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Being exposed to musk ambrette

Posted by Robin on 17 September 2024 5 Comments

Being exposed to musk ambrette through products — for example, by inhaling it — may cause the brain to release puberty-related hormones, the study, published in the journal Endocrinology, found. It's the first research to focus on how environmental chemicals may lead to early puberty, Dr. Natalie Shaw, a pediatric endocrinologist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and co-senior author of the study, told NBC News.

— Read more in Musk ambrette may be linked to rise in early puberty, study finds: What products contain it? at Today.

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-September 2024

Posted by Robin on 14 September 2024 178 Comments

Our next swapmeet will start on Saturday, 21 September, and autumn officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere the next day.

Meanwhile, we’re frittering away the end of summer with our same old open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance that’s getting heavy use in your rotation lately, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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Tauer Perfumes Heraud ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 14 September 2024 5 Comments

Tauer Perfumes has launched Heraud, a new unisex gourmand fragrance…

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If it’s, like, $78, that’s enough

Posted by Robin on 14 September 2024 2 Comments

The next generation of fragrance consumers has increasingly refined tastes — and strong opinions about price point. "I think [a $400 perfume is] a waste of money," says 11-year-old Sienna Rose Gaviria, who counts Sol de Janeiro, Valentino, and Ariana Grande among her current favorite brands. "If it's expensive and I like the smell, I will get it, but it depends on the price. If it's, like, $78, that's enough." She notes that her mother, Jacqueline, typically allows her to shop for a new perfume roughly every month.

— Read more in The Rise of Gen Z (and Gen Alpha) Fragrance Fandom at PopSugar.

Lush x 12 ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 13 September 2024 21 Comments

Lush has launched a collection of 12 scents, including 11 new personal fragrances (some of which are based on existing body products) and 1 reissue. (Also new: a bunch of solid roll-up perfumes in older scents like Lust, Rose Jam, Alina, Pansy, American Cream, Karma, Vanillary and more…)

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