Lancôme will launch La Nuit Trésor Fleur de Nuit, a new fragrance for women. La Nuit Trésor Fleur de Nuit is a flanker to 2015’s La Nuit Trésor, which was a flanker to 1990’s Trésor…
Friday scent of the day 12/30
It’s the last Friday of 2022! It’s also National Bacon Day, the sixth day of Christmas (geese a-laying) and the fifth day of Kwanzaa (Nia: purpose). Birthdays: Rudyard Kipling, Paul Bowles, Bo Diddley and Patti Smith. RIP Pelé and Vivienne Westwood. Our community project for today is Best of 2022…wear your favorite new release of the year, or your favorite purchase of the year, or the fragrance you wore the most in 2022, or interpret this project however you like.
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.
I bought very little this year and I tried even fewer new perfumes. I’m wearing Diptyque Philosykos, which I’m sure is my most-worn for the year…
Not only does lavender help you relax
In fact, not only does lavender help you relax but it could even treat anxiety. In 2018, scientists and researchers at Kagoshima University in Japan came to this conclusion after analysing whether the smell of linalool, a fragrant alcohol found in lavender extracts, helps mice relax. They were able to prove that the linalool odour has an anxiolytic [anti-anxiety] effect. More studies are underway to establish the safety and efficacy of linalool administered via different routes before it is moved to human trials.
— Read more in Can Lavender-Scented Products Really Help Us Unwind At Bedtime? at Elle.
The daily lemming
Worn out from the holidays? From Kneipp, Good Night Swiss Stone Pine & Balsam Torchwood Mineral Bath Salt Soak: "a warm, woody, alpine fragrance surrounds and comforts you, preparing you for uninterrupted, peaceful sleep". $22 for 500g (or $4 for a 60g travel size) at Ulta, where you'll also find a matching bath oil.
Memo Sherwood ~ new fragrance
French niche line Memo has launched Sherwood, a new “sandalwood cream” fragrance in the brand’s Graines Vagabondes collection…