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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 3 January 2024 4 Comments

A lemming for fans of Serge Lutens L’Orpheline: a new limited edition collector bottle. "An elegant puppeteer seems to be pulling the strings of a delicate and ethereal ballerina. The destiny of the graceful young girl – suspended precariously mid-air – lies between the spidery fingers of this tall, slender dandy, doomed as she is to her inevitable fate! And yet, is it so clear which one of the two is the executioner and which one the hapless victim? Looking closer, isn’t she also pulling the strings on her end, imperceptibly guiding the movements of the puppeteer’s emaciated fingers? L’orpheline, the fascinating incarnation of all our illusions! When reality surfaces from behind appearances, when all our certainties begin to come undone, she evaporates in a mysterious and perplexing cloud of incense." $185 for 50 ml at Serge Lutens.

The almost-daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 2 January 2024 11 Comments

Guerlain inaugurates a new series of annual numbered edition bottles dedicated to the Lunar New Year. We begin with the dragon for 2024, designed by Parisian jeweller Francesco Truscelli and decorating the bee bottle for Neroli Outrenoir. 1855 were made, in 125 ml with 30 ml travel spray. Contact Guerlain if you want one (I do not know the price or if they will be sold online, if you know, do comment).

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 18 December 2023 7 Comments

The 2023 Harrods Bear from Estée Lauder: "Allow Harrods Bear to introduce you to a blend of rose, lily, tuberose, citrus and wood. Created exclusively for Harrods, Estée Lauder presents its Beautiful Eau de Parfum as a Harrods Bear solid compact, evoking a feeling of wonder. This limited edition collectable is the perfect gift; accompanied by a safekeeping velvet pouch, it brings the fragrance of a thousand flowers to life when delicately touched upon your pulse points." £270 for 5g at Harrods.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 30 November 2023 6 Comments

Mugler's Angel Elixir in a limited edition collector bottle: "For the Mugler Holiday Show, the Angel you don’t expect will dazzle your eyes. Wearing a new sparkling dress for the special season, this woody floral gourmand scent reinvents what makes Angel so unique." $150 for 50 ml at Mugler USA.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 28 November 2023 10 Comments

I'll take one of each. 40th anniversary editions of perfumer Guy Robert's Amouage Gold Man and Amouage Gold Woman, both updated by perfumer Alexandra Carlin and presented in "the highest quality crystal, made in the original moulds and hand-blown reality in the workshops of the High Cristallerie haven of Waltersperger in the heart of Normandy, France". To be released in December, 500 bottles were made of each, $1,950 a pop.

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