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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 23 June 2018 4 Comments

For fans of indie line Imaginary Authors, here is something new to want: "The Abandoned Mansion Candle by Imaginary Authors is part of the brands debut candle collection, along with Meet Me In The Meadow candle. Years went into the making of these two candles and they are now available for your enjoyment! The Abandoned Mansion candle is a rich and smoky cedar with a fruity quince accord behind the wood. This is a special one and like all Imaginary Authors fragrances, particularly unique. Notes of Cedar, Quince, and Paperbacks. This is a larger than average sized 11oz soy blend candle with a 60 hour burn time." $65 at Twisted Lily, where while supplies last they'll throw in a Short Story sample collection.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 2 February 2018 9 Comments

My temptation this morning: the Sava Trilogy from Imaginary Authors. "The most enduring writer of Josh Meyer's Imaginary Authors stable, Philip Sava was a genre-bending, globe-traveling, deeply confessional novelist presented as part Hemingway, part Hunter S. Thompson. Now, all three scents in the Sava collection are available as an olfactive trilogy: Memoirs of a Trespasser, Cape Heartache, and O, Unknown!, each in a generous yet portable 14ml travel spray." $95 at Luckyscent.

5 perfumes ~ vanilla fragrances for winter

Posted by Robin on 17 January 2018 77 Comments

vanilla beans

Brrr! This winter has outdone itself already, and it’s only mid-January. I started my year of vanilla last fall, and today I’ve got five suggestions for vanilla perfumes to keep you cozy and warm while winter does its worst. And as always, do add your own picks in the comments!

Guerlain Shalimar: Duh, you knew that, right? If you’re not sure which one to buy, see Angie’s Shalimar Face-Off, and you might also consider the flanker Guerlain Shalimar Ode à la Vanille…

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And the winner is…

Posted by Robin on 27 November 2017 1 Comment

...PhinClio, who takes the Imaginary Authors O, Unknown! from our last giveaway. Congrats!

Imaginary Authors O, Unknown! ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 17 November 2017 66 Comments

The backstory: Like the other fragrances from indie brand Imaginary Authors, O, Unknown! was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author. Here’s the book blurb:

At age 65, when famed explorer and author Philip Sava was given less than a year to live, he set off from his home in Madagascar for parts unknown. Leaving all his belongings behind, he set off on foot, hopped a freighter across the Indian Ocean, and wandered into the Bangladesh wilderness….

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