French niche line Parfums MDCI has launched Cuir Garamante, a new leather-focused fragrance. The brand’s last fragrance was 2012’s Chypre Palatin…
The smell of cancer
Preti is an expert on human odors, having studied them for more than 40 years. He has sniffed — both with machines and with his nose — breath, sweat and other secretions in search of answers about why we smell the way we do. This latest project seeks to answer a question others might have never thought to ask: Does ovarian cancer have a smell?
— That's George Preti, of the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Read more at What Does Cancer Smell Like? at the New York Times. Hat tip to HemlockSillage!
Hello Katy
Katy Perry talks to Santa in support of her fragrance Katy Perry Killer Queen.
Online fragrance shopping
New at beautyhabit: Coquillete Paris line.
New at harrods (UK): Byredo line.
Deal at smellbent: get free shipping on US orders of $25 or more or international orders of $50 or more, offer good through Monday.
White Castle candle to benefit Autism Speaks
The White Castle (“what you crave”) hamburger-scented candle is back, and this time 100% of the proceeds will go to Autism Speaks…