French niche line Pierre Guillaume has launched 27.1 Le Chant des Sirènes, the second in the series that started with 2016’s No. 27 Limanakia…
The (almost) daily lemming
Cheerful (limited edition) packaging for L’Eau des Hesperides, part of Diptyque's Summer Essentials collection for 2025. €145 for 100 ml at Breuninger in Germany.
Bold Citrus
A quick spot for Boss Bottled Bold Citrus by Hugo Boss.
Wednesday scent of the day 5/21
It’s Hump Day, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development and World Meditation Day. RIP George Wendt. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m commando for a dental appointment this morning. I will pick something calming for World Meditation Day when I get back.
Reminder: 5/23 is World Turtle Day…
Six thousand years of olfactory culture
From May 21 to Nov. 30, 2025, the Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo - home of the Center for the Study of the History of Textile, Costume and Perfume, in Venice is hosting the exhibition Journey through the History of Perfume. [...] The exhibition route unfolds along a scenic timeline, through which visitors can admire more than five hundred bottles, protected under elegant glass bells. These objects tell the story of six thousand years of olfactory culture. Alongside the original exhibits, seven historical fragrances have been faithfully recreated by the essence house Givaudan, starting with the original formulas.
— Read more in An exhibition in Venice traces 6,000 years of perfume history with the Storp Collection at Finestre sull'Arte.