The New Orleans Museum of Art will be hosting SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY: Perfume Bottles & Related Accessories from Antiquity to Present:
Just as young gentleman charmed the women in Jane Austin’s [sic] Sense and Sensibility, perfumes have inspired people for centuries…
Like This, the fragrance collaboration between actor Tilda Swinton and niche perfume house Etat Libre d’Orange, recently launched in the United States. Etat Libre’s founder, Etienne de Swardt, made appearances at New London Pharmacy and Henri Bendel to introduce the fragrance and to reveal more facts about Like This; for example, its “code name” as a work-in-progress was “Immortal Ginger.” And the final name, in addition to being borrowed from a poem by Rumi, is a bit of wordplay on Tilda Swinton’s request for a “cozy” scent, since the sound-alike Italian word “così” translates as “like this.”
Tilda Swinton herself made a visit to Henri Bendel on June 17. I was able to speak with her for a few precious minutes…
Aedes de Venustas in New York City will be hosting a sneak preview of the new Amouage Library Collection on Thursday, July 1:
Please join Amouage for a sneak preview of the “Library Collection”…
Actress Tilda Swinton will be at Henri Bendel in New York City on Thursday, June 17 from 5 to 7 pm to introduce her fragrance, Etat Libre d'Orange Like This. (via press release)