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Thursday scent of the day 4/24

Posted by Robin on 24 April 2025 127 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also National Pig in a Blanket Day and The International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. Birthdays: Anthony Trollope, Elizabeth Goudge, Willem de Kooning, Robert Penn Warren, Gabriel Figueroa, Barbra Streisand, Jean Paul Gaultier. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m getting ready for a long weekend visiting family, wearing Hermès Un Jardin Sur Le Nil.

Reminder: on 4/25, wear a lilac fragrance, if you have one…

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A hand, covered in molten wax and flaming candles

Posted by Robin on 24 April 2025 Leave a Comment

There’s nothing expected about Wade and Leta’s images; instead, they create arresting, surreal landscapes imbued with a made-you-look energy. Their visual for Burning Barbershop, a scent described by D.S. & Durga as – “a fire broke out in the Curling Bros. barbershop in Westlake, N.Y. in 1891. All the shaving tonics with their spearmint, lime, vanilla, and lavender burned. A charred bottle was found half-full. It smelled like this” – depicts a hand, covered in molten wax and flaming candles, holding the perfume bottle.

— Read more in Can you smell design? at It's Nice That.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 23 April 2025 5 Comments

From Kalastyle, a Swedish Dream Skandi Bloom bar soap in Daffodil: "The magic of spring is finally here. Each Skandi Blooms Beauty Bar is formulated with skin-softening sunflower lecithin, helping you feel hydrated and clean. Daffodils represent hope. One of the first flowers to bloom in spring, their bright yellow petals invite happiness and optimism as we bid farewell to winter. Breathe in the unmistakable scents of warmer days, sunshine, and lush, green meadows bursting with the golden hues of daffodils." $12 for 120g at Beautyhabit, where you'll also find bars in Tulip and Daisy.

Karl Lagerfeld Jeans Urban Pink & Urban Blue ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 23 April 2025 Leave a Comment

Karl Lagerfeld Jeans has launched a new fragrance duo, Urban Pink and Urban Blue…

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Karl Lagerfeld Fleur d’Iris & Bois de Santal ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 23 April 2025 Leave a Comment

Karl Lagerfeld has launched Fleur d’Iris and Bois de Santal, the latest duo in the Les Parfums Matières collection…

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