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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">cake image by <a href="http://www.davidloftus.com/">david loftus</a> / fragrance via <a href="http://www.bigelowchemists.com/product_info.php/cPath/356_505/products_id/6239">bigelow chemists</a>
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I've been a fan of the aesthetics of <a href="http://www.bigelowchemists.com/">Bigelow Chemists</a> for quite some time now. I remember the first time I saw their West Village store, in all it's splendor of an age old apothecary it had me smitten as my love for old things often rivals my adulation of food. From the old signage to their labeling and font it looked old but smelled new. In recent years, C.O Bigelow products can be found further afield than just their store, making it accessible to the 'masses' { I say that with the utmost of affection }, such as via such stores as USA based Bath and Body Works {BBW}. This hasn't however, diluted the quality of the brand, especially as BBW uses particularly good quality emollient bases in their own house products. 

<strong>The Fragrance: </strong><a href="http://www.bigelowchemists.com/product_info.php/cPath/356_505/products_id/6239">Bigelow Lemon Eau de Parfum No. 1999</a> This fragrance is undeniably lemon - with notes of citrus, green lemon leaves and white musk. The greenness of the lemon leaves cuts what could be a zestiness in this scent, while the white musk adds a warmth that takes this fragrance from being like a lemon sorbet to something more sophisticated and pleasing to the skin.

<strong>The Food:</strong><a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other-recipes/my-nan-s-lemon-drizzle-cake"> Nan's Lemon drizzle cake</a>. Mmm, cake. From the ever lovely Jamie Oliver, <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other-recipes/my-nan-s-lemon-drizzle-cake">a cake</a> with ground almond and poppy seed is topped with a zingy lemon icing...while a touch of lemon is also infused into the cake itself via a self made lemon syrup. Yum!

<strong>Why it works:</strong> I chose <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other-recipes/my-nan-s-lemon-drizzle-cake">this recipe</a> by Jamie Oliver as the translation to food for the <a href="http://www.bigelowchemists.com/product_info.php/products_id/6239">C.O Bigelow fragrance</a> because of the zingy and fresh lemon icing that crowns the cake.  It reminded me of the hit of slightly tart very zesty lemon that you get when you first smell the fragrance freshly sprayed. The cake itself is a bit more subdued and reflects well the effect the warm white musk has on the scent - reeling it in and taking it from being too sweet or citrusy and making it just right and wearable. 

