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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 28 June 2018 4 Comments

From the English Heritage collection at Woods of Windsor, Citrus & Basil Drawer Liners: "The uplifting room fragrance, inspired the Eltham's Art Deco designs, features aromatic citrus, grapefruit, lime and orange top notes combined with a zingy basil, bay and jasmine heart and patchouli and woody base." $15 at Beauty Encounter, and also available in Room Spray, Candle, Sachet and Diffuser.

An area of suspected odor

Posted by Robin on 28 June 2018 6 Comments

Tanita’s new ES-100 uses technology similar to the sensors found in the company’s alcohol-detecting breathalyzers, but in this case, it’s been tuned to detect the chemical compounds responsible for the unpleasant smell often emanating from armpits and other parts of the body with high concentrations of sweat glands. [...] The ES-100, which looks a lot like an antique pager, features a fold-out arm that you hold near an area of suspected odor. It takes about 10 seconds for the device to work its magic, at which point it delivers its verdict about your level of body odor on a scale of one to 10...

— Read more at This New Handheld Device Detects Your Smelly Body Odor Before Your Co-Workers Do at Gizmodo.

Bvlgari Omnia Pink Sapphire ~ not really a fragrance review & a mid-year poll

Posted by Robin on 27 June 2018 110 Comments

2018 has not been a good year for me, and while perfume has continued to be a comfort, keeping up with the usual parade of new releases has fallen entirely by the wayside, enough so that as we reach the year’s halfway point, I’m already worried about how on earth I’ll ever write a “Best of 2018” post. I went back to see how many reviews I’d managed so far, and it’s even worse than I thought: not even quite a handful.

So why I’m bothering with Bvlgari’s latest Omnia flanker, Pink Sapphire, is perhaps as much a mystery to me as it is to you. It just seems a shame to stop when I’ve already reviewed seven? I will start by updating the summary I included with the last entry in the series…

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Tom Ford Fougere d’Argent ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 27 June 2018 3 Comments

Tom Ford has launched Fougère d’Argent, a new fragrance in the Private Blend range…

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David Beckham Inspired by Respect ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 27 June 2018 10 Comments

David Beckham has launched Inspired by Respect, a new fragrance for men. Inspired by Respect is a followup to 2017’s Respect…

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