Amouage has launched Imitation, a new fragrance duo…
Paul Smith Hello You! ~ new fragrance
British fashion brand Paul Smith has launched Hello You!, a new fragrance for men…
The daily lemming
Bergdorf Goodman now has five discovery sets from the (prolific!) brand Montale, each with seven 2 ml samples plus a booklet. Shown is the Women's Discovery Collection, other sets include one for Men, plus Roses & Flowers, Aoud, and Fruits & Vanillas. $22 each.
Tuesday scent of the day 5/15
It’s Tuesday and it’s the International Day of Families. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m skipping teapots this week (although I am drinking a cup of Kenilworth Ceylon) to highlight a sort of “outdoor museum”: the Stuart Collection of public art at The University of California, San Diego. It includes a fantastic sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle that has become a sort of mascot for the school, but Terry Allen’s trees were what I found most captivating while I was there as a student. They’re eucalyptus trees that had been cut down to make room for new construction, and Allen encased them in creosote and small squares of lead, then fitted them with audio speakers so they would talk to you (or sing to you) as you were walking across the campus. To match, I’m wearing the fragrance that has always called up my time in San Diego: Comptoir Sud Pacifique Aqua Motu.
Reminder: on 5/18 we’re celebrating Museum Day…
Tea, coffee, and chocolate
Tea, coffee, and chocolate. My favorite tea is a Korean black tea called Jukro that I would kill for.
— Perfumer Mathilde Laurent on her guilty pleasures. Read more at Cartier’s Perfume Guru Really Loves Converse Sneakers at The Cut.