Category Archives: Lampe Berger Fragrance

Journey to Bahia

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Let’s take a little trip.  South.  Brazil.  Bahia, to be exact.  But don’t hop on a plane yet.  Air-travel is so unglamorous these days.  Come with me on an imaginary journey with a little help from Lampe Berger.

A new fragrance, Journey to Bahia, from Lampe Berger, takes you to tropical beaches on the Atlantic Coast of Brazil.  Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and one of the most outstanding for beaches and tropical vacations.  Capital city of Bahia is Salvador, the oldest colonial city of the New World.

“Bahia” is ancient Portuguese for “bay” and refers to the Bay of All Saints, first seen by Europeans in 1501.  Here’s what it looks like via satellite:  (click on the picture to enlarge it in your browser)

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil from space

 

Here’s what the beaches look like:

 

 

 

Ready to go? Just come to Ann’s and pick up a bottle of Journey to Bahia fragrance from Lampe Berger. Take it home, pour some in your Lampe, light it and blow out the flame. As you experience the blend of caramel, coffee, amber, and vanilla, jasmine, and sandalwood, you’ll begin to relax and enjoy the vacation.

Now picture yourself here:

Journey to Bahia, via Ann’s Fine Gifts and Lampe Berger.  $19.95 a bottle. 

New fragrance from Lampe Berger. $19.95

Springs of Mekong

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One of the new fragrances from Lampe Berger’s “Dreams of Exploration”  is Springs of Mekong.  The Mekong river originates in China’s Quinghi Province and flows 4,909 km through Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia.  The fragrance blends the cultures of Southeast Asia by way of flowers and plants, so let’s look at what’s in Springs of Mekong.

Lotus flower

Cool, shady, mysterious bamboo

Cool, shady, mysterious bamboo

Shiso leaves, from ancient times used to lend the flavor of aniseed

Fresh, clean, crisp cucumber

Regal White Cedar

Bamboo Iris, an Asian variety

Mentha Longifolia (Mint)

All of this floral beauty comes in a bottle for $19.95, expertly blended to relax you as if you were on a lazy boat drifting down the Mekong River, carrying you somewhere elegant for dinner.    Try Springs of Mekong from Lampe Berger.  Available now at Ann’s.  Let us know how you enjoyed your experience.

$19.95 for half-liter bottle at Ann's.

Excursion to Kenya

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“I had a farm in Africa.” 

So begins Isak Dinesen’s “Out of Africa”.  But no one said it better than Meryl Streep in the movie!  Robert Redford as Denys Finch-Hatton and Streep as Baroness von Blixen-Finecke brought Kenya in the 1920′s to the big screen.   John Barry’s unforgettable music score of soaring strings literally takes you up in a plane as you soar over the African landscape.   (Click here to hear it!)   If you haven’t read the book or seen the movie, whyever not???

You know what you have to do.  But before you click on Netflix, set the mood. 

You’ll have to drive to Ann’s and pick up a bottle or two of Lampe Berger’s new Excursion to Kenya.   Pour some into your Lampe Berger, light the wick, and blow out the flame.  Now your journey can begin.  (i.e., Now you’re ready for movie night.)

 

Excursion to Kenya is a combination of rare spices, wild flowers and rich precious woods reminicent of colonial Africa in the days of big game hunters.   You can actually smell the coffee on the plantation and the jasmine blooming in the highlands of the Ngong Hills.  It’s a wonderful journey, and you can make it comfortably in your favorite chair, right there at home in front of your plasma TV.

So what are you waiting for?  Africa calls!   Your Excursion to Kenya begins as soon as you visit Ann’s and pick up a bottle.  $19.95. 

Read it.  Watch it.  Burn it.  And you too will say,

“Here I am, where I ought to be.”   (Isak Dinesen, Out of Africa) 

Chic Paris

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Let’s go to Paris.  Want to?

Imagine yourself strolling through the “Jardin de Tuileries” .   You’ll smell all the roses, peach trees and citrus blooming, and of course admire all the fashionably dressed people. (You, naturally, are well-attired in the lastest fashions.) 

View of the Louvre Museum from Jardin du Tuleries

Sigh.  How to make this dream a reality?

It’s so easy when you burn Lampe Berger’s new Chic Paris fragrance in your Lampe Berger at home. 

So instead of digging for your passport….follow these steps to the letter:

Drop by Ann’s Fine Gifts and purchase a bottle or two of Chic Paris.  (And some chocolates.  DO NOT forget the chocolates!)  

Drive home.  

Pour the fragrance into the lampe (no more than half-full).

Let the wick soak (20 minutes).  Eat the chocolates while you’re waiting.

Light the burner and blow out the flame after 2 minutes.  

You’ll be instantly transported as the fragrance fills your rooms.  

Enjoy Paris in a half-liter bottle, $19.95.   Bon voyage!

New from Lampe Berger: Paris Chic

Fresh Linen

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You can have Fresh Linen!  No, we’re not talking about clean underwear, although that’s always nice.  “Fresh Linen” is a fragrance from Ann’s by Lampe Berger.  When you burn it in your Lampe at home, the odors in your house will disappear and the scent of clean, line-dried laundry will fill the air.  Remember staying with your grandmother?  How fresh the sheets smelled?  Remember opening your trunk at summer camp and smelling the scent of home?  That’s what Fresh Linen will do for your home, instantly. 

Houston weather is hot one day, cold the next; our homes are shut up tightly to preserve energy and warmth or cool and to keep out the humidity.  Since we city-slickers can’t throw open our windows to the freshness of unspoiled country air, burn your Lampe Berger fragrance inside and get the same effect!  Lampe Berger will keep your home smelling good, no matter what Houston weather prevails.

It’s not unusual for couples to have different favorites when it comes to fragrances.  When you can’t agree on what to burn in your Lampe Berger, Fresh Linen is often a common preference.   Try some at Ann’s!  Half-liter sizes are $19.95.  Start the new year smelling good when you buy Lampe Berger’s “Fresh Linen” at Ann’s Fine Gifts! 

Note:  Ann’s carries over 60 other Lampe Berger fragrances in addition to “Fresh Linen.”  Come sample them in our store!

Fresh and fragrant

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When temperature and humidity go up, it’s nice to freshen the air of your home with Ann’s Lampe Berger fragrances.  Lampe Berger actually removes odors from the air in your home and leaves it smelling of the fragrance you like best.  Keep one at the lake house to freshen it after being shut up between visits.  Burn it after cooking to remove cooking odors.  For more details and a fragrance list, click here.  When you visit Ann’s, you can try our samplers to “test” the fragrance before you buy it.  We have a large supply of every fragrance available, and have stock in many discontinued fragrances.

Some of Ann’s favorite fragrances include Fresh Eucalyptus.  Clean and light, it also soothes when you have sinus congestion. 

Fresh Eucalyptus Lampe Berger Fragrance, 1/2 liter size, $19.95 each

 Take a sea-side vacation without leaving home:  burn “Sea Mist” in your Lampe Berger Fragrance lampe.

Sea Mist Lampe Berger Fragrance, $19.95, 1/2 liter

For a light, lovely but sweet floral, try “Sweet Pear”.  It’s not the fruit, but the pear flower that you will enjoy:

Sweet Pear Lampe Berger Fragrance, 1/2 Liter, $19.95

What’s your favorite?