Santa Maria Novella (the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella) is a product line that maintains the ability to transport you from a state of ordinary existence to an entirely different reality. Their time honored methodologies have been in production since the 16th Century, many of which are exactly as they were when first introduced.
Santa Maria Novella is a very special place. Located on Via Delle Scala (16) in Florence, the well-established namesake has a fiercely loyal and demanding clientele base. I was lucky enough to be introduced to this gem of a product a few years ago while shopping for holiday gifts and have forever been envious and wanting for their wares. Everything they produce is gorgeous. The deeply musk-like medieval elixirs, hair and scalp and skin care products, oral and dental products and especially their “antique preparations,” are all so very tasteful (and tastefully packaged).
They have wonderfully crafted soaps, beautiful candles, a series of deep colognes; a potpourri that even I can love, and other age-old items like rose petal water. They offer various creams & lotions for every body area and scented burning papers that come in tiny little deep-red colored boxes.
What’s not to love about an establishment started by Florentine Monks over 600 years ago?! Definitely Old School.
Check out Santa Maria Novella online @ www.lafcony.com or seek them out. One shop that carries a large representation of their production is Vintage Home in Saint Helena. Santa Maria Novella has stores in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and Bal Harbor. I’m hoping one will open in San Francisco soon!
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