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2019 / Browsing by date: January 2019

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Gentle Fluidity ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 4 January 2019 19 Comments

Maison Francis Kurkdjian will launch Gentle Fluidity, a new fragrance duo. Both fragrances incorporate the same 49 ingredients, with six “star notes” used in varying proportions to create two “olfactory personalities”. The scents share the same name and are differentiated only by the capitalization (Gentle fluidity, gentle Fluidity)…

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Friday scent of the day 1/4

Posted by Robin on 4 January 2019 203 Comments

It’s Friday! Also the 11th day of Christmas (pipers piping), plus World Braille Day and Michael Stipe’s birthday. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance to match Living Coral, Pantone’s color of the year for 2019.

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.

Some colors immediately call to mind scent associations, and vice versa, but Living Coral does nothing for me. I went the literal route with Parfums de Nicolaï L’Eau Corail…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 4 January 2019 8 Comments

Orange blossom, anyone? "A unique Floris wash bag containing a bath and body duo of Floris Orange Blossom. Radiant top notes of neroli flowers lift the white floral heart notes of orange blossom and jasmine leading to a powdery, musky base. Orange Blossom Bath and Shower Gel - 250ml A luxurious perfumed bath and shower gel containing olive oil to gently soften skin while maintaining its natural balance. This mild yet richly foaming formulation leaves skin cleansed, soft and lightly scented. Orange Blossom 100g Triple Milled Soap Finely fragranced signature soaps, hand wrapped and triple milled with a vegetable base producing a rich creamy lather and containing added shea butter to help moisturise the skin." $35 at Floris (where you might also want to check out the Winter Sale).

The damage so far: fourth quarter 2018 buying poll

Posted by Robin on 3 January 2019 283 Comments

Donatella Versace and her perfume cabinets

Adiós, 2018, don’t let the door hit you on the way out! Let’s start off 2019 with a clean slate and a clean conscience — Donatella Versace, Our Lady of Scented Excess,1 wants to know what you bought in the 4th quarter (October, November and December) of 2018.

[crowdsignal poll=”10204956″]

 

My purchases…

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Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Intense ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 3 January 2019 11 Comments

Yves Saint Laurent has launched Black Opium Intense, a new fragrance for women. Black Opium Intense is a flanker to 2014’s Black Opium, which was a flanker to 1977’s Opium…

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