Fragrance is among the most popular last minute Valentine’s Day gifts for women AND men. The key to finding the right fragrance to give? Choose something that suits the person you are giving it to. If she’s an outdoorsy surfer girl, an exotic, deep, sexy scent is probably not going to be her cup of
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Please join me at the launch party for Pacifikology, an artful Pop-Up shop that will last only four days. Pacifikology combines pacific art + design + Hawaiian vintage fashion. Here’s what you’ll find: Designer favorites by Jeffery Yoshida Fashion watercolor collages by me Collectibles from Radio Hula, Jewelry by Marla Momi Musick of Strands by
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Scent is a powerful, sometimes even hypnotic, sense. It can conjure sweet memories of a lovely romance – or offer a pungent reminder of a relationship gone sour. It can transport you to a place you loved and were happy – or to a place that made you miserable. The olfactory senses have a
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When Honoluluan Kate Growney, creator of Saffron James Perfumes, told me several years ago that she was working on a fragrance based on pakalana. my first thought was: “OMG! How on earth is she going to do that?” Pakalana is my favorite Island flower but I can’t imagine trying to capture its essence. It changes so much
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