COSMETIC CRAVING
CREATED while he was Prince of Wales, Penhaligon’s Highgrove Bouquet (£155, penhaligons. com) marks a collaboration between King Charles III and the scent stalwart. And it’s an absolute blinder.
This sun-filled and suave white floral fragrance opens with weeping silver lime, which eliminates any cloying aspect. It is a paean to Gloucestershire summers, all warm wood, lavender, mimosa and powdery orris root (iris).
The packaging is eco-friendly, and ten per cent of the proceeds will support The Prince’s Foundation, providing training in areas such as traditional arts and crafts, horticulture, fashion and textiles, and sustainable food and farming.