Luca Turin reviewed a large batch of perfumes for the UK Times Online, and you can read them here (feminines) and here (masculines). Better yet, you can download a PDF with all the reviews as they appeared before the Times edited them.
Holiday fragrance gifts 2009, part 6 ~ for the men
From Fresh, a limited edition soap trio in Frankincense (“an earthy scent, full of woodsy notes and a hint of exotic incense”), Myrrh (“an uplifting, fruity scent with wild berry notes inspired by the forest”) and Gold (“a warm, soft fragrance that evokes the shimmer of precious metal in sunlight”). Three 250g bars, $45…
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at b-glowing: free gift (samples of Infusion Organique Acai Rain, 3 Juliette Has A Gun scents, ForeverLily Eau de Parfum plus four Diana B tea candles) with orders of $75 or more using coupon code Winter, good through 12/1.
New at kohls: J Lo My Glow.
Deal at parfum1: 20% all orders through 11/24, no coupon code needed.
Deal at parfumsraffy: take 10% off with coupon code RAFFYXMAS09, good through 11/29. New items include Bond no. 9, Amouage Tribute.
A Geranium Sampler ~ scented body products
I’ve always associated the name “geranium” with the hardy plants that my mother grew in pots on our backyard patio: red-petaled flowers, fuzzy leaves, and a slightly sweaty scent. The “geranium” most often present in perfume and other fragranced products, it turns out, is more specifically the rose geranium (species perlargonium graveolens), whose leaves can be distilled for fragrance. This smell is something much more pleasant and wearable: sort of green, sort of lemony, and yes, sort of rosey — but still more “herbal” than “floral.” I find it an easy note to wear year-round, especially in fragranced body products.
I recently grabbed a small tube of Origins Lime & Geranium Hand Lotion at an Estée Lauder outlet store when I needed hand cream, and it ended up inspiring this post. It has a quick-absorbing texture, and its scent is delightful: true geranium, with an accent on its green aspect, and an added zingy lime note…
Lazy Friday poll ~ whispering to Santa (or the gift-giving entity of your choice), 2009 edition
A repeat of a poll from last year, inspired by the holiday gift articles. Here’s the three-part poll:
What is the fragrance-related gift you’d most like to receive this year?
Let’s say you were going to ask for just one unsniffed fragrance this year, what would it be?
Are you giving any fragrance items for gifts this year, and if so, what?
My answers…