Zippo has launched On The Road, a new fragrance for men…
Lazy weekend poll ~ summer vacation!
Tell us about a summer vacation, any summer vacation: one you took, one you plan to take, one you’d like to take. And tell us about the perfume that best matches that vacation…
Up for grabs: Tableau de Parfums Dark Passage
What is it: I have two unused 7 ml travel sprays of Tableau de Parfums Dark Passage, courtesy of Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes (so there will be two winners, and each one will get one bottle).
How do I get it: Tell me about your favorite iris perfume, or your favorite product from Tableau de Parfums or Tauer Perfumes. Or, tell me about a fragrance you really wanted, but it disappeared from the market before you could buy a bottle.
I will send these anywhere in the world, but will not be responsible for any customs-related mishaps.
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Scent Bar at Target ~ new fragrances
Luckyscent’s Scent Bar* boutique is launching a fragrance range at Target this month…
Faberge Aphrodisia ~ vintage fragrance review
Sometimes I try to ignore the existence of vintage fragrances on auction websites, and the raves they may receive on the perfume blogs, because what’s the point of falling for something that’s already discontinued or reformulated beyond recognition? And I’m usually pretty successful in this effort. Recently, however, I was intrigued by author M.J. Rose’s description of an unnamed men’s fragrance in her novel The Book of Lost Fragrances, and when I learned that Fabergé’s Aphrodisia (the men’s version) had been her inspiration for that scent, I wanted to know more. Thanks to a kind Now Smell This reader, I now own a bit of Aphrodisia (the women’s version), and I’m hooked.
According to my trusty copy of The H&R Book: Fragrances Guide, Feminine Notes, Fabergé Aphrodisia is a “fresh-mossy-aldehydic” chypre that includes top notes of bergamot, lemon, neroli and fruit; middle notes of rose, honey, ylang-ylang, carnation and jasmine; and base notes of oakmoss, vetiver, civet, ambrein and musk. Aphrodisia was released in 1938 and was available in various concentrations throughout its lifetime. I’ve been wearing a cologne version that seems to date from the 1960s…