Ack, another Monday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m starting off the week in Fendi Theorema.
Reminder: 12/22 will be ‘Tis The Season Friday…
The daily lemming
Want: French graphic designer Leslie David does a Toile de Jouy print for Diptyque's upcoming limited edition candle (in two sizes, plus scented oval + drawer paper). Rose Delight's scent was inspired by Turkish Delight and features rose, honey and lemon; look for it in January.
You’ve no doubt smelled it yourself
The cult of Le Labo Santal 33 is a serious one, if not exactly a stealth one. In fact, if you've spent even a minute at LAX, JFK or Heathrow, you've no doubt smelled it yourself, whether you're a beauty scion or firmly feral in your fragrance devotion. Its appeal spans ages, genders, cultures and sexual identities.
— Read more at The Cult of Le Labo Santal 33: Five superfans on why they love the storied fragrance at Fashionista.
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-December 2017
Our same old open thread poll for a lazy winter weekend. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you bought when you’d gone shopping for something else, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
What’s in a name
Shumate and Luby [of Pinrose] noticed that although the fragrance Sugar Bandit was neither their worst- nor best-seller, it had the highest re-purchase rate. Clearly, customers liked the scent, but something about the marketing was off.
“We realized that the name might be holding it back a little bit,” says Luby. After renaming it Secret Genius (described as “perfect for hatching plans and sneaking kisses”), sales took off, and it’s now their No. 1 best-seller.
— Read more at Here's Why Perfume Descriptions Are Never About Smell at Racked.