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2017 / Browsing by date: August 2017

Monday scent of the day 8/14

Posted by Robin on 14 August 2017 202 Comments

popsicle creamsicle

It’s Monday (sorry) and it’s Creamsicle Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Kerosene Unforsaken, included in my post 5 perfumes: consider the creamsicle.

Reminder: 8/18 will be Fugly Friday…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 14 August 2017 9 Comments

Illume acorn candle

We're transitioning into fall on the beauty counters already. If you need to get in the mood, here's Illume's new acorn candle: "A charming ceramic jar shaped like a plump acorn—complete with shining coppertone lid—is filled with a soy-wax candle infused with the woody, aromatic scents of chestnuts, cinnamon and coconut." (There's also a pumpkin and  a cider apple.) $26.99 at Nordstrom.

Eat your veg

Posted by Robin on 14 August 2017 9 Comments

What we eat can influence more than our waistlines. It turns out, our diets also help determine what we smell like.

A recent study found that women preferred the body odor of men who ate a lot of fruits and vegetables. Whereas men who ate a lot of carbohydrates gave off a smell that was less appealing.

— Read more at Men, Listen Up: Women Like The Smell Of Guys Who Eat A Certain Diet at NPR.

Lazy weekend poll ~ 4 questions, mid-August 2017

Posted by Robin on 12 August 2017 296 Comments

As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else altogether.

1. What fragrance are you wearing today?

2. What’s the last fragrance you tested, and what did you think of it?

3. What’s the fragrance you’ve worn the most this summer (or winter, depending on where you are)?

4. Share something wonderful with us! It can be anything — good news, a great TV show you binged recently, a delicious new recipe — really, anything…

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Escada Celebrate N.O.W. ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 12 August 2017 9 Comments

Escada Celebrate N.O.W.

Escada has launched Celebrate N.O.W., a new fragrance “for women who understand the importance of living in the moment”…

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