...GateGirl, who takes the complete set of Ineke + Anthropologie Floral Curiosities travel sprays, and Jennifer1977, who gets the Deluxe Sample Collection, both from our latest giveaway. Congrats!
Le Snob: Perfume by Dariush Alavi ~ new perfume book
Dariush Alavi, better known to perfumistas as Persolaise, has released Le Snob: Perfume, a new book in the Le Snob series of guide books from Hardie Grant Books…
What is “Clean,” Anyway?
Perhaps this scenario is familiar: You express enthusiasm for a fragrance, and a friend notes — maybe with a little smugness — that she doesn’t wear perfume. She’d rather smell “fresh and clean.”
Little does she know that the fresh and clean smell she likes so much is perfume. The bar of soap in her shower, the box of laundry detergent she bought last weekend, the spot remover she uses when kitty has an accident — it’s all scented and calculated to smell clean. These products define and perpetuate our idea of “clean.”
Soap? Musk and orange blossom practically define “soapy” these days, although the musk could also be hopped up with rose, linden, or grape-sweet lavender. Citrus, especially orange, often registers as clean. Pine smells clean, too. Think of Pinesol or the tree-shaped air fresheners dangling from so many rear view mirrors. Thanks to the calone explosion in the 1990s, the combination of ozone, melon, and cucumber often read as rain fresh. Air fresheners have ruined lilac for me for good. And then there’s powdery clean…
The Monday Mail ~ help Lauren find a new perfume
This week we’re helping Lauren, who wants to find her signature fragrance. She’d like something that smells great, fits her perfectly, and isn’t worn by everyone else. She’s willing to invest up to $200. Here is what we know about Lauren:
She’s in her mid-teens and in the process of creating her own lipstick company.
She’s also a photographer.
Her style is a mix of vintage (clothes from the 50’s and 60’s) and classic (well-fitting jeans, blazers, things that are simple but fit well).
She has pale skin, brown hair, and blue eyes, and she wears natural makeup (besides lipstick.)
Lauren doesn’t know what notes she loves or hates…
Like somebody else
Christy Turlington for Esprit's new Simply You fragrance. The song is Lost & Found by Lianne La Havas.