Ruby Press » candles http://rubypr.com/blog When we find something we love, we want to tell everyone! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Girls night in http://rubypr.com/blog/2010/01/26/girls-night-in/ http://rubypr.com/blog/2010/01/26/girls-night-in/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:41 +0000 Angela http://rubypr.com/blog/?p=7654 Contrary to last weekend’s forecast, it rained. I was looking forward to grabbing drinks with girlfriends on Saturday, but none of us felt like venturing out into the wet night. A cozy evening at my place with lots of red wine turned out to be just as fun! I love these shots from The Cherry Blossom Girl’s evening equivalent.

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How charming is their Paris shop?  Click here to see the interior…

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The scents are really intense and quite unique…I don’t think I’ve ever come across a candle before that was created to remind one of the wooden floors of Versailles or the stonewalls of a convent! Most are quite gorgeous and lush- my favorites are Abd El Kader, which has notes of fresh green mint, pepper, tea and tobacco, and Trianon, which smells of jacinth, roses, white flowers, and wild herbs.

And the packaging is something you’ll never want to part with- the wax is poured into heavyweight, handblown ivy green glass jars and each has a luxurious embossed gold label. Word has it there is a gorgeous store in Paris- 78 Rue de Seine, Paris 6e-that I’ll have to check out on my next trip.




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