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Cinnamon Pumpkin Spice Ultra Strong Trash Bags

Posted by Robin on 24 August 2023 4 Comments

"When we saw just how quickly our Cinnamon Pumpkin Spice Ultra Strong Trash Bags sold out las year, we knew we had struck a powerful nerve with fans," Brian Lutz, senior brand manager at Reynolds Consumer Products said in a press release. "This year, we wanted to reward that pumpkin spice love in an even bigger way, and so we've made Cinnamon Pumpkin Spice Trash Bags available for purchase in-store at key retailers."

— Read more in Hefty's Pumpkin Spice-Scented Trash Bags Are Back, and People Are Already Clearing Them Off Shelves at Parade, or see Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte, just turned 20, is arriving colder, boozier, and earlier than ever at Quartz, Krispy Kreme Is Releasing a Line of Pumpkin Spice-Flavored Doggie Doughnuts at Parade, or Pumpkin spice season is officially upon us: All the new products this fall at Good Morning America.

This double-wicked curl of beeswax is no ordinary room freshener

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2023 Leave a Comment

Though its name simply means “scented candle” in Thai, this double-wicked curl of beeswax is no ordinary room freshener. Tian op is a flavoring agent, or rather, a scenting agent, used to enhance specific dishes in Thai cuisine.

Chefs light the U-shaped candle at both ends, place it on top of the food to be scented, and cover it with a lid.

— Read more in The Magic of Thailand’s Culinary Candle at Atlas Obscura.

L’Interdit Rouge Ultime

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2023 Leave a Comment

The spot for Givenchy L'Interdit Rouge Ultime.

Incorporate scents that repel mosquitoes into everyday products

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2023 2 Comments

The team’s goal is simple: Incorporate scents that repel mosquitoes into everyday products. After doing extensive research into the household products used most frequently in places where mosquito-borne diseases are common, they decided to focus mostly on bar soap and powdered laundry detergent. (They’re also thinking about other things like body lotion and body cream.) These products are already scented with a fragrance—what if that fragrance also helped keep mosquitoes away?

— Read more in Could perfume be our secret weapon in the war on mosquitoes? at GatesNotes (or watch the video below the jump)…

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My own self

Posted by Robin on 21 August 2023 4 Comments

Actor Austin Butler for Yves Saint Laurent MYSLF.

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