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2023 / Browsing by date: December 2023

DS & Durga Roman Ruin Cypress ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 December 2023 2 Comments

Indie brand DS & Durga has launched Roman Ruin Cypress, a new limited edition fragrance in the brand’s Studio Reserves series…

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Thursday scent of the day 12/21

Posted by Robin on 21 December 2023 196 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday and happy Winter Solstice! 10 more days to go for 2023. Birthdays: Rebecca West, Frank Zappa, Samuel L Jackson. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m wearing my favorite fragrance buy of 2018, Aftelier Candide.

Reminder: 12/22 will be Best Buy Friday…

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The lucrative Chinese market

Posted by Robin on 21 December 2023 Leave a Comment

Beauty giants are making sure that the brands in their portfolio are entering the lucrative Chinese market and investing in up-and-coming domestic brands specializing in specific sectors.

This trend showcases global beauty firms’ optimism about the long-term development of China’s beauty market. But instead of seeing the Chinese market simply as a sales growth engine like in the past, they are now paying more attention to the emerging brands that can tap into segmented needs as the market matures.

— Read more in Why is Estée Lauder investing in Chinese perfumer Melt Season? at Jing Daily.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 20 December 2023 4 Comments

Add to my pile of "want, never going to pay for" lemmings (although as these things go, the price could be much, much worse): the limited edition La Figue candle from L'Artisan. "Handcrafted in France at a renowned French manufacture, this exquisite porcelain candle is adorned with a beautiful hand-painted design. Its captivating fig fragrance encompasses the essence of the tree in its entirety – from its luscious fruit to its leaf and wood. This candle is encased in a limited edition sleeve inspired by the winter herbarium, evoking the essence of the festive season." $280 for 400g at L'Artisan Parfumeur, where you'll also find the candle in L'Ambre, or in a boxed set of both for $560.

Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau & La Belle Paradise Garden ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 20 December 2023 2 Comments

Jean Paul Gaultier will launch Le Beau Paradise Garden (a flanker to 2019’s Le Beau, which was a flanker to 1995’s Le Mâle) and La Belle Paradise Garden (a flanker to 2019’s La Belle, which was a flanker to 1993’s Classique)…

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