New at escentual (UK): Vera Wang Princess Night.
New at hsn: Lisa Hoffman perfumes & scented bracelets.
The Monday Mail ~ help Kristen find a new perfume
The Monday Mail returns from its holiday vacation today (and look for a Monday Mail feedback post next week). We’re starting off the new year with Kristen, who discovered Boucheron Jaïpur Saphir in Paris back in 1999 and has worn it ever since. Now that it’s discontinued, she’d like to find a new fragrance for special occasions. If she can find the perfect scent, she’s happy to pay whatever it costs, and she has excellent access to perfume stores. Here is what we know about Kristen:
She’s in her mid-40s and teaches mathematics.
She says she is fun-loving, romantic, and leads an active lifestyle…
Narciso Rodriguez For Her Eau de Toilette Delicate ~ new fragrance
Narciso Rodriguez has launched Narciso Rodriguez For Her Eau de Toilette Delicate, a new limited edition variation on Narciso Rodriguez For Her…
The odor of cilantro mixed with burned rubber and dirty socks
The Maryland organic farmer is suffering from an infestation of stink bugs—crop-consuming pests emitting the odor of cilantro mixed with burned rubber and dirty socks. They began destroying his fields of peppers and tomatoes in 2010. Now, they've invaded his Adamstown home, where Mr. Biggins crushes them by hand and has trained his English Shepherd, Coadee, to eat them.
— Got stink bugs? Read more at Out of Odor: Offensive-Smelling Bugs Put U.S. Farmers on the Defensive at the Wall Street Journal.
Lazy weekend poll ~ New Year’s resolutions
Did you make any perfume-related resolutions for 2012? Tell us!
Or feel free to share anything you'd like to accomplish this year. My immediate goal: get my fragrance samples organized (again), and throw out the really old ones that I don't need.
Note: image is Chiocciola by delphaber at flickr; some rights reserved.