Lolita Lempicka has launched Eau de Minuit 2013, their 10th yearly limited edition Eau de Minuit variation on 1997′s Lolita Lempicka Le Premier Parfum fragrance for women. This year’s bottle is adorned with shooting stars…
And the winner is…
...Vlada, who takes the Atelier Cologne Silver Iris in our latest draw. Congrats!
Angel Schlesser Agua de Jazmin & Agua de Vetiver ~ new fragrances
Spanish house Angel Schlesser has launched two new fragrances: Agua de Jazmin for women and Agua de Vetiver for men…
Mona di Orio Violette Fumee ~ fragrance review
It’s easy to mistakenly pigeonhole violet. When I think of violet, my thoughts first go to retro rose-violet concoctions like Frédéric Malle Lipstick Rose or violet as sweet as the candied flowers on Viennese pastries. Really, though, violet can be dark and moody, especially when paired with its leaves (think of the knowing earthiness of Jean Patou 1000) or even elegantly futuristic (like Comme des Garçons + Stephen Jones‘s waft of a flying saucer crashed into a bed of violets).
Then, of course, there’s the classic gentleman’s violet as found in British shaving creams and old-fashioned colognes. Mona di Orio Violette Fumée Eau de Parfum Intense is a gentleman’s violet, but for the modern gentleman (or lady) whose desk is topped not by fountain pens but a MacBook Pro, and whose evening tipple is more likely to be small batch bourbon from Brooklyn than a Scotch whisky and soda…
Try sniffing rotting apples
Suffering from writer’s block? Try sniffing rotting apples.
This seemed to work for the 18th-century poet Friedrich Schiller, who kept the decaying fruit in his study because he felt the scent stimulated creativity.
— Lance Hosey considers the "therapeutic properties of scent" and the implications for urban planning in Scent and the City at the New York Times. Hat tip to Sondra!