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Tuesday scent of the day 9/26

Posted by Robin on 26 September 2023 169 Comments

It’s Tuesday and Johnny Appleseed Day. Birthdays: T. S. Eliot, Olivia Newton-John, Serena Williams. What fragrance are you wearing?

According to her obit at The New York Times, Diana Vreeland usually “breakfasted on tea and oatmeal” (and Harper’s Bazaar says she “ate the same lunch every day: a whole-wheat peanut-butter-and-marmalade sandwich, washed down with scotch”). So in her first two meals of the day, at least, Vreeland went for comfort and expediency over fabulousness, and I’m matching that with a cup of Numi Chinese breakfast and a spritz of Guerlain Cologne du 68.

Reminder: 9/29 is Diana Vreeland’s birthday…

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Different people can have varying perceptions of the same scents and odors

Posted by Robin on 26 September 2023 1 Comment

Different people can have varying perceptions of the same scents and odors, for instance perceiving the same perfume as "fruity" or "musky." Studies have suggested that the ways in which the same odors are mapped in the brain of different individuals are highly flexible, particularly compared to visual stimuli, which are typically represented similarly.

—  Read more in Study sheds light on the neural underpinning of subjective odor perceptions at Medical Xpress.

The occasional lemming

Posted by Robin on 25 September 2023 12 Comments

From Lolita Lempicka, Le Parfum in the annual holiday limited edition: "The famous apple invites us to discover a new chapter of its fairy tale. For this limited-edition launch, the bottle takes on a midnight blue shade adorned with sparkling golden lines shining under a star shower." In preview at Lolita Lempicka, €134 for 100 ml.

Dolce & Gabbana Velvet Blue Musk ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 25 September 2023 2 Comments

Dolce & Gabbana have launched Velvet Blue Musk, a new woody musk addition to the brand’s Velvet series. Velvet Blue Musk appears to replace 2019’s Velvet Oriental Musk…*

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Monday scent of the day 9/25

Posted by Robin on 25 September 2023 205 Comments

It’s Monday plus National Comic Book Day. Wishing an easy fast to all who observe Yom Kippur. The swapmeet is open for business! Birthdays: William Faulkner, Donald Glover, Glenn Gould, Pedro Almodóvar. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m probably going to do a week of Diana Vreeland quotes, and I’m starting with Diptyque Philosykos for “Give ’em what they never knew they wanted”.

Reminder: 9/29 is Diana Vreeland’s birthday…

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