Trish McEvoy has launched No. 8, a new perfume for women…*
The daily lemming
Hand creams with shea butter in recycled aluminum tubes from Maison Francis Kurkdjian, in à la rose, Aqua Media, Aqua Universalis and 724. $65 each for 70 ml at Nordstrom.
Tom Ford Oud Voyager ~ new fragrance
Tom Ford will launch Oud Voyager, a new fragrance in the Tom Ford Private Blend collection…
Tuesday scent of the day 7/15
It’s Tuesday and Social Media Giving Day. Birthdays: Rembrandt, Iris Murdoch, Linda Ronstadt. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Kenzo Air, which cost peanuts when I bought it many moons ago — it’s rare now and costs more than peanuts, less than many new perfumes — and which is admittedly showing its age. Tea at the moment is Numi Chinese Breakfast.
Reminder: on 7/18, we’re doing Cheap & Cheerful Friday…
It’s very crazy
[Perfumer Suzy le Helley] says she’s been asked to make perfumes with concentrations around 50 percent of late. “It’s very crazy,” she admits, “and it definitely affects the way you are formulating, because the regulatory impact is much more difficult. You can’t use some raw materials that you use in normal concentration. And it’s not the same evaporation, when you put more concentrated fragrance on your skin. It’s evaporating more slowly because the oil tends to retain on the skin longer.”
— Read more in That Perfume Is Very Strong—and That’s the Point at W Magazine.