Have you ever bought a perfume just for the name or the bottle? I’ve made a few purchases inspired primarily by beautiful packaging, even when I wasn’t crazy about the fragrance inside — L de Lolita de Lempicka and Bond no. 9 Union Square come to mind — although I’ve managed to avoid that temptation in recent years. However, when I saw the visuals for Memo Tiger’s Nest last spring, I smiled and sighed…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2019, part 2
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes special edition bottles from Hermès, Zadig & Voltaire, Cartier, Givenchy and Yves Rocher.
From Hermès, the Charming edition of Twilly d’Hermès. “Choose the limited edition Charming Twilly, the Hermès girls’ lucky charm. A pretty horseshoe dangles from the silken ribbon as a distinctive sign, a liberty of expression.” In 85 ml Eau de Parfum at John Lewis in the UK…
Jo Malone Wild Flowers & Weeds ~ new fragrances
Jo Malone will launch Wild Flowers & Weeds, a new limited edition collection of five fragrances (Cade & Cedarwood, Hemlock & Bergamot, Lupin & Patchouli, Nettle & Wild Achillea and Willow & Amber), in March. Wild Flowers & Weeds follows 2017’s The Bloomsbury Set and 2018’s English Fields…
Britney Spears Rainbow Fantasy ~ new perfume
Britney Spears has launched Rainbow Fantasy. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2005′s Britney Spears Fantasy…
Friday scent of the day 2/1
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, welcome to February! And happy National Freedom Day. Our community project for today: to celebrate Cherry Month, wear a fragrance with a cherry or cherry blossom note.
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’m in my first Serge, Rahät Loukoum.
Reminder: on 2/8 our theme is Fire and Ice…