Happy Almost-Friday! Plus, happy birthday to Sir Patrick Stewart. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am commando again. We are not expecting lovely weather today, but it isn’t too bad, and I will probably kayak over to the beach anyway.
Reminder: on 7/14 we’re celebrating Bastille Day…
A spot for Prada Candy Gloss.
L'Occitane's Verveine Frappé Body Cream ("The fresh and sparkling notes of Verbena in this Frappé Body Cream help moisturize the skin with an intense feeling of freshness.") is $40 for 150 ml at Hudson's Bay in Canada. The tub might be sold out in the US, but you can still find a smaller tube (70 ml) at L'Occitane for $9.
Notes of freshly cut grass mingle with vanilla, liquorice, caramel and clove, topped off with a suggestion of warmth and a hint of magnolia – that is, according to the internet. I unscrew the lid and take a whiff. They smell faintly like furniture polish.
— The BBC takes a look at the culinary use of tonka bean. Read more at The delicious flavour with a toxic secret. Hat tip to Nozknoz!
Let me state the obvious to anyone who has ever read my posts: I am not a chemist! If you are, and have more scientific information on what follows, don’t be shy about commenting (I won’t take offense).
Escentric Molecules’ latest creations, Molecule 041 and Escentric 042, are about the aroma chemical Javanol — a sandalwood-type molecule prepared from turpentine obtained from pine trees.3 Molecule 04 is “just” Javanol (diluted, of course); Escentric 04 is a more complex composition built around Javanol.
I can’t smell Javanol…