Thanks to Lucasai for pointing out this discovery kit with 1.5 ml samples of the Floraïku brand's 11 fragrances. $10 at the US website.
Running
Kristen Stewart for Gabrielle Chanel.
An intoxicating perfume
First, they gathered piles of mosquitoes' favorite nectar-producing plants and analyzed the chemical makeup of each flower's fragrance. They exposed mosquitoes to individual elements of each fragrance to find out which ones got their attention, then eliminated any scent that also brought bees to the yard. The final result was an intoxicating perfume of sugars and proteins that no mosquito could refuse.
— Read more at Floral-Scented Pesticide Lures Mosquitoes to Their Death at Mental Floss.
Lazy weekend poll ~ 4 questions, late August 2017
PSA: our next swapmeet will be on Saturday, 16 September and our next freebiemeet will be on Saturday, 30 September. In case you missed it, we changed our freebiemeet rules! And we are now going to hold freebiemeets 3 times a year: fall, spring and winter.
Meanwhile, happy Women’s Equality Day! Here are four questions. As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or talk about something else altogether.
1. Is your current collection too small, too big, or just right?
2. What are a few perfumes you wish you could swap away (even if you have no intention of actually swapping)?
3. What are a few perfumes you wish you would see available for swap?
4. What’s your absolute favorite perfume that was made by a woman?
Online fragrance shopping
New at aedes: Penhaligon's Portraits, Ormonde Jayne Four Corners.
New at harrods (UK): Valentino Donna Noir Absolu & Uomo Noir Absolu, Diana Vreeland Wildly Attractive.
New at neimanmarcus: Acqua di Parma Colonia Pura, Molton Brown Russian Leather.
New at saksfifthavenue: Prada Olfactories, Clive Christian Private Collection.
New at thebay (CA): Jason Wu, L'Eau Majeure d'Issey.