The University of Connecticut EEB Greenhouse has a Titan Arum (aka Corpse Flower) expected to bloom shortly, possibly as soon as next Monday:
It’s a little hard to understand the appeal of the rare plant from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, aptly named Amorphophallus Titanum, with its putrid smell…
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New at macys: Dior Addict 2 Summer Peonies.
Deal at parfums-montale: buy 100 ml of Intense Tiaré, Wood and Spices or Aoud Queen Roses, get the 20 ml bottle of your choice. Offer good through the rest of May.
Masaki Matsushima has launched a new fragrance for women, Masaki/Masaki. The scent was developed by perfumer Jean Jacques:
She is an elegant young woman who lives on Park Avenue, shops on Fifth, strolls in Central Park and attends retrospectives at Manhattan’s museums. She is simply chic and light pink is her favorite color…
It’s May Day, and everyone ought to be wearing lily of the valley (Diorissimo!), but I’m soldiering on with carnation nevertheless. Today’s subject: Dianthus, the latest fragrance from the Italian line Etro. It launched last year, and was the first scent from Etro specifically designated for women (although it certainly isn’t their first “feminine” fragrance). Dianthus, for you non-gardeners, is the botanical name for the plant genus that includes carnations, and the notes include orange, bourbon geranium, centifolia rose, pink pepper, ginger, carnation, woods, musk, cedar and vanilla…
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New at luckyscent: L'Artisan Mure et Musc trio, The Pink Room Body Cream & Soaps with Votive set.
New at nordstrom: Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne Sport.