The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 24 May 2017 7 Comments

Bvlgari's Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu ("Precious blue tea from China’s Fujian province grows high on mountainsides wrapped in cooling mists. BVLGARI has captured the aromatic harmony of these treasured oolong leaves in new Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu, a crisp fragrance as reviving as the pure mountain air, as inspiring as the infinite blue of a clear, untroubled sky. It is an invitation to inner calm and introspection, a renaissance of body and mind. ") in a cute little 10 ml travel spray, $25 at Sephora.

Scents of the city

Posted by Robin on 24 May 2017 Leave a Comment

An advertising installation in Brussels, developed by French train company Thalys and creative agency Rosapark (along with Drom Fragrances), "bottles the scents that remind people of their beloved cities"— the 752 tubes emit 16 fragrances representing Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Copenhagen. I think the installation is already over, but the 2 minute film is worth a watch.

Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum ~ fragrance review & quick poll

Posted by Robin on 23 May 2017 73 Comments

passion fruit

The first time I saw a passion fruit opened, I screamed. It’s such a bizarre-looking fruit. Totally unexpected. I wanted the fragrance to capture the experience of that first passion fruit: the shock of the unexpected, closely followed by delight. — Arielle Weinberg

And, bingo. The top notes of Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum, developed in collaboration with perfumer Cécile Hua, are unexpected, and like a few other shockingly fruity openings — Byredo Pulp comes to mind — they’re likely to elicit a reaction. Whether that reaction is delight or horror, of course, will depend (some people love Pulp, some people think it’s a hot mess). Me, I laughed, and then I added it to my buy list in case it ever comes out in a travel size…

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