INVITE LOVE INTO YOUR LIFE

This Valentine’s Day, love is a gift you can give yourself by setting a mood and getting in the zone.

One of the strongest links to emotion and memory that the body has is through its sense of smell. What better way to trigger your feels than with one of our favourite floral notes: rose.

Tom Ford’s Rose Prick is one such example. Turkish and Bulgarian roses are used, but the dark side of this romantic bloom is enhanced by notes of Sichuan pepper, turmeric, patchouli and tonka bean, achieving a full-bodied aroma that is distinctly Tom Ford. Diptyque’s Paris-inspired Eau Capitale, on the other hand, runs more woodsy – blending roses with fresh bergamot and pink peppercorn. A purer ode to florals is Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s L’eau À la rose, whose Bulgarian and Grasse roses are inflected with the fruitiness of lychee and a dash of musk.

DIPTYQUE

Eau Capitale Eau De Parfum 75ml

HK$1,400

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but for those who want to veer completely from the association altogether, Byredo is re-releasing its popular unnamed fragrance, a blank slate anchored by violet and orris root, mossy base notes and gin top notes.

BYREDO

Unnamed Eau de Parfum Limited Edition Set

HK$1,850

Setting the scene emotionally means infusing your aura – and in that case, rose quartz is the stone for inviting love into your life. If you have time for a self-care ritual, Angela Caglia and Solaris’ skincare tools will get the feeling of love running through your meridians, while VitaJuwel’s ViA Love Gem Water Bottle contains rose and clear quartz as well as garnet – take a sip.

VITAJUWEL

ViA - Love

HK$770

Of course, there is still the most obvious way to invite love into your life – with lips so kissable they’re difficult to resist. Fresh’s collaboration with Girl Knew York to create the Sugar Caramel Hydrating Lip Balm is a winner, delivering a cult-favourite formula that heals and hydrates lips in a wearable colour that’s subtle yet electrifying – #WeLove, indeed.