We are so used to representing to our selves the scents of babies as eminently desirable that the reaction to the idea of perfuming your little bundles of love can be one of incredulity or sarcasm. I remember years...
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North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter - Part 5 {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tip}
Pink & Lavender Sky of Paris in the Fall ©The Scented Salamander Our series on Fall- & Winter-inspired creations by North-American independent perfumers comes to a close today. See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. We hope that it...
Black Friday Weekend Fragrance Shopping Bargains {Shopping Tips}
- Crabtree & Evelyn: 20% Storewide + free shipping on orders of $25 +- Parfum1.com: 25% off every order Nov 27-29. Use Coupon code: BESTSALE2PE; free gift (orders from $35. Cabaret Shower Gel, 6.7 oz, Retail Value: $35.00 (while supplies last).),...
North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter - Part 4 {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tip}
If you missed our previous posts, you can find them here: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3 Today, we feature Brent Leonesio of Smell Bent and D.S. & Durga. Both are newcomers to the scene of independent perfumery, with...
Crabtree & Evelyn New Platinum Membership: 20% Off Each Month for 7 Days, & More {Shopping Tips}
Crabtree & Evelyn are proposing a new, economical way to shop with them. If you purchase their new Platimum Membership card, currently at $5, you get the following,"Platinum Membership Benefits for One Year online and instore: 20% off storewide* at...
North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter - Part 3 {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tip}
End of a fall day in Paris If you missed the previous installments, here they are: Part 1, Part 2 Today, we continue to follow the thoughts and experiments of Anya McCoy of Anya's Garden, peruse the fall perfume catalog...
Smell Expensive for Less with these 6 Perfumes: Your Practical Shopping Guide to the Scent of Moneyed Privilege
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) How to smell like you have gold ingots in the bank while keeping this idea as a hypothetical? Here is your shopping guide to smelling expensive. Some perfumes just smell like mink fur, and...
North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter 2 {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tip}
A view of Paris fall from last year. You can spot the French gardening principle right away: trees need to look tailored, like clothing. Isn't Paris the capital of fashion? The lines were so straight I had to make them...
North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tips}
North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter You can read Part 2 here; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5 American perfumery is as varied as its landscape. One of its most notable traits is the fact that...
25% Off at Kenzo USA {Shopping Tip}
From November 2th to November 9th, Kenzo is offering a 25% Friends-and-Family discount to TSS readers at kenzousa.com. Just enter code 09FAMILY...
Fruit Ripening Rack or Winter Tree by Godefroy de Virieu {Shopping Tip}
Do you enjoy the compote-y scent of fruits left to slowly ripe, somewhere, in the kitchen? For those aware of scents, any new, delectable source of olfactory pleasure is to be noted down and potentially improved upon. Especially, you will...
L'Occitane Valisette Voyage en Mediterranee {Shopping Tip} {New Flacon}
If you follow perfume news in this space you know that L'Occitane just released two new fragrances inspired by the Mediterranean region called Labdanum de Séville and Mimosa de l'Estérel. Currently and for just two weeks a limited-edition promotional travel...
Scientific Explorer Ultimate Spa & Perfume Kit {Fragrant Shopping Tip}
Here is a fragrant gift idea for children. Scientific Explorer has a kit for children 9 years and up called the Ultimate Spa & Perfume Kit. It won the Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Best Toy Award, Gold Seal. The brand has...
Think Pink: Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne & Bath Oil for Breast Cancer Month 09
Jo Malone do not have a pink rose cologne so they turned to the next best thing, their Red Roses cologne which at any rate presents a fruity, jammy raspberry facet and is composed of seven different types of roses....
That Creme Brulee Note {Perfume List}
Prompted in part by reader Carly's request to come up with suggestions for vanilla perfumes and by my recent experience of catching the most voluptuous whiff of crème brûlée wafting from a lady who managed to turn the classic...