The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 11 January 2022 2 Comments

L'Artisan Parfumeur gears up for the Year of the Tiger with a collector bottle of Passage d'Enfer. "This translucent lily is borne aloft by coils of incense that transport it towards the sky, offering it eternal life. In 1999, Passage d'Enfer embodied the imminence of a new millennium. In 2022, its brilliance is elevated by a celebrated tiger. The tiger ushers in a positive cycle, full of determination, surprises, and spontaneity. Fittingly echoed in the mystical wake of Passage d'Enfer, it embodies a renewal, a journey towards other spiritual horizons." €130 for 100 ml Eau de Toilette.

Tuesday scent of the day 1/11

Posted by Robin on 11 January 2022 287 Comments

It’s Tuesday, plus Heritage Treasures Day in the UK. Birthdays: Alice Paul, Clarence Clemons and Naomi Judd. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Maya Njie Vanilj. Tea at the moment is a blend of three black teas from Upton (Christmas Tea + Old South Meeting House Blend + a teeny pinch of Lapsang Souchong).

Reminder: 1/14 will be Foody Friday…

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Smell a cup of coffee

Posted by Robin on 11 January 2022 2 Comments

Smell a cup of coffee.

Smell it inside or outside; summer or winter; in a coffee shop with a scone; in a pizza parlor with pepperoni -; even at a pizza parlor with a scone! -; coffee smells like coffee.

Why don't other smells or different environmental factors "get in the way," so to speak, of the experience of smelling individual odors?

— Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, who are trying to "engineer bomb-sniffing locusts", did a study to find out. Read more in Locust study reveals a ‘surprisingly simple’ approach to recognize an odor at News Medical Life Sciences.