Lush’s retro revival: original, hip
By Ashley Kowalewski Woodstock-era style has become a way of life for 20- and 30something generations embracing the old-is-new mentality. Riding the retro wave comes…
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Orange, neroli, mandarin…
Juicy orange scents go hand-in-hand with summer. No wonder we’re smelling their upbeat fragrance notes throughout the fragrance department lately. As the warm weather wafts…
Cate Blanchett for Giorgio Armani Sì
By Ashley Kowalewski Australian-born actress Cate Blanchett is set to front the new Giorgio Armani fragrance, Sì, due in stores for the fall 2013 season.…
what would Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man spritz?
By Ashley Kowalewski Robert Downey Jr. is a force to be reckoned with and a hot Hollywood commodity. With over 70 titles on his filmography—his…
Spring forward with flowers, fruit
It’s officially spring, and while the weather hasn’t supported that reality this past week, the sunny smorgasbord of fragrances launching this season certainly does. Sophisticated…
Spritzing for a life-saving Cause
By Ashley Kowalewski The notion of water can be described in many ways: calming, cleansing, purifying and hydrating, but more than anything, life-giving and life-sustaining.…
Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice
By Ashley Kowalewski Sweet, spicy, delectable: all the things that describe the decadent delicacies you would find at British high tea. Jo Malone London, makers…
Destination fragrances: This way to the Beach
As the winter blues officially set in with today's snow-sleet-freezing-rain reality, we’re daydreaming of far-off places much warmer and sunnier than the climate enjoyed—well, actually…
Of Academy Awards, Perfumes and Starlets
By Ashley Kowalewski Unless you don’t have cable, any social-media affiliations, or live under a rock, you probably caught some of the Oscars last night;…
What is am·ber? (noun) ˈam-bər
By Ashley Kowalewski Amber is a golden-hued and translucent material formed from fossilized tree resin. And it doesn’t smell. What gives then when so many…
NSFW: The sexiest perfume ads of all time
Provocation is the name of the game when it comes to perfume ads. From too-sexy videos and revealing poses to drug-alluding imagery, we’re looking back…