Scents of Time has launched Night Star, a new fragrance inspired by Antoine De Saint Exupéry’s The Little Prince. While the prior fragrances in the collection were linked to ancient sources, Night Star is subtitled “fragrance of the future”…
Full-bodied and profound
We smell a vintage from 1870. It is possibly one of the most mellifluous, ambrosial, treacle puddings of a sensory delight that I have experienced. Paultes explains that it was this specific vintage that inspired the debut Frapin scent 1270, a Caramac delectation of candied fruits, burnt sugar and dry woods. It is as rounded and gustatory and honeyed as the cognac —comforting and cosseting, full-bodied and profound.
— From How perfume improves wine at the UK Times Online.
Lazy Friday poll ~ wedding perfumes
Several people have requested a wedding perfume poll, so here it is. Say whatever you want about wedding perfumes: what you wore to your own wedding, what you wished you'd worn, what you'd wear if you ever had a wedding, the worst perfume you ever smelled at a wedding.
Note: image is Lavender Wedding Cupcakes [cropped] by clevercupcakes at flickr; some rights reserved.
The Mystery of Perfume at Barneys
Barneys in New York will host The Mystery of Perfume, a panel discussion, on October 21st from 8:30 am to 10 am:
Elle editor in chief Roberta Myers + Elle beauty director Emily Dougherty invite you to unravel the mystery of perfume; A panel discussion hosted at Barneys New York…
Parfums Nicolas Danila Aladin’s Gardens ~ new fragrances
Parfums Nicolas Danila is a new brand debuting with seven fragrances in the collection Aladin’s Gardens / Les Jardins d’Aladin. The scents are reportedly “100% allergen free fragrances with a high level of natural ingredients”.
European Gardens / Les Jardins Européens ~ “Gardens of romantism where Polite Love hides behind secret clumps…