Whew, Friday is here! And it’s the Buck Moon aka Thunder Moon tonight, plus, it’s a blood moon. Our community project for today: pick your poison for the full moon.
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.
Me: I went the obvious route, with Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose…
I'll take a vat, please: Vetiver Aromatic Care from Darphin (above right). "This restorative stress reliever blends pure Vetiver, Geranium, French Lavender and Marjoram Essential Oils. Skin's barrier is strengthened to help enhance its resistance to the visible impact of the environment, daily pressures and lack of sleep. Skin feels soothed and appears supple, rested and naturally glowing while the calming aroma helps detox from feelings of stress." $70 for 15 ml at Beautyhabit. (Also available in Rose, Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Tangerine and Niaouli.) Above left, in the open jar, you see Vetiver Stress Relief Detox Oil Mask ("Experience pure serenity with a restorative oil mask infused with golden flower petals that transforms into a lightweight milk that detoxifies the skin. The essential oil blend of Vetiver, French Lavender, Geranium and Marjoram, meticulously selected to soothe skin for a radiant, nourished and healthy-look, and detox from feelings of stress."), $50 for 50 ml.
The scent diffuser will dispense aromatic fried garlic-like scent to mirror the stir-fry flavour of popular local dishes.
Samples are slotted into capsules which are dispensed from the machine through a smart technology activation via EZ-LINK and CPAS card. By tapping the card, consumers can collect and walk away with the free “Knorr Hao Chi” capsule samples. Each capsule comes with a dedicated one-dish recipe that educates consumers on the product usage and more recipes are available by scanning the QR code on the machine.
— Knorr advertises its stir-fry spice mix in Singapore. Read more at Unilever’s Knorr banks on scent marketing with new bus stop capsule dispenser at Marketing.
Just imagine: enchanting peonies, transformed into invisible irezumi to beautify the skin and its surroundings.
This is the introductory line in the press release for Geisha Botan, the newest fragrance from independent perfume house Aroma M.1 This scent is an homage to the peony (“botan” in Japanese) and its cultural significance in Japan and China, where the peony is an auspicious motif and has appeared for centuries in art forms from porcelain and tapestry to printmaking and, yes, traditional tattoos.
The mention of irezumi (tattoos) and these other visual arts is telling, because Botan is much more an artistic interpretation of the peony’s color and texture than a literal recreation of its scent…
Indie natural line Providence Perfume Co has launched Lemon Liada, a new limited edition summer fragrance…