It’s our same old open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the last fragrance you almost bought but decided not to, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
From Baxter of California, glycerin Beach Soaps in Atlantic (shown; "Citrus & Herbal Eucalyptus-scented and suitable for all skin types. Designed to capture the essence of the Atlantic Ocean. If only getting to the Hamptons on a Friday night was this pleasurable.") and Pacific ("Fruit-scented with a blend of citrus fruits and herbal notes, and suitable for all skin types. Created to capture the essence of the Pacific Ocean. No surfboard required.") $8 each at Mountain Dandy.
This tiny museum manages to contain the olfactory history of the world: hundreds of natural essences, raw ingredients and antique tinctures gathered from every corner of the globe, and all available for visitors to smell. [...] Spending an hour in here, which is what one is allotted with the purchase of a $20 ticket, is an emotional journey of inhaling odors that conjure ancient civilizations and one’s own past.
— The New York Times writes about Mandy Aftel's Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley. Read more at A Little Cottage Where You Can Smell the Natural History of Perfume.
Perfumers talking about three of the six new Carolina Herrera Eaux de Toilette Confidential fragrances: Alberto Morillas on Bergamot Bloom, then below the jump, Nathalie Cetto on Blond Jasmine and Marie Salamagne on Orange Affair.
Happy Sports Friday! (And, happy World Chocolate Day.) Our community project for today: wear a sports scent! If you just can’t go there, wear the sort of fragrance you think one might actually wear while doing something sporty.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
After a week of perfect weather, we are expecting rain today. My sporting plans: finish the really nasty sections of the jigsaw puzzle we started yesterday. As a sign of support for the Tour de France cyclists, see if I can eat the 6000 calories they burn each day. Perhaps a wee nap? My scent for all of that is the ever-versatile Terre d’Hermès…