Issey Miyake has followed last year’s Shades of Paradise collection with Shades of Kolam, featuring two limited edition flankers developed by perfumer Marie Salamagne. L’Eau d’Issey Shades of Kolam and L’Eau de Issey Pour Homme Shades of Kolam were inspired by a trip to Tamil Nadu, and feature designs by Twice Studio. (You can read more about traditional kolam drawing at Wikipedia…)
We will bring Keukenhof to you
Two videos from the Keukenhof garden in Lisse, normally open every spring for about 50 days but currently closed, like everything else. They apparently plant about 7 million bulbs every year. The first video is from March 21, the second video (below the jump) is from yesterday.
The daily lemming
Oedo-Koh's Tokyo Cherry Blossom incense: "Savor the joy of spring time, when young and old alike feel the allure of the outdoors, with the sweet, gentle scent of cherry blossoms. The custom of cherry blossom viewing took hold during the Edo Period. The somei-yoshino cherry tree, seen in groves throughout Japan today, was originally an ornamental garden variety raised in the village of Somei near Edo. Cherry blossom viewings were also an opportunity for Edo denizens to meet one another, present themselves, and perform; matching fancy kimonos were worn for the occasion, and people sang and danced to celebrate the coming of Spring." $18 for 60 sticks at Smallflower.
Wednesday scent of the day 3/25
Hump Day, and the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Birthdays today: Flannery O’Connor, Sarah Jessica Parker, Aretha Franklin. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Sarah Jessica Parker Stash.
Reminder: on 3/27, wear a perfume by Robert Piguet, Rochas, Roger & Gallet or Reminiscence, if you have one…
Experience spring at Wakehurst
"Explore the beautiful botanic gardens of Wakehurst, as beauty awakens and layers of colour unfold across the grounds. Located in West Sussex and managed by RBG, Kew, Wakehurst is set in 465 acres of country estate, and boasts ornamental gardens, temperate woodlands, a nature reserve and an Elizabethan mansion." From May 2015, about 2 1/2 minutes.