“It’s sickly,” said Dr. Laven, a history professor from Britain who was in Manhattan on an eight-day vacation. “I dislike it intensely.”
— A visitor comments on the fragrance being diffused at One World Observatory in New York City. Read more at That Smell at the Top of One World Trade? It’s on Purpose at The New York Times.
Hump Day, National Lighthouse Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am planning to spend my day in Strange Invisible Perfumes Musc Botanique.
Reminder: on 8/9 we’ll celebrate National Book Lovers Day…
For Jo Malone’s City Edition candles, Karen Elson writes a love letter to New York and (below the jump) King Owusu writes a poem for London.
Jo Malone's City Edition candles are limited edition, and each of the 8 is sold only in its namesake city. Top row: London gets Pomegranate Noir; New York gets Lime Basil Mandarin; Tokyo has English Pear & Freesia; Velvet Rose and Oud goes to Paris. Bottom row: Blackberry & Bay for Seoul; Hong Kong gets Peony & Blush Suede; Shanghai gets Wild Bluebell; and Myrrh & Tonka goes to Dubai.
