Now your nose can tell you when you are being talked about on social networks thanks to a net-connected robot.
Called Olly, the robot watches the millions of messages passing through social networks and spots when its owner is mentioned.
For every mention or referral Olly emits a waft of scent as a "reward" for the online interaction.
— Read more at Perfume-puffing robot sniffs out social media mentions at BBC News. Hat tip to Fragnut!
What is it: A discovery set (three 10 ml bottles) of the Neela Vermeire Creations fragrances: Mohur, Trayee and Bombay Bling. Three runners up will get sample sets.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment telling me anything about India: your favorite Indian food, your favorite Indian perfume, where you’ve been (or would like to go) in India, whatever! I will send these anywhere in the world, but will not be responsible for any customs-related mishaps.
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New at aedes: Serge Lutens L'Eau Froide.
Deal at beautyhabit: get a mini Artemisia with any Penhaligon's purchase of $80 or more using coupon code PENHALIGONS, good through 5/31 or while supplies last.
New at belk: Marc Ecko Unltd The Exhibit, Original Penguin Rocks.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Amouage Opus VI
New at lessenteurs (UK): Eau d'Italie Un Bateau Pour Capri.
Zippo will launch Into The Blue and Zippo The Woman. Into The Blue (shown above) is aimed at men between 25 and 40…
The perfumista chorus constantly chants “Enough Oud!” “Stop Oud!”** and all of a sudden I’m beginning to feel protective of oud perfumes. True, the market is flooded with oud fragrances but it’s also flooded with sport and gourmand and jasmine colognes. The perennial pet of the perfume world, orange blossom, gets to star in fragrance after fragrance without complaints from the “perfume gallery.” Oud is like any other ingredient; it can be placed in an unimaginative setting, or showcased with ingenuity.
Recently I’ve come across several oud fragrances that deserve respect; Humiecki & Graef Blask is one of them. You can read the convoluted “backstory” of Blask here. I’ll just say it was created by the perfume team of Christoph Hornetz and Christophe Laudamiel and has fragrance notes of bay laurel, “red wine,” walnut wood, floral notes and agarwood/oud.
Blask opens with a warm, rich bay leaf aroma…