Monthly Archives: March 2026

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, late-March 2026 :: Now Smell This

Happy Saturday!I’m wearing a spritz of N°5 Eau Premiére. Update on my first made-from-scratch pizza…It was a hit! Not nearly as complicated a process as I’d imagined, and definitely worth the effort. Thanks for all the encouragement from you lovely folks. Some admittedly mundane details: As a complete novice, I had trouble stretching the 24-hour-proofed […]

Regime des Fleurs Saffron Fever ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

Niche line Régime des Fleurs has launched Saffron Fever, a new limited edition fragrance. A fever dream in fragrance. Refined, sophisticated, endlessly lasting. Pomegranate, saffron, and oud grow more hypnotic by the hour. “Saffron is elusive. Quite the opposite of easy or obvious as a fragrance note. That’s what made me want to work with […]

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ 5 questions, March 2026 :: Now Smell This

It’s the weekend! Saturday is International Fragrance Day (plus, World Vermouth Day, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day and the International Day of Forests). Sunday is World Water Day, and Monday is World Meteorological Day. And the swapmeet is open through all of it!  Meanwhile, 5 questions. As always, […]

Carolina Herrera CH Swing ~ new fragrances :: Now Smell This

Carolina Herrera has launched CH Swing, a new duo of limited edition golf-inspired flankers to 2007’s Carolina Herrera CH and 2009’s CH Men. (Last year’s model: CH Wild Love.) CH Swing ~ “Crafted by Violaine Collas and Véronique Nyberg […] a floral-green-amber scent inspired by the elegance of golf. This CH Swing perfume opens with […]

The daily lemming :: Now Smell This

Another lemming for fans of Dior J’Adore: “Inspired by the colorful, full-bodied floral bouquet of J’adore Intense, Milanese designer Madina Visconti has created a unique cap adorned with exquisite gold florals—a vibrant celebration of flowers. A poetic and masterful feat of goldsmithery. Each cap is crafted through the time-honored technique of lost-wax casting and dipped […]

BeauFort London Fathom V Director’s Cut ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

BeauFort London has launched Fathom V Director’s Cut, a new limited edition fragrance celebrating the 10th anniversary of Fathom V.  To commemorate a decade of Fathom V we have produced a limited edition ‘Directors Cut’ EXTRAIT version of the scent: the ‘big green beast’ reimagined in an ultra-strong variant at a 150% higher oil inclusion. […]

Loewe Aire Sutileza Elixir ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

Spanish house Loewe has launched Aire Sutileza Elixir, a new perfume for women. Aire Sutileza Elixir is a flanker to 2017’s Aire Sutileza, which was a flanker to 1985’s Aire Loewe. LOEWE Aire Sutileza Elixir Eau de Parfum reinterprets the original LOEWE Aire Sutileza fragrance with a higher, more resonant concentration of essential oils. Floral, […]

The daily lemming

From Perfumer H, the Ink soap bar: “100% natural glycerin soap made by hand in Lancashire and fused with the eponymous INK fragrance which translates the illusion of blue ink on paper.” 100g for $28 at Perfumer H. Also available in Ink: candles, incense sticks, Eau de Parfum and room spray.  Source link