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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 7 October 2025 2 Comments

Cire Trudon’s holiday collection for 2025 once again includes four candles (“Trudon transports us into the heart of an enchanted night, illuminating the winter sky with its constellations. Beneath the celestial vault, shimmering stars and colorful symbols emerge and come to life: a magical universe unfolds, and enchantment takes hold”). The line up: Fir (Green; “An iconic holiday creation, Fir blends notes of conifer, myrrh, and the deep richness of incense absolute, evoking the powerful olfactory presence of majestic festive fir trees”), Libra (Brown; “An amber-woody scent that evokes winter’s sensuality, Libra—named after the Libra constellation—blends warm, intense notes of amber, cedar, and tonka bean”), Luna (Blue; “Luna bears a soft, floral scent- hints of cedarwood and amber add depth to the perfume’s top notes of rose and peony”) and Nazareth (Magenta, shown below; “Nazareth bears a soft, spicy scent- hints of musk and vanilla add depth to the perfume’s top notes of citrus and clove”). They are just starting to trickle out to stores…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 2 October 2025 8 Comments

In case you were holding out for nicer looking bottles of Jo Malone's Ginger Biscuit or Orange Bitters, here they are, part of the Holiday 2025 limited edition collection. Both shown in 100 ml for $170; Orange Bitters is also available in 30 ml for $90, but not with the color cap. There's also a Bitter Orange & Chocolate ceramic candle, 300g for $140. Update: Midnight Musk & Amber is available in 100 ml with a blue cap, and there are possibly others I missed.

Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Soiree ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 October 2025 2 Comments

Victoria’s Secret will launch Bombshell Soirée, a new limited edition fruity floral holiday flanker to 2010’s Bombshell fragrance for women…

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Jo Malone Sandalwood & Spiced Apricot ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 12 September 2025 4 Comments

Jo Malone has launched Sandalwood & Spiced Apricot, a new limited edition fragrance for Holiday 2025. (Last year’s model was Fir & Artemisia…)

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Happy Holidays!

Posted by Robin on 24 December 2024 269 Comments

Happy Holidays! We’ll be back on Thursday. In the meantime, feel free to talk about whatever you like: what perfume you’re wearing today, what you’re cooking (or eating) over the holidays, anything at all.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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