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Thursday scent of the day 10/23

Posted by Robin on 23 October 2025 116 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday and happy Mole Day! Birthdays: Johnny Carson, Pelé, Anita Roddick. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m wearing Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles. I suspect I’m not the only one who doesn’t want anyone around me to think anything about my fragrance, and in fact I wear fragrance so lightly that usually nobody around me even notices. I do also suspect we’re a small group, though, and also, no points for me today! 

Reminder: on 10/24, wear any fragrance you like and tell us what you’d like people to think of you when they smell it on you, OR, wear a fragrance and connect it with a fellow reader who “enabled” you to get it or who you know likes it/has mentioned wearing it…

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Woody and citrusy, with a touch of spice

Posted by Robin on 23 October 2025 Leave a Comment

Muna then places a piece of golden Najdi frankincense in the mabkhara and the sweet scent of the saffron is replaced with something smokier, something holy. It’s a rich, resinous, distinctive aroma that’s both woody and citrusy, with a touch of spice, and one that seems wholly synonymous with this country. It’s this scent that I imagine would have filled the air 2,000 years ago in the ancient port city of Sumhuram, my final stop on this perfume trail that’s taken me from Oman’s mountains to the shores of the Arabian Sea.

— Read more in Discover Oman through its perfumes and ancient aromas at National Geographic via Yahoo!Life.

Ormonde Jayne Bijou Zafran & Oud Liaisons ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2025 2 Comments

British niche line Ormonde Jayne has launched two new fragrances, Bijou Zafran and Oud Liaisons…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2025 4 Comments

The holiday candle trio from Maison Francis Kurkdjian for 2025 includes Mon beau Sapin ("woody, subtly resinous"), Pain d’épices ("sweet and spicy warmth") and Pomme d’amour ("generously caramelized"). 3 x 75g, $105 at Saks.

Wednesday scent of the day 10/22

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2025 104 Comments

It’s Hump Day, International Stuttering Awareness Day and National Nut Day. Birthdays: Franz Liszt, Doris Lessing, Robert Capa, Catherine Deneuve and Jeff Goldblum. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in OG Prada Infusion d’Iris, which I almost never wear since I bought the Absolue. I thought of it because Dawn mentioned it yesterday, and what I’d like people to think is that it’s not really that weird that I keep smelling my arm.

Reminder: on 10/24, wear any fragrance you like and tell us what you’d like people to think of you when they smell it on you, OR, wear a fragrance and connect it with a fellow reader who “enabled” you to get it or who you know likes it/has mentioned wearing it…

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