What fragrance inspires you most during the holiday season? What feelings do these fragrances inspire in you (anticipation, excitement, energized)? Does a specific fragrance inspire you to bake your grandma’s favorite holiday recipe or prompt you to decorate your home for the holidays?
Erica: Sugar and butter and marzipan make me think of the holidays—and of stollen, which is like a sort of German fruitcake you actually want to eat. Balthazar in NYC makes such a good one that they only sell a few weeks a year!
Claire: The smell of pancakes always reminds me of being home for the holidays, because that’s really the only time my mom cooks them.