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2018 / Browsing by date: December 2018

Thursday scent of the day 12/13

Posted by Robin on 13 December 2018 274 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday and happy Hot Cocoa Day! What fragrance are you wearing?

Me: day 4 of Aftelier Candide.

Reminder: on 12/14, wear a fragrance by Dame Perfumery, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Divine or DS & Durga, if you have one…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 13 December 2018 17 Comments

KFC is at it again. "Imbued with the unmistakable, mouth-watering aroma of Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe, the KFC 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog finally puts to rest the age-old dilemma, “How can I make this fire a hundred bajillion times better?” This one-of-a-kind firelog from Enviro-Log, a leading manufacturer of firelogs made of 100 percent recycled materials, is the result of countless hours of research and development, all done over the last couple of months since we had this idea. Pick up a firelog today, and you’ll be wondering how you were ever able to enjoy a fire that didn’t smell like fried chicken." $18.99 each at KFC.

An Xmas Perfume Scrooge ~ Me

Posted by Kevin on 12 December 2018 41 Comments

I love the period between Thanksgiving and my birthday in January. There are: holiday feasts (at home and in restaurants), suspension of calorie counting, shopping sprees, Christmas trees. I (mostly) enjoy it all, but sometimes imagining is better than reality!

Feasts require lots of shopping, food prep, cooking, laundry/ironing (all those napkins, tablecloths), non-stop housecleaning (cobwebs! were there really that many spiders in my house last summer?!) There are always menu “hits” and “misses.” In my house, our after-party breakfasts consist of critiquing the dishes served the night before and placing bright Post-it® notes in cookbooks next to recipes…

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Marc Jacobs Daisy Sunshine x 4 ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 12 December 2018 7 Comments

Marc Jacobs has launched Daisy Sunshine, Daisy Eau So Fresh Sunshine, Daisy Love Sunshine and Daisy Dream Sunshine, a new quartet of limited edition flankers for women…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 12 December 2018 4 Comments

The newly reissued Rochas Moustache, complete with the old-school packaging. "Choose from the original Eau de toilette for an authentic scent or the fresh new Eau de Parfum." El Corte Inglés in Spain has it already, with both concentrations available in two sizes, 75 or 125 ml.

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