For A Baby-Soft Scented Boudoir:
Sweet Little Scents

Ahhh…inhale the unique scent of a newborn baby’s head. It’s like nothing else in the world ““ that is, except for Le Labo’s Ambrette 9. The remarkable Ambrette 9 is based primarily on the ambrette grain from hibiscus, which is the only musky scent made by Mother Nature herself and extremely difficult to find. This Le Labo fragrance is lightly perfumed, fresh and soft due to a mélange of citrus and pear that imparts the same innocent, heady scent as a baby’s head.

Le Labo opened its doors in NoLita in March of 2006, founded by Edouard Roschi and Fabrice Penot. Their fragrances evoke the hand-crafted elixirs in Parisians perfumeries, and their store is very much like a futuristic olfactory lab. They’re not the first to harness the heavenly scent of the ambrette seed: Chanel No 18 features its luminous beauty, rife with fruit and a whiff of bourbon.

Ambrette 9 is available in an alcohol-based formula for grown-ups and a water-based formula for babies. When you miss the smell of a baby’s head, whether your own baby or not, whip out your Ambrette 9 for a quick fix. You’ll smell curiously innocent, and may even be kissed on the cheek. Visit Le Labo at 233 Elizabeth Street, (212) 219-2230, www.lelabofragrances.com

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Roger & Gallet’s Fragrant Water is light enough for spritizing a lingerie drawer, refreshing a room, scenting a scarf or even for a whisper of fragrance in a baby’s nursery. Treasured by many for decades, this distinguished line includes the effervescent Ginger, classic Jean Marie Farina, Green Tea and the citrus-floral Bouquet Imperial. Try Roger & Gallet’s fragrant water enriched with essential oils, or the line’s other toiletries such as bath & shower gel or perfumed soap. This is a great, Parisian line for your all-purpose fragrance needs. Why shouldn’t your living room (or your baby’s nursery) smell like Paris? Available at Bigelow’s Pharmacy on Sixth Avenue near 8th Street, www.bigelowchemists.com, or www.fragragrance.net as well as fine boutiques and department stores.