphasis on the witch hazel. That key ingredient is healing and refreshing, which brings me to add it’s also ideal for women after shaving your arm pits. The key ingredients will improve the skin condition and offer a long-lasting odor free effect.
I’m a devoted fan of all of Susanne Kaufmann’s products as her natural local sourced organic, sustainable ingredients are which are carefully selected for the product line. Her factory which creates the luxury products is powered by state of the art solar, high -capacity emulsion and mixing unit which utilizes thermal energy. The products are created with her philosophy and commitment to sustainable manufacturing with refillable products.
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Tom Ford, Cartier, Acqua di Parma, Susanne Kaufmann