From Byredo’s holiday collection, the Choco Mascarpone candle: “Evoking the joyful indulgence of seasonal confectionery, enticing notes of roasted coffee lead on to enveloping floral aromas of Jasmine India Absolute, before the piquant kick of bitter chocolate whets the appetite. Woody notes of patchouli provide warmth at the base, ending with a creamy caramel of …
[Jack] Kelly and [Natalie] Coffen approach a bush that looks like rosemary, but with lighter green leaves and thinner stems. California sagebrush, Coffen explains while plucking an oily sprig, was an early form of perfume: “Cowboys used to rub it under their armpits.” Kelly gives it the first whiff. He says he smells eucalyptus, camphor, …
It’s Friday, plus National Sandwich Day and World Jellyfish Day. Birthdays: Walker Evans, Anna Wintour. We’re off to Japan for Culture Day…our community project: wear a perfume that is named for a place in Japan, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Japan, or that features a Japanese ingredient, or ? …
Today have a generous giveaway courtesy of Bois de Jasmin’s reader Valerie. She would like to give away a 1/2 full bottle of Guerlain Chamade extrait de parfum, 30ml (my photo is for illustration only, you will receive a bottle that is 1/2 full. The original packaging is included.) Valerie can send her package within …
