It’s Almost-Friday. Happy 95th birthday to Rosalynn Carter and happy 86th to Robert Redford. RIP Hanae Mori. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m wearing Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Vachi on one arm, and Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Green Rhubarb & Cane Sugar on the other.
Reminder: 8/19 is Coco Chanel’s birthday…
“Scent is difficult to control,” the gallerist said. There’s fear of odors spreading and contaminating other works, which is fair—following an early show by artist Camilla Nicklaus-Maurer, Keller had trouble getting the smell of banana out of his own clothes. These days, however, he’s equipped with a pump that can turn over the air inside the gallery within an hour.
— Read more in Olfactory Art Dealer Andreas Keller Already Knows How to Sell to Clients Looking for Rare Perfumes. But Art Collectors? That’s New Territory at Artnet. Keller's gallery, Olfactory Art Keller, is in New York City's Chinatown.
From Givaudan, a 4 1/2 minute tribute to perfumer Olivier Gillotin, who won the Lifetime Achievement Perfumer Award from the American Society of Perfumery this year. Includes footage of Shalimar Alpacas, his farm in Warwick, New York.
Lush is finally bringing their Kitchen subscription box to North America. "This brand-new monthly subscription box is full of products you can't get anywhere else. Personalized by your vote, get 4-5 exclusive, full-sized, vegan bath, shower, and skincare products delivered right to your door every month!" $49.95 plus shipping at Lush USA ($6, but I'm not sure if that varies by location), you have until 5 September to sign up for the October box. (And do note the image is from an older UK box, I have no idea what you'll get in yours.)
Salvatore Ferragamo has launched Amo Ferragamo Oriental Wood, a new limited edition fragrance for women. Amo Oriental Wood is a flanker to 2017’s Amo Ferragamo…