Tiffany & Co has launched Tiffany Sheer, a new fragrance for women. Tiffany Sheer is a flanker to 2017’s Tiffany & Co Eau de Parfum, and follows 2018’s Tiffany Intense…
The daily lemming
The perfect lemming for Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day: the Demeter version. "It was the French, however, who had the brilliance to mix the cherry with Kirsch, a colorless liqueur that originated in Germany, made from distilled juice of black cherries and crushed cherry stones, and cover the entire ensemble in chocolate. Voila! the Griotte, or chocolate covered cherry, was born." You can get a 15 ml purse spray for about $11, or the splash version for half that.
Thursday scent of the day 1/3
Almost-Friday, Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day, the 10th day of Christmas (lords a-leaping), and John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Prada Candy, because Lucasai said yesterday it was a match for Living Coral. I’m not sure.
Reminder: on 1/4, wear a fragrance to match Living Coral, Pantone’s color of the year for 2019…
Hiram Green Hyde ~ fragrance review
Looking at the string of words “Hiram Green Hyde” — green hide stood out. (Hyde is a unisex leather perfume described as “challenging” by Hiram Green.) Certainly, any perfume with green hide as an inspiration would be a challenge to wear; green hide is the skin right off a newly killed animal, with flesh, blood, hair and fat still clinging to it. I’ve read about green hides while studying indigenous art and leather-tanning techniques of American Indians. I’m happy to say there’s no smell of green hide in Hyde, but it does bring to mind (and nose) scents of Mexico, and another indigenous group: the Aztecs.
Hyde’s short-lived opening isn’t citrus-y, but reminds me of BAND-AID® bandages…
Etat Libre d’Orange 500 Years & Spice Must Flow ~ new fragrances
French niche line Etat Libre d’Orange has launched two new fragrances, 500 Years and Spice Must Flow…