Tom Ford has launched Mandarino di Amalfi Acqua. The new Private Blend fragrance is a flanker to 2014’s Mandarino di Amalfi…
The smell test
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is asking its members to return a pricey promotional gift they were sent on behalf of 'Nocturnal Animals' as the annual courting of awards season voters kicks into high gear.
Do gifts of Tom Ford-branded perfume sent to promote the awards prospects of the fashion designer-turned-director’s new film Nocturnal Animals pass the smell test?
— Focus Features sent each member of HFPA two bottles of Tom Ford perfume, now they each have to return one of them. Read more at Golden Globes Voters Told to Return Gift of Tom Ford Fragrance at Hollywood Reporter. Hat tip to Iso Be Super!
Tom Ford Candle Collection
A quick spot for Tom Ford Private Blend candles.
Holiday fragrance gifts 2016, part 3
Part three in our eight-part series on fragrance related holiday gifts features scented items for men, although there are plenty of “unisex” ideas in the other articles, and as always there are probably a few things here that women might like. Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!
From DS & Durga, Bowmakers in a pocket perfume oil roll-on: “Amongst the transcendental woods of the 1800s, craftsmen from the Massachusetts Bay Colony built violin bows in the tiny towns of the Pioneer Valley. The shops were filled with old growth mahogany, burled maple shavings, amber pine rosin, aged walnut and the craftsmen’s unique, secret varnishes. An androgynous, full bodied scent, Bowmaker’s ether reek is subdued by supple leather and a variety of woods.” $72 for 10 ml at Twisted Lily…
Holiday fragrance gifts 2016, part 2
Part two in our eight-part series on fragrance related holiday gifts features home fragrance items, all sorts. Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!
From Byredo, the Saints candle collection (“For Holiday 2016 Byredo presents three new fragrant candles inspired by veladoras, prayer candles or seven-day candles”), with Rosewater (rose and geranium), Incense (incense, eucalyptus, guaiac, labdanum, amber and patchouli) and Altar (clove, carnation, ylang, papyrus and vetiver). 400g, $140 each…