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…
