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Tuesday scent of the day 8/26

Posted by Robin on 26 August 2025 145 Comments

It’s Tuesday, National Dog Day and Women’s Equality Day. Birthdays: Guillaume Apollinaire, Jimmy Rushing, Christopher Isherwood, Mother Teresa, Julio Cortázar. What fragrance are you wearing? 

I have not yet come up with my 5 desert island perfumes, but Diorissimo will have to be on the list so that’s what I’m wearing today.

Reminder: 8/29 will be Desert Island Friday…

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Vanilla, coffee and caramel

Posted by Robin on 26 August 2025 Leave a Comment

Food-inspired fragrances, with scent profiles that feature vanilla, coffee and caramel and referred to in the industry as “gourmand” perfumes, have surged in popularity in the past three years. Launches of sugary-scented, dessert-themed fragrances increased by 24% last year alone, Mintel said.

The rise in popularity is happening alongside the increased use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss, such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.

— Read more in Eau de courgette: rise in foodie perfumes may be linked to weight-loss drugs at The Guardian.

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ scrubbers! episode 7

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2025 284 Comments

The seventh edition of the scrubbers poll: tell us about your most-hated perfume, your most recent scrubber, nasty layering combinations you’ve discovered, perfumes you’d prefer to never smell again, or anything like.

Please, DO NOT read the comments if you’re at all sensitive about your own perfume loves. Someone else is bound to hate them! If you do read, be gracious about other people’s choices. This is meant to be lighthearted.

And as always, feel free to just talk about something else…

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Estee Lauder Beautiful Magnolia Fleur ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2025 Leave a Comment

Estée Lauder has introduced Beautiful Magnolia Fleur, a new fragrance for women. Beautiful Magnolia Fleur is a flanker to 2021’s Beautiful Magnolia, which was a flanker to 1985’s Beautiful…

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Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Honey Rose ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2025 5 Comments

Guerlain has introduced La Petite Robe Noire Honey Rose, a new limited edition fragrance for women. La Petite Robe Noire Honey Rose is a flanker to the 2012 version of La Petite Robe Noire, and follows 2024’s La Petite Robe Noire L’Eau Rose…

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