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2023 / Browsing by date: January 2023

Friday scent of the day 1/6

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2023 216 Comments

It’s the first Friday of 2023, plus Three Kings Day. RIP Fay Weldon. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance to match Viva Magenta, Pantone’s color of the year for 2023.

Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new narrative. [It] is powerful and empowering. It is a new animated red that revels in pure joy, encouraging experimentation and self-expression without restraint, an electrifying, and a boundaryless shade that is manifesting as a stand-out statement.

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.

I’m taking points for the cherry cough syrup + raspberry macaron in Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 5 January 2023 4 Comments

To go with your new bottle from the Tom Ford Cherry Collection? Or perhaps just for the year of Viva Magenta? "La Savonnerie de Nyons scented soap rectangle 100g cherry is enriched with organic shea butter and olive oil from Nyons: These two ingredients with moisturizing and restorative properties, give your skin flexibility, well-being and soothing. All the scents of our soaps come from the capital of perfume, the city of Grasse. Discover the fruity fragrance of the cherry and feel the well-being of a moment just for you. A real natural break for your skin..." $3.99 at Le Panier Francais.

Where memory meets the imagination

Posted by Robin on 5 January 2023 2 Comments

For Diptyque Do Son, a short film (about 3 minutes before the credits) from the Werlen Meyer creative studio, showcasing "the fond memories of summers spent in Halong Bay, Vietnam, by Yves Coueslant, one of Diptyque’s founders."

Hugo Jeans by Hugo Boss ~ new fragrance

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Hugo Boss has launched Hugo Jeans, a new aromatic fougère for men. Hugo Jeans is a flanker to 1995’s Hugo by Hugo Boss…

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Thursday scent of the day 1/5

Posted by Robin on 5 January 2023 118 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also Twelfth Night, National Bird Day, George Washington Carver Day and Alvin Ailey’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m taking points in Arielle Shoshana Saturday. (I’m also very behind, but hope to read all of yesterday’s comments by the end of today.)

Reminder: on 1/6, wear a fragrance to match Viva Magenta, Pantone’s color of the year for 2023…

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