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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 9 February 2024 10 Comments

No, it's not perfume, but I'll take a Year of the Dragon Hat Box from La Maison du Chocolat anyway: "Celebrate the 2024 Year of the Dragon with the finest chocolate. For this Lunar year we selected the perfect combination of sweet and savory pieces that  are sure to please when gifted, with company, or by yourself." With Gesture Gift Box 16 pieces, Flavored Truffle Gift Box 13 Pieces, Madagascar Tonique 67% Bar and Passion Vibrante Bar, all in a red hatbox, $275 (well, let's hope the dragon is feeling prosperous).

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 8 February 2024 5 Comments

From Les Abeilles de Malescot, Grapefruit Honey Lip Balm: "Handcrafted in France with 100% natural ingredients, this beeswax and honey lip balm is perfect for keeping lips moisturized on-the-go." 15 ml for $12 at Beautyhabit, where you can also find tins of Orange Blossom Honey hand cream and Jasmine Honey Body Balm, among others.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 7 February 2024 Leave a Comment

A special issue of Nez in association with IFRA: We Love Fragrances. "Fragrance is an essential part of our lives. Its many perspectives – cultural, economic, social and emotional, as well as agricultural, industrial and technological – are explored in this book, showing just how much fragrance is an element that links us together.[...] We Love Fragrances brings together numerous testimonials and gives voice to all players in the value chain, from growers, suppliers of natural and synthetic raw materials, creators and producers to researchers, engineers and chemists... A book to discover and rediscover fragrance in all its different facets and understand its present and future challenges.  160 pages for $55 at Luckyscent.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 6 February 2024 3 Comments

Guerlain’s Cherry Blossom limited edition for 2024 is out. (If you want to drool over past editions, see 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018). This year’s model features decorations by French jewelry maker Philippe Ferrandis, and features a (removable / wearable; see image below the jump) 24-carat gold-plated ring with two pale pink enamelled Sakura flowers with crystals.  In 145 125 ml plus 30 ml travel spray and funnel; 4205 bottles were made, €790…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 5 February 2024 23 Comments

This has been in the comments several times recently, but for anyone who missed it: The Legacy Fragrance Collection Discovery Coffret from Estée Lauder. "Experience two extraordinary scent artists. Five ingenious sensorial experiences. Iconic scents, ingeniously evolved. Mrs. Estée Lauder, the creator of indelible masterpieces. Frédéric Malle, the acclaimed perfume editor who has reimagined our legacy fragrances for the 21st century." $30 at Estée Lauder.

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