It’s Hump Day and Thrift Shop Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Parfums de Nicolaï Eau d’Été, from my very old bottle.
Reminder: 8/19 is Coco Chanel’s birthday…
It just smells
Apart from having a big nose, I don’t really put it to use very often. I can’t describe nuances and smell. It just smells, you know, more intense than the last one did—in a good way.
— Adam Driver on the difference between original Burberry Hero and the newer Eau de Parfum. Read more in Adam Driver on new Burberry Hero scent: “I have a big nose, but I don’t put it to use very often” at Esquire Middle East.
The daily lemming
Chipotle will celebrate National Lemonade Day (this Saturday) with a new limited edition lemonade-scented Water Cup Candle, inspired by customers who fill their complimentary water cups with lemonade at the beverage station. The candle goes on sale Thursday morning at Chipotle Goods, $28, and comes with an apparently unnecessary promo code for a free lemonade.
Penhaligon’s Highgrove Bouquet ~ new fragrance
Penhaligon’s will launch Highgrove Bouquet, a new fragrance created in collaboration with Charles, Prince of Wales…
J’adore, j’adore, j’adore
“Galliano was integral to the creation of J’adore,” Bourdelier says of the white-floral fragrance, which began production in 1996, the same year the British-born couturier took over design duty. “When John started, he didn’t speak French, so he would just say, ‘Oh, J’adore, j’adore, j’adore!’ when he liked something,” Bourdelier recalls.
— Frederic Bourdelier of Parfums Christian Dior, talking about designer John Galliano. Read more in With Its First-Ever Water-Based Fragrance, Dior Unveils a New J'adore to Meet the Moment at Vogue.