It’s Hump Day, World Arabic Language Day and International Migrants Day. Birthdays: Paul Klee, Fletcher Henderson, Ossie Davis, Jacques Pépin. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Imaginary Authors Imaginary Authors Dipped in Chocolate.
Reminder: 12/20 will be the Holiday Special….
We had a conversation about a perfume by Guerlain called Nahema and about the rose accord in it. My theory was that it was made in a certain way, Dominique's theory was that it was made in a different way. And then we sort of looked at each other like, oh, maybe we just take that rose accord and put a huge part of it in the product. It was the probably the biggest eureka moment in my thirty-plus years in perfumery. It was amazing, to completely turn the thing around.
— Frédéric Malle, on developing Portrait of a Lady with perfumer Dominique Ropion. Read more in History of the Hero: Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady at Harper's Bazaar UK.
For the Year of the Snake: a fragranced fan. "Celebrate with elegance and a touch of tradition with Blueme’s Lunar New Year fan and Renew- Ivy & Rose fragranced fan spray. The beautifully crafted fan, inspired by the snake's sleek and fluid form, pairs with a delicately scented fan spray that adds a fragrant, refreshing mist to each graceful wave. Ideal for refreshing any space, this set is a symbolic gesture to welcome renewal, positivity, and joy. Recharge the senses as the delicate fusion of rose, cucumber, and white peony evokes a sense of fresh beginnings and purity. As the fragrance settles into its base notes of ivy leaf and rosewood, it leaves a comforting embrace, capturing the magic of rediscovery and reconnection." On markdown at Saks, $68.
Yves Saint Laurent will introduce launch Black Opium Glitter, a new gourmand fragrance for women, later this month. Black Opium Glitter is a flanker to 2014’s Black Opium, which was a flanker to 1977’s Opium…
Prada will launch Infusion de Rhubarbe, a new fresh floral addition to the Les Infusions de Prada collection, in January. The last in the series was Infusion de Gingembre, released earlier this year…