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Monday scent of the day 11/6

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2017 164 Comments

Happy Monday (yeah, I know) and happy National Saxophone Day! what fragrance are you wearing?

Last time we did a Playlist Friday, I wanted to do a fragrance for Van Morrison’s Did Ye Get Healed but I didn’t get to it. So that’s how I’m starting this week. The fragrance happy enough to match: Parfums DelRae Wit.

Reminder: 11/10 will Playlist Friday…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2017 21 Comments

A cheap thrill from Tauer: a new 5 ml mini of L’Air du Désert Marocain, for CHF 15 (about $15 US) and free shipping. "5ml in a wonderful pentagonal glass vial with screw cap, black, dab vials. The vial ships in a tin box for extra protection. You will love it! Powerful, sensual and pure. Laying on the bed, watching the moon raising over the sandy hills of the Saharan desert, he dreamt the fragrance of a Moroccan night." At Tauer Perfumes.

Lazy weekend poll ~ Fall Back, 2017

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2017 204 Comments

PSAs: Don’t forget to change your clocks tonight! And the Juice Box contest is still open.

Today: a variation on a poll we did for Spring Forward. As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else. If it’s spring where you live, adjust the questions accordingly.

1. What’s the fragrance you’d most like to add to your collection this fall?

2. You have to vote one perfume in your collection off the island. Which one will go first, and why?

3. It’s time for a (fantasy) Fall Foliage getaway! Where are you going, and pick ONE fragrance to bring with you…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2017 5 Comments

Fortnum & Mason's Rare Tea Wooden Advent Calendar: "Count down the days to Christmas with a cup of Fortnum’s extraordinary Rare Tea in hand. Our Rare Tea Wooden Advent Calendar really does delivery a merry tea – not to mention a delicious sensation every day." £125 at Fortnum & Mason. There is also a cheaper version, made of paper and holding 24 tea bags; you can find that one at Williams Sonoma in the US for about $57.

Italian Christmas

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2017 Leave a Comment

Dolce & Gabbana are doing an Italian Christmas at Harrods this year. First up, an animated video introducing the theme, then below the jump, the holiday windows.

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