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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

Lampe Berger

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If you’ve been an Ann’s customer for a while, you know about Ann’s Lampe Berger.  Lampe Berger looks like a large perfume bottle and removes odors from the air.    No matter how offensive (wet dog, burned turkey, old shoes, lingering smoke), Lampe Berger will remove the odor and leave the air smelling clean and fragrant.   It’s a wonderful gift because it’s pretty as well as practical.    

Come to Ann’s and let us show you how Lampe Berger works.  You’ll want one for yourself and for gifts.  Shop now for Christmas!

To view more of Ann’s Lampes, click here.  To view our list of fragrances, click here.

 

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?

Do you have a Lampe Berger?

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Lampe Berger is one of those marvelous inventions that once you have one, you don’t know how you existed without one.  Really.

Lampe Berger is a fragrance lamp, not for illuminating a room, but for removing odor.  It burns an alcohol-based fuel that comes in many fragrances (more about those in the next post) and makes your house smell good.  Unlike candles, Lampe Berger actually removes the odors, such as the smell of the wet dog or cooking odors.   It was invented in late 1800′s for use in French hospitals (imagine the potential for odor there) and is a patented item.    It is functional as well as decorative, making it one of Ann’s all-time best gifts. 

It comes in many styles, so you’ll find at least one to fit your decor.  We’ve posted a few pictures here, but you can cruise our site at www.annsfinegifts.com to see more.  They start at  $29.50.   You are welcome to visit Ann’s for a demonstration and a lesson.  It’s not hard to operate, and you’ll love what it does for your home. 

We hear all kinds of Lampe Berger stories about how some really bad smell was erradicated with Lampe Berger.  (My favorite is a the one where the skunk lodged under the lakehouse and using the Lampe Berger saved the family’s vacation!)   But most of our customers simply enjoy the daily indulgence of having their home smell nice. 

Please visit Ann’s for a demonstration, and sample all the fragrances that Lampe Berger offers.  If you already have one, give one as a gift!  See you soon at Ann’s.

 

Lampe Berger Caroline, Black (also comes in red, white, and clear)

Lampe Berger, Athena, Blue