A spot for Jo Malone Lavenderland. Then below the jump, perfumers Yann Vasnier, Marie Salamagne and Anne Flipo talk about the fragrances.
The daily lemming
A lemming for fans of Twilly d'Hermès, the Eau Poivrée flanker in the Twilly Charming edition: "Choose the new limited edition of Charming Twilly, the Hermès girls' lucky charm. A coral-coloured little four-leaf clover hangs from the silk tie as a distinctive sign. Freedom of style is worn as a charm!" In 85 ml at World Duty Free. (You can still find the 2019 version of "regular" Twilly d'Hermès with a horseshoe charm at Saks in the US or Myer in Australia.)
Friday scent of the day 2/21
It’s Friday and International Mother Language Day and Nina Simone’s birthday. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance by Parfum d’Empire, Parfums DelRae, Penhaligon’s, Pacifica or Parfumerie Generale, if you have one. (Yes, we already did a community project for Parfums de Nicolaï). Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter P.
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.
You guessed it, I’m in Parfum d’Empire Azemour Les Orangers…
Molton Brown Milk Musk ~ new fragrance
House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud, Alchemologie Nethermead, Regime des Fleurs Willows ~ short fragrance reviews
Although I tend to wear rose fragrances of all kinds when I’m “off-duty” and not testing something to review here, I also keep an eye and a nose out for interesting violet perfumes. Some of my violet-y favorites over the years have been soliflores (e.g., Annick Goutal Violette) but others are more complex or quirky. I also enjoy encountering violet when I don’t necessarily expect it, or when it’s included way down in a list of notes but turns out to be one of the stars of the composition.
House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud is a recent example of the “stealth violet” experience for me…