Ten seconds for the new Thierry Mugler Alien Eau Sublime.
The daily lemming
A trio of 10 ml travel sprays in the Narciso by Narciso Rodriguez fragrance, two in Eau de Parfum and one in Eau de Toilette. Available at Lord & Taylor ($50) or Hudson's Bay ($60), but currently on markdown at Macy's for $25.
You smelled like violets
If you grew up in Miami and are of Hispanic descent, chances are high that you smelled like violets as a baby and sometimes beyond your childhood years.
— Read more at Agua de Violetas: A Familiar Fragrance With An Untold Story at NBC Miami.
Richard E Grant / Jack Covent Garden ~ quick fragrance review
A couple weeks ago, I reviewed the debut fragrance from actor Richard E. Grant, Jack by Jack Perfumes. I thought I’d review his other two fragrances the following week, but the best laid plans and all that. Here, a bit late, is a brief review of the second fragrance, Covent Garden, and I’ll try to get to the third next week. Covent Garden was…
… inspired by [Grant’s] early days in the business, waiting tables in Covent Garden – once a prominent fruit, vegetable and flower market and the centre of the theatre district. Taking cues from his early environment, the professional tradition of actors receiving fresh fruit and flowers on opening nights and the use of ginger to nurse their voices, Richard E. Grant created his second eau de parfum…
The golden hour, part two
Perfumers Calice Becker, Nadège Le Garlantezec and Shyamala Maisondieu talk about L'Occitane Terre de Lumière. You can see the fragrance commercial here.