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2021 / Browsing by date: February 2021

Year of the Ox x 3

Posted by Robin on 11 February 2021 2 Comments

Three (not-perfume) videos for the Lunar New Year. First, two from Loewe on traditional Chinese folk arts, then a 6+ minute “journey of discovery and renewal” from Burberry.

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Thursday scent of the day 2/11

Posted by Robin on 11 February 2021 204 Comments

It’s Almost-Friday and Inventors’ Day aka Thomas Edison’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in vintage Diorissimo. Loyalty, honesty and hard work might be stretching it, but it’s as dependable as they come. I am awarding myself a partial point.

Reminder: on 2/12, welcome the Year of the (Metal) Ox…

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I can’t get past the smell

Posted by Robin on 11 February 2021 23 Comments

No offense to all Americans, but peanut butter? What’s the deal with peanut butter? To me, it just smells flat. It almost sucks my being into the jar. When I was growing up, all I wanted to do was move to America and experience everything American. You know, peanut butter, cheerleaders, prom — all of these things. I tried. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to like peanut butter, but I can’t get past the smell.

— Victoria Christian, brand ambassador for Clive Christian, on the worst smell. Read more in The Perfume Expert Who Knows What Queen Victoria Smelled Like at The Cut.

Wednesday scent of the day 2/10

Posted by Robin on 10 February 2021 212 Comments

It’s Hump Day and Umbrella Day. Birthdays: Boris Pasternak, Chick Webb, E. L. Konigsburg. What fragrance are you wearing?

Me: day 3 with Uncle Serge, in La Fille de Berlin.

Reminder: on 2/12, welcome the Year of the (Metal) Ox…

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#MagnifyForMore

Posted by Robin on 9 February 2021 2 Comments

A spot for the Bvlgari Allegra collection.

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