Solid perfumes from Roger & Gallet, in Néroli (shown), Gingembre Rouge, Rose and Fleur de Figuier: "...a new solid format to put on the neck, the neckline and the wrists. An alcohol-free perfume merging soflty with the skin. A new way to boost and facet your trail all day long." $15.79 each for 5g at Care to Beauty.
Mandarin x 2
A quick spot for Acqua di Parma Mandarino di Sicilia, followed by (below the jump) another for Mandarino Millesimato 2022.
DKNY 24/7 ~ new fragrance
Donna Karan will launch 24/7, a new fragrance under the DKNY brand…
Thursday scent of the day 5/16
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also National Barbecue Day and the International Day of Living Together in Peace. Birthdays: Studs Terkel, Woody Herman, Liberace, Betty Carter and Christian Lacroix. (PSA: the splitmeet and the Haiku challenge are both coming up on Saturday.) What fragrance are you wearing?
The only thing I bake with any regularity these days is granola, so I’m doing ingredients from my granola recipe this week. Today: vanilla, in Hermès Vanille Galante.
Reminder: 5/17 is World Baking Day…
Salon scents
Niche perfumes, or what Chinese shoppers refer to as “salon scents,” are having a moment as younger consumers look to stand out from the crowd.
Even though global players such as Chanel, Dior and Hermès still dominate the market, niche perfume brands such as Documents and To Summer have captured a new crop of shoppers who crave scents that reflect Chinese traditional culture, which is in sync with fashion trends like New Chinese style.
— Read more in Niche Perfume Brands Are Capturing Chinese Shoppers with Scents That Create a ‘Persona’ at Women's Wear Daily via Yahoo.