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Jo Malone Rich Extract ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 7 August 2017 8 Comments

Jo Malone Rich Extract

Jo Malone has launched a “Rich Extract” collection with new concentrations of three fragrances: Tuberose Angelica Rich Extract, Velvet Rose & Oud Rich Extract and Oud & Bergamot Rich Extract…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 7 August 2017 8 Comments

Three of the many perfume-related iPhone cases at Society6: "Guerlain Perfumes", "Girl Stuff" and "Sepia". $28 each.

Pleasant rather than weird

Posted by Robin on 7 August 2017 2 Comments

I am no qualified nose but, to me, all of these fragrances smelt pleasant rather than weird, and they were somewhat similar. Dent de Lait is lateral thinking on childhood - it smells like baby powder. Concrete supposedly has metallic threads underneath the rose, but it’s buried too deep for me – it’s certainly the sweetest concrete I have ever smelt. Rubchinskiy’s fragrance will appeal to the teenagers that occupy skateparks but it’s clean and out-of-the-shower, rather than gritty - the rubber and tar seem absent.

— Lauren Cochrane of The Guardian finds niche perfumes don't always live up to their promise. Read more at Wake up and smell the concrete: the rise of alt perfumes.

Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, early August 2017

Posted by Robin on 5 August 2017 312 Comments

It’s our usual weekend open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your latest fantastic fragrance discovery, whatever.

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

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Shawn Mendes Signature ~ new perfume

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Shawn Mendes Signature

Singer songwriter Shawn Mendes has launched Shawn Mendes Signature, a new unisex fragrance.

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