We’re marking World Lion Day with our same old open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the last fragrance you regretted buying (or not buying), whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Neroli Noir botanical shampoo by Canadian brand Sangre de Fruta: "Featuring nourishing Camellia Seed Oil, soothing Calendula and stimulating Ginseng Root we’ve created a tonic for your hair, scalp and mood for a good-hair-day every day. The 100% plant-based and organic shampoo is scented with the most precious essential oils for a sensual addition to your bath or shower." With neroli, spikenard and geranium, $52 for 500 ml at Beautyhabit.
Laura Biagiotti has launched Forever, a new fragrance inspired by a woman’s love…
“In the Japanese study, when researchers did not tell participants what the odor was, they rated it as ‘inoffensive,’” Dr. [Johan] Lundstrom says. “But when they said it was from an old person, it was rated as ‘nasty.’”
— Dr. Lundstrom is with the Monell Chemical Research Center. Read more at Do Older People Have a Different Smell? at The New York Times.
I have to confess that I haven’t been keeping up with Amouage very well lately. My interest in Luxury-with-a-capital-L fragrance houses, never too intense in the first place, has dwindled over recent years; meanwhile, Amouage’s pace of new releases has been fast and furious. The fragrance duo of Portrayal Woman and Portrayal Man, in their matching iridescent white bottles, was launched back in April and I’ve just had a chance to try a sample.
Portrayal Woman, developed for Amouage by perfumer Annick Menardo, is “an olfactive portrayal of the 1920s cultural liberation” with a “playful refinement” and notes of jasmine, tuberose, “Craven A tobacco accord,” elemi and vanilla. I don’t know whether I understand the 1920s reference; I don’t associate big white florals with that era as much as I do with the 1940s (Fracas, Billie Holiday with gardenias in her hair, etc.). In any case, Portrayal is a classical white floral…