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2017 / Browsing by date: December 2017

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 19 December 2017 2 Comments

From Zara Home, incense in the brand's limited edition Christmas fragrance, gingerbread. $5.90 for some unknown number of sticks; the scent is also available in car air freshener, bar soaps and scented sachet.

Chloe wishes you Happy Holidays

Posted by Robin on 19 December 2017 Leave a Comment

Happy Holidays from Chloé (with brief puppy action).

They’re stumped

Posted by Robin on 19 December 2017 Leave a Comment

State officials thought they found the source a few weeks ago, but not anymore: “Initially, Fortron Industries was the sole suspect of the odors as its emissions are associated with the ‘male cat pee’ odor. However, based on observations made in the community and inquiries with several industries, it is now believed that the odors could have come from a combination of sources.”

In other words, they’re stumped.

— Wilmington, North Carolina smells bad. Read more at NC town stinks so badly of ‘cat pee,’ that there’s an official state memo about it at The Charlotte Observer.

La Via del Profumo Venezia Giardini Segreti & Palermo Don Corleone ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Angela on 18 December 2017 14 Comments

As usual, I’m late to the party. Perfume house La Via del Profumo (also known as AbdesSalaam Attar Profumo) has already garnered fans and an article in The New York Times, even though the fragrances are difficult to find and the perfume house’s marketing budget is zilch. Kevin has been reviewing La Via del Profumo’s offerings for five years. You’ve probably known about them for ages.

But for me, they’re new. Last week, I smelled two of the house’s fragrances for the first time: Venezia Giardini Segreti and Palermo Don Corleone, both from La Via del Profumo’s Italian series…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 18 December 2017 Leave a Comment

New at macys: Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Soiree.

New at ulta: Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Soiree.

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