Happy National Lighthouse Day! What fragrance are you wearing?
I looked all over for my Astier Villatte samples this morning, but no dice, and so no points for me today. I’m in Diptyque Kimonanthe.
Reminder: on 8/10, wear a fragrance by Atelier Cologne, Acqua di Parma or Amouage, if you have one…
Posted at the intersection of Middle Huaihai Road and Sinan Road, one can often find 78-year-old Wang Huiying selling tiny white champaca and jasmine buds bound together by thin wires. [...] These flowers have traditionally been braided together and pinned on clothing for their perfume-like scent. “I liked white champaca from my childhood and my mother loved them, too,” said Wang. She has been selling these flowers for nearly two decades and made many friends along the way.
— Read more about the traditional flower-craft vendors in Shanghai at Scented flower vendors keep sweet smell of tradition alive at Shine.
From Orla Kiely, an Earl Grey Tea candle: "Blending the refreshing citrus notes of bergamot with smoky black tea, to capture the true essence and warmth of classic Earl Grey. Made of 100% vegetal wax, this candle is presented in an elegant cream glass holder adorned with the Orla Kiely Spot Stem print and includes an individual heat protection mat. Well cared for, this candle will burn for up to 50 hours." $22.50 at AllBeauty.
Wow, has it been hot. Where I live — and now in Paris, where I’m spending a chunk of August — summer has been one heat wave after another. What’s a perfume-loving girl to do? Turn to light, fresh fragrances, of course, like Chanel Paris-Venise Eau de Toilette.
Paris-Venise is one of the three Eaux de Toilette from the new Les Eaux de Chanel collection (the others are Paris-Deauville and Paris-Biarritz). Perfumer Olivier Polge developed all three…
Tiffany & Co has launched Tiffany Intense, a new fragrance for women. Tiffany Intense is a flanker to 2017’s Tiffany & Co Eau de Parfum…