Designer Elie Tahari has launched his debut fragrance, Elie Tahari Eau de Parfum. The brand celebrates its 45th anniversary this year…
Demeter Mountain Laurel ~ new fragrance
Demeter has launched Mountain Laurel, the latest addition to their Fragrance Library…
The daily lemming
It seems likely I've included this in a gift post before, but I've never bought one. Maybe I should? It even looks cheerful. Have any of you ever owned a Carthusia candle? The Mediterraneo scented candle is available in 2 sizes, 70g and 190g. The 190g size is $56 at Bigelow Chemists.
Thursday scent of the day 4/18
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also World Heritage Day / International Day for Monuments and Sites. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Carthusia Mediterraneo. At the moment I can’t remember if it’s my second or third bottle.
Reminder: 4/19 will be Twice as Nice Friday…
Shay & Blue Watermelons & Parfums MDCI Bleu Satin ~ fragrance reviews
The scent and taste of watermelon screams !SUMMER! to me. As a child, cracking open a chilled watermelon was a celebratory event during steamy Virginia summers. At my urging (and purchasing, I bought the seeds), my father grew all types of watermelon varieties: classics, miniatures, ball-shaped; melons with pink, red, gold, yellow and white flesh. Watermelons originated in Africa but now are grown around the world. In Japan, the Densuke watermelon is grown in limited quantities only on Hokkaido; these rare, round watermelons with almost-black rinds sell for hundreds of dollars…or many thousands of dollars at auction (for single melons). I was surprised (given the perfume industry’s propensity for “fibs” and pretension) that today’s two watermelon-flavored perfumes didn’t list Densuke watermelon in the ingredients lists. Stay tuned!
Hoping to find a watermelon fragrance that will refresh my summer, I tried two: Shay & Blue Watermelons and Parfums MDCI Bleu Satin…