Jo Malone “tells” a story with their two new Fragrance Chronicle collections. Each collection contains a main fragrance accord in a 30 ml cologne, followed by additional smaller cologne blends, all packaged in a fragrance “book.” The idea is to layer the scents to create something unique. These are unisex collections.

Pomegranate Noir Fragrance Chronicle
$95
The Pomegranate Noir Fragrance Chronicle™ tells the story of an intriguing Pomegranate accord blended with notes of delicious fruits, spicy florals and warm smoky woods.  Transform Pomegranate Noir with the accords of Raspberry, Casablanca Lily and Guaiacwood to create your own compelling blend of this iconic fragrance …read more

Jo Malone encourages fragrance lovers to layer scents in order to build a more personalized fragrance choice.
Think of fragrance as your little black dress or classic pinstripe. It’s adaptable and versatile … for any occasion. How you accessorise defines the difference between casual day wear and evening chic. You choose when and how you translate your look, depending on how you feel, where you are going or even the reaction you want.
Combining scents is easy. You can layer two fragrance sprays by spritzing first one scent, allowing it to air-dry, then applying a second scent over it. Or layer your bath gel, …read more

So you want to treat your husband, boyfriend or dad to a new scent? Sure you can head over to your nearest department store to pick up the latest celebrity endorsed cologne, but sometimes it’s worth taking a little look-see at smaller, specialized stores.  Often you’ll find unique scents for him that no one else has, like these three scents from Crabtree & Evelyn.
Crabtree & Evelyn Uncharted Cologne; a modern crisp scent with juniper, citrus, pale woods and green moss.
Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime Cologne; a classic blend of limes, lemons and orangeflower, ginger, nutmeg, coriander and vetiver.
Crabtree & …read more

Genki Wear, known for making replica jewelery for Buffy Fans and Labriynth Fans, is coming out with a trio of fragrances named after Star Trek references.
The Tiberius cologne is spiked with “notes of freshness and sensuality.” The cologne apparently has sweet citron zest, black
pepper, and cedar as its top notes and warm vanilla, white musk, and sandalwood as its base notes.  The company promises that  “Tiberius Cologne for men is difficult to define and impossible to refuse”.
Red Shirt cologne (whose tag line is “Because Tomorrow May Never Come”) is in honour of the frequently nameless crew of the Enterprise.  The …read more

I like to keep a bag of Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses in the cupboard – I call it “my stash,” and my kids know that they can grab a couple, but they better never finish them off.  I have to have my daily chocolate. Sometimes I switch it up a little and get the dark chocolate, but really I’m a milk chocolate girl. 
Today I got my Sephora catalogue in the mail and low and behold it contains a page full of Hershey beauty products, made by Demeter. Oh my. I have to have something, or possibly all of it……… So I pull out my …read more

Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), Reggaeton star of the hit single “Gasolina” has launched a cologne,  DY.  The notes include: ozonic mist, apple, ginger, basil, sage, cedar, Brazilian red wood, suede and amber.  It sounds suitably sexy to represent Daddy Yankee’s brand of Latino sexy.  50 and 100ml bottles will be available at Macy’s soon, at a very reasonable $39 and $49.
DY, which was developed by Givaudan Fragrances, is being marketed and distributed via an agreement with Falic Fashion Group (FFG), which in turn is owned by Duty Free Americas (DFA), which owns and operates more than 100 duty-free stores in …read more

A very fun opening. with a heart of rose and a lovely, dry sandalwood/tea background. Although it’s not mentioned in the notes, the top smells like an herbal/honey mixture that reminds me of honey straws from my childhood.  It has a soapy quality that washes over the rose petals and makes it very Mediterranean indeed.  I prefer this to most of the “green tea” type scents.  A surprise oriental favorite.  $160/100ml at Luckyscent.
The sunny and Mediterranean top notes hum with a fresh and fragrant vibration and welcome you with an open invitation to happiness. Sandalo et The floats on …read more

Unlike most vanilla scents, this one isn’t a try-hard crowd pleaser.  It opens with a smoky-citrus wall of scent, almost completely obscuring the soft, spicy vanilla center.  When the smoke clears, frankincense keeps things buoyed far from gourmand territory.  I really didn’t think I’d like this scent due to the topnotes, but I quickly warmed to it as it did to me.  I’d love to smell this on a man. $88/50ml at Luckyscent.

Creamy vanilla and rich tonka get top billing here, but there’s another key player in this spellbinding scent: dark and mysterious frankincense, which firmly steers the vanilla away …read more

A few days ago I wore Ambre Narguile, and really liked it.  To try another amber, in the middle of summer, is a dangerous thing.  Fortunately, this scent has a lovely amber heart, but completely different setting: a smokey, woody aldehyde opening. At times dirty/animalic, spicy, and resinous.  The amber sparkles through, here and there – like glimpses of a jewel from behind a carved wooden screen.  It started going a little ‘pencil shavings’ on me,  but it was never gourmand and always had very good posture/balance.  I don’t like it on my skin quite as much as Ambre Narguile, …read more

The sign of the ram: a confident, but sometimes stubborn man or woman. Bold, enthusiastic, and sometimes a little bit impulsive.  Drawn to reds, as well as heavy metals like iron and copper.  Your flower is the honeysuckle!
For her: Givenchy Organza.  It’s confident, feminine, and includes honeysuckle.  Just look at the ram’s horn on the top, in copper!
For Him: Calvin Klein Obsession for him.  The spicy notes add a hint of fire (Aries is a Fire Sign) to a masculine sensuality.