Donatella, Our Lady of Scented Mercy,1 resting up after her cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2 and her appearance at the Met Gala, is ready to hear the confessions of her flock, so please report what you bought in the 2nd quarter (April, May and June) of 2026.
As usual, I bought nothing, and shockingly, I am still not running low on perfume.
As always, report your purchases in the comments if you dare…
Indie perfumer Bruno Fazzolari’s Fzotic brand has introduced Creosote, a new* unisex fragrance…
Aha, something affordable! From Dove's new limited edition Ice Cream Parlor collection at Target, Pistachio Gelato ("creamy pistachio gelato melting into sweet pieces of nougat and toffee vanilla popcorn") in Body Wash ($7.99), Body Mist ($6.99), Body Scrub ($7.99) and Antiperspirant ($7.99). At the moment, some of these are on a buy 2 / get 1 free deal, and others have a $2 off coupon. (Other flavors: Coconut Vanilla, Raspberry Sorbet and Strawberry Swirl).
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also National Sugar Cookie Day. Birthdays: Oliver Sacks, Tom Hanks. RIP Bonnie Tyler. What fragrance are you wearing?
More points for me today, in Ormonde Jayne Frangipani.
Reminder: on 7/10, wear a perfume with a lime note, if you have one…
As the chief “nose” for Bath & Body Works, Ms. Testa-Gough is in charge of finding the next Japanese Cherry Blossom. That single scent has generated more than $1.5 billion in sales over the last 20 years, filling millions of homes with the aroma of Asian pear, white jasmine and basmati rice. [...] Sales at Bath & Body Works have slipped to $7.3 billion last year from a pandemic-era peak of $7.8 billion, pushed down by competitors marketing on TikTok and consumers increasingly suspicious of chemicals in fragrances.
— Read more in Bath & Body Works Is on a Quest for Another Billion-Dollar Scent at The New York Times.