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2019 / Browsing by date: August 2019

Lazy weekend poll ~ Pluto Demoted Day 2019

Posted by Robin on 24 August 2019 279 Comments

A twist on a community project we did last year. In honor of Pluto Demoted Day, tell us which single “iconic classic” perfume you would demote, and what you’d put it its place instead.

(Possibly an easier way to think of it: if one bottle of Chanel No. 5 is really sold every 30 seconds, is there a fragrance you think is better deserving of that honor? But of course you are also welcome to consider lesser stars in the firmament.)

Or, as always, just talk about something else…

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Tubereuse Mystique

Posted by Robin on 24 August 2019 Leave a Comment

A spot for Bvlgari Splendida Tubereuse Mystique.

Demeter Monk Fruit ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 24 August 2019 4 Comments

Demeter has launched Monk Fruit, the latest addition to their Fragrance Library…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2019 14 Comments

My lemming here is mostly to have someone come and plant miniature cacti in all my old candle jars (and then, presumably, to come back later and replace them). From P.F. Candle Co, a terracotta jar with soy wax candle, in Night Blooming Jasmine, Lavender or Western Red Cedar, $30 at Nordstrom.

Friday scent of the day 8/23

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2019 226 Comments

It’s Nouveau Niche Friday! (Also, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.) Our community project for today: wear a fragrance from a new (2017 or after) indie or niche brand.

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.

I went with Arielle Shoshana Saturday. I imagine I will have lots of twins today…

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