Narciso Rodriguez has launched Neroli Essence, a new unisex fragrance in the brand’s Musc collection…
The daily lemming
From Naomi, After-Cooking Hand Scrub in Santal & Iris: "Neutralize food odors like garlic and seafood with the luxury hand wash for home cooks. Two-stage odor control: bread yeast enzymes break down odors, jojoba wax exfoliants wash them away. Formulated for all-day cooking: fat balanced and acid-adjusted to be easy on hardworking hands." With notes of cardamom, iris, ambergris, sandalwood, cedar and leather; 500 ml for $29 at Beautyhabit.
So many Si’s, so little time
Cate Blanchett on Giorgio Armani Sì Passione Red Bloom and Sì Nude Bloom.
Tuesday scent of the day 4/14
It’s Tuesday, plus Pan American Day, National Dolphin Day and Loretta Lynn’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in good old Hermès Un Jardin Sur Le Nil. Tea at the moment is a blend of Upton Keemun, Kusmi Violette, Art of Tea Rose Black and cacao husk, inspired by a Fortnum & Mason tea that happy888cat mentioned over the weekend.
Reminder: on 4/17, wear a fragrance by Hermès, OR something from perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena OR Christine Nagel…
Beyond familiar notes
Domestic players are moving beyond familiar notes such as tea, osmanthus, chrysanthemum, and jasmine, identifying and commercializing native botanicals that can set them apart in an increasingly crowded market — and building out a far broader, more experimental aromatic range in the process.
— Read more in China’s fragrance industry searches for its own scent at Jing Daily.