The last post in our eight-part series on fragrance related holiday gifts is the crazy expensive luxury edition. As always, items are listed in order from holy-cow-you’ve-got-to-be-kidding to maybe-I-could-sell-a-body-part. Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!
Yves Saint Laurent celebrates the 40th anniversary of Opium with a hand made edition by artist and gilder Manuela Paul-Cavallier. 20 were made, 15 ml Extrait de Parfum for €2,000 (about $2375)…
Today, the fourth entry in our annual series on fragrance related holiday gifts. The subject: miscellaneous scented things that don’t fit into the other categories, including a few scented tea selections. As always, please add any of your own picks in the comments!
From By Kilian in collaboration with Fleur de Mal, a silk kimono featuring lace woven with perfumed threads. The scent— Kilian’s Love, Don’t Be Shy — should last through 4-5 hand washes. $595 at Fleur de Mal, where you can also find the matching scented panties, bra and lace cuffs…
In a world where Impressionism was giving way to abstraction, Aimé Guerlain loved art. “Cézanne was out there blowing a fuse, pushing landscapes beyond the image,” the Guerlain perfumer Thierry Wasser said. “For me, Jicky does the same. That’s what still makes it modern today.”
Unlike the perfumery codes of the day, imitating nature was not Jicky’s point.
— The New York Times investigates Guerlain Jicky. Read more at The Icon: Jicky, by Guerlain.
Perfumer Thierry Wasser, in a lavender field, with a voiceover about lavender, sourcing materials, and Mon Guerlain.
Autumn is the perfect time to wear a chypre perfume. Something in a chypre’s mossy, musty base echoes leaf mold and feels right at home on days with cold mornings and sunny afternoons. Among chypres, fruity chypres are especially nice. The fruit adds sweetness and color — so nice on a rainy day — without going all pumpkin spice.
Here are five fruity chypres to sample:
Guerlain Mitsouko: I’ll kick off the list with the queen of fruity chypres…