Unforgettable. Fleeting. Soft. Kipling once wrote, “Smells are surer than sights and sounds to make your heart-strings crack.” Fragrance is perhaps the original sexual MO. Since the time of ancient Egypt, women have worn perfume to woo and arouse men. Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel surmised its power this way – a woman should wear perfume in <... >
Popular with everyone from Julia Roberts to George Washington, Caswell & Massey has a long of tradition of providing customers with quality products, actually the longest. Established in 1752, it is America’s oldest perfumer as well as its oldest consumer brand. They even served the first cola to their pre-War of Independence customers while they <... >
Fragrance, Jewelry. The last two things a woman puts on when getting dressed, and the last two things she takes off when getting undressed. There is a natural symbiosis, and since its fragrance month for us, we decided to investigate the perfect Valentine combination — designer baubles, designer smells. Bulgari, Cartier, Hermes? Tiffany’s, Van Cleef <... >
Like Shelby in Steel Magnolias said, “Pink is my signature color”, my best friend Rachel proclaims, “Samsara is my signature scent”. I don’t have a “signature scent”. I’m of the “use whatever mini-bottle of perfume comes with the makeup gift set” variety. But I’m the exception to the rule. Most people devote their entire lives <... >
“Don’t talk about it – do it!” is a motto for one of the cosmetic industry’s most charismatic icons, and she has lived that affirmation true to form. Marilyn Miglin is a world-renowned voice of authority on beauty, as an author, entrepreneur, and speaker extraordinaire. She is the founder, president, and CEO of her namesake <... >
