Hump Day, and 12 more days to go for 2018. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in The Different Company’s delicious incense, Le 15.
Reminder: on 12/21 we’re doing What’s your number…
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Hump Day, and 12 more days to go for 2018. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in The Different Company’s delicious incense, Le 15.
Reminder: on 12/21 we’re doing What’s your number…
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According to the Business of Fashion, candle sales are growing faster than the rest of the fragrance market, rising by one-third over the past two years. It seems a desire to cocoon ourselves from the outside world (olfactory, thermal or something more insidious) is higher on the agenda. Welcome to the cult of “smellness”: a small-scale form of self-care in a destabilised world.
— The Guardian takes a look at the world of scented candles. Read more at The cult of ‘smellness’: what’s behind the extraordinary rise in sales of scented candles?
The trend is called so-hwak-haeng, or "small but authentic happiness," home and tech analyst James Kang of Euromonitor International Korea told Business Insider. There's a more vulgar way to describe it: sibal biyong, or "f--- it spending."
— From Anxious South Korean youngsters have lost hope in their futures and don't want to get married — and that's unexpectedly fueling the country's $2.5 billion air-fragrance industry at Business Insider.
It smells like my dad cussing because the new tree is getting sap all over the carpet.
— Reflections on the Thymes Frasier Fir candle, from What’s with all the scented candles at Christmas? at Seattle Times.
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For fans of Gucci Bloom, the Deluxe Edition with pump atomizer for holiday gift giving. 100 ml of the original Eau de Parfum ("Capturing the spirit of the contemporary, diverse and authentic women of Gucci, Bloom is creative director Alessandro Michele's first fragrance for the House. Envisioned as a thriving garden of flowers, Bloom is created to unfold like its name. Notes of natural tuberose and Jasmine leave an unexpectedly rich white floral scent on the skin. Rangoon Creeper, a plant that changes color when it blooms, infuses a powdery, floral edge."), $210 AUD at David Jones in Australia.
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Tuesday, International Migrants Day and Jacques Pépin’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m off-season but on-project in CB I Hate Perfume M #2 Black March. Tea at the moment is Yunnan Golden Tips Organic from Upton.
Reminder: on 12/21 we’re doing What’s your number…
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Shoppers 35 and under want to smell like themselves, not everyone else, and that’s bad news for the many celebrity products that occupy the midrange. At the luxe end of the spectrum, consumers in the U.S., Europe and Asia — including young Chinese shoppers — want aspirational and unusual options.
— An explanation that fails to explain Le Labo Santal 33 (among others). Read more at Millennials Don't Want to Smell Like Celebs Anymore at Bloomberg.