Cacharel has launched Yes I Am Glorious, a new flanker to 2018’s Yes I Am…
Tuesday scent of the day 1/26
It’s Tuesday and Peanut Brittle Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m not feeling great this morning and will possibly be going back to bed soon. If I felt better, and if I had any, I’d wear Angel Liqueur de Parfum. But since I don’t, no points for me today.
Reminder: on 1/29, wear a fragrance by (Thierry) Mugler, if you have one…
Not entirely pleasant work
In addition to clinical data indicating whether a client's odor falls within the "normal" range, Ishida also carries out a more low-tech sniff test for the underarms, collar area and back, and offers helpful descriptors such as "oily," "like onions starting to rot," or "gamey," before rendering a final verdict on whether the client is, in fact, odiferous. [...] It's not entirely pleasant work, and Ishida said he tries to stay focused by limiting himself to six shirts per shift. "People think it's disgusting, but it doesn't bother me."
— Read more in Japanese entrepreneur finds a niche offering scientific, "if brutal," body odor analysis at CBS News.
What Not to Buy: Perfume Samples
Seattle is a smallish city; comparable to San Francisco in population. We have lots of perfume shops but New York puts us to shame when it comes to variety of product in those shops. And many stores in Seattle are stingy with perfume samples; they won’t even sell me a sample when I ask or beg. Years back, most perfume companies abruptly stopped sending me samples of their wares. Was it because I sometimes gave negative reviews — so it was risky to put a new perfume in nose-shot of me? Was it because I ignored samples that didn’t interest me instead of promoting them?
I didn’t worry about it; I had always re-gifted not only full bottle/full-size products I received from perfume companies, but samples, too. I did this happily! Well, there was the time Amouage sent me a beautiful little bottle of Gold Man. After I pried the bottle from my clenched fist, I gave Gold to a friend at work who said she liked it. I still laugh when I remember the day I took a drive in her truck and smelled Gold; she excitedly admitted she sprayed the mats in her car with Gold…
The daily lemming
From Madame Levy, Le Petit Lavender Powder Deodorant: "Lavender's heavenly aroma has inspired fragrances for centuries. In this formula, we utilize lavender flower powder and essential oils to achieve the purest lavender scent. Comes with puff for application." $14 for 21g at Beautyhabit, or in a set along with Rose, Lime and Lemon, $54. You can find refills (and larger sizes) at the Madame Levy website.