It’s Hump Day, Hobbit Day, and the Autumn Equinox (or the Spring Equinox, if you’re in the southern hemisphere). What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in L’Eau de L’Artisan for Kermit, singing Rainbow Connection in the swamp in the first Muppet Movie, 1979.
Reminder: 9/24 is the birth date of Jim Henson and F. Scott Fitzgerald…
French niche line Parfums de Marly has launched Oriana, a new fruity floral gourmand fragrance for women…
New research has found that the electrical charge created by visiting bumblebees stimulates some flowers to release more of their sweet-smelling scent. This is the first time a plant has been shown to use the presence of pollinators as a cue to emit more of its attractive perfume—increasing its chances of being visited.
— Read more in Flowers release their perfume in response to electricity of a bee's touch at Phys.org.
Every year, at some point in late August or early September, I end up feeling too hot and cranky to wear most of the perfumes I love. Just as I pare down my wardrobe to three loose-fitting, machine-washable dresses during the inevitable late-summer humidity, I pull a handful of refreshing, lightweight fragrances to the front of my stash. For the time being, I can’t even stand my usual powdery roses and violets and ambers; I can only tolerate sheer, tart fruit blends like Jo Malone Tangy Rhubarb or Clarins Eau des Jardins or citrusy colognes like Editions M.R. Acide and Le Jardin Retrouvé Citron Boboli.
This year, Antica Farmacista Happy Hour made my heat-wave cut. It’s one of five scents in Antica Farmacista’s new Facets collection…
From Milk + Honey, the No. 05 Milk Bath Packet, with coconut, lemon and vanilla: "Infused with a sweet blend of vanilla and lemon peel oil, this luxurious Milk + Honey Lemon, Vanilla Milk Bath No. 05 is pure indulgence. Unwind as the organic coconut gently soothes and moisturizes, leaving your skin feeling silky smooth. Bath time has never felt or smelled this good." $6.50 at Ulta. (You can also buy it in a 147g jar for $32.)