Jo Malone has launched a “Rich Extract” collection with new concentrations of three fragrances: Tuberose Angelica Rich Extract, Velvet Rose & Oud Rich Extract and Oud & Bergamot Rich Extract…
The daily lemming
Three of the many perfume-related iPhone cases at Society6: "Guerlain Perfumes", "Girl Stuff" and "Sepia". $28 each.
Pleasant rather than weird
I am no qualified nose but, to me, all of these fragrances smelt pleasant rather than weird, and they were somewhat similar. Dent de Lait is lateral thinking on childhood - it smells like baby powder. Concrete supposedly has metallic threads underneath the rose, but it’s buried too deep for me – it’s certainly the sweetest concrete I have ever smelt. Rubchinskiy’s fragrance will appeal to the teenagers that occupy skateparks but it’s clean and out-of-the-shower, rather than gritty - the rubber and tar seem absent.
— Lauren Cochrane of The Guardian finds niche perfumes don't always live up to their promise. Read more at Wake up and smell the concrete: the rise of alt perfumes.
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, early August 2017
It’s our usual weekend open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your latest fantastic fragrance discovery, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Shawn Mendes Signature ~ new perfume
Singer songwriter Shawn Mendes has launched Shawn Mendes Signature, a new unisex fragrance.