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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2025 5 Comments

Caron Pour Un Homme in a (lovely!) bottle decorated by visual artist Nathanaël Koffi. €121 for 125 ml Eau de Toilette at Caron.

Guerlain Ambre Samar ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2025 4 Comments

Guerlain has launched Ambre Samar, a new fragrance in the new Absolus Allegoria series…

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Tuesday scent of the day 4/1

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2025 153 Comments

Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to April and happy April Fools Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m taking community project points in Prada Infusion d’Iris, OG.

Reminder: On 4/4, wear a perfume that makes you think of clouds, fog, mist or haze…

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Louis Vuitton eLVes ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2025 2 Comments

Louis Vuitton will launch eLVes (elles), a new floral fragrance for women, later this month…

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A scent so heavy and intoxicating

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2025 2 Comments

Wafting through the vents and down the catwalk at the most recent Saint Laurent show in Paris was a scent so heavy and intoxicating that guests immediately identified it as Opium. Laden with patchouli and spice, it belongs to a decade that gave us some of the most iconic fragrances — Chanel No 19, Dior Diorella and Estée Lauder Cinnabar — and one that is saturating the fragrance world right now. “There has been a noticeable shift in what people are drawn to. We’re seeing more interest in fragrances that feel textured, warm and nostalgic,” says the Liberty beauty buyer Nicole Zimbata.

— Read more in Why perfumes are having a 1970s makeover at The Times.

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