My temptation this morning: the Sava Trilogy from Imaginary Authors. "The most enduring writer of Josh Meyer's Imaginary Authors stable, Philip Sava was a genre-bending, globe-traveling, deeply confessional novelist presented as part Hemingway, part Hunter S. Thompson. Now, all three scents in the Sava collection are available as an olfactive trilogy: Memoirs of a Trespasser, Cape Heartache, and O, Unknown!, each in a generous yet portable 14ml travel spray." $95 at Luckyscent.
Brrr! This winter has outdone itself already, and it’s only mid-January. I started my year of vanilla last fall, and today I’ve got five suggestions for vanilla perfumes to keep you cozy and warm while winter does its worst. And as always, do add your own picks in the comments!
Guerlain Shalimar: Duh, you knew that, right? If you’re not sure which one to buy, see Angie’s Shalimar Face-Off, and you might also consider the flanker Guerlain Shalimar Ode à la Vanille…
...PhinClio, who takes the Imaginary Authors O, Unknown! from our last giveaway. Congrats!
The backstory: Like the other fragrances from indie brand Imaginary Authors, O, Unknown! was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author. Here’s the book blurb:
At age 65, when famed explorer and author Philip Sava was given less than a year to live, he set off from his home in Madagascar for parts unknown. Leaving all his belongings behind, he set off on foot, hopped a freighter across the Indian Ocean, and wandered into the Bangladesh wilderness….
Indie brand Imaginary Authors has launched O, Unknown!. Like the other fragrances in the line, it was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author…