British car manufacturer Bentley has launched a new limited edition luxury fragrance, Lalique for Bentley Blue Crystal Edition. Lalique for Bentley Blue Crystal Edition is the second in the series that started last year with Lalique for Bentley Crystal Edition…
One day he may have another jewel to set in his crown: His treasure chest holds a remarkable collection of old perfumes, including Caron’s Tabac Blond from 1919 — “for a woman who drank, smoked, wore leather and didn’t want to smell like a flower,” he said; an old bottle of Chanel No. 5 from the 1930s — “before they changed it, you can smell the difference”; and Cliff Richard’s Devil Woman.
“I adore jewelry,” Mr. Prince said, “but what sends me through the roof is fragrance. I would love to create my own perfume.”
— Jeweler Andrew Prince, who makes the jewelry for Downton Abbey. Read more at Jeweler With a Celebrity Luster at the New York Times
It seems the more you throw into a perfume formula the less you smell (as in individual fragrance notes). Looking over the Naomi Goodsir Or du Sérail ingredients list (apple, orange, mango, coconut, honey, rum, tobacco, clary sage, maté, amber, davana, beeswax, cocoa, geranium, ylang ylang, oak, cedar, vanilla, labdanum, musk)…then sniffing Or du Sérail…bears this theory out. Most of those notes just blend in.
I’d love to have a magical machine; I’d place a perfume in the Per/Fume-Separator and order it: “Remove cocoa!” “Delete maté!” “Obliterate beeswax!” It would be interesting to see what notes do make a discernible difference in a scent…
British youth-oriented clothing brand Bench has launched 24-7, a new fragrance duo “for a 24 hour life”…
Do tell us your fragrance of the day!
I was in the mood for a little candy today, so I’m wearing Molinard Tendre Friandise.
Reminder: this Friday, 12 September, wear something green…