Cartier will launch Baiser Fou, the second in the Baiser series that started with 2011’s Baiser Volé…
Elizabeth Arden White Tea ~ new fragrance
Elizabeth Arden will launch White Tea, a new fragrance for women, in January. White Tea follows the brand’s popular Green Tea, introduced in 1999…
Friday scent of the day 12/2
It’s Friday! (And, happy birthday to Britney Spears.) Our community project for today: wear a perfume by Michel Almairac, if you have one.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I am sure I will not be the only one in the original Bottega Veneta.
Reminder: 12/9 will be Best Buy Friday…
Malle x 4
First up, two videos (one is below the jump) about Frédéric Malle’s new boutique in the Marais district of Paris. The boutique was designed by the architecture firm of Jakob + MacFarlane (and there is an article with lots of pictures at designboom).
Below those, first, a video telling the story behind the brand. Below that, perfumer Michel Roudnitska talks about Le Parfum de Thérèse, created by his father, Edmond Roudnitska.
Crazy about cinnamon
But the more esoteric smells—orange, banana, vanilla, and cinnamon—were hits, too, even though wild sea lions are unlikely to find themselves in situations that smell quite so Christmasy. Particular sea lions even picked favorites. “One individual, Sage, was crazy about cinnamon. Just absolutely crazy about it,” says Samuelson.
— Dr. Mystera Samuelson of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, Mississippi talks about aromatherapy for sea lions in rehabilitation. Read more at Sea Lions Are Surprisingly Receptive to Holiday Spices at Atlas Obscura.