The Holiday 2024 spot from Mugler.
The daily lemming
An advent calendar for tea drinkers: "A stunning gift for any tea lover, the spectacular Mariage Frères Christmas Calendar is a celebration of 170 years of passion for tea. Presented in a gorgeous gold, silver, and royal blue gift box, this exquisite collection houses 25 tea cubbies that open day by day to reveal a new, luscious tea surprise each time." $75 at Luckyscent.
Providence Perfume Co Vanilla Vellum & Vanilla Vellichor ~ new fragrances
Indie natural line Providence Perfume Co has launched two new fragrances, Vanilla Vellum and Vanilla Vellichor…
Thursday scent of the day 11/14
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also National Pickle Day, World Diabetes Day and Claude Monet’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m taking more points in Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur.
Reminder: on 11/15, wear a fragrance with tonka bean, if you have one…
300 acres of flower farms
In the middle of the Nile Delta, about 50 miles north of Cairo, the small town of Shubra Bilulah is encircled by roughly 300 acres of flower farms. The majority of them are growing Jasminum grandiflorum, a lacy vine with delicate white flowers that typically bloom between June and December and yield 90 percent of the country’s jasmine crop: roughly 2,500 tons of blossoms a year.
— From Following the Scent of Egypt’s Jasmine at The New York Times, where the article is part of T Magazine's 10 Flowers, 10 Places.