Friday scent of the day 7/6

Posted by Robin on 6 July 2018 217 Comments

Hey, it’s Friday and it’s Frida Kahlo’s birthday. Our community project for today: do what you like with the Frida Kahlo theme! (Kevin wrote about a perfume she actually wore in A Celebrity’s Scent: Frida Kahlo & Dana Emir.)

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

For the Frida Kahlo painting Time Flies, which she completed in 1929 (and which you can read more about here), I went with Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose. I ought to provide some detailed exegesis, but really it was just a gut reaction…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 6 July 2018 15 Comments

Flying Fox shower gel (top center) is back at UK Lush, as is Rose Jam, plus a bunch of others, some of which I have not tried — including Grass, Sultana, American Cream, Calacas, Avocado Wash (bottom right) and Whoosh (bottom left). Hope these all get to the US, and then hope I can get myself to the mall before they disappear again. And Lush, please bring back Wash Behind Your Ears!

They have never smelled it

Posted by Robin on 6 July 2018 4 Comments

Nope. They have never smelled it [before they buy it]. They're not available in department stores. She is selling direct to her consumers, and they are buying it, and then afterwards they can decide whether or not they like it. But at least they could take a picture and post it on social media saying, I had one of the Kim Kardashian fragrances.

— Jenna Rosenstein of Harper's Bazaar talks to NPR about the changing celebrity fragrance industry. Read more at The Celebrity Perfume Is Back.

The damage so far: second quarter 2018 buying poll

Posted by Robin on 5 July 2018 241 Comments

Donatella Versace and her perfume cabinets

Donatella, Our Lady of Perfumed Plenty,¹ is busy this year — bringing sexy back is not so easy as it looks — but she’s carved out a free moment to check in on her flock. She dearly wants to know what you bought in the 2nd quarter (April, May and June) of of 2018. Do tell all, you’ll feel better.

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My purchases…

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