Guerlain will sell their annual version of their Muguet (lily of the valley) fragrance, as always, on May Day (May 1st):
April showers bring May flowers…
The essence of a jeweller
Actress Kirsten Dunst, and a lion, in a short commercial for Bvlgari Mon Jasmin Noir. The ad is immediately followed by the “making of”. Update: the ‘making of’ is now below the jump.
Pounce, spray
At a handful of department stores, fragrance demonstrators who pounce, spray and sell hard are being tamed. They may still flood the floor for debuts and other special events, but they are being gradually replaced by salesclerks who actually ask customers what scents they prefer and — gasp — listen to the reply.
— Read more at Fragrance Spritzers Hold Their Fire at the New York Times. Thanks to Mary for the link!
Lazy Friday poll ~ open thread, mid-April 2011
Easy as pie: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the fragrance sample you've lost somewhere and can't find, what flowers are coming up in your yard (or the pot on your windowsill?), whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: image is DSC-5699 [cropped] by flemming. d5000 at flickr; some rights reserved.
MCMC Fragrances Dude No. 1 Beard Oil ~ new fragrance
MCMC Fragrances has launched Dude No. 1 Beard Oil. According to the New York Times, it was inspired by founder Anne McClain’s partner, who didn’t want to wear traditional fragrance…