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2023 / Browsing by date: January 2023

Wednesday scent of the day 1/4

Posted by Robin on 4 January 2023 105 Comments

Hump Day and the 11th day of Christmas (pipers piping), plus World Braille Day. Birthdays: Sir Isaac Newton and Michael Stipe. Don’t forget that Donatella is dropping by today! What fragrance are you wearing?

I am commando for a (potentially unpleasant, so apologies in advance if I disappear this afternoon) trip to the dentist. I will probably ignore the project and put on Diptyque Tam Dao as soon as I get back.

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

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To expand in the US

Posted by Robin on 4 January 2023 2 Comments

IMarc Group estimates the North American (including the US and Canada) perfume market to be worth $6.2 billion as of 2021, reaching $7.5 billion by 2027. In contrast, the UK market is yet to crack the $2 billion mark as of 2022, per market intelligence firm Mintel. To expand in the US, the brand is betting on more out-of-home campaigns, such as the winter 2022 Let It Snow campaign, which has seen a Morris Minor car touring across northern American cities.

— Read more in Inside Jo Malone London’s North America push at Vogue Business.

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Le Parfum ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 3 January 2023 9 Comments

Yves Saint Laurent has launched Black Opium Le Parfum, the “most intense and radical interpretation” of 2014’s Black Opium, which was a flanker to 1977’s Opium…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 3 January 2023 Leave a Comment

Atelier Cologne's Orange Sanguine in a limited edition bottle for Valentine's Day: "This exceptional orange-scented perfume will make your imagination travel to sunny places, inviting you to sit under orange trees and explore the fruity nuances of nature." HK$1,450 at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.

Hugo Boss The Scent Magnetic ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 3 January 2023 2 Comments

Hugo Boss has launched The Scent Magnetic for Him and The Scent Magentic for Her, new flankers to 2015’s Boss The Scent and 2016’s The Scent for Her, respectively…

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