We’re celebrating the first weekend in May (and the birthday of Our Lady Donatella on Saturday) with our standard-issue open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you think you’ll wear the most this month, whatever. (Also, do let me know what you think about possibly holding a splitmeet and/or swapmeet in late May?)
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Spanish niche brand Carner Barcelona has launched the Bestial Collection, with three fragrances “that unlock the universe of animal fantasy in Barcelona’s Modernism”: Bestium, Drakon (shown) and Felino…
Highlights of the Chelsea Flower Show from 2019, (then below the jump) 2018 and 2017 (1 1/2 to 2 minutes each), followed by two gardening-help videos from RHS: “Urban Wildlife in Your Garden” (about 7 minutes) and “Top 3 hard to kill houseplants” (2 minutes).
Cocofloss has expanded their offerings since I last checked in (and I think raised their prices, too). Here's the Neapolitan Trio, with 32 yards each of Dark Chocolate, Vanilla Bean and Pure Strawberries dental floss, $29 at Beautyhabit, where you'll also find the Cocofloss limited edition flavor, Passionfruit, for $10.
Oui, he knows of several fragrance companies that use AI. And oui, he’s smelled some of those creations. He remains unimpressed. “So far, I haven’t seen anything unusual, daring, or striking,” he says. “Without the human, all you get is a blend.” Another analogy: “If you told a machine you like blue, red, and pink, and then you asked the machine [for a painting], you would never get a Mondrian!”
— Francis Kurkdjian on artificial intelligence in perfumery. Read more in Robots Are Coming For Your Beauty Collection — Is the fragrance industry ready for artificial intelligence? Are you? at Elle. Hat tip to Kevin!