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Old Spice is cemented in our cultural memory

Posted by Robin on 19 October 2021 11 Comments

Like Coke, Old Spice is cemented in our cultural memory, but not always in the way we might imagine. Before I opened my bottle (now plastic, not glass), I thought for sure I remembered the smell. Once it hit my nose, however, I was surprised to find it lighter, subtler, and, yes, fresher than I remembered. It’s a closely guarded secret whether the aftershave formula has been modernized, but the fragrance, the brand assured me, is the same.

— Hmmm. Read more in Why Old Spice Suddenly Smells New at Town & Country. (Also, see Kevin's review of Old Spice.)

Courreges x 5 ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 18 October 2021 5 Comments

French fashion house Courrèges has repackaged and relaunched its fragrance line. Two fragrances from the back catalog remain, 1971’s L’Empreinte and 2015’s La Fille de L’Air. The three new fragrances are Slogan, C and Seconde Peau…

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Santa Maria Novella Firenze 1221 Rosa Gardenia ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 18 October 2021 10 Comments

Italian niche line Santa Maria Novella has introduced the Firenze 1221 Edition collection, celebrating the brand’s 800 years of history (the monastery was established by Dominican friars in 1221). Firenze 1221 includes seven fragrances from the back catalog (Acqua della Regina aka Acqua di S.M. Novella aka Queen’s Water, Angeli di Firenze, Fresia, Melograno, Pot Pourri, Rosa Novella and Tabacco Toscano) and one new scent: Rosa Gardenia…

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Monday scent of the day 10/18

Posted by Robin on 18 October 2021 212 Comments

Welcome to another Monday. It’s also Chocolate Cupcake Day, if that helps to ease the pain. Happy 60th to Wynton Marsalis! RIP Tom Morey, and thank you for the Boogie Board. (Update: and RIP Colin Powell, who died today of COVID complications. He was 84.) What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m commando for a bunch of errands including a doctor visit, but when I get home this afternoon, I’ll be in Prada Candy for Pantone 19-1228 TPX Root Beer (“An herbal brown tone symbolic of the root bark of the sassafras tree”).

Reminder: on 10/22, wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone’s picks for the Autumn/Winter 2021/2022 NYFW Color Palette…..

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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid October 2021

Posted by Robin on 16 October 2021 218 Comments

A quick PSA: The next splitmeet will start next weekend, on the 23rd.

Meantime, talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you’re hoping to find in the splitmeet, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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