Los Angeles based jeweler Sage Machado has launched Diamond, the latest in her series of gemstone-inspired fragrances…
Fasting for 24 hours improves nasal chemosensory performance
A recent paper in the professional journal titled Appetite (how appropriately named!) reports that fasting for 24 hours improves nasal chemosensory performance (meaning improves the sense of smell) and food palatability (meaning makes you eat more than usual and enjoy it as well). In other words, changes in smell function can modify feeding behaviour.
— Read more at Why the smell of food makes you hungrier at The Hindu. You can find the original study at PubMed. The Shangri-La Diet involves clipping your nose while eating, and other methods of consuming "flavorless" calories; the Freakonomics blog has a number of articles on the subject.
Givenchy Gentlemen Only Intense ~ new fragrance
Givenchy will launch Gentlemen Only Intense, an assertive but subtle new flanker to 2013’s Gentlemen Only fragrance. Like Gentlemen Only, it will be fronted by Simon Baker. Other recent introductions from Givenchy include Very Irrésistible L’Eau en Rose…
Online fragrance shopping
New at bloomingdales: Jo Malone London Rain.
New at harveynichols (UK): Serge Lutens Laine de Verre.
New at neimanmarcus: Jo Malone London Rain.
New at nordstrom: Gucci Flora Generous Violet.
New at thebay (CA): Guerlain Limon Verde & La Petite Robe Noire Couture.
Lisa Hoffman Couture Collection
One of the six bracelets in the new Couture Collection from Lisa Hoffman. This one features rubies and 14k gold and is $2495; all of the bracelets include fragrance bead refills in six of the brand's scents — you can "layer" your fragrance or use one scent at a time.