New York based fashion label Vaquera has launched a new unisex fragrance in collaboration with Comme des Garçons, Classique Perdu…
Tuesday scent of the day 9/30
It’s Tuesday and the last day of September, plus the last day of the swapmeet. (Don’t forget your rabbits first thing tomorrow, and Donatella will be dropping by on Thursday, so start adding up those receipts.) What fragrance are you wearing?
I am feeling much better than I was last week, but I’m still commando and might stay that way for a few more days. Tea at the moment is Upton Black Mu Dan, brewed with a bit of cardamom.
Reminder: on 10/3, wear a fragrance that you feel is misunderstood or underappreciated…
An identical perfume
“We worked with perfumers to achieve an identical perfume, replacing one molecule with a fresh floral note for an equivalent one that gives this transparent floral effect,” says Anaïs Paillard, fragrance development coordinator at the company. “We also reduced a couple of ingredients with citrus notes and another with an aromatic note with a lavender effect. We worked to balance the formula using equivalent substitutes.”
— On Halloween Eau de Toilette, which has been reformulated twice. Read more in Why doesn’t my favorite perfume smell the same anymore? The mysterious task of fragrance reformulation at El País.
Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, late September 2025
The swapmeet is open for business through Tuesday! Then Donatella will be dropping by on Thursday.
Meanwhile, we’re marking the last weekend in September with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, where you’ll go on your next out-of-town trip and the fragrance you’ll bring along, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Parfums de Marly Carios, Eragon & Valero ~ new fragrances
French niche line Parfums de Marly has launched Les Extraits, with three new fragrances for men: Carios, Eragon and Valero…