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Moschino Toy Boy ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 11 June 2020 10 Comments

“What perfume are you wearing?” Unless you look something like model Jhona Burjack, you may pause before answering: “Toy Boy.” I’d probably say: “Oh, I don’t know…I just grabbed one of my 200 bottles of cologne. I wasn’t paying attention!”

I’ll note here I realize ‘toy boy’ may conjure other types (for other tastes) than Burjack in leather gear. According to dictionary.com, a toy boy is: a young man noted for his good looks and sexual prowess, especially one who maintains relationships with older, more powerful persons…

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The splitmeet, episode 13

Posted by Robin on 6 June 2020 151 Comments — Comments are closed

orchid-thirds

The splitmeet (episode 13) is open for business. PLEASE read the instructions! For people who would like to chat in addition to, or instead of, splitting, there will be a poll along shortly.

Don’t know what a bottle split is, or you know but you’ve never tried it? See here.

Please note that the intention of the splitmeet is to split newly purchased bottles of perfume, not to sell decants of fragrances already in your collection! Anyone can join a split, but only people with current, active reader accounts may host splits. Update: in other words, you cannot host a split if you have never commented here before the day the splitmeet opens…

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Zoologist Sloth & Bat (2020 version) ~ quick fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 3 June 2020 14 Comments

Sloth

[perfumer Prin Lomros; listed fragrance notes of chamomile, açaí berry, lavender, violet leaf, marigold, beeswax, anise, jatamansi, jasmine, cumin, hay, frankincense, myrrh, mushroom, oak moss, vanilla and tonka bean]

Sloth has an “herbal potion” character when first applied; there’s chamomile, light cumin and a hint of smoke. Sloth’s next phase conjures an aroma I encountered once in an ancient Thai cemetery outside Chiang Mai (incense smoke mixing with floral notes from a grove of flowering frangipani trees). In mid-development, Sloth smells like a forest fire..

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Francesca Bianchi Angel’s Dust ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 28 May 2020 20 Comments

A recent Friday Community Project made me think about one of my favorite fragrance sub-genres, which I’ll call “vintage vanity” — perfumes that evoke the scent of lipsticks and the spilled residue of dusting powder, and sometimes even the wood of an old dressing table. I have a few favorites in this category: Frédéric Malle Lipstick Rose and L’Artisan Parfumeur Drôle de Rose are probably my top choices, but I’ve also tried and enjoyed Gabriella Chieffo Camaheu, Chanel Misia, Maison Martin Margiela Replica Lipstick On — you get the idea.

For this fragrance, indie perfumer Francesca Bianchi wears her influences proudly on her scented sleeve: she mentions Lipstick Rose’s “‘make-up memories” as well as État Libre d’Orange Putain des Palaces’ “feminine seduction and decadent dirty sensuality” as two favorites that inspired the creation of Angel’s Dust…

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The swapmeet, episode 16

Posted by Robin on 16 May 2020 124 Comments — Comments are closed

Chrysanthemum

The swapmeet (episode 16) is open for business! PLEASE read the instructions! (For those of you who refuse to read the instructions, please do not respond to anyone else’s comment except to say that their email address does not work. ANYTHING else you need to say, say it in an email. If you insist on responding to a comment, I will delete your comment. If you want to know how to swap for something, see #6 below!) For people who would like to chat in addition to, or instead of, swapping, there will be a poll along shortly.

Don’t know what swapping is, or you know but you’ve never tried it? See here. You can also take a look at the feedback from episode 3, episode 4, episode 5, episode 6 and episodes 7-8, episodes 9-10.

Please, do not participate if you do not have time to mail your items within the next two three weeks! Hopefully, another swapmeet will be coming up in the fall…

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