Not since the last time a huge, foul-smelling plant bloomed has such excitement abounded over a huge, foul-smelling plant blooming, but the titan arum is more than just a plant, and if tales of the so-called corpse plant are to be believed, its scent is more than just a stink.
— Read more at Rare corpse plant ready to bloom -- why the stench is so thrilling a the LA Times. The plant in question is at Cornell. Hat tip to Joe!
Donald Trump will launch Success by Trump, a new fresh aromatic fragrance for men, in April. It is Trump’s second fragrance and the first under licensing arrangements with Five Star Fragrance. His debut scent, Donald Trump the Fragrance, launched in 2004 under arrangements with Estee Lauder and reportedly was not a big seller…
Today, I’m looking at two niche fragrances: LesNez Turtle Vetiver Front and Tableau de Parfums Dark Passage. They don’t really have all that much in common other than that they’re both limited edition fragrances made in support of outside projects. Oh, and I like them both.
Turtle Vetiver Front is the latest from Swiss niche line LesNez. It’s the second in their series of vetiver fragrances made in support of the Turtle “anarchic” salon (about which I know nearly nothing, but you can read more here). Vetiver Front was developed by perfumer Isabelle Doyen, and I adored her first in the series, Turtle Vetiver Exercise No. 1. I thought of Exercise No. 1 (which I believe is now sold out) as a kind of vetiver for vetiver freaks…
A short & sweet little video for Chanel No. 5.
(found at basenotes)
In May, Bond no. 9 will launch I Love New York for Mothers, the fifth fragrance in the I Love New York series (see prior launches I Love New York for Her, I Love New York for Him, I Love New York for All and I Love New York for Earth Day)…