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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, International Chocolate Day 2014

Posted by Robin on 13 September 2014 138 Comments

Hot chocolate

Happy International Chocolate Day!

We’re celebrating with our usual open thread: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, your favorite perfume with a chocolate note, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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The pre-splitmeet poll, episode 2

Posted by Robin on 13 September 2014 48 Comments

orchid

Episode 2 of the splitmeet will be next weekend! Since the splitmeet takes a bit more “arranging” than the swapmeet, we’re going to start off with a pre-splitmeet poll. There are three questions:

1. Does anyone object to raising the number of splits you can host from 2 to 3? Or are there any other rules we should revisit? (You can see the rules for episode 1 here.)

2. Are there any fragrances you wish someone else would split (in other words, you’d buy a share if someone else hosted)?

3. Are there any fragrances you’d love to split, but you’d like to find out if anyone is interested? (I would not necessarily be discouraged, by the way, if you don’t get enough interest today…)

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What are you waiting for

Posted by Robin on 13 September 2014 Leave a Comment

Rebecca Dayan in a short film (about 5 minutes) for Christian Siriano Silhouette. (warning: numerous costume changes, brief periods of heavy breathing and partial nudity. possibly nsfw.)

En Voyage Fiore di Bellagio ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 13 September 2014 7 Comments

En Voyage Fiore di Bellagio

California-based indie line En Voyage has launched Fiore di Bellagio, a new fragrance inspired by Caron’s Bellodgia, and by Zelda Fitzgerald, who also inspired the brand’s Zelda scent (2013)…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 13 September 2014 Leave a Comment

New at beautyhabit: Arquiste The Architect's Club, Carthusia Capri Forget me not.

New at nordstrom: Bond no. 9 Queens, Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica.

New at twistedlily: Smell Bent Five.

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