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2025 / Browsing by date: January 2025

The Monday Mail on Tuesday ~ help Nik find a new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 January 2025 25 Comments

Nik lives in “dreary London” and has the January blues at the moment…he is dreaming of the Portuguese and Greek coasts where he usually goes for holidays. He wants to find a summer citrus with a little more lasting power than the usual hour or so that most summer citruses can muster, and he’d like something a little more interesting going on beneath the bonnet/hood. Probably he’d like something newer on the market, but he’s open to suggestions.

The perfect scent would be a “bracing spritz of citrus, dry, with an interesting backbone”, and he’d like to keep the cost at around £100 ($122) if possible.

Can we help?

Here is what we know about Nik…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 21 January 2025 5 Comments

From Brazilian brand Granado, Benjoim bar soap: "Benjoim is one of the most classic and traditional fragrances from Granado. Its intense and striking perfume combines notes of honey and orange blossom with spices and noble woods. The final touch of its strong olfactory personality is due to the base notes of benzoin, musk and balsamic notes. Also ideal as a creamy bar soap, with 76% ingredients of natural origin." 120g for $10 at Granado USA.

 

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Aegea ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 January 2025 4 Comments

Estée Lauder has introduced Bronze Goddess Aegea, a new green floral fragrance for women. Bronze Goddess Aegea is a limited edition flanker to 2008’s Bronze Goddess. Last year’s model: Bronze Goddess Flora Verde…

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Tuesday scent of the day 1/21

Posted by Robin on 21 January 2025 129 Comments

It’s Tuesday and Christian Dior’s birthday, plus International Sweatpants Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I am taking benzoin points in Hermès Eau des Merveilles layered with Eau Claire des Merveilles.

Reminder: on 1/24, wear a fragrance with benzoin, if you have one…

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Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Extreme 2025 ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 January 2025 Leave a Comment

Viktor & Rolf have launched Flowerbomb Extreme,* a new flanker to 2005’s Flowerbomb…

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