Indie Canadian line Zoologist will launch Seahorse, a new unisex fragrance, next month…
The daily lemming
Holiday limited edition candles from Ormonde Jayne, with a gold embossed design by Mark Wilkie, in Etoile ("festive bright notes of mandarin, amber, tonka and cinnamon"), Nocturne ("Inspired by the embers from an open log fire with pine cones and cedar wood and embers... with tonka, pink pepper and amber...cardamom and sandalwood") and Mystère ("spread comfort and joy this festive season with tea notes"). £80 each for 280g. If you buy directly from the Royal Arcade boutique in London, 10% will go to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, but you can also find them online at Les Senteurs.
Cabinet of curiosities
Thursday scent of the day 11/11
Happy Almost-Friday and happy Veterans Day. (Plus, a handful of literary birthdays: Carlos Fuentes, Kurt Vonnegut, Shirley Graham Du Bois, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Mary Gaitskill.) What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m waking up slowly in Eau d’Italie Baume du Doge.
Reminder: on 11/12 we’re doing Dealer’s Choice, edition 5…
He never bothered to look at the products or smell the products
Mr. Carter testified he never bothered to look at the products or smell the products. What does this tell you? It tells you ... it was all baloney.
— That's Parlux’s attorney Anthony Viola, providing one last juicy nugget from the Parlux vs Shawn Carter lawsuit, which ended yesterday in a lose for everybody (Parlux lost their suit for $67 million in damages and Jay-Z lost his $6 million countersuit). Read more in NYC jury clears Jay-Z in breach of contract suit brought by perfume company at Daily News, or see Jury Clears Jay-Z In $68M Cologne Contract Case at Law360.