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Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Sweet Pea and Tea Rose

Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser - Sweet Pea and Tea Rose
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Sweet Pea and Tea Rose

Two Magical Fragrances Combined

Sweet peas have been cultivated since the 17th century and a vast number of cultivars are commercially available. They are grown for their flower colour (usually in pastel shades of blue, pink, purple and white, including bi-colours), and for their intense unique fragrance. They are grown by gardeners for private enjoyment or for exhibition, and in the floristrytrade. 

The Tea roses are repeat-flowering roses, named for their fragrance being reminiscent of Chinese black tea (although this is not always the case). The colour range includes pastel shades of white, pink and (a novelty at the time) yellow to apricot. The individual flowers of many cultivars are semi-pendent and nodding, due to weak flower stalks. In a “typical” Tea, pointed buds produce high-centred blooms which unfurl in a spiral fashion, and the petals tend to roll back at the edges, producing a petal with a pointed tip; the Teas are thus the originators of today’s “classic” florists’ rose form. According to rose historian Brent Dickerson, the Tea classification owes as much to marketing as to botany; 19th-century nurserymen would label their Asian-based cultivars as “Teas” if they possessed the desirable Tea flower form, and “Chinas” if they did not

Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser - Sweet Pea and Tea Rose
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Sweet Pea and Tea Rose

Alison Banton is the founder of Brooke and Shoals

Sumptuous Scents As part of this drive for scent-excellence, she formulates her divine smells by blending fabulous fragrance oils and natural essential oils. She also uses an exceptionally high level of fragrance within her candles and reed diffusers. The combination of both of these factors, create a divine aroma with a strong fragrance-throw that really lasts. 

Take a look at Alison making her Scented Candles in Ireland.

Alison Banton making Candles
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser - Sweet Pea and Tea Rose
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Sweet Pea and Tea Rose

Fragrance Details:

This scented diffuser combines the delicate scent of sweet pea with pretty base notes of tea rose to create a fragrance blend that is comforting, reminiscent of bygone days.

Fragrance Mood: Comforting & Nostalgic.

Product Details:

Net weight 120ml /4floz
Made in Ireland using an alcohol-free glycerine base
Contains high quality fragrance & essential oils
Includes natural rattan reed sticks
Lasts approximately 4 – 5 months

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Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Lemon Mandarin and Magnolia

Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser Lemon Mandarin and Magnolia
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser Lemon Mandarin and Magnolia

We love the combination of zesty lemon and mandarin with the smoother more relaxing notes of magnolia. This scent has been crafted by Alison Banton to be one of the most relaxing of her range.

Her vision was simple, high quality, divine fragrances, natural wax, beautiful packaging and Irish made. Her customers loved them. She built on her experience of fragrance by going to Grasse in the South of France, the capital of fragrance, to study it in more detail and gather new inspiration.

Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser - Lemon Mandarin and Magnolia
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Lemon Mandarin and Magnolia

The Brooke and Shoals  philosophy centres on the creation of divine fragrance, made using a combination of essential oils and fine fragrance. We use only natural wax in our candles, which is kinder to the environment than paraffin wax. Our diffusers use a glycerine base from a renewable source that is alcohol free. Our body products contain organic active ingredients and are 100% natural. A high standard of Irish manufacture ensures consistency in the quality of our products. These features combined with our beautiful packaging, are the reason why Brooke & Shoals candles stand out from the crowd.

Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser - Lemon Mandarin and Magnolia
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Lemon Mandarin and Magnolia

Product Details:

Net weight 120ml /4floz
Made in Ireland using an alcohol-free glycerine base
Contains high quality fragrance & essential oils
Includes natural rattan reed sticks
Lasts approximately 4 – 5 months

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Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle – Sandalwood Vanilla and Salted Caramel

Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle - Sandalwood Vanilla and Salted Caramel
Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle – Sandalwood Vanilla and Salted Caramel

Brooke and Shoals founder Alison Banton  decided to create her own range of candles that were superior to other Irishmade candles on the market. Her vision was simple, high quality, divine fragrances, natural wax, beautiful packaging and Irish made. Her customers loved them. She built on her experience of fragrance by going to Grasse in the South of France, the capital of fragrance, to study it in more detail and gather new inspiration.

Sandalwood has been highly valued for its fragrance for centuries. Vanilla was first introduced to the west by the Conquistador Cortez and is even to this day Vanilla is the second most expensive spice to produce because it is so labour intensive. The addition of Salted Caramel to this scent completes this opulent fragrance with the enchantment of ancient sought after exotics with the modern comforting notes of caramel.

Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle - Sandalwood Vanilla and Salted Caramel
Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle – Sandalwood Vanilla and Salted Caramel

Originally, Alison’s wonderful fragranced candles and reed diffusers were sold only in her own shop in Greystones. However an increasing number of enquiries from other stores to stock her ranges, led her to scale up the business to meet the growing demand for her high quality, Irish made, design-led products. 

Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle - Sandalwood Vanilla and Salted Caramel
Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle – Sandalwood Vanilla and Salted Caramel

Fragrance Details:

Combining the heart warming notes of sandalwood & powdery vanilla with sweet patchouli to create a soft mythical fragrance that soothes the soul.

Fragrance Mood: Soothing.

Product Details:

Made in Ireland using a natural wax blend
Contains high quality fragrance & essential oils
Lead-free cotton wick
Up to 45 hour burn-time
Net weight 190g/6.5oz. Gross weight: 440g/15.5oz

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Reed Diffuser – White Lily and Ylang Ylang – Brooke and Shoals

Reed Diffuser - White Lily and Ylang Ylang - Brooke and Shoals
Reed Diffuser – White Lily and Ylang Ylang – Brooke and Shoals

White Lily symbolizes purity for Roman Catholics. Medieval depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially at the Annunciation, often show her with these flowers in her hands or nearby. Additionally, Saint Joseph is frequently depicted with them to stress the Catholic belief in his chaste marriage with Mary, whom the Church teaches was always a virgin.

The essential oil Ylang Ylang is used in aromatherapy. It is believed to relieve high blood pressure, normalize sebum secretion for skin problems, and is considered to be an aphrodisiac. According to Margaret Mead, it was used as such by South Pacific natives such as the Samoan Islanders where she did much of her research. The oil from ylang-ylang is widely used in perfumery for oriental- or floral-themed perfumes (such as Chanel No. 5). Ylang-ylang blends well with most floral, fruit and wood scents.

In Indonesia, ylang-ylang flowers are spread on the bed of newlywed couples. In the Philippines, its flowers, together with the flowers of the sampaguita, are strung into a necklace (lei) and worn by women and used to adorn religious images.

Reed Diffuser - White Lily and Ylang Ylang - Brooke and Shoals
Reed Diffuser – White Lily and Ylang Ylang – Brooke and Shoals

This divine scent combines the heady fragrance of white lily with the sensual notes of ylang ylang to create and aroma that is calming & restorative.

Fragrance Mood: Calming & Resorative.

Product Details:

Net weight 120ml /4floz
Made in Ireland using an alcohol-free glycerine base
Contains high quality fragrance & essential oils
Includes natural rattan reed sticks
Lasts approximately 4 – 5 months

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Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle -White Lily and Ylang Ylang

Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle - White Lily and Ylang Ylang
Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle – White Lily and Ylang Ylang

White Lily symbolizes purity for Roman Catholics. Medieval depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially at the Annunciation, often show her with these flowers in her hands or nearby. Additionally, Saint Joseph is frequently depicted with them to stress the Catholic belief in his chaste marriage with Mary, whom the Church teaches was always a virgin.

The essential oil Ylang Ylang is used in aromatherapy. It is believed to relieve high blood pressure, normalize sebum secretion for skin problems, and is considered to be an aphrodisiac. According to Margaret Mead, it was used as such by South Pacific natives such as the Samoan Islanders where she did much of her research. The oil from ylang-ylang is widely used in perfumery for oriental- or floral-themed perfumes (such as Chanel No. 5). Ylang-ylang blends well with most floral, fruit and wood scents.

In Indonesia, ylang-ylang flowers are spread on the bed of newlywed couples. In the Philippines, its flowers, together with the flowers of the sampaguita, are strung into a necklace (lei) and worn by women and used to adorn religious images.

Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle - White Lily and Ylang Ylang
Brooke and Shoals Scented Candle – White Lily and Ylang Ylang

This divine candle combines the heady fragrance of white lily with the sensual notes of ylang ylang to create and aroma that is calming & restorative.

Fragrance Mood: Calming and Restorative.

Product Details:

Made in Ireland using a natural wax blend
Contains high quality fragrance & essential oils
Lead-free cotton wick
Up to 45 hour burn-time
Net weight 190g/6.5oz. Gross weight: 440g/15.5oz

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Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Lemon Verbena and Bergamot

Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser - Lemon Verbena and Bergamot
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Lemon Verbena and Bergamot

This fragrance diffuser has a very refreshing lemon scent as you would expect. The Verbena is a much more subtle and more rare fragrance and used widely in traditional medicine and herbal tonics. According to Cancer Research UK, “essence therapists believe that using Verbena essences can help to increase your mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

The Bergamot fragrance is also more subtle than the lemon but very complimentary.

Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser - Lemon Verbena and Bergamot
Brooke and Shoals Reed Diffuser – Lemon Verbena and Bergamot

Bergamot peel is one of the most common ingredients used in perfumery, prized for its ability to combine with an array of scents to form a bouquet of aromas which complement each other. Bergamot is a major component of the original Eau de Cologne composed by Farina at the beginning of the 18th century in Germany. The first record of bergamot oil as a fragrance ingredient was in 1714, to be found in the Farina Archive in Cologne.

Bergamot essential oil is popular in aromatherapy.

We love this great video from Alison talking more about her brand.

Fragrance Details:

A wonderful symphony of zesty citrus fruits & lemon scented herbs create a fragrance blend that will energise you.

Fragrance Mood: Energising

Product Details:

Net weight 120ml /4floz
Made in Ireland using an alcohol-free glycerine base
Contains high quality fragrance & essential oils
Includes natural rattan reed sticks
Lasts approximately 4 – 5 months

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