Hugo Boss has launched Enigmatic Saffiano, a new limited edition fragrance joining the 2021 series Boss The Collection…
Tuesday scent of the day 3/26
It’s Tuesday and Purple Day. Birthdays: AE Housman (Loveliest of trees, the cherry now), Robert Frost, Guccio Gucci, Joseph Campbell, Tennessee Williams, Leonard Nimoy, Diana Ross. What fragrance are you wearing?
At the moment I’m wearing ylang ylang oil mixed in unscented lotion. After my exercise class later this morning I might go for something stronger.
Reminder: 3/29 is Astrud Gilberto’s birthday…
The daily lemming
From Scandles, the Red Heirloom Tomato Candle: "Beautifully molded from a real tomato, this soy-wax candle smells deliciously of tomato leaves and looks yummy enough to eat (but please don't). You'd be a fool to pass-ta up on this garden-fresh cutie". $28 at Nordstrom, where you'll also find the Purple Heirloom Tomato Candle, as well as Avocado, Navel Orange and a six pack of Eggs.
Monday scent of the day 3/25
It’s Monday, International Waffle Day, and the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Birthdays today: Flannery O’Connor, Sarah Jessica Parker, Aretha Franklin. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am out of town, and commando to take a family member to a medical appointment. I’ll be heading back home later today or tomorrow.
Reminder: 3/29 is Astrud Gilberto’s birthday…
The scents landed on the wrong part of my brain
Maybe it was just me, but the scents landed on the wrong part of my brain, knocking on reason’s door. Scriabin leaves you with enough questions as it is, and here were more. Salonen’s and Thibaudet’s sensational performance of “Prometheus” — transparent, nuanced and colorful — had no need for further tickling the senses.
— From a review of the San Francisco Symphony's production of Scriabin’s “Prometheus, The Poem of Fire,” scented by perfumer Mathilde Laurent. Read more in Symphony, scents in San Francisco: Does adding smells to performance make sense? at The Los Angeles Times.