My love for cologne and perfume should clue everyone into the fact that I love fragrance – not just as a personal affect but as an atmosphere-enhancer. It is with great care and precision that I select what scents go into our home, whether that’s through misting humidifiers, candles, or room sprays. My favorite go-to scent when preparing the house for guests is a discontinued Yankee Candle named ‘Greenhouse’ – it has the convincingly-heavenly scent of its namesake, plain and simple – the green, grassy and earthy perfume from a floral shop or greenhouse is somehow distill into this candle, and I’ve used it sparingly because I can no longer find it. (Every once in a while it will show up in an outlet or Marshall’s and I’ll grab whatever is available.) That luck can’t last forever, so if you see one please get it for me.
This season, I’ve finally found a suitable alternative, and a genuinely lovely candle/fragrance in its own right. It’s the ‘Tomato Plant’ candle from Trader Joe’s. Do not be put off by its title – I’m not a fan of the bruised tomato leaf scent, and this only hints at that pungent signifier of summer. Instead, it carries a fresh and tart green fragrance, sweetened by some listed bergamot and rhubarb. The result is a ‘Greenhouse’ variant that gloriously rekindles that long-lost beauty – a perfect segue from spring to summer. I’m stocking up as we speak…
