Polish cosmetics brand Inglot has launched a set of five solid fragrances using their Freedom System of portable palettes. Green Fruit, Purple Musk, Mandarin Crush, Bright Amber and Golden Wood can be worn alone or layered…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles (and some other stuff) 2014, part 13
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes collector bottles from Estee Lauder, Comme des Garçons and Britney Spears, plus a new concentration for Gucci Premiere.
From Estee Lauder, the Festive Cocktail Perfume Compact: “Every hour is a happy hour with this festive cocktail. The red and golden glass comes with a sparkling twist of lime…”
Harrods Salon de Parfums
UK department store Harrods will open a Salon de Parfums — a new “retail concept for perfume connoisseurs” — in September…
Thursday scent of the day 7/3
What fragrance are you wearing today?
I’m wearing John Varvatos Artisan. I hadn’t worn it in eons, and remembered I liked it but had forgotten how much. If you love orange blossom and you haven’t tried Artisan, you really should give it a try.
Reminder: tomorrow, July 4th, wear something by a US-based brand…
A lot of people think cumin smells like body odor
My scent, representing East/Northeast L.A., was supposed to smell like Mexican food and orange blossom. Goeltzenleuchter made it with cumin and neroli oil. Another participant told me that a lot of people think cumin smells like body odor. Perhaps this explained the gagging.
— Columnist Meghan Daum of the Los Angeles Times attends the one-day installation "Sillage" at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Read more at Smells like ... a Westsider: All wet lawn and the sweat of a trophy wife.