Fragrances

Institute for Art and Olfaction Will Bring Together Art and Perfume

I spent a solid 30 minutes last Friday night attempting to figure out what exactly was "old lady" smell, sniffing through several bottles trying to find a version of it, before I finally gave up -- but not without learning a thing or two about scents. If that doesn't strike you as an evening of enc ... More >>

The Young Woman and the Sea

New Spirit: Is Tempus Fugit's Liqueur de Violettes As Sweet As It Smells?

JGarbeeInhale​Tempus Fugit Spirits, an absinthe and liqueur importer in Petaluma, has just released Liqueur de Violettes, a floral liqueur based on a 19th century recipe made from -- surprise! -- violets. Those purple petals also happen to be hand picked in the Côte d'Azur, a.k.a. the French ... More >>

Eau Manny

Boxer Pacquiao Markets His Own Cologne

Today in WTF: Smells Like Teen Usher!

​For some unfathomable reason, celebrities often partner up with ginormous cosmetics cartels and release fragrances. These stunts are usually accompanied by some press conference and junket where, say, Britney, Kim Kardashian, the tattoed guy from Buckcherry who loves da cocane, or whoever is ... More >>

The Smell Of Michael Jackson, Hair And Now: Company Formulates Cologne Based On MJ DNA

​A company that makes fragrances based in part on the DNA of dead celebrities has unveiled a Michael Jackson signature scent that's purported to be based on genes extracted from locks collected from the pop star's head. Hairy! Los Angeles-based My DNA Fragrance recently partnered up with cele ... More >>

More Fun With Heston Blumenthal: Whale Vomit & Pig Bone Flutes

Heston Blumenthal (The Fat Duck) is kind of like the Ozzy Osbourne of the kitchen. Okay, so he's not cooking bats' heads, at least not yet. But Blumenthal has been upping the weird factor lately. On his television Christmas special this year, the chef will be serving up whale vomit, also known as am ... More >>

Severed Arm Made of Chocolate

So, recently this mysterious chocolate arm arrived in the mail. My cubicle-mates all coveted the arm. Some tried to steal it outright. Some gnawed off its fingers. One person claimed the thumb, which we cut off and left on his desk. There were many questions. Here are the F.A.Q.'s: What the hell ... More >>

The Weekend Report: Robyn at the Wiltern

Robyn: built to last (Photos by Timothy Norris) Swede pop darling Robyn capped off her spring 2008 tour at the Wiltern on Saturday night with a propulsive, mechanized set of dance pop numbers about falling in love, falling out of love, falling for the wrong man, longing for a good one. Love: the u ... More >>

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