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Flamingo Estate has a talent for making everyday rituals feel a little more transporting. Its newest collection takes us to the Greek island of Lesbos, where fig trees grow in the summer sun and the ancient poet Sappho once wrote about love, beauty and longing.
The Sappho Fig collection includes a candle and an exfoliating soap brick, both inspired by the scent of the whole fig tree not just the ripe fruit, but its green leaves, milky stems and bark. The result is fresh, earthy and quietly sensual, rather than overly sweet.
A Greener Kind of Fig Candle
The Sappho Fig Candle is made for anyone who loves fig fragrances but does not necessarily want their home to smell like fig jam.
It opens with the green, creamy scent of fig leaf, followed by ginger and cardamom for warmth. Sandalwood, soft woods and musk give it a grounded finish. It smells less like a dessert and more like sitting beneath a fig tree on a warm afternoon, with the leaves moving overhead and the sea somewhere nearby.
The eight-ounce candle is made with vegetable wax and a cotton wick, hand-poured in Los Angeles and housed in recyclable glass. SHOP HERE
The Soap Brick Brings the Beach Into the Shower
The Exfoliating Sappho Fig Soap Brick takes the same green fig scent into the shower, with white poppy seeds and Big Sur sea salt to gently buff away dry skin.
Its texture is pleasantly gritty, almost like warm sand, while kaolin clay helps cleanse and olive and babassu oils keep the skin from feeling stripped. The fragrance moves from fresh fig leaves and stems into cardamom, sandalwood and a soft hint of coconut.
At 12 ounces, it is a generously sized bar, and one that feels especially suited to summer skin after days spent in the sun, swimming or wearing layers of sunscreen. SHOP HERE
The Full Greek Island Mood
The Sappho Fig Duo brings the candle and soap together for $98, or $110 in a gift box. Light the candle before getting into the shower, use the soap to exfoliate and you have a very simple way to make an ordinary evening feel slightly more like a summer holiday.
What makes the collection stand out is its interpretation of a Mediterranean scent. Rather than relying on the usual mix of citrus and sea salt, Flamingo Estate leans into something greener, creamier and more unexpected. SHOP HERE
A Very Limited Fig Release for the Kitchen
The brand has also released a very limited-edition Noir Fig Balsamic Vinegar, made with Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes fermented with pressed organic Calabrian figs and aged in oak barrels.
The balsamic is rich and tangy, with the natural sweetness of ripe figs and a subtle smoky depth from the wood. It can be drizzled over tomatoes, grilled fruit, cheese or salads, or reduced into a thicker glaze.
Flamingo Estate’s limited-edition releases have a way of selling out quickly, and this one is available only in a small batch. At $62, it is certainly more of a special pantry purchase, but if it has caught your attention, now is probably the time to try it rather than assuming it will still be around later.
Together, the candle, soap and balsamic turn the fig into a complete summer mood, one you can light, lather with and pour over dinner. SHOP HERE
