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New at bloomingdales: Illamasqua Freak Scarab.
New at harveynichols (UK): Memo Italian Leather.
New at nordstrom: Creed line.
Imaginary Authors Cape Heartache ~ new fragrance
Indie line Imaginary Authors has launched Cape Heartache, the brand’s 8th fragrance. Like the others, it was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author…
Artemisia Natural Perfume Golden Hour ~ new perfume
Indie brand Artemisia Natural Perfume has launched Golden Hour, a new tuberose fragrance…
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, International Day for Tolerance
Happy International Day for Tolerance!
We’re celebrating the same way we celebrate most weekends: with an open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the last perfume you wanted for the bottle but not the juice (or vice versa), whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Maria Candida Gentile Gershwin ~ fragrance review
How do I decide which perfume I’ll be reviewing for any given week? Sometimes my choice is inspired by the weather, by my mood, or by the timeliness of a new release. On the other hand, chance sometimes plays a role: last Sunday morning, I was looking over a handful of sample vials, trying to make a selection, when George Gershwin’s An American in Paris came on the radio. My eye fell on one of the samples in front of me: Gershwin, then!
Maria Candida Gentile is an Italian perfumer who trained in Grasse; her fragrances are all evocatively named and seem to contain an unusually high percentage of natural ingredients…