Deal at beautyhabit: spend $75 or more, get a Baggu mesh tote with 7 natural beauty product samples using coupon code GARDENFRESH, good while supplies last.
New at indigoperfumery: Nez magazine.
New at nordstrom: Ted Baker Tonic series.
Paco Rabanne Pure XS ~ new fragrance
Paco Rabanne has launched Pure XS, a new fragrance for men. Pure XS is a flanker to 1993’s XS…
Thursday scent of the day 5/25
Happy Towel Day (for interstellar hitchhikers), happy Geek Pride Day, and happy birthday to Sir Ian Murray McKellen! What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m going under the radar with a dab of Boy Chanel.
Reminder: on 5/26 we’re doing Under the radar…
French orris
A short film from International Flavors & Fragrances' in-house naturals facility, Laboratoire Monique Rémy, on the French orris harvest. Almost 8 minutes; perfumer Alexis Dadier appears at about the 6:40 mark (do check out his flower pen). If you ever wondered why real iris in perfume costs so much, here is your answer!
The daily lemming
Guerlain's Shalimar Hair Mist — who doesn't need more ways to wear Shalimar? "Subtle and aerial, Shalimar Hair Mist from Guerlain softly perfumes your tresses with the label’s iconic fragrance. Based upon fizzy and luminous notes of citrus, fresh flowers and vanilla, it imparts a lasting touch of freshness and sensuality. Perfect for intensifying your current perfume ritual, it exalts a mesmerising Shalimar trail all day long." £33.50 for 30 ml at Selfridges in the UK.