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One of these days, part 10

Posted by Robin on 24 August 2022 Leave a Comment

Boots made for walking, and so on and so forth, for the 2022 version of Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Parfum Intense.

Be your own boss

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2022 2 Comments

Chris Hemsworth (unfortunately not surfing in a Hugo Boss suit) for Boss Bottled Parfum.

Boxes are always too small

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2022 4 Comments

Emma Watson (directing and starring) in the new spot for Prada Paradoxe. Below the jump, a 30 second ingredients spot.

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Vaguely, of vanilla and bell pepper

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2022 3 Comments

The product smells citrusy and, vaguely, of vanilla and bell pepper. “I imagine that people who love Campari, Ricola cough drops and the fragrance Bistro Waters, by the perfumer D.S. & Durga, tend to gravitate toward its scent,” said Porochista Khakpour, a writer in Los Angeles. Ms. Khakpour, 44, first discovered Skin Food more than a decade ago, in Berlin. “It’s deservedly iconic,” she added. “If someone is carrying it, I think they’re in the know.”

— Read more in The Deep Roots of Weleda’s Skin Food at The New York Times.

They can always smell our scents

Posted by Robin on 19 August 2022 Leave a Comment

However, even after knocking out an entire family of odor-sensing receptors from the mosquito genome, mosquitoes still find a way to bite us. Now, a group of researchers, publishing in the journal Cell on August 18, found that mosquitoes have evolved redundant fail-safes in their olfactory system that make sure they can always smell our scents.

— Read more in Mosquitoes have neuronal fail-safes to make sure they can always smell humans at Science Daily.

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