Virgil Abloh’s Off-White brand has introduced five more fragrances in the Paperwork collection: Solution No. 6, Solution No. 7, Solution No. 8, Solution No. 9 and Solution No. 10…
Friday scent of the day 2/16
Happy Friday and happy National Almond Day! (Birthdays: Henry Adams, Richard Ford, plus happy 67th to LeVar Burton!) Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with almond.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I’m taking points for the bitter almond in Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto…
Memories spurred by odors
[Dr. Kymberly] Young presented study participants with a series of opaque glass vials containing potent familiar scents like oranges, ground coffee, shoe polish and even Vicks VapoRub. [...] Young was surprised to discover that memory recall was stronger in depressed individuals who received odor cues as opposed to word cues. Those who received odor cues were more likely to recall a memory of a specific event (for example, that they went to a coffee shop last Friday) than general memories (that they have been to coffee shops before). Memories spurred by odors were also a lot more vivid and felt more immersive and real.
— Read more in Can Scents Help with Depression? at Happi.
The daily lemming
From Diptyque's latest collection of limited edition items for Do Son, collector bottles in 75 ml Eau de Parfum ($230), 100 ml Eau de Toilette ($180) or 30 ml Eau de Toilette ($104). Other items: 200 ml Do Son Shower Oil ($58), the classic Tubereuse candle ($78) or a medium version with a rattan lid (not shown, $125). You can also find the Eau de Parfum in a black lacquer case with rattan lid (not shown, $280).
Trade Routes AlUla
A short spot for Penhaligon's AlUla.