I don’t like the phrase “new normal,” especially since there is nothing normal about the situation that 2020 forced us to accept–staying away from others, fearing human touch, human presence, human breath. 2020 was not...
Guerlain will launch Mon Guerlain Sparkling Bouquet, a new fragrance for women. Mon Guerlain Sparkling Bouquet is a flanker to 2017\'s Mon Guerlain... -
It\'s Almost-Friday and Almost-2021. It\'s also the seventh day of Christmas and the sixth day of Kwanzaa. (Two PSAs: You still have another day to enter our Aftelier giveaway! And the damage poll is coming up on Tuesday.) What fragrance are... -
The last Hump Day of 2020. It\'s also the sixth day of Christmas and the fifth day of Kwanzaa. (And, a quick PSA: our Aftelier giveaway is still open!) What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Strange Invisible Perfumes Tropical Vial. My... -
Valentino has launched Valentino Born in Roma Yellow Dream, a new duo of flankers to 2019\'s Donna Born in Roma and Uoma Born in Roma (which were flankers to 2015\'s Valentino Donna and 2014\'s Valentino Uomo). The scents were inspired by... -
It\'s Tuesday, plus the fifth day of Christmas and the fourth day of Kwanzaa. RIP Pierre Cardin. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Strange Invisible Perfumes Black Rosette. Tea at the moment is a blend of Assam from Upton and Numi... -
It\'s Monday, plus the third day of Kwanzaa and the fourth day of Christmas. Birthdays: Earl Hines, Pops Staples, Maggie Smith. What fragrance are you wearing"
Like many of you, I\'m counting the days until this year is over and done... -
?I have no luck with classical perfumes,? confessed a friend. ?My grandmother wore Jean Patou Joy, my mother loved Chanel No. 5, but when I wear these fragrances, I feel like I?m playing dress up.? She wondered why she completely missed the allure... -
Saturday is Boxing Day, Candy Cane Day, the first day of Kwanzaa and the second day of Christmas. We\'re celebrating all of it with our usual open thread poll.
Talk about anything you like ? the fragrance you?re wearing today, the present you... -
Cartier will introduce three new rose-centered luxury fragrances. L\'Heure Ose?e; Oud and Pink; and Pure Rose were developed by Cartier house perfumer Mathilde Laurent... -
Merry Christmas! I wish all of you happy holidays. May this season be full of light, beauty and happiness for you. May all of us make the most of whatever remains of this year, even if we say goodbye to it with few regrets. Our ?Recommend Me a... -
It\'s Tuesday, and there are 9 days left in 2020. Birthdays: Lady Bird Johnson, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ralph Fiennes. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Fendi Theorema, and I may just stay in Fendi Theorema for the rest of the week,... -
Hey Santa, looking for something to tuck into the sleigh for perfume lovers" Check out The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery: Fifty years of exceptional scents by Marika Vecchiattini.
The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery is a... -
As a counterpart to the first series of Synthetics in Perfumery, here is the second part. The material I cover today is hedione. I explain how and by whom it was discovered, what led up to the experiments with hedione and what makes it such an... -
