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Wednesday scent of the day 10/12

Posted by Robin on 12 October 2022 125 Comments

It’s Hump Day, National Pulled Pork Day (we celebrated last night) and Freethought Day. Birthdays: Ann Petry and Sam Moore. What fragrance are you wearing? 

I’m in the early burnt sugar phase of Kerosene Sweetly Known.

Reminder: 10/14 will be Indie / Nouveau Niche Friday….

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Beauty in the everyday

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2022 Leave a Comment

Singer songwriter Ciinderella Balthazar for Miller Harris Myrica Muse.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2022 6 Comments

From Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Baccarat Rouge 540 Sparkling Body Oil: "The Baccarat Rouge 540 Sparkling Body Oil is a sensual conclusion to a beauty ritual, beautifying the skin with a floral, amber, and woody aura. This shimmering 24K gold scented oil is inspired by the secret of Rouge à l'or, an alchemy obtained by blending crystal and gold powder, leaving the skin delicately sparkled and scented." Available for pre-order at Saks, $195 (ouch) for 200 ml.

Tuesday scent of the day 10/11

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2022 182 Comments

It’s Tuesday and International Day of the Girl. Birthdays: Eleanor Roosevelt, Thich Nhat Hanh. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Grandiflora Madagascan Jasmine…no bonus points but I do smell gorgeous. Tea at the moment is Keemun Mao Feng Organic from Upton.

Reminder: 10/14 will be Indie / Nouveau Niche Friday….

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Its distinct olfactory signature

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2022 2 Comments

A Scottish woman named Joy Milne made headlines in 2015 for an unusual talent: her ability to sniff out people afflicted with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative illness that is estimated to affect nearly a million people in the U.S. alone. Since then a group of scientists in the U.K. has been working with Milne to pinpoint the molecules that give Parkinson’s its distinct olfactory signature. The team has now zeroed in on a set of molecules specific to the disease—and has created a simple skin-swab-based test to detect them.

— Read more in A Supersmeller Can Detect the Scent of Parkinson’s, Leading to an Experimental Test for the Illness at Scientific American.

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