Hump Day, plus International Louie Louie Day and World Parkinson’s Disease Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am commando, trying not to succumb to the flu. So far, the flu is winning.
Reminder: 4/13 will be Monopoly Friday. You Inherit $100….
The daily lemming
I spy with my little (magpie) eye Kerzon, once again: "Strolling through Parisian gardens is a wonder of every moment. Away from the noises of the bustling city, time holds its course. And along the tree-lined walkways, paved with flowers, the mind begins to dream. The Jardin du Luxembourg fragranced mist, from Lilac & Honey notes is inspired by these cherished moments where each memory has its own fragrance, in one of the most beautiful cities in the world." 100 ml of Linen & Body Mist for $49 at Beautyhabit.
Smell Bent 1999 ~ new fragrance
Masque Milano Montecristo ~ fragrance review
“Manly, yes, but I like it, too.” Anyone remember those old Irish Spring commercials? Perfume aficionados know that “male” and “female” designations serve best simply as markers — like “rose” or “fresh,” for example — on what to expect, not whether the perfume only suits a particular gender. On the traditional male-female fragrance spectrum, Masque Milano Montecristo weighs heavily male in the leather, wood and tobacco manner, right next door to Hermès Bel Ami. Despite my earlier reference to Irish Spring, believe me, Montecristo doesn’t smell anything like soap. But I like it, too.
Montecristo launched in 2013 and was developed by perfumer Delphine Thierry. Its notes include cabreura, ambrette seeds, rum, tobacco leaves, celery seeds, cistus, benzoin, golden stone, styrax gum, gaiac wood, cedar wood and patchouli.
Montecristo opens herbal, musky and almost vinegar-like before relaxing into leather spiked with tobacco, salt, cinnamon and cumin…
Aedes de Venustas Musc Encense ~ new fragrance
West Village niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas will launch Musc Encensé, a new unisex fragrance, in June…