We had a bad storm here last night, and our electricity has just now been restored. It is too late in the day for me to pull a decent post together. At the moment, I am just happy to have air conditioning and internet access again.
Please come back tomorrow, when Marlen, one of the moderators on the basenotes forum, will join me in a He Says/She Says review of Creed Royal Water.
Eau d’Italie is the debut fragrance release from the Eau d’Italie brand, the brainchild of the Sersale family, owners of the Positano hotel Le Sirenuse. Eau d’Italie was created by nose Bertrand Duchaufour, and the notes include citrus, magnolia, musk, incense, cedar, honey, and blackcurrant.
Eau d’Italie opens with bergamot and other citrus notes. There is light honeyed cedar, and hints of resins and incense. The floral notes are extremely subtle, as is the blackcurrant…
At makeupheaven: $25 off any order of $75 or more, no coupon needed. Offer good through midnight June 8.
Coming this week to beautycafe: Bond no. 9 Hamptons, a unisex fragrance with notes of savory greens, lime blossom, bigarrade oil, bergamot, armoise oil, cedar, sage, magnolia, white jasmine, Turkish rose, amber, sandalwood, and cashmere musk.
Luca Turin has launched a new perfume blog, Perfume Notes. He explains…
Just over two years ago, the Swiss magazine NZZ Folio asked me to write a monthly 400-word column on perfume. I write it in English, and Berlin-based translator Robin Cackett turns it (brilliantly, they tell me) into German. I thought it would be fun to publish the originals in a blog. They will be updated at the same time as the Folio article, i.e. on the 6th of each month…