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Roger & Gallet’s Linden Blossom Moisturizing Shower Cream, and some thoughts on linden

Posted by Pia on 1 June 2008 40 Comments

Linden blossoms

I first became aware of the delightful scent of linden blossom some years ago. I was having a lovely stroll in a nearby park, and as I meandered under the cover of some stately trees, a fresh and sweetly honeyed-green fragrance surrounded me, blending with the dappled late afternoon sunlight and the grounding scent of warm scuffed earth and stone. I later discovered that this was the well known linden blossom, lime blossom, or tilleul. It fast became a favorite of mine, particularly in home fragrances and body products. Quietly refreshing, its limber green structure is interwoven with a hint of tang and a gentle airy sweetness. In home fragrances in particular, I find it has a charm that is both elegant and fresh.

One of my all-time favorite linden body products is the Roger & Gallet Linden Blossom Moisturizing Shower Cream. Part of their Gentle Nature collection, this shower cream is enriched with shea milk…

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Marinating in unguents

Posted by Robin on 1 June 2008 8 Comments

When we men decide to marinade ourselves in unguents and scent, we are expected to take the art director’s chair, decode confusing messages, take an olfactory world tour — Sicilian bergamot, British leather, amber from the North Sea, Australian sandalwood, Argentinian maté — or even call our sexuality into question. We have to take sides. Am I a rugged, outdoorsy Ewan sort or a slick, urban type like Matthew?

— From How fragrances are advertised to men, in the UK Times Online.

J’ai deux amours

Posted by Robin on 1 June 2008 24 Comments

An ad spot for Yves Saint Laurent Paris.

Yves Saint Laurent passes away

Posted by Robin on 1 June 2008 13 Comments

Yves Saint LaurentFashion designer Yves Saint Laurent died today in Paris at the age of 71.

Read more:

Yves Saint Laurent, fashion icon, dies aged 71 (the Telegraph).

Fashion king Saint Laurent dies (the BBC)

Note: image via ysl.

Givenchy Vetyver ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 30 May 2008 51 Comments

Hubert de Givenchy

Judging by photographs alone, designer Hubert de Givenchy is a man who is comfortable in his skin (and in his well-tailored, but understated, clothes); he always appears at ease — though his eyes often have a dreamy and sad air about them. I can’t imagine Givenchy having a temper tantrum, but I can believe the restrained and lovely Vétyver is his favorite cologne.

Vétyver debuted in 1959 and it was discontinued after Givenchy retired in 1995. Vétyver is a member of Les Mythiques — a group of classic Givenchy fragrances that have been re-launched in newly designed packaging…

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