Coriander is a common but profoundly divisive herb. Depending on how your palate reads it – a response determined by the OR6A2 gene – it either elevates a taco or tastes like soap. That divide exists within fragrances too. But before you take a side, you have to know what’s in the mix: is it the leaf, which smells herbaceous and a little metallic; or seed, more akin to light spice and rosewood?
— Read more in Controversial coriander is having a fragrance renaissance at Financial Times.
From Floraïku, the Forbidden Incense candle trio: "...with a Mimosa scented candle that is intriguingly floral, alongside a Lily of the Valley candle for the 'light' shadow and a Smoked Wood for the 'dark' shadow. These candles are made with japanese tea cups, a white porcelain as fine as air, gilded with fine gold. Packaged in a box indigo and gold. Ideal for gifting or treating yourself", Three x 130g for $309 at Floraïku.
Calvin Klein will launch a new limited edition Eternity duo, with Eternity Amber Essence For Women, a flanker to 1988’s Eternity, and Eternity Amber Essence For Men, a flanker to 1989’s Eternity for Men. Last year’s model: Eternity Aromatic Essence…
A short spot for Tom Ford Bois Pacifique.
Happy Almost-Friday and happy National Oatmeal Muffin Day! There are 12 more days to go in the year. Birthdays: Italo Svevo, Carter G. Woodson, Jean Genet, Édith Piaf, Cicely Tyson, Richard Leakey. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Fendi Theorema, and I’ll almost certainly wear it again tomorrow.
Reminder: 12/20 will be the Holiday Special…