August 18 | 4 minute read
Words by Julia Lubitz
Whether you’re buying for your own dad, the father of your children, an uncle, brother, stepdad, grandfather or father figure, everyone appreciates a deliciously scented gift. For BDE (Big Dad Energy) that screams of sailor-in-a-past-life or rev-head-without-the-V8 and everything in between, we present eight fresh Father’s Day gifts that beat a hardware store voucher.
If the father figure in your life has a savoury tooth for scents, you can’t go past a sculpturally capped bottle of TSU LANGE YOR’s Luca Eau de Parfum.
Shelf appeal and cultural cred aside, this juice has crowd favourites of balm, incense and woods. Perfectly suited to the man with a love of heavy denim and crisp cotton T-shirts.
The next best thing to him setting sail due north: a plunge into the Celtic coast, courtesy of British fragrance house Jo Malone.
This cologne sparkles like the sea with the fresh minerality of ocean salts, literally anchored by driftwood. Let him live out his seafaring fantasies.
If he hasn’t tried fine perfume for his underarms, what is he waiting for? A gift from you perhaps!
Founded by Daniel Bense, To My Ships is leading the deodorant revolution. Clinically proven for 24-hour effectiveness, dermatologically tested, free of aluminium salts and suitable for sensitive skin, this green, earthy-scented roll-on pays ultimate respect to his armpits.
If you want this Father’s Day to be the one that’s reminiscent of the good old days one day, I recommend introducing him to BYREDO's Future Memories.
One spritz of this new Eau de Parfum will bring blackberries, vanilla and the scent of a life to remember. Well suited if this father lives by the mantra: what do you do today to remember tomorrow?
Another one for fathers who dream of the high seas, this spicy-yet-sweet scent is inspired by the old-world bay rum first used by sailors in the Caribbean and later a popular ingredient in aftershave.
With notes of bergamot, plum, anise and leather, he’ll be swept away to unchartered territory. Aye, aye, Captain!
Full disclosure: this is my husband’s repeat purchase, and you can bet he’s getting a bottle for Father’s Day.
First discovered during a hotel stay, it’s become the hero of his otherwise minimal beauty routine. Bursting with citrusy bergamot, amber and musk, it's also loaded with vitamin E, olive leaf extract, aloe vera and flaxseed so it doesn’t strip the skin. I must admit I steal a squeeze from his side of the shower, so really, I’m replenishing for both of us. Win-win.
For the father who treats his car like another child, here's the perfect gift to start his engine.
New York’s coolest fragrance brand D.S. & DURGA has an auto fragrance for rev-heads with the scent of burning fuel puffing against leather panelling. If he’s more of a tend-to-the-fire type, try the Portable Fireplace Auto Fragrance for the feeling of crackling wood wherever the journey takes him.
