Jo Malone Fragrance Bottle Engraving - Houston Etching

As I have engraved for Jo Malone many times over the years, I have come to love their fragrances more and more. I have been enraptured by Velvet Rose and Oud and I couldn’t be more pleased. This scent is all throughout my home and it mentally transports me to a place of luxury.

Recently while engraving at the River Oaks District boutique, I was approached by a client that had the same sentiment about the Gardenia and Oud scent. Jo Malone provides this description:

A vision of radiant white gardenias blooming in the sun, infusing the air deep in the Arabian desert. A captivating contradiction: a solar floral emerging from the depths of smoky, sultry oud and warm amber. Unexpected and alluring with a smooth finish enhanced by enduring white musk.

It is absolutely gorgeous and I hope that Gaby enjoys it.

Anniversary - Houston Engraver

an·ni·ver·sa·ry

/ˌanəˈvərs(ə)rē/

noun

1. the date on which an event took place in a previous year

Anniversaries are those occasions that we celebrate every year to commemorate some special event. Some of those events are joyous such as a wedding anniversary and some of them may be more solemn such as a cherished person’s death. All the same, they are important to us and they warrant our attention.

This bottle was engraved at a wine bottle etching event in Clear Lake. A lady was passing by my table and stopped with curiosty as she was unclear as to the purpose of my presence. She asked what I was doing and I informed her that I was engraving wine bottles. She gave me a puzzled look as engraving wine bottles was a foreign concept for her. That’s understandable as it is not exactly a garden variety activity. I pulled up a few pictures on my phone and provided examples that I had etched days before. The concept still really didn’t make sense for her. I asked her if she had friends that enjoyed wine and if she had an upcoming event. She mentioned that she had friends that were having an anniversary party the next day. I told her that there were wine bottles in the store that would engrave beautifully and would make an easy gift to take to the party. She settled on the bottle featured in this picture. Once she saw the process and the end result, she bought 2 more :). I hope that the anniversary party was a splendid time and I am delighted that I helped to solve her gift conundrum. Cheers!