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June 3, 2008

Making Scents of Summer

Scents, like songs, can transport you to a distant time or place.

One of the best souvenirs to score from a favorite destination -- especially a beachy one -- is a fragrance that sparks your senses and takes you back to that cherished place with a single sniff.

Whenever I long for Rehoboth Beach (my childhood seaside paradise), I splash on a few drops of the rugged Chesapeake Bay Spyce men's cologne that I bought at Carlton's, the old-school resort clothier on Rehoboth Avenue.  (The same company, Coastal Fragrance, also offers a version called Seaport, which does wonders reminding me of home when I'm away from home).

High on Rehoboth: Chesapeake Bay Spyce cologne

Chesapeake Bay Spyce cologne, $30 at Sportys.com


Bond No. 9 bottles the essence of the Hamptons, Fire Island (my pick for sexiest scent!), Coney Island and Manhattan (dubbed Eau de New York), in their New York beaches collection (they recommend storing the bottle in the fridge for maximum cooling sensation).

Endless Summer: Bond No. 9's New York Beaches fragrances make the memories last    

Bond No. 9 beaches collection, $125 per 50ml bottle at BondNo9.com


Even if you're landlocked, pretend you're not with Restoration Hardware's "shore" cleaning collection.  I use the laundry softener and surface cleaner all year long, and it makes household chores less of a chore.

Shore Thing: Scented cleaning products from Restoration Hardware

Shore cleaning collection, from $9 at Restoration Hardware


And leave it to Jonathan Adler to conjure a series of candles inspired by some of his most beloved getaways (and mine!  Mr. Husband and I have spent many a lazy afternoon sipping Domaines Ott at Sunset Beach on Shelter Island!)...

Gimme Shelter (Island): Jonathan Adler captures the mood

Jonathan Adler Sunset Beach candle, $38 at  Candledelirium.com



What's your favorite scent memory?  If you've found it bottled or in wax form, let me know!






 

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yeah Marnie i totally agree with you , and its some thing we should take serious and don't let it get high on us .

Posted by: perfumes for men | January 06, 2009

I have a passion of perfumes, and I also run a small perfumes sales business. I look
around for posts like yours so I can keep myself updated. I consider the scent of perfumes
as an art because every perfumes' scent is unique in its own way just like an artist
paints unique pictures. I even run my own blog for perfumes.

Posted by: perfumes for men | January 06, 2009

really a nice post regarding perfumes i just love your collection .

Posted by: Hugo boss perfumes | December 27, 2008

This is totally unrelated to any of the post, but I have been looking for trendy inexpensive wide barrel bangles. The problem is that I have wide hands and knuckles and can never get a bangle over them. I have tried the stretchy ones and the clamp ones, but I like the big bangle ones that EVERYONE is wear, but me of course. Any suggestions of designers

PLEASE HELP!!!

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Posted by: KATRINA | June 08, 2008

I saw Katrina Szish on the Early Show on June 6 showing what to wear to work. I'm sorry I cannot get the dress she showed out of my head. Does anyone know what it was or where to get it?

Posted by: megan | June 08, 2008

Hi! May I put in my two scents?
1. This blog makes more scents than any I have ever seen!
2. Your scents of fashion is fantabulous!
Keep up the GREAT job.

Posted by: white fang | June 06, 2008

Whenever I'm around my man, and he's wearing NoBs Alpha Male Fighter, I think dirty thoughts; he smells delicious, but is still all man.

Posted by: Heather | June 05, 2008

Katrina is so right. We at Carltons have many customers that come to refill their stock of our "beachy" fragrances. To a tee, they all mention that they are reminded of their vacation, long weekend or childhood in Rehoboth Beach every time they wear one of our unique fragrances. Scent, one of five senses, is vastly overlooked in its memory provoking abilities. Great article, Katrina.

Posted by: Trey Kraus | June 04, 2008

Because I'm still 14 at heart...nothing says "sexy" like Drakkar Noir. It is still, hands-down, my favorite men's cologne. If I walk through a department store and find myself in need of a pick-me-up, I will spritz some into the air and pretend my 10th-grade-crush is smiling at me.

Posted by: Marnie | June 04, 2008

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