The first thing I do in the morning is get this blog running, so I did not even know about the terrorist attacks in London until I was finished. The Guardian blog is posting regular updates, and includes comments from people who were in the tube when the blasts went off. The Londonist blog is also posting updates and includes links to other news sources.
Still more gardenia fragrances
I have posted about gardenia perfumes before (see Kai, Jo Malone Vintage Gardenia, and a few more gardenia fragrances). Here are a few more that I tried recently:
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Pink Gardenia: In the Beaux Arts line, with notes of bergamot, gardenia, tuberose, ambergris and musk. It starts very light, with a touch of bergamot. The gardenia note comes on next, but stays very soft and low, then fades into a tuberose blend with a warm musky dry down. Much softer than all the white flowers might lead you to assume, and nicely done, although I prefer her Nouveau Gardenia…
Caron is back on the web
Caron fans will be happy to see their new website, complete with detailed descriptions of all the fragrances. Check out the 300 ml urn by Baccarat under "Limited Editions".
Scented premiere for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Scentair will provide a chocolate scent for the July premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, using its ScentWave delivery system. Read all about it at Yahoo (link expired, sorry!).
Davidoff Silver Shadow, MAC C-Squeeze ~ new fragrances
Davidoff will launch Silver Shadow for men this fall in Europe, in 2006 in the US:
The woody oriental scent, conceived by Francis Kurkdjian of Quest International, starts with bitter orange and cedar leaves, while its heart mixes cedar wood and saffron…