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2023 / Browsing by date: April 2023

Lazy weekend poll ~ guilty (dis)pleasures, episode 2

Posted by Robin on 22 April 2023 191 Comments

PSA: there are still fragrances looking for a new home over in the swapmeet!

Meanwhile, Saturday is Earth Day, and Sunday is World Book Day, St George’s Day, UN English Language Day and Shakespeare Day. We’re celebrating all of it with a twist on our guilty pleasures poll (due for a repeat soon). Tell us about the fragrance(s) you just don’t really care for, even though they are classics and/or everyone else seems to love them.

(And as with the scrubbers poll, perhaps best to not read the comments today if you’re very sensitive about your own perfume loves.)

Or, as always, just talk about something else…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2023 4 Comments

By my count, the fourth model from Guerlain honoring the 170th birthday of the bee bottle (see Maison Matisse Couleur Bonheur, Bouquet de la Mariée Murano edition, Reve d’Amour Nadine Kanso edition, and that’s not counting this year’s Cherry Blossom or Muguet editions): Bee Garden, a 100% upcycled* fruity floral with rhubarb, bergamot, jasmine, rose, neroli, cedar, sandalwood and black tea.

The 1 liter bottle will run you €60,000, assuming you can get your hands on it…

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Botanical rainbow

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2023 Leave a Comment

A spot for the new Loewe Aire Anthesis, plus the rest of the Botanical Rainbow collection.

Friday scent of the day 4/21

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2023 223 Comments

It’s Friday, World Creativity and Innovation Day, and if you’re in the UK, it’s National Tea Day. Birthdays: Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth II, Iggy Pop.  Our community project for today: wear a spring floral, or any fragrance that makes you think of spring.

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.

Me: day two in L’Artisan Parfumeur Jacinthe des Bois…

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I crave the smell

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2023 Leave a Comment

The smell of chlorine is a weird thing to enjoy. Chlorine can be incredibly toxic to humans; breathing it in large doses can lead to pulmonary edema. Its chemical properties are so strong that it can turn blonde hair green and strip skin of its natural oils, and yet, I crave the smell of it every year when springtime hits.

— Read more in Why Do I Love Weird Smells? Here’s What the Science Says at Well + Good.

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