A limited edition from Native in collaboration with the Girl Scouts, Thin Mints Cookie Body Wash: "A vibrant blend of mint and chocolate to refresh your senses". $8.99 for 532 ml, also available in Trefoils Cookie, Peanut Butter Cookie and Coconut Caramel Cookie, at Target.
Creed will launch Queen of Silk, a new fruity floral amber fragrance for women…
It’s Tuesday! It’s still January! There are 56 days left of winter! Also, National Pie Day. Birthdays: Stendhal, Édouard Manet, Derek Walcott (Walcott was born in Saint Lucia, and was the the second Caribbean writer to receive the Nobel prize for literature).* What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle, which in no way reminds me of the Carribbean but which does have nutmeg…still grown on Grenada, aka Spice Island. My matching tea is a blend of Upton Idulgashinna Estate Organic and Art of Tea Tali’s Masala Chai with an extra sprinkle of grated nutmeg.
Reminder: on 1/26, we’re off to The Caribbean…
In life, you can lose so much. Money, time, shame and credibility, but one of the most unexpected, which makes it no less tragic, is scent. A few months ago, this happened to men all over the world, when the Old Spice company decided to cease commercial sales of one of its oldest products, Old Spice Eau de Toilette Original.
— Read more in Is ‘dad smell’ dead? How an entire generation was left adrift when a classic perfume disappeared at El País. (Note that I am not at all sure the discontinuation is really worldwide. And do see Kevin's review of Old Spice.)
The limited edition Petite Patisserie collection from Illume includes candles in Angel Food, Café Au Lait, Carrot Ginger Crème, Tarte Au Citron and Wild Jam Scone (and possibly others). Each candle comes in a 200g Ceramic jar for $38 or a 275g tin for $24. At Dillards or Whole Foods.