Photographer Austin Young and perfumer Brent Leonesio of Smell Bent have collaborated with The Institute for Art and Olfaction on Accident, a new limited edition fragrance…
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at aedes: get free shipping on orders of $100 or more with coupon code August13, good through 8/31. New items include Santa Maria Novella Alba di Seoul, By Kilian Playing with the Devil, Penhaligon's Vaara, Kinski Eau de Parfum.
Deal at beautyhabit: get free shipping on orders of $35 or more with coupon code EYECANDY, good through 8/22.
New at belk: Oscar de la Renta Something Blue.
New at harveynichols (UK): Gucci Made to Measure.
New at neimanmarcus: Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede.
New at selfridges (UK): Atelier Cologne Silver Iris & Gold Leather, Armani Diamonds Rose
Valentino Valentina Oud Assoluto ~ new fragrance
Valentino will launch Valentina Oud Assoluto in September. Valentina Oud Assoluto is a flanker to 2012’s Valentina Assoluto, which was a flanker to 2011′s Valentina. The new scent was inspired by the ‘riches of the Orient’…
Etat Libre d’Orange Putain des Palaces ~ perfume review
Let’s get this over with quickly so we can move on the fragrance itself: Yes, Etat Libre d’Orange Putain des Palaces’s English translation — as supplied by Etat Libre, at least — is “Hotel Slut.” And, yes, its logo (see below) is a phallic key inserted into a pink, ovoid lock. All right, we’ve got it, ha ha ha.
But “Hotel Slut” casts the wrong impression of the perfume. It sounds too cheap. After rejecting Truck Stop Floozy (not tony enough) and Penthouse Suite Slattern (really I just listed this name for the chance to use “slattern”), I think High Class Harlot is more like it.
Putain des Palaces was released in 2006 and was developed by perfumer Nathalie Feisthauer. Its notes include rose absolute, violet, leather, lily of the valley, tangerine, ginger, rice powder, amber and animal notes. For once, the list of notes is a good representation of the actual fragrance.
Putain des Palaces is an aldehydic floral juiced with ginger-spiked citrus and sandwiched between a whiff of body odor and a bed of supple stiletto leather…
Up for grabs: Ineke Scent Library
What is it: Ineke’s new Scent Library, with generous samples of all five fragrances in their Floral Curiosities fragrance collection (Angel’s Trumpet, Briar Rose, Scarlet Larkspur, Poet’s Jasmine and Sweet William).
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment on the website telling me that you live in the US. Then tell me either a) your favorite Ineke fragrance or b) your favorite flower or c) something else you’ve been dying to post in a comment.
Be sure to use the “Post a comment” box; do not reply to another comment…