It’s Tuesday, Let It Go Day and United Nations Public Service Day. Birthdays: Alan Turing, June Carter Cash, Frances McDormand. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am running late and I’m commando for an appointment later; I will pick a fragrance this afternoon from whatever ya’ll are wearing. Tea at the moment is Hao Ya Select Keemun + Davidson’s Cacao Husk, with a sprinkle of nutmeg.
Reminder: on 6/26, name a favorite “real life” smell…
Ulta Beauty shoppers will soon be able to purchase Bath & Body Works' signature fragrances, hand soaps and candles in more than 600 stores from July 12 as both companies pursue turnaround plans that include more partnerships.
Part of Bath & Body Works' "Consumer First Formula" aims to give shoppers more ways to find the company's lotions and candles, while the "Ulta Beauty Unleashed" strategy intends to launch more brand partnerships to drive sales growth.
— Read more in Bath & Body Works partners with Ulta Beauty as it looks to boost sales at Reuters.
Saturday is Brian Wilson’s birthday. Sunday is the Summer Solstice and Father’s Day. Monday is National Onion Ring Day.
We’re marking everything with a repeat of a half-year poll we’ve done for the past few++ years. As always, answer as many or as few of the questions as you like, or just talk about something else.
1. What’s the best new scented thing you discovered in the first half of 2026? It can be anything, from a flower to a fragrance to a body product.
2. What new scented thing do you hope to discover in July?
3. Now that the year is about half over, what do you think is the best new fragrance release of 2026 so far?
4. Share something wonderful with us! It can be anything — good news you received recently, something delicious you ate, the latest TV series you binged — really, anything…
British niche line Jo Loves has launched With Love from Capri, a new limited edition fragrance. With Love from Capri follows 2024’s With Love from Positano, 2025’s With Love from Como and this year’s With Love from London…
Autumne West, national beauty director at Nordstrom, has noticed growing consumer interest in peach fragrances. “We’re seeing customers reach for fragrances that feel juicy and bright, an ode to summer and the kind of scent you can throw on every single day—and peach sits right at the heart of that,” she says. “The words I keep hearing are ‘fresh,’ ‘happy,’ and ‘juicy.’ Everyone's chasing that sunny-glow, soft-focus-filter feeling, and a good peach delivers it the second it hits your skin.”
— Read more in Peach Fragrances Do ’90s Nostalgia Right at Allure.