[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Since I panicked at the beginning of lock down about not being able to get any tomato plants, I got hold of as many as I could ‘just in case’ and pretty much have a tomato factory out on the patio now. As a learner gardener, walking past my thriving tomato plants and taking in the leafy, fruity aroma, is a huge thrill. Any minute now I will be buying a trug ;-).
This fragrance is an interpretation by Andrew and Matthew of tomatoes ripening in the warmth of the sun. When I was a child, I loved the smell of tomatoes but didn’t like the taste and I distinctly remember being in my dad’s greenhouse surrounded by that hot, sultry, stalky smell and wishing I could like them. I love them now but still would be pushed to eat one whole. Anyway, the tomato note lives in the middle layer of the candle – up top are a clump of herb notes which is the thing that dilutes the tomato so you don’t feel you’re having a whole one, if you see what I mean. Basil, ivy, lavender and mint leaves work so well to freshen up the intensity of pure tomato.
I had this on the burn last night – it’s quite a light scent – and every now and again a light breeze caught it (okay, a draught) and I’d get leafy tomato notes coming to the surface and drifting over. Otherwise, it’s a botanical, fresh, fancy salad of a fragrance that I’m really enjoying. It’s limited edition but frankly, watch it go to the main line almost immediately. It’s £42 HERE, non affiliate HERE.
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I love the smell of tomato plants and their leaves. What a lovely memory for you Jane. For a very similar reason I love the smell of autumn leaves on the ground and that earthy dampness. When I was little my dad would sweep up, with joint help from myself and our cat of course, big piles of leaves in the garden. He would get the creaky old wheelbarrow which was later upgraded to one of those with a big orange ball wheel and invite me to sit in it. After pretend huffing and puffing and pushing me to the top of the slope in it he would run down and tip me full speed in to the biggest pile of leaves we had collected up (screen is going blurry here).
I may have to indulge in this as there are never enough fresh / herby / salady scents out there. Nina Ricci please bring back original Les Belles de Ricci which smelled of tomato leaves. Now go forth and trug!
Oh that sounds so lovely! Dads are great :-). I think you’d like it x
Waitrose does a gorgeous Raspberry Leaf & Tomato Vine fragrance in their home fragrance range – it’s fairly subtle (as someone in a small flat this is honestly ideal as strong smelling candles end up being too much) but smells wonderful. Definitely has some tomato in there in the midst of a fresh, green, dewy garden type smell. You do get less fragrance but for a lot less money – I got the tea lights which were I think £4 for a pack of 6.
Oh great tip, thank you!
Thank you very much Sebastian, I will go for an inspection visit soon.