A lemming for Teapot Tuesday: Rose Ayurvedic Functional Latte from Chand & Radha. "Sip on this Ayurvedic functional latte blend crafted with florals, nuts, and botanicals. The flavor is a tribute to traditional Indian desserts known as mithai. This decadent rose, saffron, and pistachio blend is crafted with nourishing shatavari for a luxurious latte or smoothie ritual", 140g for $29.
Indie brand DS & Durga has launched Ain’t That Sweet, a new amber gourmand fragrance…
It’s Tuesday and National Fajita Day. Birthdays: Virginia Dare, Meriwether Lewis, Shelley Winters, Rosalynn Carter, Robert Redford. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m taking forgotten points in Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Electric Summer. Tea at the moment is a blend of Kusmi Earl-Greyish black teas with citrus (Anastasia, etc).
Reminder: 8/21 will be Forgotten Friday…
Delectable perfumes deserve far more appreciation than they receive. Once dismissed as overly sweet, hyper-feminine, or adolescent, the best gourmand fragrances have since evolved. “The trend began over [two years] ago, and we haven’t seen it slow down,” shares Autumne West, Nordstrom’s national beauty director. “We’re also seeing a surge of lavender, which some may view as floral, but it’s also a gourmand when we think of lavender-flavored foods.”
— Read more in The Best Gourmand Fragrances Redefining Sweetness at Vogue.
A few questions to consider as August goes whizzing by. As always, answer as few or as many as you like, or just talk about something else.
1. What fragrance are you wearing today?
2. What’s the last (new, or new to you) fragrance you tested, and what did you think of it?
3. On a scale of 0% to 100%, how “complete” do you consider your perfume collection?
4. If your collection is incomplete, are there any thematic holes you are still trying to fill, and if so, what are they?
5. What’s blooming outside in your part of the world?
6. Share something wonderful with us! It can be anything — the most fun thing you did recently, something delicious you ate, your latest binge-worthy TV series, the last good book you read, any fabulous news you recently received — really, anything…