I am still on Hurraw, because doesn't this sound nice? Jasmin Vanille BalmToo: "Metamorphosis complete. A squeezable, vegan, true balm (no water or hydrogenated 'butters') that melts into skin and absorbs quickly. BALMTOO is not a lotion; just a smidge is all you need for anywhere application: face, fingers, neck, toes! One tube is equal to approximately seven sticks of lip balm." $29 for 30 ml at Beautyhabit. (Other tempting flavors include Lemon Balm Coconut, Neroli Almond and Sandalwood Fir.)
Fragonard Belle D’Arles ~ new fragrance
Fragonard has launched Belle D’Arles, a new addition to the Fleurs du Parfumeur collection…
It goes a little something like this
Parker Van Noord and Imaan Hammam for Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Pour Homme. Below the jump, another spot about the notes.
Tuesday scent of the day 6/22
It’s Tuesday, World Rainforest Day and Onion Ring Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m channeling Morocco courtesy of Parfum d’Empire Azemour Les Orangers. It’s too early for Moroccan mint tea, so I’m drinking a few cups of Numi Chinese Breakfast to get my caffeine up first.
Reminder: on 6/25, we’re marking Anthony Bourdain’s birthday…
A scent that everyone understands
Definitely the library. I remember being in Catholic school and going to the library every week in single-file lines; Miss Antony’s in the front with her two fingers that are like, Everyone be quiet. It’s this really satisfying, saturated smell of the wood, the really old paper. I feel like that’s a scent that everyone understands. It always makes me feel calm. I’ll walk into antique shops and bookstores now, and I’ll just stand there and smell it, and think, Here we are. This is good.
— Jasmine Garcia of Homesick candles, on her first scent memory. Read more in For This Candle Creative, Love Smells Like a Handheld Bouquet at The Cut.