The spot for Guerlain’s new Pêche Mirage, followed by (below the jump) a conversation between Guerlain perfumer Delphine Jelk and artist Charles Petillon.
The daily lemming
Limited edition bottles coming soon from Jo Malone, decorated for the Year of the Snake: English Pear & Freesia, English Pear & Sweet Pea, Peony & Blush Suede. There are also decorated bottles for Wild Bluebell and Wood Sage & Sea Salt. All are in 100 ml.
Wednesday scent of the day 1/22
It’s Hump Day and National Hot Sauce Day. Birthdays: John Donne, Lord Byron, August Strindberg, Beatrice Webb, George Balanchine, Sam Cooke. What fragrance are you wearing?
More benzoin points for me, in Imaginary Authors Dipped in Chocolate.
Reminder: on 1/24, wear a fragrance with benzoin, if you have one…
It smells like pencils
But, yeah, when I was talking to Francis [Kurkdjian, Dior’s perfume creation director], we did this behind-the-scenes making-of-the-scent video, and they asked me to describe it. And like every single ingredient I said had nothing to do with the scent—at all. In fact, both this one and the last Dior Homme, I was like, “It smells like pencils,” and Francis was like ...“Okay?”
— Read more in Robert Pattinson Says Suki Waterhouse Is the Best-Smelling Person He’s Ever Met at Harper's Bazaar.
Loewe Solo Elixir ~ new fragrance
Spanish house Loewe has launched Solo Elixir, a new fragrance for men. Solo Elixir is a flanker to 2004′s Loewe Solo. (Solo Ella Elixir debuted in 2023…)