Essencias De Portugal says their violet soaps have "relaxing powers"; they also have apricot kernel (as an exfoliant), glycerin and olive oil. Two 50g bars in a cork jar are $13.50 at Smallflower, where you'll also find the brand's soaps in too many other fragrances to name here (although the cherry, with "a finishing touch of bitter almond and chocolate", sounds particularly lemmable.
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! Welcome to November (and Movember, Native American Heritage Month, National Pomegranate Month and NaNoWriMo). What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Parfum d’Empire Mal-Aimé.
Reminder: 11/5 is SWINTON’s birthday…
For a few years it was the warmth and comfort of Le Labo Santal 33, a scent that quickly became the talking point of various Fashion Weeks from London to Paris. It wafted around backstage and along front rows, captivating an entire generation. Before that, Viktor & Rolf’s sugary, amber-laced Flowerbomb lit up the planet, and don't forget Byredo’s woody, aromatic Gypsy Water. [...]
Now? We’re all going crazy for Baccarat Rouge 540, created by Francis Kurkdjian...
— Read more in The Story Behind The Most Popular Perfume On TikTok (& Everywhere Else RN) at Refinery29.
It’s National Candy Corn Day on Saturday and Halloween on Sunday. We’re marking it all with our usual open thread poll.
Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the spookiest fragrance you know, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
