New at nordstrom: Jo Malone Plum Blossom.
New at saksfifthavenue: Bond no. 9 I Love NY for Mothers, Jo Malone Plum Blossom.
Jo Malone Plum Blossom ~ new fragrance
Le Prix Eau Faux 2012 ~ and the winner is…
A huge round of applause goes out to everyone who entered the contest, to the judges who helped pick the finalists, and to everyone who voted to help us pick the winner. And, of course, thank you to Aedes de Venustas for providing the prize, a $150 gift certificate, which goes to…
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, Earth Day Eve 2012
Happy Earth Day weekend! Today and tomorrow are also the last two days to vote for the winner of the 2012 Prix Eau Faux. I'll announce the winner on Monday.
Meantime, our usual open thread poll: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the last (perfume) purchasing mistake you made, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: image is Earth - Illustration [cropped] by DonkeyHotey at flickr; some rights reserved.
The smell of old books in the morning
Richard somebody of Abe Books talks about the smell of old books, and research done on the components that make up that particular odor. You can read more about the research at this 2009 article in the Guardian. Hat tip to Sondra!