ÇaFleureBon Fragrance Gift Guide 2020 + Home for the Holidays Draw (Part 2)

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CaFleureBon Home for The Holidays Gift Guide 2020 illustration by the brilliant Massimo Alfaioli

In Part 1 of the CaFleureBon Holiday Gift Guide 2020, my way of thinking adapted to the times and I rethought what scented gifts would make ANYONE happy. In Part 2, I continue to emphasize  independent, artisan perfumers and small business owners. Many of us will be staying home for the Holidays, so it was important that each gift idea provides a personal experience; smell great and promotes selfcare.

Best Perfume Holiday Gifts That Aren’t Perfume

 

 

Our Associate Contributor Sandi Lundberg of Meditatio Aromatics quietly and lovingly creates all-natural soaps that she sells to top spas and private clients. Made from organic oils, scented with patchouli, lemongrass, spearmint and peppermint, each soap is hand wrapped in fabric according to the Japanese method of Furoshiki. You can contact Sandi via email, Facebook, or just let me know. A very uplifting and aesthetic bathing experience from a generous perfumista and CaFleureBon team member while you are home for the Holidays. Three 4 oz bars are $30 (all natural)

All natural oud INCENSE STICKS

Got oud? Chances are the answer is no and the “oud” you are smelling in commercial fragrances is a “re-creation” or of poor quality. Real oud is unlike anything you have ever smelled before is truly “The Wood of The gods”. For the oud obsessed perfumista on your list and eh hum who doesn’t have at least one… JK DeLapp of the Rising Phoenix offers some of the best oud oils, but it’s his OUDH INCENSE that I particularly love for their enveloping, calming aroma wafting through my apartment. To make your home smell amazing for the holidays as well as promote self-care and wellness. I recommend SUMBAWA SENKOH incense sticks, which are and sweet and resinous. 5 grams/ $125.00 (all natural)

ANTEDOTUM Vital Face Oil review

Wondering why CBD is gaining such momentum as a skincare ingredient?  Try Antedotum Vital Face Oil and see for yourself. This is the luxe alternative highlighted by an explosion of citrus. Full disclosure: I am obsessed with the smell! I have been using the face oil at night for five weeks and my skin is noticeably smoother and hydrated.  Crafted from 100% organic, small-batch hemp, this sensual solution provides the ultimate in skin healing and restoration (Organic) 1 oz. (30 ml) Retail US $145

Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

Perfumes for the Holidays

Best Parfums Dusita

 

With their tenth fragrance recently released, Parfums Dusita have already formed a stunning collection of three extraits and seven eaux de parfum that bear the unique creative signature of founder/perfumer Pissara Umavijani. The Parfums Dusita discovery set houses 9 x 2ml samples in an elegant black case, with the addition of a boxed 2ml sample of the brand-new Moonlight In Chiangmai. It is bound to delight fragrance lovers with the beauty and diversity of the scents included (various florals and orris-centered fragrances, two fougères, a leather chypre, a woody aromatic, and one of the purest oud compositions in the market), while the accompanying 40€ voucher will further motivate them to purchase a bottle. (59€)-Despina Veneti- Sr. Editor

Neela vermeire creations Trayee is a great gift for the holidays

Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee: Creative Director Neela Vermeire has a very special place in my heart. She’s one of the kindest, most giving souls and a text from her brightens my day. All her perfumes are must buys, but I chose Trayee because it is grounding for me. I have “monkey mind” and often find it difficult to be still- “in the moment”. I am particularly restless during the holidays.  Trayee, meaning “triad” in Sanskrit, is inspired by the first three Vedas, the oldest, most sacred books of India, (its formula contains a high percentage of natural ingredients used in Vedic ceremonies). The sandalwood and oud are of the highest quality; Trayee is a gorgeous, complex blend of spices, resins and flowers that awaken the senses yet is profoundly meditative.

Notes: Top: blue ginger from Madagascar, elemi oil, cinnamon bark, ganja effects, blackcurrant absolute, basil; Heart: Sambac jasmine absolute, Egyptian jasmine absolutecardamom absoluteclove, saffron, sandalwood; Base: Javanese vetiverHaitian vetiver, incenseMysore sandalwood oil, patchouli, myrrhvanillacedaramber notesoudh palao from Laosoakmoss 2 x 15 ml $125

Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

House of Matriarch Bonsai, Coco Blanc, Beautywood, Kazimi Trillium reviews

Christi Meshell of House of Matriarch is well-known in the fragrance community. She works with both an all-natural and a mixed-media palette. Recently she won an Art and Olfaction award for Bonsai. While many bloggers have had the pleasure of working with Christi “creatively”, I was honored to be the first when I invited a few Sr. Perfumers at that time (2011) to take part in  The Natural Perfume Guild “The Thirteenth Sign” and the boozy absinthe laced Forbidden was born.  We worked together again on Antimony for Project Talisman, a multi-perfumer event that celebrated ÇaFleureBon’s 7th birthday; Christi used an astonishing 111 ingredients. Christi takes the guess work out of choosing which of her many perfumes to try with her Best Seller Discovery Kit (including my personal favorite Coco Blanc), Bonsai, Kazimi, Trillium & Beautywood /5 x 3.3.ml

Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

This year every one of the perfumed gifts for the holidays in the two-part guide will be for draw and sponsored are independently owned.  Please support them by buying directly from each

Worldwide:  The lovely and generous Pissara Umavijani of Parfums Dusita is offering the 9x 2 ml discovery set plus a 2ml sample of Moonlight in Changmai

EU, USA and UK: Thanks to the generosity of Neela Vermeire we are offering Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee

USA only: Love your skin for the holidays with Get 25% off with GIFT25: Antedotum Vital Face Oil 

USA only:  Meditatio Aromatics Soaps from “Just Grateful Me” aka Sandi Lundberg

USA ONLY: The  generous J.K. De Lapp owner of The Rising Phoenix Perfumery is offering  SUMBAWA SENKOH oud incense sticks

USA ONLY: Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit is normally $100:  Yours for $80 through the end of November with code: CFBFRIENDS

To be eligible for our 2020 Home for the Holidays Part 2 please leave a comment with if you plan to stay home for the Holidays, how you will promote self-care, where you live and as many of these six you would hope to win and are eligible for. You must be a registered reader. You can do so here,  Draw closes December 4, 2019.

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  • So many lovely gift options here.Thank you for introducing them. I plan to stay at home during the holidays for sure. Thankfully I have my partner with me at home so there is no place I would rather be anyway. I plan to rest my brain from work (which is much needed), watch movies and make nice food! I live in Illinois, US. Out of the gifts mentioned above I’m interested in: Parfums Dusita discovery set plus a 2ml sample of Moonlight in Changmai, SUMBAWA SENKOH oud incense sticks, Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit.

  • bigscoundrel says:

    We will stay home this holiday and keep it intimate. I like having the extra time at home to enjoy fragrances and incense. I would like to win the Parfums Dusita samples, SUMBAWA SENKOH oud incense sticks, and Take Two set. I am eligible for all. New Jersey, USA.

  • My spouse works at our local hospital and as such we have to be extra vigilant when visiting loved ones. It’s just not worth potentially exposing others, so we’ll stay at home and look forward to the end of this chapter. Self-care involves daily affirmations and being grateful for our health. Another excellent selection of gifts! I would love to win: Parfums Dusita set, Christi Meshell’s Discovery kit, the Antedotum face oil, or the Neela Vermeire set if available. Commenting from MD, USA.

  • I’ll just be over the bridge to my in laws for a small gathering. As I work in the school district I am excited to have 2 weeks off which I will sleep in a bit, exercise more, and read. My favorite self care is to do face masks. I’ve recently been interested in Chypre fragrances so I’d love to win the Dusita discovery kit as Erawan is in it. I’d also love Christi’s lovely sampler. Ive see so much about Coco Blanc on youtube. Thanks to the nice sponsors, wishing them lots of orders before the holidays. USA.

  • Holiday meal at home, for sure. My self care is finding moments of peaceful rest. If lucky, I’d choose Neela Vermeire Take Two, House of Matriarch set, Sumbawa Senkoh incense, Parfums Dusita set. Luck to all! Mich USA

  • I am staying home with my partner for the holidays and baking elaborate cookies for our friends to deliver contact-free. Our self care right now is collective care! I’m a huge fan of House of Matriarch, would love love the Christi Meshell set. Also interested in the Neela Vermeire duo. Based in US.

  • Happy to see another lovely article about the holidays and so many lovely gifts. For these holidays I am hoping to write and read a lot.
    My choices are:
    Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit
    Parfums Dusita’s 9x 2 ml discovery set
    Meditatio Aromatics Soaps
    In the USA.

  • Lula Madrigal says:

    Im so excited to try some of these… thanks for such unique finds. I am obsessed with Antedotum oil… my skin is finally gaining back some life after feeling dry and drab for so long. Its glowing!The feel is light, it smells good and my makeup looks fresh longer.

  • I definitely plan to stay home for the holidays just because of the pandemic going on outside and I think safety is much more important these days than seeing friends, despite how much I miss them. To promote self-care, I plan on drinking lots of tea and being relaxed instead of stressed this holiday season. I live in Florida, US so I am eligible for all six. The one I would want to win most is the Parfums Dusita sample set. I would also like to win Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit, the oud incense sticks and the soaps as well.

  • Daniel Fisher says:

    Christmas will be very intimate this year but that doesn’t mean we can’t still give gifts. I’d keep the incense for myself and give the House of Matriarch sampler to my mother, so she can fall down the rabbit hole right alongside me! :p
    From Texas with Love
    Xoxo

  • Will spend the christmas at home this year, isolating with the family. I would love a Parfums Dusita discovery set if eligible. From Finland, EU.

  • Iuno Feronia says:

    Thanks for these gift ideas, we will have to stay at home, we are still under lockdown… we will not meet our families and friends, but we will be safe and stay healthy and we hope that next year will be a better one. Fingers crossed. I live in Austria, EU. The discovery set of Parfums Dusita would be very nice to have for the festive days.

  • This year I will stay at home for holidays together with my hubby and with our adorable Scottish Fold cat. We will watch movies, drink tea or something else that goes with the holidays spirit.
    Please stay safe for you and your loved ones during these hard times!
    I am in EU and I would go for the sample set from the lovely Pissara.
    Thanks!

  • I will be home, probably cooking and trying some unusual, experimental dish that I have not prepared before. A nice bottle of wine will be my companion so I think I am all set.
    I am in Europe and I qualify for the sample set from Pissara.
    Thank you!

  • This is the first Christmas with my son and although I’m not Christmasy at all, this year we will decorate the house and celebrate. We will be staying home, probably cooking singing carols and playing around. I plan to watch at least one cheesy Christmasy movie.
    I would love to win a Parfums Dusita set.
    Hugs from Romania

  • Worldwide: I will be spending the holidays at home self isolating watching movies and cooking. If I am lucky I would love to win The lovely and generous Pissara Umavijani of Parfums Dusita is offering the 9x 2 ml discovery set plus a 2ml sample of Moonlight in Changmai. Thanks a million from the United Kingdom

  • Christmas will be very quiet this year. I’m hoping for a thick layer of snow and enjoying time with the closest family. I can take the time to indulge in good food, books, music and fragrance. I would love to enter the draw for the Parfums Dusita discovery set. I live in Denmark, EU.

  • I would love the Pissara Umavijani of Parfums Dusita is offering the 9x 2 ml discovery set plus a 2ml sample of Moonlight in Changmai just in case I win. I will be staying at the home and enjoying my perfumes and my cooking will keeps me occupied. Thanks a lot from the UK

  • Claumarchini says:

    I live in Milan, Italy, unfortunately things are really sad and gloomy so I will stay at home during holidays, take care of myself and my family, pamper myself with new perfumes and beauty kits and watch cheesy movies!
    I am eligible for the Dusita kit and I’d soooooooo love to have it, I am really intrigued by this brand from Pissarra!!

  • marcopietro says:

    This is a unique and particular year, I will spend the next Christmas holidays at home, taking care of the elderly mother and with some close affections. I’ll have for sure some extra diet and home fitness attention. Nice tips in your gift guide!
    I’d like to recive all of them, but my choices are Parfums Dusita discovery set and Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee.
    I live in Italy, EU.
    Thanks!

  • Yes I plan on being home. Probably be cold in the Northeast anyway. My self-care includes eating healthy. I’d love to win the Take Two in Trayee. USA

  • I plan to stay home for Christmas. I am in U.K. so will be spending it with my partner. My parents are allowed over as lockdown is briefly lifted and I can’t wait to see them that will be the best self care. I work in retail so will be insanely busy up to Christmas Eve but I don’t mind it’s a lovely time of year. I would love to win the Dusita set or the Neela Vermeire If I was lucky enough to win.

  • What a generous draw. My wife and I will be staying home for the holidays. There is a special Chinese restaurant we go to each year. I hope they have pickup or delivery this year. I actually haven’t even begun to think about self-care for the holidays. Maybe I will get some good suggestions reading this thread. All of these sound absolutely beautiful and would make fantastic gifts. I really would love to win any of them, most especially the JK DeLapp Oudh Incense.

  • For the holidays it will just be me and my mom. We’ll watch old Xmas movies and have a real feast.
    The house of matriarch, Shea butter soaps by Metirato aromatic, rising Phoenix oud incense and antedotum oil are my choices.
    Happy Holidays to Cafleurebon

  • BostonScentGuy says:

    Thanks for this draw and these gift suggestions–such wonderful houses and products! I definitely plan to stay put for the holidays, as it feels like the responsible thing to do. I get a two week break for my job, so that definitely helps to promote self care, and I will spend at least one week not thinking about lesson planning at all! If I were to win, I’d love the Dusita sample set or the Take Two in Trayee (love that scent). Thanks for the generous drawing! I’m in the US.

  • Unfortunately it looks like we can’t go home for the holidays; both my and my partner’s father are in the at risk group and international travel at the moment is not encouraged. However that means we have some us time and I would love to spend some quiet time reading, doing day trips with the dog in the forest and cook some lovely food together.
    Neela Vermeire’s Take two Trayee set sounds wonderful. I love her Ashoka and find it calming and inspirational. I have never tried Trayee. Marit in the UK

  • Not too many options outside the home, anyways :). So, yes, I will stay at home – but I really do like it here, together with my furbabies.
    I live in Europe and I’d like for Santa to bring me Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee.
    Stay safe everybody!

  • I will stay home for the holidays, keep it intimate with a (very) few friends and family. All I want to is to have a meal with my loved ones.
    For self-care I love long, scented baths while I read a book and maybe I drink a cheeky glass of good wine.
    I would love to win Pissara Umavijani of Parfums Dusita or Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee.
    I live in Romania.

  • Plan to stay at home like many others. Also would like to take long walks, exercise, keep a positive attitude, and so on – all the healthy things. Avoid overindulgence except in pleasant olfactory pursuits 🙂

    My favorites would be, in order:
    1) Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two
    2) SUMBAWA SENKOH incense sticks
    3) Parfums Dusita Samples
    4) Meditatio Aromatics Soaps
    5) Antedotum Vital Face Oil
    6) Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit
    Please consider me for all draws as I am eligible for all, being in the USA.

  • We are not going anywhere. I am grateful to have two on my three children who live in the same town. We are together during the day, outdoors for our family with distance and love. I am grateful for a loving husband to be with me, we are not alone. Everyday is a holiday, we have to keep that in mind. This season will have rest and relaxation from all the zoom meetings. I would love to try the house of Matriarch set. The Dusita set. The lovely soaps from Sandi. USA California

  • Andreea Florica says:

    Staying at home and staying safe. We can wait patiently until everything is on the right path and I adivse every one to do that as well.
    No need to risk it all for a party. I had people in my family that had the disease and it is no joke.
    We are in Europe, therefore we can only go with the sample set from Dusita.
    Thank you!

  • I will be doing what most of the folks here will do: staying at home.
    Probably enjoying some traditional meal and some tv show and that’s all. Nothing fancy.
    EU

  • jubilationcat18 says:

    I would be thrilled to win Neela Vermeire Take Two, House of Matriarch set, Sumbawa Senkoh incense, Parfums Dusita set, qualified for all. I shall rest in Nashville, Tn for the holidays, comfort my family and marvel how we all made it through 2020 with such great stories to tell. Yes, we’ve been blessed this year!

  • I plan on staying home for the holidays. I will be promoting self care by making cookies and bread for friends and families. I like to bake and if they cant come visit at least I can let them know I am thinking of them. If I won I would choose Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee, the Parfums Dusita sampler set and the SUMBAWA SENKOH oud incense sticks. Thanks for the draw, I am in the US.

  • Thanks for the very generous giveaway!
    We won’t be going anywhere but I plan on watching lots of Hallmark movies with my Mom while eating glazed croissants and drinking coffee.
    I live in the USA and would love to win the following.
    Sandi’s soaps
    Oud incense sticks
    Antedotum face oil
    NVC Trayee

  • Luella Christopher says:

    Hello this is an enticing list of self care products. I’m interested to revive my aging skin while I’m practicing social distancing in MD, USA. Would love to try the Antedodum Elixer.

  • Luella Christopher says:

    Hello this is an enticing list of self care products. I’m interested to revive my aging skin while practicing social distancing in MD, USA. Would love to try the Antedodum Elixer.

  • wandering_nose says:

    I will indeed be staying home for the holidays, just spending the time with my partner, relaxing after a tough and stressful year of the world standing upside down… We will be cooking, burning candles and singing Christmas songs. I am in Ireland so I am eligible for the Parfums Dusita discovery set which would make me happy beyond words, as well as Neela Vermeire’s Creations Take Two in Trayee which I would be happy to try too! Thank you for the amazing draw and enjoy the festive season!

  • so many lovely ideas. we will be staying home this year, and may take a drive to see lights, but won’t be doing the usual. We will cuddle up at home in the evenings and read or watch movies, and try making something different for dinners (instead of the same thing every week!). If I win the CBD face oil or the handmade soaps I will gift it to my mother. The Neela Trayee perfume sounds wonderful, as does the Dusita sample set. A sample set from House of Matriarch would be great – I have browser the site and just can’t decide! I would enjoy any and all of the items, thank you for the draw and the gift suggestions. I’m in Seattle.

  • What a wonderful continuation of independent perfumers’ selection!
    I will be at home for the holidays, especially this year. I don’t have any particular self care plans that I don’t already do usually. I will do things I like, try to improve the foreign languages that I speak, maybe bake some cakes.
    I live in the EU so I would be happy to win either the Dusita sample set or the Neela Vermeire fragrance.
    Thank you!

  • Usually, we would go skiing in December, around the Christmas period, but this year we will stay at home and enjoy our cozy place. Staying in bed all day and watching Netflix doesn’t sound that bad after all.
    I am based in Europe. Thank you!

  • I’m utterly mesmerised by Dusita fragrances. I love the oxes, the bottles, their stories and the overall presentation. I didn’t have the chance to try them on, as they are not available in shops in my country, but I don’t think there is a brand of fragrances that I would love to try more than Dusita. As I currently live in Romania, I’m only eligible for Dusita and Neela Vermeire, but I would love to own all the fragrances in the world, not only the one listed here 🙂

  • doveskylark says:

    What a wonderful selection of gifts. I will promote self-care by drinking a lot of water, stretching, and living in the moment. I will not travel during the holidays. It’s going to be quiet and zero pressure.

    I would choose:
    Sumbawa Senkoh oud incense sticks
    Meditatio Aromatic Soaps
    Parfums Dusita discovery set
    Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee

    I live in the USA.

  • Great suggestions, I love the idea of perfumed soaps (the Meditatio Aromatics ones sound delightful).
    I definitely am staying home for the holidays finishing this year the way I’ve spent it: staying home & wearing fabulous perfumes! I think it’s important to add a touch of luxury into everyday life even when things look gloomy. Self-care for me means taking care of my mind & body, yoga does all that, while little pleasures add some joie de vivre.
    I’d love to win the discovery set from Parfums Dusita: it is hands down my favorite modern perfume house, and I need samples to decide which one I’m going to buy next.

    I live in Russia. Thank you for keeping the holiday spirit alive!

  • oh how i wish i could g*go* somewhere (preferably cold) for the holidays. but alas, no. it’ll be nice at home though, too — what with a new kitty and a small (but functional) lap-pool and it being southern california and all 🙂 self care will consist in taking a week off, sleep in, use said pool, play with the kitty (and my perfumes, ha!) — and read … i’d love to have one of the samplers (either house of matriarch or dusita) or neela vermeire’s take two. in the u.s.

  • To be honest, every year my boyfriend and I have a tradition to spend Christmas Eve just the two of us. We love this intimacy, all day we play Christmas movies, I cook the snacks and appetizers and he cooks the main dish. I love this way of celebrating, and so this year this will be no exception.
    On Christmas day we usually go to visit our families, but of course this year, this won’t happen. Instead, we’re having a nice Skype call, send some gifts through the post. We all know that missing one holiday together is better than loose all the future holidays.
    I live in the EU.
    I would love to win Dusita’s discovery set.

  • What a lovely review! I’m staying home for the holidays with Mr. Teebear – which is our favorite way to spend them anyway, although this year social responsibility partially justifies our selfishness!

    Self-care for me is about promoting healthy personal choices – sometimes that means taking a nice scented bubble bath and wearing perfume, and sometimes that means less fun stuff, like being fiscally responsible and not buying new perfumes if I don’t have disposable income currently so that my stress levels stay manageable.

    I’m encouraging my friends and loved ones to look at both ends of the equation this season, and make both the hard and easy choices according to their real needs.

    I’m in Canada and eligible for the Dusita discovery set giveaway!

    Happy holidays to Ça Fleure Bon and to all the generous sponsors of this giveaway!

  • I plan to just stay at home with my family during the holidays. For me self-care can be as simple as just taking time to read a good book with a nice cup of coffee/tea, and I plan to encourage my friends to just do that ! I live in Romania (EU). I would love to get the Dusita discovery set and the Neela Vermeire Take Two in Trayee ! Blackcurrant, cardamom and sandalwood, i’m sold 🙂 Happy Holidays to everyone !

  • Juan_hernan says:

    I think staying home this holiday season is the responsible thing to do so that will be my plan. I will promote self care by relaxing this winter and listening to my favorite songs and choosing not to stress myself out with work this December. I live in the US so I am eligible for all of the items of this giveaway but the ones I want to win most are the Parfums Dusita discovery set, the Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee, and Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit but of course, winning any of these is good enough for me. Thanks!

  • Susanna Smith says:

    I plan to stay at home and do a lot of yoga over the holidays. I would love to win Antedotum and parfume dasita!

  • I will be working on the holidays (hospital nurse) and I have to say I’m relieved to see so many posts from people who will be staying home! Thank you!!! I’m in the US and I’d love to win the Dusita or Neela Vermeire gifts. My self care currently consists of perfume before bed and healthy meal prep before my stretch of shifts. Stay safe everyone!

  • Kimberly Medland says:

    Such a lovely selection of options! It’s hard to choose.

    I am staying home for the holidays – and telling everyone else to do the same. So it will be a quiet celebration in DC.

    I would love to try the Antedotim face oil and the Take Two in Treyee sounds delightful (love jasmine).

  • vickalicious says:

    Loved both Parts 1 and 2 of this Holiday Gift Guide! I’ll be staying home and staying in for the holidays, enjoying time to relax. Thank you for the generous giveaway. I would love to win any of the following: Parfums Dusita discovery; Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee; Antedotum Vital Face Oil; Meditatio Aromatics Soaps; Christi Meshell’s Discovery Kit. Located in the US.

  • Like a good world resident, I’m going to stay home for the holidays and continue to practice physical distancing in hopes of eliminating COVID-19 from this world. I will continue to promote self-care by continuing to take care of my body, by continuing to wear good-smelling fragrances, and by continuing to practice physical distancing for as long as the pandemic is disrupting the world system. I want to win all/any of the prizes that you have available and I am eligible to win any of them. I live in MD., U.S.A. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.

  • zacharyari23 says:

    As with most of the world’s bipedal inhabitants, I will be staying home for the holidays this year. Our oldest son is significantly handicapped and at great risk of further injury and complication if he contracts Covid-19. Self-care is absolutely necessary to survive in this house, so the wife and I will be snuggling up our kiddos, busting out ALL THE DECORATIONS, eating lots of yummy food and finishing some random arts and crafts projects left unfinished.

    I would be excited and ever-so-grateful to win Parfums Dusita discovery set with the bonus Moonlight in Changmai (sounds so good!), and the aromatic soaps from Sandi Lundberg. But MOST exciting to me would be to win the Oud Incense sticks from The Rising Phoenix Perfumery.

    Thanks again and have a wonderful holiday season!

    Zachary in Colorado

  • I plan staying home for the Holidays! Self-care will have to be doing my research for self-realization and removing the source of anxiety. I live in the US and hope to win Dusita.

  • I will be staying home for the Holidays this year. This is when it is fortunate that currently we are in an in law apartment at my parent’s home so ill still be able to spend this time with my parents, brothers, girlfriend and her son which is a blessing. And there is a plan to start some sort of new tradition together we still have to figure out exactly what. I will promote self care I think mainly by looking at the blessings we do have and relaxing. We have been diffusing essential oils which is really nice and can be calming as well. I am in the U.S. thanks for all of the great and generous draws. The prizes I’d like to win and am eligible for are:

    Thanks to the generosity of Neela Vermeire we are offering Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee

    Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit is normally $100: Yours for $80 through the end of November with code: CFBFRIENDS

    The lovely and generous Pissara Umavijani of Parfums Dusita is offering the 9x 2 ml discovery set plus a 2ml sample of Moonlight in Changmai

  • I am staying home for the holidays and I won’t be able to see my friends since they will not be able to travel back for the holiday season. During this time alone, to promote self-care, I will make sure to read a lot and not feel pressured to get any work done since it is during the holidays. I live in Florida, US so I qualify for any of these wonderful gift options. I would really like to win the Parfums Dusita discovery set, the Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee, Sumbawa Senkoh oud incense sticks, Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery kit, and the Meditatio Aromatics Soaps.

  • Yes, I’ll be home. It will be a year since I’ve seen my grandsons or my son, but we talk on the phone and Zoom. I’m a caregiver and we are notoriously bad at taking care of ourselves, but I do things with my granddaughter and my daughter who live near me and do so many things for me. If I win, I would like the following:
    Parfums Dusita Discovery Kit and sample
    Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee
    Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit
    Meditatio Aromatics Soaps from “Just Grateful Me”
    Thank you so much for the draw. I’m in the USA

  • Of course, I will stay at home as usual, although this year will not be usual :/ I am making fun of all those orders and decrees, but, seriously, we need little sparkling something for the frustration and loneliness…

    In case of good luck, I would love to win:
    – House of Matriarch’s Best Seller Discovery Kit.
    NYC, USA.

  • Thank you for this Holiday Gifts Guide…there are all, very interesting and exciting. This year I choose to stay at home with my family and make goodies for them. I wish to win some of those: Parfums Dusita – the 9x 2 ml discovery set plus a 2ml sample of Moonlight in Changmai, Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee. Regards from RO – EU

  • Ooh, I would love the discovery set of Dusita perfumes. They will make me happy as I start gone for the holidays and take lots of hot bathes while listening to music. USA

  • Thanks for another nice give away to brighten a bit of a bleak midwinter. I plan to stay home for the Holidays. I will definitely keep watching movies and TV series, and I hope for some good weather to get out for a run and/or walk. I live in the USA.

    My choices are:
    Christi Meshell’s Best Seller Discovery Kit
    Parfums Dusita’s 9x 2 ml discovery set
    Meditatio Aromatics Soaps

  • All these suggestions would make a great gift. I’ll stay home for the holidays, that’s for sure: I have a perfect excuse now to be a recluse 🙂 My New Year resolution which is one of the ways of promoting self-care is saying “no” more often: I feel that it’s important to have more time to myself and it’s difficult at times to find the time because there are so many obligations.

    I’d love to win a Parfums Dusita sample set: recently I’ve been wearing the extraits (Melodie de l’amour is my SOTD) , seems like I need a few EDPs in my collection, as well.
    Russia

  • Michael Prince says:

    I plan on staying at home with my immediate family so everyone can stay safe and healthy. Good personal hygiene, mask wear, and social distancing are all important. During this pandemic it’s more important than ever to support all small businesses. I would like to win
    Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee
    Parfums Dusita Discovery Set
    House of Matriarch Discovery Kit
    Meditatio Aromatics Soaps
    SUMBAWA SENKOH oud incense sticks
    I am from the USA.

  • wallygator88 says:

    Thanks for this @Cafleurebon.

    I will be at home for the holidays, because home is on another continent. My self care will involve meditation, journalling, writing up on my fragrances and lots of cooking

    I would love to win as many as possible and gift them to friends.

    Cheers from WI, USA

  • This year I will spend my holidays at home and these will be the best of them ever as I get to spend them with my family. The last 5 years I did not had that chance so this is the true gift for me. In case of winning, I am eligible for : Parfums Dusita, and Neela Vermeire. I live in Italy

  • As things gets worse here in SoCal I have no choice but to stay home and be careful, this year has been insane and as everybody I’m in need of something nice to cheer me up.
    My picks are
    Dusita sample set
    Sumbawa Senkho incense
    Trayee Take Two
    I live in the US

  • I am eligible for just to, but it’s more than enought. I am aiming for Trayee. I wil be staying home this Christmas. I can’t even go eat Christmas dinner with my closest family, because my “beloved” goverment introduced the law that limits Christmas dinner to 5 people!(sic!). I’d like to win Trayee to warm my heart(it has a power to do so) i this difficult time. Poland, EU

  • I love the Antedotum! I’ll be traveling this Christmas but would love to give it as a gift, either to a friend or to myself!. I like the clean citrus scent and all day moisture.

  • This year we will spend Christmas at home with the closest family. Maybe this time will be less spectacular than usual, but maybe thanks to this we will experience it more deeply. Parfums Dusita and Neela Vermeira are one of my favorite brands. Trayee in particular is a beautiful perfume that is perfect for this period. It helps to find peace and solace in this troubled time. I will be very happy if I can win Trayee or Parfums Dusita discovery set. I live in the European Union.

  • Just eat good food and fine wine with the closest family
    and I’m from denmark
    i would love to win Neela Vermeire Creations Take Two in Trayee and the 9x 2 ml discovery set plus a 2ml sample of Moonlight in Changmai

  • Ramona Joyce says:

    These are wonderful gifts ideas!
    I’m staying home for the holidays, in North Carolina, and hope to enjoy some downtime – relax, try a few new recipes, Netflix binge, and get several nature hikes in.
    All the products look great but if I had to choose just a couple, I’d try the Antedotum Vita Face Oil and the SUMBAWA SENKOH oud incense sticks. Happy Holidays!