Two new fragrances by Kerosene. Copper Skies (amber) & Creature (green) are now available at MiN New York. cc @minnewyork
January 28th, 2012
September 30th, 2011
On selecting a scent
Your skin type, health, diet, and the medications you take all play a role in how a cologne smells on you. So instead of buying a scent because your buddy uses it, go with a woman to the store. Try a few on, give the scents a few minutes to mix with your own smell, and then let her weigh in. Trust us—she’ll pick a favorite. (via Men’s Health Magazine)
September 20th, 2011
Blenheim Bouquet is discreet, sensual and immaculately turned out with a flash of heritage flourish. Blenheim Bouquet Cocktail, a bracing mix of citrus oils, spices and woods: Combine a generous 40 ml of 42 Below Vodka with 20 ml of fresh lemon juice, 2 bar spoons of lavender syrup, 1 bar spoon of tarragon syrup, 1/ 2 bar spoon of cracked pink peppercorn syrup (or a few crushed pink peppercorns), and a liberal top up of Prosecco. Garnish with slapped mint and lemon oil (from zest). 1 bar spoon = 5ml. To make a flavoured syrup is surprisingly simple. Just add your flavouring (fresh tarragon, lavender flowers or crushed pink peppercorns) to equal amounts of sugar and water, bring to the boil over a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and leave to cool. Then strain the syrup and decant into a lovely glass bottle! It will keep for a week or so.
September 18th, 2011
L’Artisan Parfumeur L’eau du Navigateur: A pirate song about far-away lands, the vision of spices and resins on wooden ships trawling the Southern Seas. Wild and elegant, the composition features one of the most attractive coffee notes in perfumery, husky, roasted, dark and bitter. The addition of galbanum produces a striking contrast of black and green, of smoky and earthy. Mixed with the sweet fire of cinnamon, the ragged sensuality of leather and the velvety caress of opoponax, coffee makes L’eau du Navigateur both dangerous, unequivocally masculine and strangely comforting and easily wearable for a woman. For all the lovers of coffee, smoke and leather, for pirates of both genders, this is wanderlust, bottled!
(via lerenarddenuit)
