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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 2 March 2022 14 Comments

I am not generally a Kilian fangirl, but I can see going through a 7.5 ml travel spray of Apple Brandy (originally launched in 2013 as a boutique exclusive for New York City), in fact I've almost bought it at least 10 times by now. We'll see if I end up owning it. $45 at Sephora.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 23 February 2022 9 Comments

A lemming for fans of Diptyque Do Son: a limited edition collection done up in blue, and due to launch in March. Shown above is the 100 ml Eau de Toilette, the collection also includes a 30 ml Eau de Toilette, a 75 ml Eau de Parfum, a Hand Cream, plus a Tubéreuse candle.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 15 February 2022 5 Comments

Guerlain's Cherry Blossom Millésime 2022, decorated by Parisian embroidery studio Kyoko Création. (If you want to drool over past editions, here are 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018). "...For the creation of the adornment, Kyoko Sugiura worked with a community of 18 Japanese women from very diverse backgrounds – office workers, teachers, designers… Professional or amateur embroiderers she trained herself, and invited to participate in this unique project, turning it into a human as well as artistic adventure. It also expresses Guerlain’s commitment to the empowerment of women, by celebrating an art elaborated, perpetuated, and practiced by them throughout the centuries. [...] This edition evokes cherry blossoms at night, in the moonlight, in a precious chiaroscuro of white, black, and gold. A new variation on this poetic theme." $650 for for 145 ml.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 7 February 2022 6 Comments

If your dream was a gaming inspired collector edition of Paco Rabanne Phantom, all done up in camo, your dream has come true. In 100 ml, €104 at Paco Rabanne in France.

The (almost) daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 1 February 2022 9 Comments

It reportedly took four years, but Bvlgari did eventually sell that Opera Prima fragrance extravaganza, and now they’ve done it again, this time for the (comparatively) budget customer: meet L’Opera Grandiosa, available now at La Samaritaine in Paris for a mere €50,000. It’s apparently been for sale since late last year, so if you want it, get a move on.

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