Is anybody sorry to see 2020 done and dusted? I don’t think so. Donatella Versace, Our Lady of Perfumed Plenty,1 kept herself busy last year, and now she wants to help you start the new year with a clean slate and a clean conscience. Do confess what you bought in the 4th quarter (October, November and December) of 2020, you’ll feel better.
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My purchases…
Tuesday, Twelfth Night + National Bird Day + Alvin Ailey’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Hermès Ambre Narguile, which I have not worn in ages, and I’m drinking a mix of half Numi Golden Chai, half Numi Chinese Breakfast. David Bowie apparently never drank tea, only coffee, so later today I’ll have a latte in his honor.
Reminder: 1/8 is David Bowie’s birthday…
Wear one to the movies, for example, and you could use an app on your phone to program it to play along, dispensing discreet scents at key moments. The ultimate device is nowhere near ready, Duerinck acknowledges – its current size and battery life are hurdles, as is the quality of the scent and the projection. But he remains optimistic.
— Smellovision, still in the works after all these years. Read more in The people who want to send smells through your TV at BBC.
I have a mind that classifies — non-stop. With perfume houses, I often shove them into categories such as:
Holding Steady: Acqua di Parma; Arquiste; Goutal; Chanel; Diptyque; Etat Libre d’Orange; Frédéric Malle; Guerlain; Hermès; Jo Malone; Kilian; L’Artisan Parfumeur; Le Labo; Memo; Ormonde Jayne; Parfum d’Empire
Should Be Better Known: Aesop; Astier de Villatte; Blackbird; Cire Trudon; Salvatore Ferragamo; Vilhelm Parfumerie; Zoologist…
