Our same old open thread: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the perfume you’re saving your pennies for, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Up for grabs: Acqua di Parma Colonia Leather
What is it: a 100 ml bottle of Acqua di Parma Colonia Leather. Used lightly for testing; at least 95% full.
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 fragrance from Acqua di Parma, or b) your favorite leather fragrance 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…
And the winner is…
Lisa D, who takes the bottle of Tauer Perfumes Rose Flash from our last giveaway. Congrats!
House of Cherry Bomb Pink Haze ~ fragrance review
Just a week ago, I was lamenting the never-ending wave of pink-colored, pink-smelling, pink-themed fragrances. This one, however, is a very different take on pink. Pink Haze is the newest release from House of Cherry Bomb, the collaboration between New York-based independent perfumers Alexis Karl (of Scent by Alexis) and Maria McElroy (of Aroma M), and this fragrance is designed to evoke “the scent of tree-lined Brooklyn streets, of stone buildings, both old and new, and of the hot metal of subway cars. It is the heady yet ephemeral scent of gardens blooming with lily of the valley, gardenia, lilac and honeysuckle on early summer nights…equal parts classic and new, as is this city we live in.” In addition to those four florals, it includes notes of stone, metal and beeswax absolute.
Like House of Cherry Bomb’s Cardamom Rose and Tobacco Cognac, Pink Haze cleverly paints an entire scene using relatively few elements…
Odin New York White Line ~ new fragrances
Odin New York will launch the White Line in November. The new unisex series, described as “a bit lighter and more approachable” than the existing Black Line, will lead off with three “deconstructed floral” fragrances: Efflora, Milieu Rosa and Vert Reseda…