Financial terms of the all-cash transaction were not disclosed, but industry sources estimate it was for approximately $1.5 billion.
Creed will join other perfume brands in Kering Beauté’s stable that include Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Pomellato and Qeelin.
— Read more in Kering Beauté Acquires Creed at Women's Wear Daily via Yahoo.
Exclusive to Harrods, a collector bottle of Acqua di Parma Zafferano, decorated to recall terrazzo tile. £212 for 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
L’Artisan Parfumeur will launch Cuir Grenat, a new fragrance in the Les Merveilles collection (formerly the L’Orient collection)…
It’s Monday and National Chocolate Pudding Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I did not sleep well, so I’m groggy this morning, plus I’m running late. I’ll be commando until one of you gives me an idea what to wear.
Reminder: on 6/30, we’re off to Germany…
The scientists tested the same six volunteers against one another for six nights. They found that the mosquitoes were most attracted to a participant who gave off high levels of carboxylic acids, which are produced by skin microbes and sebum, an oily residue secreted by glands in the skin. The volunteer least attractive to the mosquitoes emitted not only low levels of carboxylic acids, but also lots of eucalyptol, a plant-derived compound that is common in a variety of foods and is known to repel mosquitoes.
— Read more in How to Build a Scent Smorgasbord for Mosquitoes at The New York Times.