Chloé will launch Nomade Eau de Parfum Naturelle, a new 100% natural flanker to 2018’s Nomade, which was introduced in late 2018. Nomade Eau de Parfum Naturelle follows Chloé Eau de Parfum Naturelle, introduced in 2021…
Aftelier Joie de Vert ~ fragrance review
We recently marked the winter solstice in my part of the world, and I’m so relieved that we’re now slowly edging towards the “longer” days and milder temperatures of spring. I’m already extracting as much sensory value as possible from every brief outdoor errand, despite the grayness, the wind, and the ongoing threat of Covid-19: sniffing the air in local parks when I’m alone and can remove my mask, turning my face to catch a ray of winter sun, taking close visual note of evergreen trees and any lingering greenery in my neighborhood.
I’ve reread a few favorite works of children’s literature over the past year, including two that employ secluded, leafy spaces as symbols of renewal and transformation. One is Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden (1911), in which a pair of lonely children observe the arrival of springtime in a long-forgotten garden…
8 from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz ~ new fragrances
A selection of 2021 fragrances* from indie perfume house Dawn Spencer Hurwitz: Bleu Ambrée; Don’t Explain :: Billie Holiday / Ida Meister; Samarkand; Bois E´tincelants; Le Sazerac; Re-Assess; New Hope…Is Where We Dream; and the 2021 holiday fragrance, Ruby Candlelight…
The daily lemming
Up in my top 10 lemmings at the moment, Aftelier's Summer Roses Body Oil: "A soft bouquet of honeyed, fruity, and slightly spicy roses on a summer’s day. The mingling of their aromas is intoxicating and transporting, like when you bury your nose in a bunch of roses. This body oil leaves a soft rosy veil on the skin." $75 for 50 ml at Aftelier.
Aftelier Joie de Vert ~ new fragrance
Indie natural line Aftelier has launched Joie de Vert, a new green fragrance…