Dead Writers Perfume

Bookworms will love the latest fragrance from cult line Sweet Tea Apothecary. The historically-inspired perfume specialists have released a scent that echoes that musty smell of dog-eared tomes. The smoky unisex fragrance "evokes the feeling of sitting in an old library chair paging through yellowed copies of Hemingway, Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, Poe, and more". With notes of black tea, vetiver, clove, musk, vanilla, heliotrope, and tobacco, it's a comforting and nostalgic perfume that will make you want to curl up with your favourite read in a warm corner somewhere.

£27 for 15ml, sweetteaapothecary.com

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