Guerlain has introduced La Petite Robe Noire Rose Cherry, a new fragrance for women. La Petite Robe Noire Rose Cherry is a flanker to the 2012 version of La Petite Robe Noire…
Tuesday scent of the day 12/27
Happy Tuesday! It’s also National Fruitcake Day, the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, plus the third day of Christmas and the second day of Kwanzaa. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m relaxing after 5 days of holiday merry making. I might put on a fragrance later this afternoon, but I might not. Tea at the moment is Keemun Mao Feng Organic from Upton with a sprinkle of nutmeg.
Reminder: on 12/30, we’re doing Best of 2022…
Specialty retailers are gaining dollar share
Physical stores remain important for the fragrance category during the holiday period, accounting for 70% of sales in the nine weeks ending December 3, 2022, which is an increase of 1 point versus the same period last year. Specialty retailers are gaining dollar share, with beauty specialty stores fragrance sales growing at four times the rate of department stores in October, according to NPD Checkout data.
— Read more in Bricks Outperform Clicks As Us Holiday Prestige Fragrance Sales Increase 4% at BeautyMatter.
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays (and if you’re reading this on Friday, happy Festivus for the Rest of Us)! We’ll be back on Tuesday.
In the meantime, feel free to talk about whatever you like: what perfume you’re wearing today, what you’re cooking (or eating) over the holidays, anything at all.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
The daily lemming
Surely someone here has tried this already? Magnolia Hydrating Body Wash from Method: "relax and let the soft, sensual scent of magnolia magically transform your shower into a sultry summer garden. this indulgent floral fantasy will wash your woes away". $7.99 for 532 ml (and Target does carry it).