It’s Hump Day, and it’s National Pencil Day, and it’s Eric Clapton’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing? I’m in Demeter Gingerale. Tea at the moment is Harney’s Kagoshima sencha. Reminder: 4/1 is April Fools Day! We’re going for pure fun: wear your most-fun-ever perfume. (suggested by thegoddessrena) And for those of you who like to … Read More →
Comptoir Sud Pacifique has launched Coeur d’Ylang and Rhum & Tabac, and has reissued a new version of 1977’s Vétyver Haïti. Coeur d’Ylang ~ “A feminine, round and sunny fragrance with a refined sensuality. In the pure tradition of Comptoir Sud Pacifique, with a know how that only belongs to the Parisian Maison de Parfum, … Read More →
French perfume house Molinard will launch Habanita La Cologne, a new flanker to their 1924 fragrance, Habanita. Habanita La Cologne follows 2013’s Habanita L’Esprit. Drenched in the characteristic Habanita audacity, steeped in its star ingredients, the accord is instantly recognizable. Habanita La Cologne embodies an edgy sensuality. Young, intrepid, bewitching, it is the smoldering ember … Read More →
Italian niche line Bruno Acampora will launch Azzurro di Capri, a new fragrance. The Summer sky, a song from Adriano Celentano and one of the most passionate fashion collections designed by Walter Albini. Azzurro di Capri is the newest Essence from Acampora, a tribute to Summer and to the Island of Capri. Pervasive yet delicate … Read More →
Burberry just launched Mr. Burberry, a fragrance described as the ‘lover’ of 2014’s My Burberry. The first thing that came to my mind after smelling Mr. Burberry was: what a dull couple! Burberry, fashion or fragrance, is not a favorite brand of mine. I’m at saturation point with the scarves and trench coats, but those two … Read More →
Handbag designer Joanna Maxham — whose namesake brand has grown nearly 300 percent in the last two years — appears to have successfully charted a trajectory from the corporate world to the creative one. The Connecticut-based designer’s collection of streamlined leather bags is presently sold in over 50 stores in the U.S., with additional distribution … Read More →
Tall boots walked all over the autumn 2016 runways. One of the most memorable pairs came from Vetements’ Demna Gvasalia: a supple leather, over-the-knee style with a hand-painted heart-and-flower/love-and-hate motif reminiscent of the logos of rock band Guns N’ Roses (perfect for a walk in the “November Rain”). They weren’t all as extreme as Gvasalia’s … Read More →