Chapter 21 in the ongoing Inside Chanel series. If you’d like to work backwards, here is 17, 18, 19 and 20.
7 from Carven ~ new fragrances
Carven has launched a new collection of 7 travel oriented fragrances: Paris-Bangalore, Paris-Seville, Paris-Izmir, Paris-Mascate, Paris-Manille, Paris-Sao Paulo and Paris-Florence…
Tuesday scent of the day 8/22
Tuesday! A belated RIP to Jerry Lewis, and we have some writerly birthdays today: Dorothy Parker, Ray Bradbury, Annie Proulx. What fragrance are you wearing?
I did not feel like matching a writer with a fragrance and I did not feel like back to school. I’m wearing a light spritz of L’Artisan Séville à l’Aube. Tea at the moment is good old Irish Breakfast from Upton.
Reminder: on 8/25 we’re doing Back to school…
The daily lemming
Calypso says Aesop's Body Cleansing Slab is marvelous, and the bar is huge (apparently, you can slice it with a warm knife). "Superb vegetable-based soap for all skin types. Everybody's favorite slab is back to grace your bathroom with its exquisite creaminess and exotic aroma. Life's too short to limit our sensory pleasures! This simple vegetable soap makes washing your hands or body a sensory delight." The citrus floral fragrance features bergamot, ylang ylang and lime. 310g for $25.
5 from Penhaligon’s Portraits ~ new fragrances
Penhaligon’s will launch five more fragrances in the Portraits collection: Countess Dorothea, Beauregard, Sohan, Yasmine and Mr. Harrod. The new scents make up “Chapter 3”, and follow Clandestine Clara and Roaring Radcliff, released as “Chapter 2” earlier this year…