If it doesn’t stain, you may like to apply some perfume on the collar or cuff or scarf. Wearing long pants? Take a tip from Greek philosopher Diogenes, who preferred to anoint his feet. He said “When you anoint your head with perfume, it flies away in the air and birds only get the benefit of it, whilst if I rub it on my lower limbs it envelopes my whole body and gratefully ascends to my nose.perfume
One of the things I like about Brent Leonesio the creative mind behind Smell Bent is he takes that statement and manages to make serious perfume without taking it too serious. His latest winter collection dubbed The Snowman Cometh is an example of that ethos.
What smells like heaven on you often ends up in someone else’s ’re-gift’ pile, so as fragrance fanatics, we rarely recommend giving the gift of perfume or cologne for the holidays, unless the recipient specifically asks for it; if you know your giftee-to-be’s fave fragrance, so does everyone else. The winners will be notified by Monday dec 12, 2011 or claim your prize-MC Scenta
Stella McCartney, the British designer and animal rights activist is launching her second fragrance L.I.L.Y created from the memory of her mother Linda’s flower.
Aromatic woods provide some of the most important notes in perfumery. Although often described as ‘woody’, other adjectives may include buttery, balsamic, creamy, sweet, lemony or even floral. Follow us into the woods for eight fairytale draws: April Aromatics, BellyFlowers, House of Matriarch, JoAnne Bassett, M.Miccalef,Nez a Nez, One Seed Company, and Xerjoff
