Monday, Labor Day, Keanu Reeves‘ birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in the best rose body product, Tauer Perfumes Rose Delight Body Oil.
Reminder: on 9/6 we’re doing Best in Class…
Essences extracted from seaweed, charred seashells and firewood
Visitors won’t see a physical artwork; instead they are led into a chamber where they can play with several atomisers filled with essences extracted from seaweed, charred seashells and firewood, calamansi and white flowers, incense woods and uprooted mangroves that were collected from the village of Shek O on the southeastern coast of Hong Kong Island after the typhoon.
— Santa Monica fragrance designer Haley Alexander van Oosten's installation, "The Ripening of Mangosteen: A Scent Offering in Fragments", is part of the exhibition To See the Forests and the Trees, looking at the loss of trees in Hong Kong after Typhoon Mangkhut in September 2018. More information at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, Labor Day Weekend 2019
PSA: our next swapmeet will be on Saturday, 7 September and our next freebiemeet will be on Saturday, 28 September.
Meanwhile, it’s Labor Day weekend in the US. We’re saying goodby to August and hello to September (don’t forget your rabbits on Sunday) with our standard open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite back-to-school fragrance, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
The daily lemming
We are having a banner year for tomatoes in my little corner of the world. This is what I need for late September, when caprese season ends: Lycopersicon Esculentum / Tomato room spray from Carrière Frères. "A botanical cloud rises in the sillage of the Carrière Frères’ room spray. Its faceted silhouette is an homage to ancient apothecary jars highlighting the herbalist inspiration behind the brand. Made out of recycled and recyclable glass, it comes in the shape of an apothecary flask and is recognizable to its bluish tint. Capped with an oak top and silver pump, the room spray is filled with a 100% natural alcohol-base." $65 for 200 ml at Aedes.
Zoologist Squid ~ new fragrance
Indie Canadian line Zoologist has launched Squid, a new unisex aromatic fragrance…