Artist Anne Brun on the 100th anniversary edition of Guerlain Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat. Below the jump, Thierry Wasser talks about the fragrance. (Note that there is a mistake in the English subtitles: a cedrat tree is a citron tree, not a cedar tree.)
Thursday scent of the day 11/5
It’s Almost-Friday, SWINTON’s birthday and Guy Fawkes Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversée du Bosphore.
Reminder: 11/6 will be Nostalgia Friday…
Earliest and sweetest memories
Some of my earliest and sweetest memories involve sitting on the sofa in my best outfit, alongside my siblings in a tidy living room, uunsi [frankincense] burning in the background, waiting for our guests to arrive. When uunsi burned it was a warning of sorts: The meal was made, the guests were on their way, the day had begun, and, sometimes, mamo was going to a wedding.
— Read more in The Scent That Takes Me Back Home, Wherever I Am at Architectural Digest. Hat tip to Kevin!
Wednesday scent of the day 11/4
It’s Hump Day and National Stress Awareness Day. (Seriously? I am aware, thanks.) What fragrance are you wearing?
I am commando for a routine doctor visit later today. (And, I may not be able to post again until tomorrow, we’ll see. I’ll definitely be back on Thursday either way.)
Reminder: 11/6 will be Nostalgia Friday…
Liquides Imaginaires Liquide, Buveur de Vent, Fleur de Sable & Tapis Volant ~ new fragrances
French niche line Liquides Imaginaires has launched Liquide, a new limited edition fragrance. Last year, the brand launched the Les Eaux de l’Est trio: Buveur de Vent, Fleur de Sable and Tapis Volant…