Italian niche line Santa Maria Novella has launched Acqua and Quercia. The two new fragrances join Bizzarria, Gelsomino, Magnolia and L’Iris in the brand’s I Giardini Medicei collection…
Santa Maria Novella Bizzarria, Gelsomino & Magnolia ~ new fragrances
Italian niche line Santa Maria Novella will launch Bizzarria, Gelsomino and Magnolia, three new fragrances joining L’Iris in the brand’s Eau de Parfum collection…
A handful of roses ~ fragrance reviews
It might just be my imagination, and a feeling of tentative hope that my city has come through the worst of the pandemic, but the roses in my neighbors’ front yards and the local parks seem lusher than ever this year. I’ve also been wearing some new-ish and new-to-me rose fragrances to mark the May/June transition, so here are my thoughts on five of them.
Back in the early spring, I finally got myself over to the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship to sniff my way though Dries van Noten’s year-old fragrance collection. I admired a few of them, but my personal favorite of the group was Raving Rose…
The daily lemming
From Santa Maria Novella, Dentifricio Fior d'Iris / Iris toothpaste: "Toothpaste with a fresh aromatic flavor. It contains ireos powder, known since antiquity for its astringent and abrasive properties. The aroma of costmary gives the toothpaste a singular, minty-spicy taste while refreshing and deodorizing the mouth." Can you taste the iris? Is it delicious? I have no idea. $20 for 60g at Smallflower.
Santa Maria Novella L’Iris ~ new fragrance
Italian niche line Santa Maria Novella will launch L’Iris,* the brand’s first fragrance in Eau de Parfum concentration. The new fragrance comes after private equity firm Italmobiliare acquired the brand in 2021…