From Tokyo Milk, Merci Beaucoup (Tour Eiffel) perfumed soap: "Our perfumed French triple-milled Shea Butter soap. Now in an irresistibly giftable collection of decidedly different sentiments on glitter-accented fine linen paper. Get carried away by this curiously captivating world! // Crushed Citrus, Jasmine, Crisp Greens & Neroli". $12 for 141g at Margot Elena.
From Tokyo Milk, shea butter hand creams from the brand's Neptune & The Mermaid collection (Song of the Siren, 20,000 Flowers Under The Sea and Anthemoessa). "Take the plunge into moisture-rich hydration. Explore the depths of three fragrances, formulated in our signature handcreme." $22 each, or $66 for all 3 in 76.5g tubes, at Margot Elena.
Tokyo Milk has launched Neptune & The Mermaid, a new collection of three fragrances: Song of the Siren, 20,000 Flowers Under The Sea and Anthemoessa…
Some fragrances smell expensive. Why is that? Conversely, some perfume simply smells cheap. What’s that about? My expertise is in buying perfume — not making it — so I don’t have a professional’s response to these questions. I asked a few friends about what they thought expensive versus cheap perfume smelled like, and I got a few answers.
One friend said that cheap perfume smells synthetic. Although this friend probably assumed that cheap perfume contains a lot of synthetic materials, I don’t believe that necessarily to be true. But I can certainly see how a perfume that smells like a chemical concoction might smell cheap, no matter what it’s made of or how much it costs.1
Another friend correlated headaches with cheap perfume. Smell it, get a headache, it’s cheap…
Tokyo Milk has launched Pretty Rotten and Novacaine, two new additions to the Dark Collection…