It’s Hump Day, National S’mores Day and World Lion Day. Perfume-related birthdays: Betsey Johnson and Antonio Banderas. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am taking points for the invisible (to me, anyway) magnolia in Neela Vermeire Créations Pichola.
Reminder: on 8/12, wear a fragrance with a magnolia note, if you have one…
It hasn’t changed my business so much but what has changed is that we are a bit slower from the moment we finish a fragrance to when we go to market, because there are more procedures involved, but in the end it’s the same,” he says. “They’re not going to kill a golden goose. They don’t want to spoil the quality and the talent.
— Frédéric Malle on being acquired by Estée Lauder. Read more in Luxury perfume pioneer Frédéric Malle on hot China market, wannabe niche fragrances and buying perfume online at South China Morning Post.
The heat index is obviously affecting my lemmings, but wouldn't it be nice to have a pineapple fan sprayed with Ananas Fizz to wave around? This leather & wood model from Pubumésu is spendy ($137) and the spray would probably stain the leather, but it's a nice thought. (Also lemmable, the small purple octopus fan and the pink & violet peony fan.)
The Body Shop has launched two new unisex fragrances, Blue Musk and Blue Musk Zest…
Perfumer Alberto Morillas for the new Eau de Toilette concentration of Bvlgari Rose Goldea Blossom Delight. (You can see the ad spot here.)