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Carner Barcelona Sweet William ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 7 January 2019 68 Comments

Hey, carnation lovers. You know who you are. You dream of Caron Poivre Extrait and hoard old bottles of Bellodgia. You lard your linen closet with discs of Roger & Gallet Carnation soap and mourn their discontinued Blue Carnation. You plant red dianthus up your walkway. You put extra clove in your molasses cookies.

I have news. First, I hear on good authority that carnations are making a comeback among chic florists. I’m not talking about fat, stiff grocery store carnations dyed Easter egg colors. I mean real carnations, the little ones pungent with spice…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 7 January 2019 16 Comments

Happy Orange Cream Soap from Filthy Farmgirl (website trigger warning: over the top double entendre). "A classic flavor with loads of Orange Essential Oil, Cocoa Butter & Turmeric Powder. The turmeric (besides being GREAT for your skin) is how we get that rich orange color. This is one of the MOST popular soaps at our summertime farmers markets..." $3 for a small bar, $8 for a large bar.

Gucci The Alchemist’s Garden ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 7 January 2019 23 Comments

Gucci will launch The Alchemist’s Garden, a new collection of 15 fragrance items (4 perfumed oils, 7 perfumes, 3 scented waters and 1 scented candle). The Alchemist’s Garden shares its name with designer Alessandro Michele’s Fall / Winter 2017 collection. All of the fragrances were developed by perfumer Alberto Morillas…

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Armani Prive Musc Shamal ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 7 January 2019 5 Comments

Giorgio Armani has launched Musc Shamal, a new fragrance in the Armani Privé fragrance range…

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Monday scent of the day 1/7

Posted by Robin on 7 January 2019 312 Comments

Monday (and Plough Monday at that), sooner than you may have liked. Birthdays today: Zora Neale Hurston and Gerald Durrell. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Byredo Flowerhead, because I happened across it yesterday while looking for something else.

Reminder: on 1/11 we’re doing My Precious…

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