British niche line Ormonde Jayne has launched Vanilla Mistral, a new fragrance in the Four Corners of the Earth collection…
Friday scent of the day 8/8
Happy Friday and happy National Happiness Happens Day! It’s also International Cat Day, plus a couple birthdays: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Benny Carter. Our community project for today: wear what you want, and if you can think of any recent moment of joy or anything that made you happy in the past week, share it with us!
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.
Yesterday was not an exciting day, but it was not crazy hot and I did finally trim the bush that was blocking the light from my dining room window, then I went to a perfect yoga class, then I came home and watched the final episode of the latest season of The Great American Baking Show. For quiet happiness, I’m in Astier de Villatte Grand Chalet…
Back to my childhood bedroom
One sniff of Gap Dream brings me back to my childhood bedroom. It’s 1996, and I’m poring over the latest issue of Tiger Beat magazine with my best friend Diana, debating which floppy-haired teen dream we want to marry. (Hi, JTT!) For those of you who, like me, have been holding onto your Dream fragrances for more than 20 years—occasionally spritzing those frosted bottles for a trip down memory lane—you’ll be thrilled to know you can officially retire your old stock.
— Read more in Gap’s ’90s Perfumes Are Available for Purchase in 2025—If You Know Where to Look at Allure.
The daily lemming
I have quite a collection of flavored toothpastes from Boka, although I did miss the now-sold-out Boka x Grillo's Pickles Cucumber Dill collaboration. The latest for kids (I buy those too): Blueberry Dragon Fruit. "Our Blueberry Dragon Fruit Flavored Toothpaste: Sweet. Juicy. Delicious. Our special ingredient (Nano Hydroxyapatite, or n-Ha for short, was used by astronauts in space!) mimics your tooth enamel and makes up 97% of your teeth material. Your little one will love our easy to use flip cap." $13 for 113g at Boka.
