UK niche line Tom Daxon has launched Fuyu, a new fragrance…
The (almost) daily lemming
From Zenology, a discovery set with five room sprays, including Black Tea (CAMELLIA SINENSIS), Ebony (EBENUS), Cotton Flower (GOSSYPIUM), Liquid Bakhoor (BAKHOOR LIQUIDUS) and Tobacco Wood (TOBACCO LIGNUM), each in 50 ml. C$90 at Etiket.
From the flower to the bottle
Guerlain perfumer Thierry Wasser, in Tunisia to talk about neroli.
Thursday scent of the day 10/17
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Maria Candida Gentile Lankaran Forest. Why don’t I own this?
Reminder: on 10/18, wear a fragrance by Maria Candida Gentile, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Memo Paris or Miller et Bertaux if you have one…
More than ever
[Chanel perfumer Olivier] Polge says he bears sustainability practices in mind “more than ever” when creating perfume. In the fields, there is the specific regeneration of bulbs – kept from one year to another (for tuberose, specifically), maintaining the water source with a specific irrigation system, while consumption is constantly monitored. In the Chanel factories, where essential oils are extracted via gentle steam distillation, sustainable energy sources are prioritised and monitored.
— Read more at From flower to fragrance: the craftsmanship of a Chanel perfume at Harper's Bazaar.