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A Candle Named After an LA Neighborhood.


Diptyque candles sell for $50-$60. One of their scents is named “Reseda”. Imagine bringing one of these home to your Hancock Park mansion and lighting…..”Reseda”? Think of how chic and fashionable you will be.

My olfactory imagination envisions Reseda as a combination of the Chinese restaurant at Sherman Way and Reseda, and possibly the dog park at Victory and White Oak. Oh, I forgot the Korean mini-mall on Sherman Way. I also think of the LA River after a rainstorm….

Next on the agenda: Pacoima, the perfume…..

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5 responses to “A Candle Named After an LA Neighborhood.”

  1. LA MapNerd Avatar
    LA MapNerd

    Réséda is the French name for the genus of fragrant herb and dye plants commonly called Mignonette in English.

    Reseda odorata, aka Sweet Mignonette, is the species most commonly used in perfume; it’s also the plant for which the town of Reseda was named, when the name was changed (from “Marian”) in the ’20s.

    (But you knew that, right?)

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  2. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    You need to venture outside of the Valley for a taste of the high life:

    http://www.loacker.it/1293d1300.html

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  3. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Yuck. Loving this blog, incidentally. Good stuff!

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  4. Peter McFerrin Avatar
    Peter McFerrin

    Pacoima: The Perfume has notes of jet fuel, solid waste, and white corn tortillas fried in lard.

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  5. Miles Avatar
    Miles

    Personally, I prefer “Tujunga, the anti-bacterial salve.”.

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