And cocoa spritzed on salted caramel ice cream tasted like a shot of Baileys Irish Cream. Once I’d eaten the perfumed layer, the ice cream tasted like ice cream; a sensation so ephemeral I questioned whether those scented bites even really happened. The experience did make me want to buy more of Salt and Straw’s exceptional ice cream. So I guess, to [food designer Sarah] Masoni’s point, the marketing worked.
— Read more in Perfume for Ice Cream, Please Explain Yourself at Bon Appétit.
In July, Portland-based ice cream company Salt & Straw will introduce a second collaboration with indie brand Imaginary Authors. The three fragrances — A Cloud of Cocoa, A Plume of Blossoms and A Swoon of Citrus — can be worn as personal fragrances or sprayed on ice cream…
I can see this becoming a spring / summer staple: Fox in the Flowerbed Body Oil from Imaginary Authors. "Wearing this floral wonder will amplify the beauty in everything. It’s a versatile scent, doubling as a mood-lifter during the day and bringing an ethereal elegance to nights out. Don't be led astray by the name, there is nothing animalic or off-putting about this scent." $28, but the website doesn't seem to disclose the amount of product you receive — perhaps it's a bargain, perhaps not. Hat tip to somebody and my apologies for forgetting who told me, or commented about it, or ?
Indie brand Imaginary Authors has launched Fox in the Flowerbed. Like the other fragrances in the line, it was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author…
This news item hasn’t received the attention it might have attracted at a less fraught moment in history: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel The Great Gatsby has entered the public domain in 2021. (Just in time for us to realize that our own Twenties might not be quite as Roaring as we hoped — at least, not yet, thanks to Covid-19.) Over the past ninety-five years, The Great Gatsby has given rise to dozens of adaptations in all media. (Do you have a favorite film version of this novel? I don’t.) Even a few perfumes have attempted to capture the spirit of this classic book, with Vilhelm Parfumerie’s Chicago High joining the group in 2020.
I wondered about Chicago High’s inspiration when I read this description…