31 Monday Aug 2020
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The past few months have been…a lot to think about. America’s intense reckoning with its history of racism has touched every corner of our culture, even the perfume-internet. Lately I’ve felt all sorts of ups and downs while following these events’ various ripple effects within the fragosphere. A few examples:
Continue reading07 Thursday May 2020
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via Poppy King Projects
Once in a rare while, I like to dedicate a post to something other than perfume. If you’re a regular reader of my monthly “Passing Fancies” posts or this blog in general, you might know that I’m also fairly obsessed with lipstick and I’m a longtime admirer and customer of Poppy King’s various lipstick brands — the original Poppy, Lipstick Queen, Femme de Poppy…
03 Tuesday Mar 2020
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I didn’t plan to walk past the Barneys flagship store on its final day, but there I was on Madison Avenue, and there it was, windows papered with those garish “GOING OUT OF BUSINESS”-style posters.
I’d already visited last month, to take a turn around the beauty level and give my regards to my favorites sales associates at the fragrance counter, so there was no need for me to go inside and gape at the bare counters and scavenged shelves.
Still, it seems like the appropriate time for me to share a few fragrance memories in this post…
14 Friday Feb 2020
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Via R.Berdar at Flickr.
24 Tuesday Dec 2019
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Wishing you a festive and fragrant Christmas…no matter what your style (Charlie, Scoundrel, or Jontue)!
13 Wednesday Nov 2019
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Photo via Barneys.com
Once in a while I need to chat about something other than fragrance (imagine that!). Last spring I reviewed some lipsticks from Femme de Poppy, a new niche lipstick line by Poppy King. This fall I have two new shades to rave about: Well Red and Flight Risk…
11 Monday Nov 2019
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“American soldiers select French perfumes at the gift counter of the Seine Section post exchange in Paris (France) March 28, 1945.” Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images.
16 Monday Sep 2019
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When you wander through the 4th-floor section of “The World of Anna Sui” at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), you may notice a sweet hint of scent in the air. This floor of the exhibition is fragranced — a concealed diffuser releases a faint aura of Anna Sui Fantasia (released in 2017), adding a subtle olfactory dimension to this fashion retrospective.
I had a chance to chat briefly with Anna Sui at the exhibition’s preview on September 10 and to ask about her own taste in perfumes and her fragrance collection. Here are a few things I learned…
13 Friday Sep 2019
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WHY: Because it’s New York Fashion Week and (almost) Autumn!
WHAT: From Anna Sui, a brand-new set of five perfume samples (Lucky Wish, Secret Wish, Flight of Fancy, Fantasia, and Fantasia Mermaid) and a red lipstick (Sui Black Rouge #402). I received these samples as treats from Interparfums and Albion, and now I’d like to pass them along to a reader in the United States…
