Niche line Bond no. 9 will introduce New Bond St, a gourmand oriental fragrance, in September…
Monday scent of the day 8/13
Yep, it’s Monday again. It’s also International Lefthanders Day and Alfred Hitchcock’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Marni Rose.
Reminder: 8/17 will be Guessing Game Friday, edition 2…
The daily lemming
Meow Meow Tweet's Body Oil: "Forget about lotion! Nurture your skin from head to toe with this gentle, moisturizing, and non-greasy oil blend. Scented only with essential oils, massage this luxurious blend of oils into your entire body, put a few drops in your bath, or work a little bit into the ends of your hair to tame and moisturize. Available in a Lavender Lemongrass, Geranium Frankincense and Sweet Orange Neroli." $22 for 112 ml or $10 for 30 ml.
To rub or not to rub
This gesture was done when we were extracting very high-concentration perfume, old perfume. Now it’s not really true – now we have sprays, [before] there was no spray, you took the cap off the bottle and applied it [directly]. Now it’s a spray, the dilution is much lighter, so really it doesn’t matter.
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The friction created by rubbing, he continues, “heats up the skin, which produces natural enzymes that change the course of the scent.” Most impacted are the top and middle notes, along with the dry-down, or the last and longest period of your fragrance’s unfolding.
— Top quote from perfumer Nathalie Lorson, in From scenting your clothes to avoiding garlic: 7 things a perfumer wants you to know about fragrance at Xposé. Bottom quote from Francis Kurkdjian, in You're Probably Applying, Storing And Wearing Your Perfume Wrong at Vogue UK.
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid August 2018
Happy Play in the Sand Day! If you’re lucky enough to be at the beach, do play in the sand for the rest of us, as we carry on with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite patch of sand on earth, your favorite beachy fragrance, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…