West Village niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas will launch Oeillet Bengale in June. Oeillet Bengale is the brand’s third fragrance; it follows 2013’s Iris Nazarena and 2012’s Aedes de Venustas Signature…
A bit retro
And hats are very close to you emotionally in the way that hair is and the way that fragrance is. I love this idea of a perfumed, hatted world—it’s a bit retro. That’s our whole world: black hats, perfume, femininity, looking after yourself, preciousness. So often nowadays women are told they’re not supposed to feel like that because it’s sort of indulgent or something. Well, hey, isn’t self-indulgence part of the raison d’être of hats and fragrance? We need that fantasy, because everything else is not about self-indulgence—paying your mortgage, work, your children, etc.
— Stephen Jones, from Milliner Stephen Jones Talks Rei Kawakubo, Lesbian Geishas, and His Latest Fragrance at Style.com. His latest fragrance is Wisteria Hysteria. If you missed the short film he talks about, it's here.
Molton Brown Caju & Lime ~ new fragrance
Molton Brown has launched Caju & Lime, a new limited edition fragrance inspired by the caipirinha cocktail…
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, Mother’s Day weekend 2014
Happy Mother’s Day!
We’re having our standard open thread poll: talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the perfume your mother wore, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Le Prix Eau Faux 2014 ~ a few more entries, part 2
A second batch of entries for the 2014 Prix Eau Faux that didn’t make it to the finals — if you missed it, we’ve already announced this year’s winner, and we posted the first round of entries last week (there are too many to post or read all at once). The last batch will appear next Saturday…