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Whatever pungent blend of powder and flowers your grandma smelled like back in the day

Posted by Robin on 9 April 2025 4 Comments

So, I want you to forget whatever pungent blend of powder and flowers your grandma smelled like back in the day and instead have an open mind for today's modern floral fragrances.

— Read more, or just don't bother, in Sorry Grandma, But These New Floral Perfumes are Way Too Cool For You at Cosmopolitan (which your grandma used to read back in the day) via Yahoo! Life.

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  1. sherobin says:
    9 April 2025 at 11:34 am

    So confused as to why people don’t love the way their grandma smelled. There are some sad stories here, maybe.

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    • Robin says:
      9 April 2025 at 12:02 pm

      Maybe!

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  2. Jalapeno says:
    9 April 2025 at 9:34 pm

    Wow. Can you say condescending?

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    • Robin says:
      10 April 2025 at 4:50 pm

      It’s an amazing article.

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