The Old Spice Man (aka Isaiah Mustafa) stars in a holiday pop-up book.
The daily lemming
Fragonard's spicy holiday candle, Le Feu sous la Glace: "A heartwarming combination of spicy cinnamon and zesty orange, which can create a comforting ambience in any room. Incredibly inviting, the candle pairs well with a cozy night by the fire." $39 for 200g at 50-ml.
Ormonde Jayne Indus, Xandria & Xi’an ~ new fragrances
British niche line Ormonde Jayne has launched Indus, Xandria & Xi’an, new fragrances in the La Route de Soie collection (see Byzance, Damask, Levant and Tanger)…
Monday scent of the day 11/30
Happy Cyber Monday! Also, a couple author birthdays: Mark Twain, Lucy Maud Montgomery. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles.
Reminder: 12/4 is National Cookie Day…
Motivated to exercise
"Some people like to exercise more than others do, but why this is so is not well understood," lead author Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka of UC Riverside said in a news release. "Taken together, our results show vomeronasal receptors as trait locations for voluntary exercise behavior in mice."
"It's not inconceivable that someday we might be able to isolate the chemicals [i.e., smells] and use them like air fresheners in gyms to make people even more motivated to exercise," senior author Theodore Garland added.
— Read more in Need Motivation to Exercise? Olfaction Is a Primal Motivator at Psychology Today.