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Kenzo Vintage Edition ~ fragrance review

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Kenzo Vintage Edition, perfume ad

Kenzo’s latest is Vintage Edition, or more properly, ☮ by Kenzo Vintage Edition (that’s a peace symbol, for those of you who don’t have a browser capable of rendering one). It’s a unisex fragrance, launched in honor of Kenzo’s 20th anniversary as a perfume house:

The 1970’s witnessed the arrival of Kenzo Takada on the Parisian fashion scene. To celebrate this era of exploration, life, and daring creativity, Kenzo reinvents the scent of the seventies with a limited edition unisex fragrance that captures the essence of freedom. (via kenzousa)

The essence of freedom — who doesn’t need some of that? Vintage Edition was developed by perfumer Annick Menardo (who was also responsible for the 1999 limited edition Kenzo Time for Peace for Him), and features notes of musk, heliotrope, cedar, tonka bean, vanilla and mandarin…

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L'Occitane Fragrant Touch

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L'Occitane has introduced Fragrant Touch, travel-sized, brush-on fragrances in three scents:

Its smooth and velvety gel texture is applied to pulse points on the body (bust, neck, wrists) using the small brush. An ideal product for fragrant touch-ups throughout the day.

Fragrant Touch is available in Cherry Blossom (limited edition, shown), Butterfly Lavender Joyful ("perfect for prolonging the scent of the Eau de la Récolte Bleue") and Roses des 4 Reines. $20 for 7.5 ml each. (via usa.loccitane)

Snippets: Chicago's smellscape, anosmia

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Chicago has always been self-consciously aware of its aroma.

Blame it on the fact that the city takes its name from the "shikaakwa," a native, onion-scented wild leek. The odor of that particular skunk weed no longer permeates the area, but others have come to mark Chicago's intangible smellscape.

— From The city of big odors, an exploration of Chicago's "urban bouquet", with thanks to Allison for the link.

There was nothing remarkable about the cold I caught. But a few weeks after I was otherwise back to feeling normal, my sense of smell and taste hadn't returned. I went to my doctor, and he said I had a sinus infection, prescribed antibiotics, and told me not to worry. That was three years ago.

— Elizabeth Zierah in The miseries of losing one's sense of smell at Slate, with thanks to Ruth for the link.

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