The latest lip balm flavor from Swedish Dream is Lavender: “A sumptuous lavender butter base wraps lips in a rich, velvety layer of comfort. Gentle notes of creamy vanilla blend with sun-warmed lavender, inspired by coastal fields in Sweden where soft blooms sway in the sea air. Calm and quietly indulgent, it feels like a […]
It’s Wednesday, and if you’re in the US, Tax Day. Also, World Art Day, National Anime Day, the Universal Day of Culture, plus Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing? It’s going to be a scorcher here today. I’m in Hermès Muguet Porcelaine. Reminder: on 4/17, wear a fragrance by Hermès, OR something from perfumer […]
Narciso Rodriguez has launched Neroli Essence, a new unisex fragrance in the brand’s Musc collection. The vibrant new fragrance, Neroli Essence Eau de Parfum Intense, reflects the irresistible beauty of a legendary flower — sublime neroli. […]A luminous floral musky powdery fragrance: Working alongside Narciso Rodriguez, perfumer Sylvie Fischer has composed a powerful yet ethereal […]
“If you go to a forest, you have a given environment and temperature. If that temperature goes a little bit high, you change the profile of the chemical components in the air,” since temperature can affect the amount of smell-carrying gas particles released from substances, explains Idelfonso Nogueira, a chemical engineer who leads the SCENTinel […]
The current dispute centers on how Malone’s name has been used in [the Zara] collaboration. Product packaging and descriptions reportedly included phrases such as “created by Jo Malone CBE, founder of Jo Loves.” Estée Lauder argues that this constitutes trademark infringement, breach of contract, and “passing off,” suggesting it may confuse consumers into linking the […]
Happy Friday and happy Siblings Day! Birthdays: Omar Sharif, Paul Theroux and Annie Lamott. Our community project for today: name your favorite bird, and wear a scent that matches it for whatever reason, no matter how farfetched. Thanks go to happy888cat for the suggestion! What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with […]
PSA: the splitmeet and the spring reading poll are coming up on the 25th of this month. Meanwhile, our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you hope somebody will split (or you’re thinking of splitting), whatever. Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see […]
The critical note in some of the world’s most well-known perfumes is myrrh, a tree resin from the Horn of Africa that is under pressure from what experts call a historic drought. Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region […]
Indie line Kerosene has launched two new fragrances, Vanilified and With Angels And Archangels. Vanilified ~ “You enter an ice cream shop. You order a triple scoop vanilla cone with chocolate toppings. You wish you could smell like the decadent, creamy, mouthwateringly sweet ice cream you’re enjoying. And now you can. Infused with multiple layers […]
Today I decided to put Papillon Epona against CBIHP A Room with a View. (Why yes, I have been on a violet kick lately, even have Monsillage violet soap in my shower right now.) It’s interesting to smell violet done so differently. I’m going to have to stack up Viole Nere against Room with a […]