I had high hopes for Spice Blend, a fragrance in Dior‘s exclusive, high-end, and quasi-niche Privée Collection with a wonderful list of notes including rum, a plethora of spices, and woody notes. Alas, in the end I end up feeling just conflicted and underwhelmed.
Dior Spice Blend. Photo: Dior.
I thought I’d take a look at Serge Lutens‘ Le Participe Passé which I enjoyed more than a number of his releases over the last few years, largely because it recycles many of his classic themes and scent combinations.
“Curtain Of Fire Kilauea Volcano Hawaii” Print by Karen Whitworth on Fine Art America. (Direct website link embedded within.)
Francesca Bianchi‘s Sex and The Sea and its sibling Sex and The Sea Neroli are tales of two different days at or near the beach. Today, we’ll look at both and how they compare.
Diego Miguel, model, via INYIM. (Website link embedded within.)
I’m not often conflicted and I always try to realize the lines between my personal tastes and what is objectively well-done, but LiTA, by Antonio Gardoni for Bogue, a more temperate, restrained, femininized version of the pretty bowlderizing, over-the-top, wildly in-your-face T-Rex for Zoologist, made that difficult.
LiTa, by Antonio Gradoni for Bogue