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Demeter Mandarin Orange ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 7 August 2017 Leave a Comment

Demeter Mandarin Orange

Demeter has launched Mandarin Orange, the latest addition to their Fragrance Library…

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Monday scent of the day 8/7

Posted by Robin on 7 August 2017 231 Comments

Serge Lutens Berbers Headscarf

Just another Manic Monday! What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Serge Lutens Dent de Lait (review coming up this week, possibly tomorrow).

Reminder: on 8/11, wear a fragrance with vetiver, if you have one…

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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.

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