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The (almost) daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 28 May 2020 9 Comments

Acqua di Parma's Blu Mediterraneo fragrances (Arancia di Capri, Bergamotto di Calabria, Fico di Amalfi and Mirto di Panarea) decorated by lifestyle brand La Double J. There are shower mousses, body scrubs, body lotions and candles, and that print looks so cheerful I'll take them all (except, you know, it's unlikely I'll ever spend $75 on a body scrub). At Saks or John Lewis. (Also, if you like lively prints and you have time to kill, you could do worse than the La Double J website. They even have masks.)

Thursday scent of the day 5/28

Posted by Robin on 28 May 2020 264 Comments

It’s Almost-Friday, apparently. It’s also the Sierra Club’s 127th birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?

I am taking full credit again, in Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose.

Reminder: on 5/29, wear a perfume by The Different Company, Tauer Perfumes, Tokyo Milk, Tocca or Téo Cabanel, if you have one…

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A delicious, citrus-flavoured medicinal drink

Posted by Robin on 28 May 2020 Leave a Comment

Feminis’ original Aqua Mirabilis was a light liquid probably taken as drops on sugar cubes or mixed with water to make a delicious, citrus-flavoured medicinal drink. Legend has it that both French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte and German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were among the many who regularly consumed huge quantities of it.

— Read more in The real story of eau de cologne: neither French nor German, the perfume with roots in an Italian medicinal drink at South China Morning Post. Hat tip to Kevin!

Irresistible

Posted by Robin on 27 May 2020 2 Comments

Fran Summers for Givenchy Irresistible.

Wednesday scent of the day 5/27

Posted by Robin on 27 May 2020 208 Comments

Hump Day: yes, I double checked. (And adding a PSA: we’ll have a splitmeet on June 6.) What fragrance are you wearing?

Me: full credit in The Different Company De Bachmakov.

Reminder: on 5/29, wear a perfume by The Different Company, Tauer Perfumes, Tokyo Milk, Tocca or Téo Cabanel, if you have one.

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