British niche line Ormonde Jayne will launch Vanille des Afriques Intensivo, a new fragrance in the Four Corners of the Earth collection, in April. Last year, the brand launched Bukhara, a new fragrance in the Route de la Soie collection…
Tuesday scent of the day 2/27
It’s Tuesday and International Polar Bear Day, Pokémon Day, World NGO Day and Anosmia Awareness Day. Birthdays: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Steinbeck, Mildred Bailey, Dexter Gordon and Elizabeth Taylor. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m commando for an exercise class so I’ll pick something later today. Tea at the moment is The Art of Tea Rose Black.
Reminder: On 3/1, Rabbit rabbit rabbit…
The Monday Mail ~ help Marta find a new fragrance
Marta fell in love with perfumes in 2007 when she discovered Serge Lutens Chergui and Frédéric Malle Musc Ravageur. Since then she has been an avid reader of Now Smell This (and she also loves our own Angie’s cozy mysteries).
She’s currently searching for a signature scent for special events, something that will make her feel both chic and professional, like her longtime favorite Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady. She still finds Portrait of a Lady beautiful but she’s overly used to it now, and no other perfume in her collection feels powerful and special enough to be its replacement. Her perfect perfume will be as cold and chic as a Hitchcock blonde, but also with some wit and panache. So, icy and interesting.
Can we help?
Here is what we know about Marta…
Karl Lagerfeld Rouge ~ new fragrance
Karl Lagerfeld has launched Rouge, a new fragrance for women…
The expression of Dior’s Couturier-Perfumer
A spot from Christian Dior for New Look and the rest of the La Collection Privée Christian Dior series.