Fall cleaning with Mrs. Meyer's, in limited edition Acorn Spice ("Warm, with hints of nutty cinnamon and oak – how nice!"), available in all the usual suspects — Dish Soap, Hand Soap, Candle, Multi-Surface Cleaner. Other scents this fall include Apple Cider, Spiced Pumpkin and Mum.
Viktor & Rolf have launched Flowerbomb Bomblicious Edition, a new fragrance for women. Flowerbomb Bomblicious is a citrus floral flanker to 2005’s Flowerbomb…
Giorgio Armani has launched Sì Passione Red Maestro, a new fragrance for women. Sì Passione Red Maestro is a flanker to 2017’s Sì Passione, which was a flanker to 2013’s Armani Sì…
It’s Tuesday and Karl Lagerfeld’s birthday. (And, the swapmeet is still open for another week!) What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m protecting myself from bad vibes in Aftelier Candide. Tea at the moment is a Colombian Tippy Organic from Upton with a dash of roasted cacao nib.
Reminder: On 9/13, protect yourself from bad (Friday the 13th) juju with a Fierce Force Field Fragrance…
If you’ve focused on the “poudre” part of Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre, never fear: it isn’t a powdery scent. Instead, it’s a well mannered, spicy leather. Confusing the matter further, grain de poudre actually refers the stiff but smooth finish of fabrics used, for instance, in blazers and handbags.
Perfumer Quentin Bisch developed Grain de Poudre as part of Yves Saint Laurent’s Vestiaire des Parfums series…