First up, a quick spot for the latest solid compacts from Estée Lauder. Below the jump, the brand’s holiday video.
The daily lemming
In case you need some fancy guest soaps for the holidays, or a fancy hostess gift? Bridie Hall's Grand Tour Collection of Intaglio Soaps: "Collected as souvenirs from European Grand Tours in the first half of the 19th century, intaglios featured profiles of great mythological figures and scenes. This set of five weekend sized guest soaps is no different and is its own complete collection. Each of the five colors available are gently perfumed with a fresh and inspired fragrance." $48 for five 25g soaps at Beautyhabit.
Tom Ford Figue Erotique ~ new fragrance
Tom Ford will launch Figue Érotique, a new fragrance in the Tom Ford Private Blend collection, in December…
Billie Eilish Your Turn II ~ new fragrance
Billie Eilish has launched Your Turn II, a new fresh woody flanker to Your Turn, which was released earlier this year…
Friday scent of the day 11/21
It’s Friday, plus World Hello Day and World Television Day. Birthdays: Voltaire, René Magritte, Coleman Hawkins, Elizabeth George Speare, Marilyn French. Our community project for today: wear a favorite vintage fragrance and tell us why you love it (and if you like, tell us about any memories it might conjure up for you). If you don’t have a favorite vintage fragrance, wear something you think you’d still love 20 years from now. (Adapted from a suggestion by DeniseH.)
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.
No surprises here: I’m in vintage Diorissimo. It’s no longer quite pristine but it still smells like springtime. I have worn it for so many years it’s hard to say what memories it conjures up, but I can still remember how pleased I was as a young teen to have that houndstooth bottle on my dresser. I always bought the splash bottle and dabbed it behind my ears and on my wrists…