New AERIN Waterlily Sun & Iris Meadow Eau de Parfum – Perfect BFF Holiday Gift Ideas
I’ve been reaching for the AERIN Eau De Parfums a lot lately, and pairing Waterlily Sun with Iris Meadow feels like wrapping a best friend in a small piece of everyday luxury. The bottle is sleek and minimal, not the kind with sparkly hot pink glitter that belongs next to a My Little Pony and a sheet of rainbow stickers. Instead, it has a quiet elegance, worlds away from the kind of playful Britney Spears scent you might have dabbed behind the backs of your knees before running barefoot through a gas station in 2007 — and yes, that’s a fond memory, not an insult.
There’s a confidence to these scents. They smell like someone who somehow has their sh*t together, who remembers to change the cat litter without thinking twice, and never leans into overly sweet notes of cupcakes or unicorns. I caught myself leaning back in to sniff them again, because that rare best friend holiday gift potential doesn’t show up often.
Iris Meadow
When I first tried Iris Meadow at an AERIN Waterlily Sun, the opening was bright with Mandarin and juicy blackcurrant, but it softened within minutes into powdery iris and gentle jasmine, grounded with a trace of cedar. It’s dewy, woodsy, fresh, and at $110 for a 50-ml bottle of Eau de Parfum, it’s one I’d wear through every season. I ended up ordering another just to keep online in my “gift-ready” stash.
Waterlily Sun
The Waterlily Sun is all clarity and light: crisp waterlily, sunny Sicilian bergamot, more jasmine, and a smooth musk dry-down. Also dewy, woodsy, fresh in the same 50-ml Eau de Parfum ($110). I had to sniff it twice, partly because the first time I was distracted by the friendly sales associate rearranging lipstick displays. If you’re already drawn to the line, AERIN’s makeup is worth a look, the brand does subtle, pretty things well, even if they’re expensive: Rose Lip Balm ($30), AERIN Weekday Palette ($70), Cool Gel Eyeliner in Essential Black ($28), and Lipgloss Gloss in Weekday, all available now at AERIN counters and online.
I still remember first trying the New AERIN Waterlily Sun and Iris Meadow Eau de Parfum back when these fragrances were originally published on October 14th, 2014, and thinking they were made for gift lists like this. The mix of fresh florals and soft warmth hasn’t aged a bit, I’ve been recommending them to friends ever since.