Valentino has launched Bianco 1968 and Rockstud Noir, the two unisex fragrance ‘enhancers’ meant to wear alone or layer with scents in the Anatomy of Dreams collection…
It’s not a scent used by most dudes
Women stop Jacob Jiang, a fashion-design student, on the streets of London all the time. Not to inquire about his Rick Owens jeans, but about his scent—Do Son, by Diptyque—which they want for themselves and the men in their lives. “I think they like it because it’s not a scent used by most dudes,” Jiang, 25, said of the unisex fragrance he picked up three years ago. Featuring tuberose, a white bloom with an intense aroma, it reminds him of “a bamboo forest.”
— Read more in The Sexiest Men’s Fragrance in 2024 Is…Floral? at The Wall Street Journal. Hat tip to VanMorrisonFan!
The daily lemming
Holiday 2024 limited editions from Chanel: first, No. 5 “…cloaked in a soft dusting of snow: a delicate veil of silk, applied by hand, drapes over the bottle’s shoulders and cabochon, giving it a unique character. The product of a highly skilled craft, the sheer fabric lends the fragrance a sculptural effect. An exceptional gift that inspires a sense of wonder. The limited-edition N°5 Eau de Parfum is presented in a sleeve embellished with an image of the iconic bottle, created by a Maître d’Art using the time-honoured technique of embossing.” £175 at Harrods. Next, purse sprays…
Nice abs, part bazillionty and eight
Alessio Pozzi for Trussardi Primo.
Bottega Veneta x 5 ~ new fragrances
Bottega Veneta has launched a new collection of five fragrances, the first efforts under new licensing arrangements with Kering Beauté. Acqua Sale, Alchemie, Colpo di Sole, Come with Me and Déjà Minuit were inspired by Venice and share a common vetiver note…