Breath Palette, the Japanese toothpaste company, is launching their range of 31 flavored toothpastes in Europe this year after doing very well in the United States over the Christmas shopping season:
The complete palette comprises exotic flavours such as Sweet Salt, Blueberry, Pumpkin Pudding, Fuji Apple, Japanese Plum and Monkey Banana. And for the more traditional there is even a peppermint variety.
The mouth flavour is said to last for a few seconds…
Female mice apparently prefer mates who have already been chosen by other females:
In a series of experiments designed to help scientists understand the brain chemicals that guide mate selection, Pfaff and his colleagues exposed female mice to odors of either a male mouse alone or a male mouse with a female. The females consistently preferred the scent of males linked to other females…
Le Labo, a new perfumery in New York City, offers an interesting twist on ready-made fragrances:
When customers buy one of Le Labo’s 11 scents, a maturated essential oil blend is mixed with alcohol and water to create a finished fragrance. The process is designed to take about 10 minutes…
Shiseido’s newest men’s fragrance is so exclusive that it can currently only be purchased at Shiseido boutiques throughout Japan and other licensed sellers (I’ll be buying mine at Carrefour). Though the men’s skincare line is now sold around the world, and the scent of the skincare line is very similar, this Eau de Toilette is mysteriously hard-to-find. I recently asked a Shiseido representative why the fragrance hasn’t been launched worldwide. Naturally, she had no idea. An internet search shows the fragrance is available at only one Japanese cosmetics website and the mysterious notes may include (by popular opinion) bergamot, bamboo, rose, hinoki (Japanese cypress), sandalwood, fig leaf, cinnamon (spices), and musk.
The fragrance is a remarkable woody/spicy composition slightly reminiscent of Marc Jacobs for Men due to the fig leaf notes…
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New at lacremebeauty: the newly repackaged Star Boutique line of martini fragrances: Lemon Drop, Candy Martini, Chocolate Martini, Miami Martini, Palm Beach Martini, Thaitini and Vanilla Martini.
New at luckyscent: Tann Rokka Kisu.
New at scentiments: Guerlain Love is All.