Horror of horrors
Thank you to Tania for pointing out this interesting article on anosmia in the New York Times. If there isn't already a word for "fear of losing one's sense of smell", there should be.
Ermenegildo Zegna Aqua d'Estate Essenza & new fragrance from Missoni
From Ermenegildo Zegna, a limited edition fragrance for men, Aqua d' Estate Essenza, featuring notes of grapefruit, bergamot, mint, cardamom, sage, myrtle, vetiver, amber, and musk. (via osmoz)
Missoni will launch a new fragrance in partnership with the Estee Lauder brand in Spring 2006. (via Women's Wear Daily) Update: see a review of the Missoni signature fragrance.
Amouage Gold Pour Homme
The Amouage line was launched in the early 1980s by the Sultan of Oman, who wanted to revive the traditional art of Arabian perfumery based on frankincense and myrrh. French nose Guy Robert was called upon to create their first fragrance, Amouage, now known as Amouage Gold. Today I am testing the men’s version, Gold Pour Homme. It is said to contain 140 ingredients; the notes are listed on the Amouage website as rock rose, lily of the valley, silver frankincense, myrrh, orris, jasmine, ambergris, civet, cedar, sandalwood, musk, patchouli, and oakmoss…
Perfume review: Carven Ma Griffe
Ma Griffe was launched in 1946 by the design house Carven. It was created by nose Jean Carles, who had apparently completely lost his sense of smell by that time (see Michael Edwards, Perfume Legends, p. 96). The fragrance notes are gardenia, greens, galbanum, citrus, aldehydes, clary sage, jasmine, rose, sandalwood, vetiver, orris, ylang ylang, styrax, oakmoss, cinnamon, musk, benzoin, and labdanum.
Ma Griffe is classified as a floral chypre…
Online shopping notes
New at beautyhabit: Nanadebary Green and L'Aromarine EdTs. And a special offer on La Maison de la Vanille: get a free bottle of Kilikao EdT with any $65 purchase from the line.