The 1, 2, 3 Noël! candle trio from Maison Francis Kurkdjian includes 75g candles in Pain d'épices ("a gourmand fragrance inspired by indulgent gingerbread"), Mon Beau Sapin ("Its woody and slightly resinous fragrance evokes the traditional Christmas tree") and Pomme d'amour ("inspired by a caramel-coated candy apple"). The set of three 75g candles is $115, or get the individual candles in 180g for $75 each. At Nordstrom, Saks or Neiman Marcus.
DKNY Be 100% Delicious ~ new fragrance
Donna Karan has launched DKNY Be 100% Delicious, a new flanker to 2004’s Be Delicious. Be 100% Delicious follows last year’s Be Extra Delicious…
Wednesday scent of the day 11/3
It’s Hump Day and National Stress Awareness Day. Birthdays: Walker Evans, Anna Wintour. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Donna Karan Black Cashmere.
Reminder: 11/5 is SWINTON’s birthday…
It’s happiness
I now have a farm in the south of France where we have organic roses that I use for perfumery. Happiness, for me, smells like the moment I pass the threshold. I walk into this atelier, and there’s a mix of smells — of all the different oils and absolutes. The mixture of all these smells is indescribable, but to me, it’s happiness.
— Perfumer Aurélien Guichard on the what happiness smells like. Read more in The Story Behind the Adam Driver Centaur Perfume at The Cut.
Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Celebration ~ new fragrance
Victoria’s Secret has launched Bombshell Celebration, a new fruity floral holiday flanker to 2010’s Bombshell fragrance for women…