What is it: an Arielle Shoshana Weekenders set, with 10 ml bottles of Arielle Shoshana Saturday and Arielle Shoshana Sunday. The bottles are unused and courtesy of Arielle Shoshana.
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere in the world, who has commented here on at least two posts (not including freebiemeets, swapmeets or splitmeets), between January 1, 2018 and December 15, 2019.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment below telling me…
Virginia-based niche boutique Arielle Shoshana will launch their second fragrance, Sunday, tomorrow. The first fragrance, Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum, has been repackaged and renamed Saturday…
Good news: the Arielle Shoshana ("The first fragrance from D.C.'s first niche fragrance boutique, Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum is an irresistibly vibrant burst of passion fruit, saffron, and sandalwood.") travel spray. 10 ml, $26. Here.
I love summer. Yes, I’ll complain about the heat like everyone else, but I’d rather bake than freeze any day. Plus, the fruit! Even if you don’t like summer, you have to admit that the abundant variety of fresh fruits (that haven’t been flown in from another continent) is worth a little extra sweat on your brow. Here are 9 reasonably new-ish (all came out within the past 5 years, and most of them within the last 2 years) fruit fragrances to help keep you feeling cool and lighthearted, plus one veg, because you have to have your veg…
The first time I saw a passion fruit opened, I screamed. It’s such a bizarre-looking fruit. Totally unexpected. I wanted the fragrance to capture the experience of that first passion fruit: the shock of the unexpected, closely followed by delight. — Arielle Weinberg
And, bingo. The top notes of Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum, developed in collaboration with perfumer Cécile Hua, are unexpected, and like a few other shockingly fruity openings — Byredo Pulp comes to mind — they’re likely to elicit a reaction. Whether that reaction is delight or horror, of course, will depend (some people love Pulp, some people think it’s a hot mess). Me, I laughed, and then I added it to my buy list in case it ever comes out in a travel size…