Giorgio Armani has launched Terra di Gioia, a new fruity floriental fragrance for women. Terra di Gioia is a followup to 2010′s Acqua Di Gioia; the last in the series was 2020’s Ocean di Gioia…
Friday scent of the day 4/30
It’s the last Friday in April! (Plus, International Jazz Day.) And April showers bring May flowers… Our community project for today: whatever the weather, wear a spring floral.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
Me: I’m still out of town, did not remember to consider the community project when I packed, and never wear much fragrance when I’m visiting family — I’ll probably be commando until bed time, again. ZERO points for me this week.
Reminder: 5/7 will be “I really shouldn’t have”…
Jo Malone Tangy Rhubarb & Elderflower Cordial ~ fragrance review
After a full year of living almost entirely in my own neighborhood, with my only “travel” being scattered visits to other essential destinations within a ten-mile radius (occasional check-ins at my workplace, a few doctor appointments, quarterly haircuts), I recently spent a warm April afternoon in Manhattan just for fun. My outing included my first in-person fragrance shopping since January 2019, including a well-timed trip to Sephora.
Jo Malone‘s Summer 2021 limited edition “The Brits: Marmalade Collection” was on my to-sniff list, so I was happy to spot testers of all five fragrances on Sephora’s fragrance wall…
The daily lemming
Happy Uplifting Balm? I'm sure I could use some of that. It's from Spa Ceylon: "A Soothing Blend Of Aromatic Herbs. A 100% natural formula. Refreshes & invigorates, promoting positive energies & happiness. Gently soothes & uplifts the senses." (Spa Ceylon's site says the ingredients include orange, lemon, lime, rosemary, spearmint, patchouli, beeswax and coconut.) 25g for $8 at Smallflower.
Haiku Intense
The spot for the Avon Haiku Intense trio.