From The MECCA Group Chat: The Fragrance Trend To Try At Home
September 9 | 3 minute read
Words by Christie Sinclair
Cult-status candles and cheeks with ‘the’ flush, golden bronzers for that sunkissed touch, fizzy peach perfumes, soft glowing limbs – these are a few of our favourite things (at HQ right now)…
Try this at home
Ever walked into a hotel lobby and been immediately hit with the most incredible smell? It’s so good, you simply must make a beeline for reception, where you beg them to disclose the fragrance. How do they do it? Scentscaping: the art of layering fragrance to create a chic – and unique – atmosphere that smells so good you want to stay forever. Try it at home with some of our favourite pairs! For the freshest combo of crisp, just-washed linen and green blackcurrant leaves, try Byredo’s Cotton Poplin Candle and Diptyque’s 34 Boulevard Saint Germain Candle. Wish you were somewhere warmer? Place Paul Smith’s Sunseeker Diffuser and Floral Street’s Vanilla Bloom Scented Reeds in your living room, close your eyes, and prepare to be transported.
A mist for better makeup
First there was the world’s most loved blush. Then came the bronzer that’s had us in a chokehold since the early noughties, followed by too many standout makeup products to mention. Now, Mr. NARS has a new mist that uses his signature light-reflecting tech to make every one of his previous icons look even better. With hydrating microalgae spirulina extract and soothing purslane, you can forget the ring light – this mist is all you need.
Smell even more like You
Thought you couldn’t love Glossier’s You EDP any more? Think again. They’ve just dropped a luscious, whipped body cream in the same scent. After you’ve marinated in the lotion, layer the EDP to smell even more like ‘You’.
Scrub up nice
Like the recent winter sun in Melbourne, the state of my legs caught me off-guard as I prepared to reintroduce them to the world. When dust falls from your limbs, you know intervention is needed! This was the perfect moment to whip out the Salts of the Earth Body Scrub from OSEA. New to MECCA, this Malibu-born brand has a keen celeb following; Victoria Beckham, Kate Hudson and Emma Roberts credit their glistening limbs to OSEA’s nourishing concoctions of seaweed and mineral salts. Use the scrub two to three times a week for baby-soft skin. Don't stop there – it's even better when you douse yourself in the Undaria Algae™ Body Oil, too.
The power of one
Find one, just one, good face cream and it can be so transformative you can almost give up the rest of your skincare routine. If you ask any MECCA team member for their ride-or-die formulas, there’s a good chance they’d tell you about Dr.Jart’s+ Vital Hydra Solution™ Hydro Plump Water Cream, which is the equivalent of an IV drip for dry skin. Next on the list is TULA’s 24-7 Moisture Intense Ultra Hydrating Day & Night Cream (it’s the addition of prebiotics, probiotics and peptides that makes it an overachiever) and Go-To's Very Useful Face Cream – this rich, buttery formula loves dry, mature skin and won’t break you out.
Dries does it for me
Are you in the market for a new signature scent? One inhale of this perfume from Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten, and you’re gone. With notes of fizzy peach juice, jasmine and suede, it’s incredibly cool, a little mischievous and so addictive – I’ve truly never been more obsessed with a scent. Wear it and count how many compliments you get. Dare you.
