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Tuesday scent of the day 3/17

Posted by Robin on 17 March 2020 271 Comments

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Birthdays today: Penelope Lively, William Gibson, Nat King Cole, Alexander McQueen. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m on my second cup of Idulgashinna Estate OP Organic from Upton. When I get back from a couple quick errands, I’m going to pick a happy fragrance from what you all are wearing.

Update ~ I am so sorry I didn’t think of it sooner, but this weekend doesn’t seem like a good time to hold a swapmeet, since it might or might not be possible (or advisable) for people to have to go to the post office. I’ve tentatively rescheduled for April 18.

Reminder: 3/20 will be the International Day of Happiness….

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Bvlgari Erea & Kobraa ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 16 March 2020 7 Comments

Bvlgari has launched two new fragrances in the luxury Le Gemme collection: Erea for women (shown above) and Kobraa for men…

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Lancome Peut-Etre ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 16 March 2020 5 Comments

Lancôme has launched a new iteration of Peut-Être, originally released in 1937 and reissued in 2008 in a version by perfumer Nathalie Lorson. Lorson has also developed the 2020 version…*

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5 from Ormonde Jayne ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 16 March 2020 2 Comments

Last year, British niche line Ormonde Jayne launched Montabaco Verano, a limited edition flanker to 2012’s Montabaco. This year, the brand is introducing a new collection, La Route de Soie, leading off with the four fragrances Byzance, Damask, Levant and Tanger. Look for Xi’an, Indus and Xandria to join the series later in the year…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 16 March 2020 4 Comments

Clean hands save lives, folks, but boy am I going through hand cream. Here's a quartet of Hands of Hope creams from Philosophy, with 28g each of Sparkling Grapefruit - Hawaiian Hibiscus, Green Tea & Avocado and Coconut & Guava, $21 at Nordstrom Rack. The same size tubes are $10 each at Philosophy, where you'll also find the fragrances Fresh Cream, Lemon Custard, Fig & Pomegranate and Berry & Sage.

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