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2023 / Browsing by date: January 2023

Lazy weekend poll ~ stepping back from the edge, episode 11

Posted by Robin on 14 January 2023 300 Comments

Crater Lake

Our eleventh annual ‘stepping back’ poll: can this group of shameless enablers help each other not buy perfume? Let’s find out.

Name a perfume you’ve been itching to buy but suspect you might not need, and tell us why you think it might not really be a good use of your money. Maybe everyone will talk you out of it. Or, maybe not so much.

If you participated in this poll last year, tell us if you ended up buying the fragrance anyway…

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Valentino Born in Roma Intense ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 13 January 2023 2 Comments

Valentino will launch Born in Roma Intense, a new duo of flankers to 2019’s Donna Born in Roma and Uomo Born in Roma (which were flankers to 2015’s Valentino Donna and 2014’s Valentino Uomo). The scents were inspired by balmy summer evenings in Rome. (Last year’s model: Born in Roma Coral Fantasy…)

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Armani x 2

Posted by Robin on 13 January 2023 Leave a Comment

Actress Sydney Sweeney for Armani My Way Le Parfum. Then below the jump, the spot for the new Armani Privé Santal Dān Shā.

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 13 January 2023 4 Comments

Lush brings back Grass shower gel: "Full of lusciously green wheatgrass juice and uplifting bergamot, Grass leaves skin and senses feeling as fresh as a warm, summer's day". In the UK (and hopefully headed to the US) in 120, 290 or 560g, £10 - £33.

Friday scent of the day 1/13

Posted by Robin on 13 January 2023 199 Comments

It’s Friday the 13th. Also, National Korean American Day and Public Radio Broadcasting Day. RIP Lisa Marie Presley. Our community project for today is True Colors: tell us your favorite color, and wear a fragrance with that color in the name, or that reminds you of that color, or that has juice in that color, or … ?

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

My favorite color is purple, in any shade from lavender to eggplant. I went the no-thought-required route and put on Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille, because my travel spray is a in a spiffy purple leather case…

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