The best description I can come up with is metallic; a rather pleasant sweet metallic sensation. It reminded me of my college summers where I labored for many hours with an arc welding torch repairing heavy equipment for a small logging outfit. It reminded me of pleasant sweet smelling welding fumes.
— Astronaut Don Pettit on the smell of space. Read more at What Space Smells Like at The Atlantic. Hat tip to Michael!
Somewhere along the line, I lost my taste for malls. Oh sure, I used to enjoy spending an afternoon perusing the shoes at Nordstrom, nipping into The Gap to see what was on sale, and sorting through the pastel lace-strewn bins at Victoria’s Secret. Ten years ago, a lot of my clothing came from department stores.
Then I changed careers, and my income dropped. At the same time, style began to interest me more than fashion. Suddenly, the clothing on Macy’s racks looked cheap and soulless. My curly hair, pale complexion, and midcentury curves would never jive with the streaky highlights and tight jeans that roamed the mall’s climate-controlled walkways. Seeing stacks of the same item on one table only dimmed its allure. Plus, the odor from Cinnabon turned my stomach. The mall and I called it quits.
To me, Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy and its spawn, Viva la Juicy La Fleur, are predictable and one dimensional. In short, they’re mall in a bottle…
Hugo Boss has launched Boss Nuit Pour Femme. The new floral fragrance for women was inspired by ‘the little black dress’, and is fronted by actress Gwyneth Paltrow…
New at escentual (UK): Madly Kenzo.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud.
Estee Lauder has launched Pleasures Eau Fraîche, a new sheer floral variation on the original Pleasures scent (1995)…