Emmanuelle Alt says that her favorite scent is her own but she also enjoys the fragrance of the Diptyque Figuier Candle. The fresh and fruity warmth of fig trees in the sunlight fills 
the air when this intriguing candle is lighted. The Diptyque line of scented candles is produced in France, the creation of three friends, Desmond Knox-Leet, Christiane Gautrot,
and Yves Coueslant, who met at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. The candles are remarkable for the quality as well as the scent: the wax is custom blended from natural vegetable ingredients and paraffin to provide the perfect base for the heady aroma of figs. The wax is then distributed carefully to ensure that the candle burns evenly, lasting 50 to 60 hours on average. Each cotton, lead-free wick is positioned in the glass and hand trimmed. Woody, earthy, pleasant in any season, the Diptyque Figuier Candle denotes the very essence of Emmanuelle.
Diptyque Figuier Candle image courtesy of diptyqueparis.com. Fig illustrations via art.com and stardough.blogspot.com.