British niche line Ormonde Jayne has launched Montabaco Aruba, a new flanker to 2012’s Montabaco. The last in the series: Montabaco Rio…
Friday scent of the day 2/14
Happy Friday and happy Valentine’s Day! Birthdays: Frederick Douglass (maybe), Jack Benny, Florence Henderson, Gregory Hines, Terry Gross. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that expresses your feelings about Valentine’s Day, or that reminds you of someone you love.
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.
To me, Valentine’s Day is frankly mostly about chocolate (something it has in common with the other 364 days of the year). So I’m in Fendi Theorema, layered over Lush Posh Chocolate body lotion…
An AI-influenced formula
Tom Ford Beauty’s most recent fragrance launch, Bois Pacifique, was notable for several reasons, but perhaps chief among them was the way artificial intelligence was used in its development. A digital “odour value map” was used to blend ingredients in line with a brief, marking the first time parent company Estée Lauder has gone all in on an AI-influenced formula.
— Read more in Perfume with perfumers: Is AI a threat to the human nose? at Vogue Business.
The daily lemming
From TonyMoly, Magic Food Mango Hand Butter: "...a lightweight yet potent cream that contains invigorating and moisturizing ingredients like Mango Seed Oil and Shea Butter to banish dry skin and nourish your hands!" $12 for 45 ml at Ulta.
Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Radiante ~ new fragrance
Narciso Rodriguez will launch Narciso Eau de Parfum Radiante, a new flanker to 2014’s Narciso by Narciso Rodriguez. Narciso Eau de Parfum Radiante follows 2022’s Narciso Cristal…