From La Double J, the Taormina candle: "An ode to the rugged sensuality of the island of Sicily, this scent is a verdant medley of fresh clementine, exotic tamarind, orange and wild thyme, evocative of hot summer nights wandering the Medieval streets of Taormina. Accented with 18K gold, use the beautiful porcelain vessel as a bud vase, a makeup brush holder or simply as a gorgeous objet on your hallway mantle"; 320g for $180 at Bloomingdales.
Tom Ford will launch Rose Exposed, a new fragrance in the Tom Ford Private Blend collection, early next year…
It’s Tuesday and World Pneumonia Day. Birthdays: Grace Kelly, Booker T Jones, Neil Young. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Diptyque Volutes because adanst mentioned it in the weekend poll. Tea at the moment is Art of Tea Cardoz Legacy Masala Chai.
Reminder: on 11/15, wear a fragrance with tonka bean, if you have one…
Jonelle Dholah-Davis didn’t know what Glossier’s new perfumes would smell like, but she knew she wanted both of them. The 28-year-old nail artist in Ontario, Canada, woke up on the morning of Oct. 3, logged on to Sephora’s website, and purchased Rêve and Doux for $78 each.
In the perfume world this is called a blind buy. And, according to Glossier, the beauty brand founded by Emily Weiss in 2014 and last valued at over $1 billion, many other customers bought the scents without smelling them as soon as they were released.
— Read more in How Gen Z Fell for Glossier’s New Perfume Without Ever Smelling It at The Wall Street Journal.
Saturday is Chaos Never Dies Day, and we’re celebrating all the long weekend with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance that best helps you accept the chaos, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…