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2020 / Browsing by date: November 2020

Monday scent of the day 11/9

Posted by Robin on 9 November 2020 219 Comments

Monday, World Freedom Day and Chaos Never Dies Day, plus Ivan Turgenev’s birthday. RIP Alex Trebek. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Viva la Frida.

Reminder: 11/13 will be Chanel No. 5 Friday…

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A widening smile only for those who deserve it

Posted by Robin on 9 November 2020 Leave a Comment

...[actress] Vonetta McGee was known for her spare, economical gestures, which hid explosive emotions. Andy Tauer’s austerely beautiful Lonestar Memories has an impenetrable, pottery-shell exterior and luminous eyes. Dry and overheated, it’s secretive, holds its feelings close—you wipe the sweat from your brow, shake the dust off your worn leather boots; there’s copper-color incense, roan horses taking shelter in weathered barns. A slow-burning gingered bloom an hour into wearing, a widening smile only for those who deserve it.

— From Darling, How About a Spritz of Something Divine?, a set of movie and perfume pairings at Garage.

Lazy weekend poll ~ Fall Back, 2020

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2020 331 Comments

Our fourth annual Fall Back poll, one week late, because that’s how 2020 is going anyway, right? As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else. If it’s spring where you live, adjust the questions accordingly.

1. What’s the fragrance you’d most like to add to your collection this fall?

2. You have to vote one perfume in your collection off the island. Which one will go first, and why?

3. It’s time for a (fantasy, pretend-there-isn’t-a-pandemic) fall getaway! Where are you going, and pick ONE fragrance to bring with you…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2020 12 Comments

From Lalique, the 2021 crystal limited edition of Lalique de Lalique, Pivoine. “A truly impressive piece of crystal-making, “Pivoine” magnifies both the strength and grace of the flower. The peony’s blooming corolla forms the rounded body of the flacon. Its gently curved petals seem carved out of the satin-finish crystal, as though they were gouged from a rock by a sculptor. The edges and fine veins of each petal, in transparent crystal, enhance the refined floral motif, revealing the tender nuance of Lalique de Lalique Parfum, a blushing shade of peony pink. Like a delicate drop of dew crowning the heart of the flower, the satin crystal rounded stopper rises from the flacon’s neck. In the tradition of haute perfumery, each piece is sealed with a baudruchage and a gold thread around the collar.” 150 ml Parfum, $1800. (You can find a list of past editions here.)

Bond no. 9 Dubai Blue Diamond ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2020 12 Comments

Niche line Bond no. 9 has launched Dubai Blue Diamond, a new fragrance…

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