Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, 12 May! If you missed it, check out part 1.
From Roots Rose Radish, solid perfume compacts in Jasmine & Clary Sage, Rose Frankincense & Patchouli, Vetiver & Lemongrass and Ylang Ylang & Grapefruit. $45-65 at Beautyhabit…
I can’t believe it’s been five years since my last Top Ten Spring Fragrances list, but yes, a look back confirms that fact. My tastes haven’t shifted much since then, yet I can somehow come up with plenty of new favorites. Of course, there are the fragrances that I consider part of my springtime “hall of fame”: Guerlain Apres l’Ondée and Chamade, Frederic Malle En Passant. These come into rotation every March or April, come rain or come shine (and lately, it’s been mostly rain). But, beyond these classics, I’m easily able to compile a list of other fragrances I’ve been wearing or will be wearing over the next month or two.
What to wear when the calendar says Spring, but the weather is still chilly and damp and dreary? I love to don Frederic Malle L’Eau d’Hiver during that indecisive kind of weather, perhaps because it walks a fine line between warm and cool, soft and crisp…
L’Eau du Trente-Quatre is the latest from French niche line Diptyque, and is meant as the second chapter to (or the springtime variation on) the story started with 2011′s 34 Boulevard Saint Germain. If you remember, that one was meant to capture the essence of Diptyque’s flagship store in Paris, hence the street address; both “chapters” were developed by perfumer Olivier Pescheux.
I liked 34 Boulevard Saint Germain, but like Kevin, not so much that I was tempted to add it to my buy list. L’Eau du Trente-Quatre won’t make the list either, but I do like it a little better…
In late February, French niche line Diptyque will launch L’Eau du Trente-Quatre, a new springtime variation on 2011′s 34 Boulevard Saint Germain…
