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2023 / Browsing by date: November 2023

Lush x Community ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 24 November 2023 16 Comments

Lush has launched a new limited edition collection with fragrances chosen by the Lush Subreddit and Official Lush Discord Community. There are 4 perfumes (Creamy Candy, Super Milk, Tender Is The Night, Toil & Trouble) and 3 body sprays (Golden Pear, Sticky Dates, Tramp)…

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Friday scent of the day 11/24

Posted by Robin on 24 November 2023 204 Comments

It’s Black Friday! (Also, Evolution Day.) Our community project for today: pick your Black Friday poison…wear the last fragrance you bought, wear a cheap thrill, or wear a fragrance you love but refuse to buy in a full size because it’s too expensive. (We’ve done this project several times.)

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 in the last fragrance I bought, Tauer Perfumes Golestan. (It is possible I will make it to January without having bought any perfume at all in 2023…)

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Yes and yes

Posted by Robin on 24 November 2023 5 Comments

Sephora’s success was not foretold. Indeed, a 1998 New York Times article posed these questions about the store-in-process: “Will women buy as many products if they are not heavily pushed by sales clerks? Will customers appreciate the freedom to wander and try things out at whim?”

The answers, of course, were yes and yes.

— Read more in Opinion: Shopping for perfume is returning to its roots at CNN.

Happy Thanksgiving 2023 ~ open thread

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2023 186 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is celebrating today!

Whether you’re celebrating or not, feel free to talk about anything you like: what fragrance you’re wearing today, what perfume you’re especially thankful for, what you’re going to cook or eat today…whatever you like, so long as it doesn’t conflict with our comment policy…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 22 November 2023 7 Comments

A spendy gift for a true Guerlainophile: L'Art & La Matiere The Perfumer's Set, with 10 ml bottles of Spiritueuse Double Vanille, Cuir Béluga, Angélique Noire, Rose Barbare, Néroli Outrenoir, Santal Pao Rosa, Cruel Gardénia and Rose Chérie. $380 at Neiman Marcus.

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