I’ve been on a bit of a tea journey recently, creating my own blends to sell in a new cafe at the back of my fragrance shop. Getting the taste right has been remarkably similar to making perfume – combining the elements to get just the right mix. In my view, the tea itself should be the main event; it should never be drowned out by other aromatic additions.
— Perfumer Lyn Harris of Miller Harris talks about blending teas in Make tea to a tea at the UK Times Online.
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
From Acqua di Parma, Iris Nobile Eau de Parfum in a 100 ml collector bottle etched with flowers (above left). $154 at Nordstrom…
The third quarter of the year is over: time to light a candle to Our Lady Of Scented Abundance, Donatella Versace, and ‘fess up to the damage you did in July, August and September.
Next April (May in the US), Avon will launch Ironman, a new fragrance for men created in collaboration with World Triathlon Corporation's Ironman brand. The fragrance spokesperson will be Ironman competitor Matt Miller; the tag line is “Anything Is Possible”.
The Ironman fragrance is described as “a victorious fusion of energizing citrus and exotic spices spiked with rich woods”…
Mademoiselle Chanel spoke of beige as a comfortable color, a color of eternal elegance, not à la mode but something that never goes out of style. My inspiration was to translate the idea of this color into a fragrance that was fresh and floral. My vision of the beige color came alive with the hawthorn note in accord with honey.
— Perfumer Jacques Polge on Chanel's latest release, Beige, quoted in Chanel "Nose" Jacques Polge at Vanity Fair. Thanks to zippy for the link!