Ford is a busy man; aside from being a successful designer and now filmmaker, with the lauded 2016 "Nocturnal Animals," he's just launched a new fragrance, which has a title we can't write here — but the second word is "Fabulous."
— In case anyone was wondering how The New York Times would deal with the name of Tom Ford's latest fragrance. Read more at Tom Ford Launches Fashion Week With Sequins, Celebs Galore.
From Bastide (formerly Côté Bastide), Ambre Maquis Eau de Toilette in a 10 ml travel spray. "Warm, sensual, and mysterious, this fragrance is complex, evoking the delicate dance between strangers and lovers. During a candlelit dinner on the terrace of the Bastide, two individuals are sitting across from one another. A loving couple, a growing passion, or an eternal friendship - we will never know... All we feel is the steadfast force of their connection." $32 at Bastide.
A spot for Clive Christian Private Collection.
I spent a lot of time over the last few years going back and forth to California. I had been a lot as a kid. I had family in San Diego and Pasadena. It was always part of my childhood, but in the last few years I’ve been going a lot partly for work but also a lot of friends, and California just has a vibe that’s really interesting. The air smells different, and the nature smells different, and I had all these fantasies about California in the late '60s—the amazing rock climbing communities, the camp fires, the incense and patchoulis, really everything tied to hippie culture.
— Ben Gorham on the inspiration for Byredo Velvet Haze. Read more at Inside the Making of an Ageless Fragrance, Fit for Coachella Goers and Grandmothers Alike at W.
One of my favorite times of year to wear incense perfumes is during Indian Summer — when days are hot and nights are chilly. Light and soft incense perfumes fit perfectly with the scents of dry leaves and the lingering aromas of smoke from neighborhood fireplaces.
Many of my once-favorite incense perfumes no longer appeal; their artificial ingredients have become obnoxious to me, maybe due to reformulations or my nose getting accustomed (and sensitive) to Iso E Super, Cashmeran, Ambrox and the like. (And must vanilla be in everything?)
Though I appreciate many Byredo fragrances (I love Pulp), I missed Encens Chembur’s debut nine years ago…