Deal at nooksandniches: sale includes Tocca perfumes at 30% off.
New at nordstrom: Moschino Funny!
Jil Sander Style Summer, Estee Lauder Bali Dream ~ new fragrances
Coming in March from Jil Sander, Style Summer, a limited edition summer interpretation of 2006's Jil Sander Style fragrance for women.
The green floral woody scent was developed by perfumers Bernard Ellena and Lucas Sieuzac. The notes feature bergamot, freesia leaves, water lily, pink pepper, jasmine, violet, magnolia, vanilla, amber, vetiver and musk…
What space smells like
Each time, when I repressed the airlock, opened the hatch and welcomed two tired workers inside, a peculiar odor tickled my olfactory senses. At first I couldn't quite place it. It must have come from the air ducts that re-pressed the compartment. Then I noticed that this smell was on their suit, helmet, gloves, and tools. It was more pronounced on fabrics than on metal or plastic surfaces. It is hard to describe this smell; it is definitely not the olfactory equivalent to describing the palette sensations of some new food as "tastes like chicken." The best description I can come up with is metallic; a rather pleasant sweet metallic sensation.
— NASA ISS (International Space Station) Science Officer Don Pettit, from Expedition Six, Space Chronicles #4, found via Boing Boing.
New London Pharmacy ~ shopping for perfume in New York City
Following in the tradition of C. O. Bigelow, New London is a neighborhood pharmacy with a high-end twist: its well-stocked aisles mix basic drugstore remedies and mainstream beauty items with luxury toiletries gathered from locations around the world. Perfume lovers will also find a wide choice of merchandise, from popular favorites such as Thierry Mugler Angel and Marc Jacobs to more unusual lines like the New York-based SAN and Alan Cumming’s eponymous fragrance.
The only drawback to New London’s varied and colorful fragrance selection is its limited display space. Perfumes are densely packed on shelves below and behind the counter at the front of the store, where they share space with gum and candy and razor refills, and on the counter itself, where they surround the store’s main cash register…
Spice wars: Frapin Caravelle Epicee & Biehl eo01
We’ve had a mild winter here for the most part, but the last week or so has been bitter-nasty cold. I’m keeping myself warm by road-testing two recently launched niche spice fragrances:
First up, Caravelle Epicée by the French Cognac house Frapin. Caravelle Epicée starts with a veritable explosion of spice notes, and while I find it glorious, I can see someone less enthusiastic about spice being a bit overwhelmed…