Ava Luxe has launched Sacred, a new limited edition fragrance:
A precious botanical perfume oil composed of rare costly essences of Moroccan rose absolute, Sandalwood oil, Aloeswood (agarwood), Frankincense (premium select), and Wild Myrrh from Somalia…
Deal at bathandbodyworks: get free shipping on any purchase of $65 or more with coupon code SENDFREE65, good through 5/29.
New at sephora: Izod for men.
Deal at yvesrocherusa: take $10 off a $30 purchase with coupon code MOTHERSDAY, good through 5/12.
Kurt Anderson of Studio 360 takes Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez of Perfumes: The Guide to a Duane Reade pharmacy to smell things. Perfumistas, take heart, you won't have to hear another long discussion of Eau de Toilette vs. Eau de Parfum, etc etc etc. About 11 minutes long. You can listen below, or download an MP3 file at the website.
Update: I had trouble getting the embedded whatchamacallit above to work in Firefox; it worked perfectly for me in Internet Explorer. Your mileage may vary.
Jennifer Lopez will follow up on her most recent fragrance releases, Deseo and Deseo Forever, with her first masculine fragrance, Deseo for Men. According to Lopez…
I wanted to capture the intimate and personal nature of a man who is sexy, yet strong. Deseo means desire. […] I wanted to take this meaning and put it behind the idea of one desiring another. The smell is warming and creates a provocative and sensual texture…
“Those Axe ads are relatively accurate,” Herz says of the TV spots depicting women mauling cologne-doused schlubs. “If a woman likes how you smell, she’ll be drawn to you.” (That’s not a license to shower in Drakkar Noir, gentlemen—we still have to like the stench you’re sporting.)
— Rachel Herz, author of The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell, quoted in Follow your nose: Arousal starts with a sniff—so watch where you dab that perfume in Time Out New York. Thank to Jessica for the link!
A recent study shows a strong correlation between the lack of genetic diversity and the poor population density of sandalwood trees in south India. Penalties and absence of uniform laws have been a deterrent to nurturing this treasure.
— From Fading Fragrance?, an article about the threats to sandalwood in the wild, in the Deccan Herald. (link no longer active, sorry!)