From a collaboration between D'Orsay and artist Laëtitia Rouget, the limited edition 05:33 A Minha Vida Portuguesa candle: "The sunny, invigorating notes intertwine, evoking the bewitching aromas of Mandarin, Neroli and Fig, for a romantic and poetic experience, full of surprise. The earthenware pots are reusable and reveal a design when the wax is fully consumed." 250g for $134 at D'Orsay.
Kenzo Homme Santal Marin ~ new fragrance
Kenzo has launched Kenzo Homme Santal Marin, a new fragrance for men. Kenzo Homme Santal Marin is a flanker to 1991′s Kenzo Homme, and follows last year’s Kenzo Homme Marine…
Tuesday scent of the day 5/28
It’s (teapot-less, since we are powering through with Miguel Covarrubias this week, see below) Tuesday. What fragrance are you wearing?
For the stylized water and fishes in the image, I’m in Hermès Eau des Merveilles. Tea at the moment is Harney CTC Assam + Art of Tea Cardoz Legacy Masala Chai.
Reminder: on 5/31 we’re doing the Picture challenge, edition 9…wear a perfume that matches the image, which is Genesis, The Gift of Life, a 1954 glass mosaic by Mexican artist and anthropologist Miguel Covarrubias….
Deeply flawed
Industry insiders told us the handful of companies that own many luxury brands are squeezing budgets, resulting in very low pay. Egyptian jasmine pickers say this forces them to involve their children.
And we have discovered the auditing systems the perfume industry uses to check on supply chains are deeply flawed.
— Read more in Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds at BBC.
Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, Memorial Day 2024
It’s Memorial Day weekend — summer at last! — and we’re celebrating the holiday with our standard open thread poll.
Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re thinking will be your most-worn this coming summer (or winter), whatever. And if you have a friend or family member who died while serving in the armed forces, and you want to tell us about them, please do.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
(And a quick PSA…the splitmeet will close on Sunday night, or when I remember to close it on Monday…)