Shay Mitchell for Cacharel Yes I Am Glorious.
Monday scent of the day 3/1
Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to March. It’s also Monday and Zero Discrimination Day. Birthdays: Frédéric Chopin, Lytton Strachey, Glenn Miller, Ralph Ellison, Robert Lowell, Harry Belafonte, Roger Daltrey. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Diptyque L’Ombre dans L’Eau.
Reminder: on 3/5, for National Absinthe Day, wear a fragrance with an absinthe-related note…
The drowsy nutmeg-orange-clove smell of pomanders in Dutch portraits
Anyone will be able to purchase the scent kit, from which I now know the drowsy nutmeg-orange-clove smell of pomanders in Dutch portraits, and the pepper and cinnamon of Willem van Mieris’s A Grocer’s Shop. But far more interesting, and less predictable, is the fetid odour of Dutch canals.
— More info on the Fleeting: Scents in Colour exhibit, opening at the Mauritshuis in The Hague later this year. Read more in Watch and sniff: how to smell a Dutch still life... at The Guardian.
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, International Polar Bear Day 2021
Saturday is International Polar Bear Day (and Pokémon Day). We’re hanging around with our same old open thread poll, just waiting for February to end. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re thinking you might buy in March, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
The daily lemming
From Olivina Men, Blackberry Chai lip balm: "Staying hydrated is a great way to protect your lips. But sometimes conditions call for a little extra help. Olivina Men's certified organic lip balms lock in moisture and shield lips from harsh environmental elements with olive oil and cocoa butter." On markdown for $3.50 at The King of Styling. (Also available in Ginger Citrus, Juniper Mint and Bourbon Vanilla.)