PSA: our next swapmeet will be on Saturday, 7 September and our next freebiemeet will be on Saturday, 28 September.
Meanwhile, it\'s Labor Day weekend in the US. We\'re saying goodby to August and hello to September (don?t forget your rabbits...
French niche line Etat Libre d?Orange has launched She Was An Anomaly, a new "soft cyber-iris" fragrance. She Was An Anomaly was developed by perfumer Daniela Andrier, working with Givaudan\'s AI system Carto... -
Womenswear and accessories brand Proenza Schouler will launch Arizona Eau de Parfum Intense, a new flanker to the brand\'s debut fragrance, 2018\'s Arizona... -
I was walking up the hill, leaving behind me the ancient town of Apollonia with its graceful ruins of temples and arcades, when I saw this vista. A golden field, a tree, blue skies. The setting sun colored the burned grasses dark gold, and if I... -
Hey, it\'s Friday and National Slinky Day! Our community project for today: wear your most frivolous fragrance. Extra points if it\'s frivolous AND an enduring classic.
What fragrance did you pick" As always, do chime in with your scent... -
Envy Me by GUCCIWomen Edt Envy me by the design house of GUCCI was introduced in 2004 as an alluringly, seductive, mysterious fragrance for women. The composition is fruity-floral with fresh and musky accords: spicy notes of litchi and pomegranate,... -
Spanish luxury brand Loewe has launched Aura Pink Magnolia, a new fragrance for women. Aura Pink Magnolia is a flanker to the 2013 version of Aura... -
VALENTINO Donna Acqua by VALENTINOWomen EdtValentino Donna ACQUA is an irreverent clash of lightness and indulgence. Launched in 2017, it is a sensual fragrance, whose noble ingredients form a deeply Italian accord. The the top notes reveal the... -
I am crazy late (sorry!) but it is still Almost-Friday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I am also late to apply a fragrance, but my plan for the day is Demeter Beetroot.
Reminder: 8/30 is National Slinky Day... -
Hump Day, plus a few author birthdays: Rita Dove, Janet Frame, Robertson Davies. What fragrance are you wearing"
I went with the reasonably frivolous Gingerale from Demeter.
Reminder: 8/30 is National Slinky Day... -
Italian niche line Laboratorio Olfattivo has launched the Masters\' Collection, featuring four new fragrances. Baliflora, Tuberosis are from perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena; Tantrico and Vetyverso are from perfumer Lucien Ferrero... -
Tuesday and Pots de Creme Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Hermès Eau Claire des Merveilles. Tea the moment is Mariage Frères French Breakfast.
Reminder: 8/30 is National Slinky Day... -
Yesterday afternoon, I walked a stretch of Paris?s gritty 19th arrondissement with a friend who lives here. ?Every neighborhood has its own personality,? he said. ?Yet it?s all Paris.? That?s a good way to describe the fragrances in Chanel?s Les... -
Le Couvent des Minimes has introduced Les Eaux de Parfum Singulières, a new collection of fragrances under the creative direction of perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena. The five "portraits of nature"? Hattaï, Heliaca, Lysandra, Nubica and Saïga... -