The ad spot for the Davidoff Hot Water fragrance for men, starring models Alexis Papa and Alyssa Miller. You can see the 'making of' here. Warning: possibly NSFW, depending on where you work.
Aromachology ~ new custom perfume line
Aromachology is a new custom perfume line that “blends perfume and personality into one customized aromatic experience”:
Aromachology is the first of its kind to offer custom fine fragrance on a mass level, blended and sold at point of purchase. Meant to reconnect consumers…
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at aedes: get free shipping on orders of $75 or more with coupon code AED06, good through 9/5. New items include Delrae Mythique.
New at neimanmarcus: Issey Miyake a scent by issey miyake.
New at nordstrom: Marc Jacobs Daisy Silver.
Deal at parfum1: take 20% off all orders and get free shipping on orders of $100 or more with coupon code LABORDAY2PW, good through 9/8.
New at thebodyshop: White Musk Midnight Iris.
New at theperfumeshoppe (Canada): Amouage Epic.
The best thing about getting lost
The commercial for Calvin Klein's new CK Free fragrance for men. The ad stars model Jamie Dornan: "People expect me to be stupid. I’m not saying I’m Stephen Fry, but it is amazing the perception people have." (quote via Daily Mail)
When life gives you lemons ~ scented body products
Citrus scents can be such cheerful, uncomplicated fragrances, and they can brighten up a gloomy day with their connotations of sunshine, cleanliness, and good health. I particularly like to layer citrus-fragranced shower gels and lotions under my favorite summer perfumes, to boost their bright-and-crisp qualities.
However, the available range of lemon-, lime-, and orange-scented products is occasionally disappointing — especially at the higher end of the price spectrum, for some reason. One example is Strange Invisible Perfumes Wild Orange Invisible Body Lotion. I’m assuming it’s intended to be layered under Strange Invisible Perfumes’ citrus-accented perfume oils, such as L’Invisible or Fair Verona. It’s a nice enough medium-weight lotion, packaged in a bottle that suggests a fancy hair mousse. It’s all-natural, with aloe vera and olive oil for moisture. It smells like, well, sweet orange oil. But for this price, I was expecting to be amazed, and I just wasn’t. ($40 for 8 fl. oz.; for buying information see the listing for Strange Invisible Perfumes under Perfume Houses.)
NARS is best known as a creator of trend-setting color cosmetics, so I was surprised to learn that the company also sells a line of body products. Its Ginger Grapefruit Body Lotion promises a fragrance that “fuses the vibrant essence of grapefruit and cassis with the romantic floral touches of sweet peony and violet flower.” This sounds like something I’d love…