Paris Hilton has launched St. Moritz, a new addition to the Passport Collection (see Tokyo, Paris and South Beach)…
More quick sniffs: Roca Parfums Lemon Cloud, Especially Escada, Lalique Encre Noire Pour Elle
Another round of quickie reviews: Roca Perfums Núvol di Llimona / Lemon Cloud, Especially Escada and Lalique Encre Noire Pour Elle.
Roca Perfums Núvol di Llimona / Lemon Cloud
The opening is truly good enough to eat, and it should be. Núvol di Llimona (or “Lemon Cloud”) was developed by pastry chef Jordi Roca of the renowned Cellar de Can Roca. It’s supposed to be a lemon muffin soaked in milk — or “an all-pervading, ethereal cloud of lemon surrounding a sponge cake treated to milk and sweeties”, take your pick — and that’s just what it is, a sheer lemon sugar fragrance with subtle cake notes, lightly charred, lightly milky, not overly sweet. It’s sort of like a foodier version of Fresh Lemon Sugar, and it’s highly enjoyable — if I still worked in an office, it’s just the sort of thing I’d want to have in my top right desk drawer for a quick dose of comfort and cheer in the late afternoon. Even though I don’t work in an office, I’d still like a bottle, and it would be an excellent (if spendy) choice for a very young girl who wanted her own perfume…
Demeter Mistletoe, Christmas Bouquet ~ new fragrances
Demeter has added two new holiday scents to their Fragrance Library, Mistletoe and Christmas Bouquet…
Andrea Maack Silk & Dark ~ new fragrances
Artist Andrea Maack has launched two new fragrances, Silk and Dark. They join Smart, Craft and Sharp, which launched in 2010…
An uncertain future
Frankincense - a traditional staple of the Christmas story - faces an uncertain future, according to researchers.
Ecologists have warned that the production of the fragrant resin could decline by half over the next 15 years.
— Read more at Frankincense tree facing uncertain future at the BBC News. Hat tip to Abyss, RusticDove & Boojum!