Bond no. 9 will launch Saks-en-rose, a new rose-based perfume for women, next week. The new fragrance….
…marks a departure from your grandmother’s rose…
Accademia del Profumo perfume award winners 2010
The Accademia del Profumo in Italy has announced the winners of their 21st annual perfume awards:
Best women’s fragrance (consumer choice): Marc Jacobs Lola
Best men’s fragrance (consumer choice): CK Free…
Subtlety and depth
The end product of two years of experimentation seems simple enough – a sugar cube that is infused with the essence of Chanel No 5 and topped with Perrier-Jouet. Yet upon closer inspection there is a subtlety and depth that only hints at the dedication he has to his craft.
— Introducing the Chanel No. 5 Champagne Cocktail. Don't worry, it's not real Chanel No. 5, but a blend of edible essences designed to smell like Chanel No. 5. Read more at Scent of a Woman at Finch's Quarterly Review. Many thanks to Veronique for the link! You can read more about the bar here.
Lazy Friday poll ~ layering!
I did an article on perfume layering back in 2007, and in addition to providing a general introduction to the subject, it includes lots of great ideas for viable fragrance combinations, especially in the comments. But we’ve had a request for more, so here it is:
What two (or more) fragrances do you like to wear together?
And a few quick reminders…
Good smells
Using a device called an eNose, a group of Israeli neurobiologists were able to rank smells by pleasantness. They tested dozens of smells on people in Israel and Ethiopia (two very different cultural groups) in order to determine whether these good smells were universal or culturally specific. What they found was that many smells are universally rated as good or bad.
— Top ranked scents include lime and grapefruit. Read more at Scientists Discover Five Things That Smell Good To Nearly Everyone. Thanks to Jane for the link!