A spot for the new limited edition Highlands collection from Jo Malone.
America’s Test Kitchen
[Sean] Coughlin likens his experiments to the testing process of the cooking show “America’s Test Kitchen.” While the results have been hit-and-miss, he said they are making progress.
For example, one perfume recipe Coughlin studied known as Mendesian indicated that ancient perfumers heated oil for 10 days and 10 nights before infusing it with woods like cinnamon and resins like myrrh.
— Read more in How scientists are decoding what the past smelled like at CNN.
Odours from other people’s sweat may be able to help treat social anxiety
Odours from other people's sweat may be able to help treat social anxiety, new research suggests.
The study found that social anxiety was reduced when people underwent mindfulness therapy while exposed to what is commonly referred to as body odour taken from the underarm sweat from volunteers.
— Read more in Other people's body odour may help treat social anxiety, study suggests at RTE.
This has been my signature evening scent for nearly two decades
This has been my signature evening scent for nearly two decades. Why? Because it’s an uncommon scent that’s mostly worn in Europe—and, in my humble opinion, it is one of the chicest fragrances to ever be crafted. It also reminds me of my mom, who wore this perfume in the late ’70s in Tehran, where we lived. While getting ready to go out with my dad, I remember her gazing in the mirror one last time, adjusting her lipstick and her black patent leather boots before heading out. She would kiss me before she left, and the scent would linger on me. As much as I love this fragrance, I think my devotion to it has less to do with olfactory pleasures and more because it was my way of connecting with that moment in time, when I felt totally and utterly protected in the world because of her.
— Beauty Editor Maryam Lieberman on Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Read more in W Editors Share Their All-Time Favorite Fragrances.
The transformative power of rain
The (wet) spot for Bvlgari Man Rain Essence.