Damien Hirst- British artist
Joya, the Brooklyn based fragrance design studio founded by Frederick Bouchardy (one of the three partners of the NY Elements Showcase), is releasing the Army Candle Project, a double-candle housed in vintage British Army soap dishes marked 1945.
Two scents are poured in a natural soy wax blend: Dawn (Amber Absolute) and Dusk (Bitter Orange Leaf). The candles are packaged in British DPM camouflage that has been tailored by hand in the size of a traditional handkerchief. This can be used as a coaster for the metal candle, which may become hot while lit. Finally, the item is wrapped in olive green paracord—a simple, practical gesture reminiscent of Japanese packaging. Only 100 have been produced, and each fabric wrap is stamped and numbered.-via press release
The Joya Army Candle Project will be available at Oak (New York, NY), Vane Concept Store (New York, NY), Smith+Butler (Brooklyn, NY), By George (Austin, TX), Greenhaws (Little Rock, AR), Inventory Stockroom (Vancouver, Canada), Edition (Tokyo, Japan) and on joyastudio.com
CULT BRITISH BEAUTY BRAND, ILLAMASQUA,
Cult beauty British brand is Illamasqua is worn by Adele and by me (I am such a ‘hussy’). Travel back in time to the 1970s’ to the days of the adrogeny Grace Jones and Divine and put on your most outrageous glitter platforms because Illamasqua is bringing its new fragrance Freak to the US
Developed by Azzi Grasser, the nose behind Agent Provocateur is freaking me out reading the composition of this unisex scent
TOP NOTES
Black Davana, Opium Flower and Belladonna.
HEART NOTES
Poison Hemlock, Datura and Queen of the Night blossom
BASE NOTES
Aromas of Frankincense, Oud and Myrrh.
Freak will launch in Space NK beginning November 3rd and on Sephora.com starting November 8
-Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief