I probably want the Alabaster more, but I'd take a set of Buly 1803's "scented pencils" too. They're decorative sticks that you dip in the (included) fragrance oil, then "Choose wisely where to place your pencils so that their delicate scent is released fully and widely... in the most original way!" About €53.
Zegna Essenze x 3 ~ new fragrances
Ermenegildo Zegna has launched Roman Wood, a new addition to the Essenze by Ermenegildo Zegna collection. In 2019, Madras Cardamom and Mediterranean Neroli joined the series…
(More) postcards from spring, outside elsewhere
First up, the Desert Botanical Garden in Bloom, from Phoenix, Arizona. Below the jump, from the Missouri Botanical Garden, a quick minute on daffodil varieties (and if you’re feeling really cooped up working at home, try their 1 hour video of the stream through the English Woodland Garden, or the 2 hour video of a rainy morning in the Japanese Garden.)
Then, a charming tour of the canceled 2020 Bulb Show at Smith College, followed by (a minute of) “Serenity in the Strolling Pond Garden” from the Portland Japanese Garden.
Thursday scent of the day 3/26
It’s Almost Friday (or it’s another Wednesday, now that every day is Wednesday). Also, AE Housman’s (Loveliest of trees, the cherry now) birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: smelling great and taking points in Robert Piguet Fracas.
Reminder: on 3/27, wear a perfume by Robert Piguet, Rochas, Roger & Gallet or Reminiscence, if you have one…
Spring Flowers ~ garden fragrance reviews
As COVID-19 rages around the world, I’m grateful I’m healthy and can work from home. All around me in Seattle are people at high risk of infection, and many thousands who have lost their jobs and are struggling to make ends meet. One thing that helps me mute the distraught voices in my head and get through these long, lonely days at home (with two cats to “talk to” until my spouse gets home in the evening) is the great outdoors. And the outdoors in Seattle during spring is one glorious place, full of highly scented flowers emanating their perfumes into the cool, clean air. Today, I’d like to talk about some of the plants I’ve encountered on my walks and in my own garden during the last several weeks…