Author Archives: Tomas Reyes

Floris Celest ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

British niche line Floris has introduced Celest, a new unisex fragrance. Rooted in the sacred origins of perfumery, where the most precious resins and incense were burned in ceremony, their perfumed smoke carrying quiet, fragrant messages. Celest honours these timeless rituals that shaped perfumery as we know it. It is a composition defined by […]

L’Entropiste White Blood ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour’s L’Entropiste brand has launched White Blood, a new unisex fruity floral fragrance.  Within every flower lies a secret fluid. A pale, dense, almost silent sap: a white blood flowing beyond sight. White Blood is born from an imaginary flower with opalescent petals. Here, the flower ceases to be a […]

Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey Eau Essentielle ~ new fragrances :: Now Smell This

Issey Miyake will introduce L’Eau d’Issey Eau Essentielle and L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme Eau Essentielle, new flankers to 1993′s L’Eau d’Issey and 1994′s L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme respectively.  L’Eau d’Issey Eau Essentielle ~ “Floral, musky, and luminous: an invigorating fragrance celebrating water in its purest state, where essential freshness becomes a tribute to nature. When […]

The daily lemming

From Vacation: “The Orange Gelée 100th Anniversary Fragrance Collection pays homage to one of the world’s most iconic sunscreens with five exquisite fragrances created by five celebrated perfumers. It features the original in fine fragrance form for the first time, plus four personalized interpretations…” (GELÉE ORIGINALE: Gelée with Bergamot, Clove, Saffron, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Zeste Mediterranean […]

Yves Saint Laurent Coeur ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

Yves Saint Laurent has launched Coeur (Fetish Amber), a new unisex fragrance in the luxury Vestiaire des Parfums series. A fetish amber for a fetish talisman, CŒUR transmutes the couturier’s iconic heart into a precious new scented icon. A subversive clash, warm yet metallic, vibrant yet boldly sensual, captured by Daniela Andrier. “The […]

Comme des Garcons To Vetiver ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

Comme des Garçons has launched To Vetiver, a new spicy woody fragrance. An enthusiastic olfactory poem about one of our most favorite ingredients. TO VETIVER is an exhilaration of echoes of an exalted journey along time immemorial and time to come. Inspired by Christian Astuguevieille’s eternal adoration of vetiver and composed by […]

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, Mother’s Day weekend 2026 :: Now Smell This

PSA: the haiku challenge will be next weekend! And happy Mother’s Day to anyone who is celebrating. Regardless, we’re relaxing and enjoying the May flowers with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, what’s blooming now where you are, whatever. Or, ask a question about fragrance, […]