3+ minutes of bottle (and jewelry) porn for the Dalí Haute Parfumerie collection.
Olympic Orchids Mardi Gras ~ fragrance review
Every year in late winter New Orleans puts on a grand party like no other. It’s a rainbow-hued, glittering, skanky, riotous celebration of everything there is to celebrate, flowing in and out like a shiny snake amidst the flower-strewn, humidity-drenched, decaying streets of the French Quarter. Mardi Gras may present a polite, rich veneer of real orange blossom and vanilla, like a southern belle delicately munching on a beignet dusted with powdered sugar, but behind the pretty, festive costume are dark undercurrents of voodoo and hoodoo, midnight rituals and outrageous secrets that can only be unleashed under the protective camouflage of the innocent-looking mask.
Olympic Orchids’ description of Mardi Gras1 is pretty apt; this perfume throws open the curtain on a sullied orange blossom — half dressed, distressed and a bit sweaty…
Online fragrance shopping
New at beautyhabit: Comme des Garcons Series 5 Sherbet.
New at macys: Marc Jacobs Divine Decadence.
New at saksfifthavenue: Gucci Intense Oud.
Nicki Minaj Trini Girl ~ new perfume
Singer Nicki Minaj has launched Trini Girl, a new fragrance for women…
Up for grabs: Imaginary Authors + 4160Tuesdays
What is it: a 50 ml bottle of Imaginary Authors Slow Explosions (used lightly for testing) + a 9 ml travel spray of 4160Tuesdays Centrepiece (unused).
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment on the website telling me that you live in the US (or that you can provide a US mailing address). Then tell me either a) your favorite indie niche fragrance, or b) the best fragrance you’ve smelled in all of 2016 (so far), or c) something else you’ve been dying to post in a comment.
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