Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also Global Handwashing Day and World Students’ Day. Birthdays: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in the possibly-more-sweet-than-savory Vetiver Tonka from Hermès.
Reminder: on 10/16, wear a savory gourmand fragrance, if you have one…
The art of perfumery is ancient, intricate, and shrouded in mystery. The Osmothèque in Versailles, in partnership with the espace Richaud, lifts the veil on some of the secrets of this millennia-old craft, in which France has distinguished itself in particular. From November 4, 2026 to February 7, 2027, discover the exhibition The Soul of French Perfume: A Journey to the Heart of Elegance and Craft.
This historical exhibition takes visitors back 2,000 years, exploring the rituals and beliefs surrounding perfumes in antiquity. Offerings to the gods, medicinal virtues, fragrances for the wealthy and powerful: perfume fulfilled multiple roles. Over the centuries, the place and functions of perfumes have evolved.
— Read more in The Soul of French Perfume: An Elegant Exhibition at Espace Richaud in Versailles at Sortir à Paris.
Italian niche line Profumum has launched Dolce Artica, a new fragrance exclusive to Swedish men’s grooming boutique Gents…
Amouage has launched Decision 42 and Overture 41, two new fragrances in the Exceptional Extraits collection…
This year's limited edition holiday collector bottles from Jean Paul Gaultier, dressed in bejeweled gold mesh. In Le Mâle Eau de Toilette, 125 ml, and Divine Eau de Parfum, 100 ml, both at Incenza in France.