Description
Grasse, early June, and the jasmine harvest has begun. In a narrow street above the perfumeries, a young woman named Anouk pauses outside a shop window where a single yellow box sits in the sunlight, a slender bottle of scent resting beside it. She imagines the fragrance inside: orange blossom, perhaps, with a breath of rose. She does not go in. She simply carries the picture away with her, and keeps it for years.
This cheerful piece is for the Anouk in your life. Imagine it on a mirrored tray among lipsticks and hairpins, or tucked on the shelf of a bathroom cabinet where it greets her every morning. It is a charming gift for a bride on the morning of her wedding, a teenage daughter discovering her first signature scent, or a friend who collects antique atomizers and flacons. The yellow glows like a lemon in the sun.
Inside and out
- A yellow box paired with a small perfume bottle
- Pre-owned; the perfume box was once part of a private collection
- Its sunny lid rises on a hinge and is fastened by a metal clasp
- Shaped from fine white porcelain, then decorated by hand in Limoges, France
Add a sample of her favorite fragrance to the gift bag, and the whole present will smell as lovely as it looks the moment she unwraps it.
