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2019 / Browsing by date: August 2019

She was an Anomaly

Posted by Robin on 6 August 2019 2 Comments

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 5 August 2019 8 Comments

Anne of Avonlea perfume oil from Ravenscourt Apothecary: "...a modest and sensual melody of three notes: rich sweetness of ylang ylang is followed by the clean scent of lavender florets in the sun, with final accords of juicy mandarin. This is a feminine, soft and joyous fragrance, named after the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and the its [sic] main character, Anne Shirley, a remarkable young woman working as a schoolteacher in 1900s." $36.99 for 10 ml.

Jimmy Choo Urban Hero ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 5 August 2019 4 Comments

Jimmy Choo will launch Urban Hero, a new masculine fragrance inspired by modern urban life and street art. Urban Hero will be fronted by French artist Jules Dedet Granel, aka L’Atlas…

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Monday scent of the day 8/5

Posted by Robin on 5 August 2019 228 Comments

It’s Monday. Lots of people shared good news in yesterday’s poll, in case you need some. What fragrance are you wearing?

I went with Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude, which I came across while looking for something else.

Reminder: on 8/9 we’ll celebrate National Book Lovers Day…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ five questions for a mystery weekend

Posted by Robin on 3 August 2019 322 Comments

We’re celebrating the birth of P. D. James (she would have been 99 on Saturday) with a few mystery-related questions. (If you need more mystery, I think there are also a few unsolved cases from yesterday’s poll.) Do tell us…

1. What fragrance are you wearing today?

2. Your favorite fragrance for projecting an air of mystery?

3. Your favorite fragrance for finding clues and solving puzzles?

4. A fragrance you still can’t figure out?

5. Share something wonderful with us! It can be anything — the most fun thing you did this summer (or winter), something delicious you ate, your latest binge-worthy TV series, the last good book you read, any fabulous news you recently received — really, anything…

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