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The color of the water around Turks and Caicos

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2017 Leave a Comment

The floss in Cocofloss is the color of the water around Turks and Caicos. It’s coated with coconut oil, the favorite ingredient of wellness acolytes everywhere. And it comes scented, in your choice of coconut, mint, strawberry, or orange. It costs almost three times as much as your average drugstore floss. Goop sells it, as does Free People.

Welcome to hipster oral care.

— If the various dental care products in the recent daily lemmings have not been enough to satisfy you, do read An Era of Elevated Oral Care Is Upon Us at Racked.

Gallivant London & Brooklyn ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 20 April 2017 10 Comments

Gallivant London bottle and box

I recently had the chance to experience the new Gallivant fragrance line, and after admiring its packaging and display (city maps! 30 ml bottles! tiny paper airplanes instead of blotters!), I had to decide which of the four fragrances to try on my skin. Where to “gallivant” first? I chose the two cities that have personal meaning for me: London (which I’ve visited twice) and Brooklyn (where I work).

London was developed by perfumer Karine Chevallier and its notes include cucumber, violet leaves, rose, orris root, leather, sandalwood, patchouli and cedar. The Gallivant website outlines it in a sequence of sensory imagery: “East end boys and west end girls. Second-hand leather jackets. . . .Roses from Columbia Road. Georgian architecture. A hint of dustiness. An earthy lush wetness you can almost taste.”

Well, I’d have to try London just for that Pet Shop Boys reference, if for nothing else…

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Aedes de Venustas Pelargonium ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 20 April 2017 11 Comments

Aedes de Venustas Pélargonium

West Village niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas will launch Pélargonium, a new unisex fragrance, next month…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 20 April 2017 Leave a Comment

New at neimanmarcus: Maria Christofilis Mykonos12 & Missive15.

New at nordstrom: Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit De L'Homme L'Intense.

New at saksfifthavenue: Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit De L'Homme L'Intense.

New at thebay (CA): Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Sport, Issey Miyake summer editions & L'Eau d'Issey Pure.

Thursday scent of the day 4/20

Posted by Robin on 20 April 2017 270 Comments

Hikaru Sulu, Star Trek

Happy Almost-Friday and happy Weed Day, and a very happy birthday to George Takei, who turns 80 today — set phasers to stunning! What fragrance are you wearing?

So many Italians, so little time…this morning I wanted to wear Lorenzo Villoresi Dilmun, but no can find. So I’m in the lovely Lorenzo Villoresi Donna instead.

Reminder: on 4/21 we’re doing Enchanted April…

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