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Monday scent of the day 7/22

Posted by Robin on 22 July 2019 205 Comments

Monday all over again. It’s also Hammock Day and Mango Day, and Susan Eloise Hinton’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?

It’s still a wee bit too hot for Hammock Day here, so I’m celebrating Mango Day with my very old bottle of Parfums de Nicolaï Eau Exotique.

Reminder: on 7/26 we’re doing Gone In Sixty Seconds…wear the shortest-lived fragrance you own…

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The world of olfaction

Posted by Robin on 22 July 2019 Leave a Comment

[Harvard professor David] Edwards has spent decades exploring the world of olfaction, and after introducing several small-scale products to deliver scents over the years through his company Sensory Cloud, he rolled out a new personal scent cloud system called Nimbus at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans this month. Resembling an egg timer, the battery-powered device creates a personal flavor cloud, using natural essences crafted into large droplets to emulate a specific flavor – like tequila.

— Read more at Coming Soon To A Bar Near You: A Flavor Hack For Food And Drink at Forbes.

Lazy weekend poll ~ heat wave / cold snap

Posted by Robin on 20 July 2019 219 Comments

It’s hot out there folks, at least in my neck of the woods. (And we woke to no power this morning, but happily it is already restored.)

So our weather-related game for today:

Name your favorite fragrance for extreme heat, and then your favorite fragrance for extreme cold.

Or, as always, just talk about something else…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 20 July 2019 4 Comments

"Scent your summer with the Laboratorio Olfattivo fan", currently free with any purchase (direct from the brand) of a 100 ml fragrance.

Chanel Gabrielle Chanel Essence ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 20 July 2019 8 Comments

Chanel will launch Gabrielle Chanel Essence, a new fragrance for women, in September. Gabrielle Chanel Essence is a flanker to 2017’s Gabrielle, and will be fronted by actress Margot Robbie…

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