Just in case you failed to recognize yesterday's Soleil incense holder from L'Objet as the bargain it is, here's the Oiseau Incense Burner from Astier de Villatte, in glazed terracotta, $600 at Aedes. It would go nicely with their bird incense box. If that's too rich for your blood there's always the Encensoir Chat Setsuko (kitty! want!), currently in stock at Luckyscent for $385.
Tom Ford Black Lacquer ~ new fragrance
Tom Ford has launched Black Lacquer, a new woody amber fragrance in the Tom Ford Private Blend collection…
Thursday scent of the day 7/25
Happy Almost-Friday and happy National Hot Fudge Sundae Day! Birthdays: Josephine Tey, Elias Canetti, Johnny Hodges, Iman. What fragrance are you wearing?
For the 1981 Stones song Waiting on a Friend, I’m in Eau de Givenchy.
Reminder: 7/26 is Mick Jagger’s birthday…
Up +5 percentage points
Gen Z consumers are becoming more engaged in fragrance, with TikTok driving 66% of their fragrance purchases, according to Circana.
There has reportedly been a spike in fragrance-related content on the social media platform, which has driven interest in the segment by Gen Z users.
[...] According to Circana's 2023 Consumer Fragrance Study, 73% of Gen Z wear fragrance at least three times per week, which is up +5 percentage points compared to the prior year.
— Read more in TikTok is Driving Gen Z Consumers to Become More Engaged in Fragrance at Perfumer & Flavorist.
4160 Tuesdays Hush Hush, Sora Dora Mallow & Dawn Spencer Hurwitz The Stratosphere ~ fragrance reviews
Once in a while I do an online search for a particular fragrance or other scented product and stumble across one of my old Now Smell this reviews. I recently took a look at a post titled A Summer of Violets (2016!) and laughed because I’m still purchasing and enjoying several of the items I listed in that review — my tastes have remained consistent. I’ve also been trying some new or new-to-me violet perfumes this summer, so this must be a favorite warm-weather note for me, despite its springtime connotations. Here are three violet-focused scents I’ve tried lately.
A couple of months ago, a visit to a well-stocked perfume boutique gave me a chance to browse some of 4160 Tuesday’s extensive catalogue; I left with a bottle of Hush Hush…