L’Occitane has launched Violette & Rose de Mai, a new fragrance in the brand’s La Collection de Grasse…
L’Occitane au Bresil Dama da Noite ~ new fragrance
L’Occitane has launched Dama da Noite, a new fragrance for women in the brand’s L’Occitane au Brésil range (made in Brazil and celebrating Brazilian biodiversity)…
L’Occitane Fleurs de Cerisier Folie Florale ~ new perfume
L’Occitane has launched Fleurs de Cerisier Folie Florale, their annual spring cherry blossom fragrance. Last year’s model was Fleurs de Cerisier L’Eau…
Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2016
I am on record, here and elsewhere, as hating winter. The forecast for this weekend — snow, snow, and then more snow — just adds insult to injury. I’ve mostly managed to avoid the winter rotation in our seasonal Top 10 lists, but I did get stuck with it back in 2011, and reviewing that list, yes, I could easily go through the winter with just those 10 (and I am convinced I could make it through any winter with just Fendi Theorema, if I had to).
To avoid repetition with my 2011 list and the winter lists we’ve done since, I decided to come up with a cold-weather wardrobe based solely on newer fragrances…and then once I’d decided on my 10, I realized, too late, that this post is essentially an abridged and annotated version of the Best of 2015. So much for good intentions. If you have some new ideas for winter, do comment! And do check out the lists at Bois de Jasmin, Grain de Musc and The Non-Blonde…
Holiday fragrance gifts 2015, part 3
Our 2015 series of holiday gift posts continues with home fragrance items. Do comment if you have any fabulous suggestions of your own! Coming up on Sunday: gift ideas for men.
From Tocca, the John Robshaw collection, featuring handmade ceramic candles with lids. Available in a number of scents, designs and colors; shown is Pondicherry (“An old French colonial outpost in India, Pondicherry paints its mansions in fantastic alizarin pinks and cadmium yellows. I love exploring Goubert Market for its baskets of vetyver, garland flowers, black currants and pamplemousse.”) 270g (55 hour burn time), $60 each at Beautyhabit…