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Wednesday scent of the day 12/11

Posted by Robin on 11 December 2024 111 Comments

It’s Hump Day and International Mountain Day, and in Argentina, Día Nacional Del Tango. Happy 93rd birthday to Rita Moreno! What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m taking more ginger points in good old Bvlgari Omnia.

Reminder: on 12/13, wear a fragrance with ginger, if you have one…

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I sprayed it randomly

Posted by Robin on 11 December 2024 4 Comments

I would not have thought to wear the perfume to attract or to feel virile as most other brands attempt. I would have worn it to feel comfort. I remember it smelt like a skin to me; leathery, woody and not the usual ingredients that define a perfume. Often, I sprayed it randomly and not only on my skin, but also on clothes.

— Photographer Richard Burbridge on Comme des Garçons 2 Man. Read more in Seven Comme Des Garçons Devotees on the Brand’s “Anti-Perfume” Scents at AnOther.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 10 December 2024 8 Comments

Coming from Guerlain, the limited edition Rouge Bonheur  (ginger, rose, cedar and white musk), with decorations by Parisian jeweller Francesco Truscelli for the Year of the Snake (you might remember his dragon bottle for 2024, or the 2022 version of Muguet). 2100 were made, 24-carat gold (plate, I believe) with Swarovski crystals. It is in 125 ml, and these usually come with a 30 ml travel spray. NT $29500, which would be around USD $900. More pictures below the jump…

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Tom Ford Bois Pacifique ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 10 December 2024 4 Comments

Tom Ford will launch Bois Pacifique, a new spicy woody addition to the Signature Collection…

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Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild Eau So Intense~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 10 December 2024 6 Comments

Marc Jacobs will introduce Daisy Wild Eau So Intense, a new fragrance for women. Daisy Wild Eau So Intense is a flanker to 2023′s Daisy Wild, which was a flanker to 2007′s Daisy…

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