Happy Almost-Friday! And winter is more than halfway over. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m wearing L’Eau de L’Artisan, my favorite (ok, my only) seaweed-y citrus. Luca Turin gave it 2 stars: “If you love Eau de Guerlain but want to pay more while getting a harsher, lower-quality fragrance, this one is for you.”
Reminder: on 2/5 we’re doing 1 Star Friday…
Like a chef who only uses ingredients grown within 100 miles of her kitchen, a large part of [Mandy] Aftel’s pride and satisfaction is derived from the sacrifice that comes out of self-imposed constraints. That those constraints result in a limited but more exuberant lexicon is more than just a pleasant side effect; it’s arguably what Aftel’s business is all about — exposing the uninitiated to the world’s most precious products and talking about them.
— Read more at The World’s Most Dedicated All-Natural Perfumer at The New York Times. Hat tip to Julien!
Actor Chris Pine for the new Armani Code Profumo.
Giorgio Armani has launched Armani Code Profumo, a new fragrance for men inspired by the Giorgio Armani tuxedo. Armani Code Profumo is a flanker to 2004′s Armani Code, and follows the recently introduced Armani Code Special Blend…
Last week at work, a friend and I were discussing an acquaintance of mine in Russia: a “seer.” I had been introduced to the seer last summer by someone who swore by her talents and “influence,” even from far away. I was feeling some unwanted (and uncomfortable) sway, so my friend and I took a walk in Little Saigon. As I was vividly imagining the seer forgetting all about my existence, a woman approached me on the street and screamed in my ear: “YOU BELONG TO ME!” Her hateful shriek made my head go momentarily numb on the side that faced her. Back at work, my friend and I, feeling a bit incredulous and shaken, discussed witches, amulets, tarot cards and runes, and I Googled a famous psychic from Seattle who I had met ages ago…to find that she had died in 2013. When I got home that same day, on my porch was a package from Louisiana sent by a perfume company called MojoMagique; it was filled with fragrances called Magique, VooDooChild, PixieRose and…SEER.1 Guess which one I opened and tried first…