Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, Talk Like a Pirate Day 2020
Saturday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and we\'re marking the occasion with our usual open thread poll. (But first, a moment of silence, p...
20-09-2020 18:52
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Gallivant Bukhara ~ new fragrance
London-based niche line Gallivant will launch Bukhara, the latest in their series of "urban exploration" fragrances, later this month......
19-09-2020 18:52
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Part of our lives
Worried that the health crisis would wipe out his 18-year-old business, he obtained FDA approval to produce hand sanitizer. Nearly six months later, h...
19-09-2020 18:52
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Anna Sui Fantasia Forever ~ new perfume
Anna Sui will launch Fantasia Forever, a new fruity floral flanker to 2017\'s Fantasia......
19-09-2020 18:52
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Friday scent of the day 9/18
Happy Soft Spot Friday! Our community project for today: wear a perfume that you may or may not wear often, and may or may not really love, but that ...
18-09-2020 18:52
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Yosh Sottile, Ginger Ciao & Omnistar ~ fragrance reviews
The early-2020 closing of the Barneys New York flagship store on Madison Avenue was a sad moment for me. I\'ve been shopping there for fragrance and ...
18-09-2020 18:52
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Roberto Cavalli Paradise Found ~ new fragrance
Roberto Cavalli has launched Paradise Found, a new oriental perfume for women......
18-09-2020 18:52
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I prayed for lightning
Lady Gaga + others for Valentino Voce Viva....
18-09-2020 18:52
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Smell Bent Luna ~ new fragrance
Indie line Smell Bent has launched Luna, a new fragrance......
17-09-2020 18:52
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Thursday scent of the day 9/17
Happy Almost-Friday! Also, happy International Country Music Day and Constitution Day. Birthdays today: Billy the Kid, William Carlos Williams, Hank ...
17-09-2020 18:52
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Lalique Plume Blanche ~ new perfume
Lalique will launch Plume Blanche, a new addition to the luxury Noir Premier collection, with packaging inspired by a René Lalique illustration......
17-09-2020 18:52
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Wednesday scent of the day 9/16
It\'s Hump Day, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer and B.B. King?s birthday. A belated moment of silence, please, for Toots Hi...
16-09-2020 18:52
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Versace Pour Femme Dylan Turquoise ~ new perfume
Versace will launch Versace Pour Femme Dylan Turquoise in October. The new fragrance was inspired by \'an escape to distant islands\', and follows 20...
16-09-2020 18:52
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Othoniel x 4
A quick animation for Diptyque\'s new Othoniel Rosa, developed in collaboration with artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. Then, so long as we\'re here, below ...
16-09-2020 18:52
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We just go where the night is
Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid and Louis Baines, on an island off the coast of Sardinia, for Versace Pour Femme Dylan Turquoise....
16-09-2020 18:52
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My telephone
Rossy de Palma in a quick spot for Jean Paul Gaultier So Scandal. Below the jump, an ingredients-oriented spot.
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15-09-2020 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 9/15
It\'s Tuesday and the International Day of Democracy. Also, Agatha Christie\'s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Calvin Klein\'s...
15-09-2020 18:53
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Guerlain Fol Arome ~ new perfume
Guerlain has reissued Fol Arôme, a 1912 fragrance originally developed Jacques Guerlain......
15-09-2020 18:53
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Salvatore Ferragamo Cupola ~ new fragrance
Salvatore Ferragamo has launched Cupola, a new fragrance in the Tuscan Creations collection......
15-09-2020 18:53
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Two stunning horses
Next, two stunning horses became the first-ever presenters at an awards show. They "helped" to present the next two awards, in the Candle &#...
15-09-2020 18:53
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Monday scent of the day 9/14
Monday Monday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Flower by Kenzo L\'Elixir, because I came across it while looking for something else. Plu...
14-09-2020 18:52
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Y not
Lenny Kravitz for Yves Saint Laurent Y....
14-09-2020 18:52
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Smellier feet
She has found, for instance, that the malaria parasite seems to alter the mosquitoes? sense of smell so that they are even more attracted to smellier ...
14-09-2020 18:52
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Lazy weekend poll ~ 6 questions, September 2020
An update of a poll we did in late March and then again in May. As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else.
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12-09-2020 18:53
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The swapmeet, episode 17
The swapmeet (episode 17) is open for business! PLEASE read the instructions! (For those of you who refuse to read the instructions, please do not re...
12-09-2020 18:53
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Everything is linked
The spot for Aesop R?zu....
12-09-2020 18:53
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Nothing can rule us
A spot for Etat Libre d?Orange Exit the King....
11-09-2020 18:52
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Britney Spears Festive Fantasy ~ new perfume
Britney Spears has launched Festive Fantasy. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2005?s Britney Spears Fantasy......
11-09-2020 18:52
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Friday scent of the day 9/11
It\'s Friday, plus the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Our community project for today: wear a perfume with cardamom, if you have one. (You ...
11-09-2020 18:52
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Etat Libre d?Orange Exit the King ~ new fragrance
French niche line Etat Libre d?Orange has launched Exit the King, a new fragrance......
10-09-2020 18:52
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Thursday scent of the day 9/10
It\'s Almost-Friday. Birthdays today: Elsa Schiaparelli, Karl Lagerfeld, José Feliciano, Colin Firth. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m taki...
10-09-2020 18:52
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Pandemic Pursuits: Gardening & Reading ~ book review
Being trapped inside is not good for the psyche; so, since March, I?ve spent as much time outdoors as possible. And even if this winter is the rainie...
10-09-2020 18:52
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Kenneth Cole Mankind Unlimited ~ new fragrance
Kenneth Cole has launched Mankind Unlimited, a new fragrance for men. Mankind Unlimited is a flanker to 2013\'s Mankind......
10-09-2020 18:52
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Roasted
The spot for Guerlain Iris Torréfié....
10-09-2020 18:52
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09-09-2020 18:52
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Caron Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis ~ new fragrance
French perfume house Caron has launched Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis, a new fragrance for men......
09-09-2020 18:52
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Wednesday scent of the day 9/9
Hump Day + Steak Au Poivre Day + Leo Tolstoy?s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m taking community project points in Arielle Shoshan...
09-09-2020 18:52
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Tuesday scent of the day 9/8
It\'s Tuesday! Also, happy Star Trek Day and happy International Literacy Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m wearing 4160Tuesdays The Bud...
08-09-2020 18:53
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Victoria?s Secret Very Sexy Orchid ~ new fragrance
Victoria\'s Secret has launched Very Sexy Orchid, a new flanker to 2002\'s Very Sexy......
08-09-2020 18:53
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All the way through to the value-added process
Mr Mulder said the business is the culmination of Mr Farmer\'s father\'s vision: "to bring equity and ownership into the sandalwood industry for ...
08-09-2020 18:53
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Christian Dior J?Adore Infinissime ~ new fragrance
Christian Dior has launched J\'Adore Infinissime, a new floral flanker to 1999\'s J\'Adore fragrance for women......
05-09-2020 18:52
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Infinitely woman
Charlize Theron for Dior J\'Adore Infinissime. Then below the jump, a Dior spot on "The Quest for Grasse Jasmine".
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05-09-2020 18:52
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Lazy (3-day) weekend poll ~ open thread, Labor Day Weekend 2
PSA: our next swapmeet will be on Saturday, 12 September and our next freebiemeet will be on Saturday, 26 September.
Meanwhile, it\'s Labor Day weeke...
05-09-2020 18:52
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Bath & Body Works Dahlia ~ new fragrance
Bath & Body Works has launched Dahlia, a new fragrance for women......
04-09-2020 18:52
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Friday scent of the day 9/4
It\'s Zest and Smoulder Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with citrus and smoky notes, or, layer two fragrances to achieve th...
04-09-2020 18:52
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Embrace the future
The spot for Acqua di Parma Colonia Futura....
04-09-2020 18:52
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John Varvatos XX ~ new fragrance
John Varvatos has launched John Varvatos XX, a new woody oriental fragrance for men. XX marks the brand\'s 20th anniversary, and celebrates "20...
04-09-2020 18:52
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An enchanted tale
A spot for the new Jo Malone Townhouse Collection....
03-09-2020 18:53
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Thursday scent of the day 9/3
Happy Almost-Friday! (And happy almost-labor-day-weekend, if you\'re in the US.) What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m doing another day of linde...
03-09-2020 18:53
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Aerin Ambrette de Noir ~ new fragrance
Aerin has launched Ambrette de Noir, a new amber floriental fragrance in the brand?s Premier Collection......
03-09-2020 18:53
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A question of timing
It?s a question of timing because what is ?masculine? today may not have been ?masculine? a decade ago and it may not be ?masculine? two or three deca...
03-09-2020 18:53
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For the night
Keira Knightley for Chanel Coco Mademoiselle L?Eau Privée....
02-09-2020 18:56
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Sophisticated, vintage, with a touch of fruity floral
It\'s a new scent, it?s sophisticated, vintage, with a touch of fruity floral. A signature scent for the line. ? Ben Gorham of Byredo on the smell of ...
02-09-2020 18:56
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Wednesday scent of the day 9/2
It\'s Hump Day and Blueberry Popsicle Day. Birthdays today: Keanu Reeves, Horace Silver, Salma Hayek, Billy Preston. What fragrance are you wearing&q...
02-09-2020 18:56
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Tuesday scent of the day 9/1
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, and welcome to September! What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Marni Rose. Tea at the moment is Numi Chinese Breakfas...
01-09-2020 18:54
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The scent of new mornings
Lucy Boynton for Chloé Rose Tangerine....
01-09-2020 18:54
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Vince Camuto Brilliante ~ new perfume
Vince Camuto has launched Brilliante, a new fragrance for women......
01-09-2020 18:54
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Calvin Klein Eternity Eau Fresh & Eternity Cologne ~ new fra
Calvin Klein has launched Eternity Eau Fresh, a flanker to 1988\'s Eternity, and Eternity Cologne, a flanker to 1989\'s Eternity for Men......
01-09-2020 18:54
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Atelier Cologne + Quentin Monge
A quick spot for the limited edition summer bottle of Atelier Cologne Clémentine California, designed by illustrator Quentin Monge....
31-08-2020 18:55
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Monday scent of the day 8/31
It\'s Monday and the last day of August. A very happy 75th to Van Morrison! (PSA: the next swapmeet will be on September 12, and we\'ll have a freebi...
31-08-2020 18:55
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Carolina Herrera Iris Empire ~ new fragrance
Carolina Herrera has launched Iris Empire, a new addition to the Herrera Confidential collection......
31-08-2020 18:55
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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, late August 2020
We\'re marking the last weekend in August with our standard-issue open thread poll. Talk about anything you like ? the fragrance you?re wearing today...
29-08-2020 18:54
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Maya Njie Les Fleurs, Nordic Cedar & Vanilj ~ fragrance revi
I\'ve never been a minimalist ? not by nature, not by nurture. I\'ll never live in an airy space with bare white walls or limit my clothing to a caps...
29-08-2020 18:54
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Lost in wonder
A spot for Jo Malone Fig & Lotus Flower and Cypress & Grapevine....
29-08-2020 18:54
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Friday scent of the day 8/28
Happy Friday! Today is the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. Our community project for today is Dealer\'s Choice, edition 4: propose a the...
28-08-2020 18:55
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Spread love not germs
A (product-oriented) PSA from Bath & Body Works....
28-08-2020 18:55
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Straightforward and clear
The first reason was the delicacy of this rose, its pure color, its beautiful sunny heart and the fact that it reminded me of a wild rose. But what su...
28-08-2020 18:55
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Louis Vuitton Meteore ~ new fragrance
Louis Vuitton will launch Météore, a new fragrance for men, tomorrow......
27-08-2020 18:54
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Thursday scent of the day 8/27
Happy Almost-Friday and happy Pots de Creme Day. Birthdays today: Man Ray, Lester Young,* Ira Levin, William Least Heat-Moon. What fragrance are you ...
27-08-2020 18:54
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Guerlain Shalimar Philtre de Parfum ~ new fragrance
Guerlain has launched Shalimar Philtre de Parfum, a new fragrance for women. Shalimar Philtre de Parfum is a flanker to 1925\'s Shalimar......
27-08-2020 18:54
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We needed it
We needed it. I sat here in the evenings, because I was here late every night, and when I looked out over that and saw people dancing, I was like, ?Wo...
27-08-2020 18:54
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Laboratorio Olfattivo Mandarino ~ new fragrance
Italian niche line Laboratorio Olfattivo has launched Mandarino, a new fragrance......
26-08-2020 18:52
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Flavor and fragrance corner
But the news from the industry?s flavor and fragrance corner is different. At two leading players?Givaudan and Symrise?both sales and earnings were up...
26-08-2020 18:52
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Wednesday scent of the day 8/26
It\'s Hump Day, National Dog Day and Women?s Equality Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in a summer favorite: Thierry Mugler Cologne.
Re...
26-08-2020 18:52
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Anna Sui Sky ~ new perfume
Anna Sui will launch Sky, a new fragrance for women......
25-08-2020 18:52
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Demeter Puppy?s Breath ~ new fragrance
Demeter has launched Puppy\'s Breath, the latest addition to their Fragrance Library......
25-08-2020 18:52
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If you?re ready
Adria Arjona for Giorgio Armani My Way. Below the jump, a longer spot advertising the fragrance\'s ecological credentials.
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25-08-2020 18:52
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Tuesday scent of the day 8/25
It\'s Tuesday and Banana Split Day. A very happy 90th to Sir Thomas Sean Connery. What fragrance are you wearing"
Tired, tired, tired...I\'m goi...
25-08-2020 18:52
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Blu Mediterraneo + La Double J
A quick spot for the Blu Mediterraneo + La Double J collaboration....
25-08-2020 18:52
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Guerlain Iris Torrefie ~ new fragrance
Guerlain has launched Iris Torréfié, the latest addition to their L?Art et la Matière collection......
24-08-2020 18:52
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Monday scent of the day 8/24
Monday, Peach Pie Day (yes please), National Waffle Day, International Strange Music Day and Pluto Demoted Day. Literary birthdays: Max Beerbohm, Jea...
24-08-2020 18:52
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A Lab On Fire A Blvd. Called Sunset & Freckled and Beautiful
Niche line A Lab On Fire will launch two new fragrances, A Blvd. Called Sunset and Freckled and Beautiful, in September......
24-08-2020 18:52
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Lingers like the melancholy ramblings of an old inebriate
This sounds like an admirable scheme and the descriptions of the candles on the website are great: ?The Local?, which ?evokes the classic British booz...
24-08-2020 18:52
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Lazy weekend poll ~ road trip! (episode 2)
A repeat of a poll we did in 2016. The pandemic is over, and you\'re going on a road trip. You can go anywhere that you can reach in about a day\'s d...
22-08-2020 18:52
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Diptyque Othoniel Rosa ~ new fragrance
Diptyque has launched Othoniel Rosa, a new fragrance in collaboration with artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. (The Othoniel Rosa candle was introduced last...
21-08-2020 18:52
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Friday scent of the day 8/21
Happy Captured Unicorn Friday! Our community project for today: wear a perfume that you thought would be impossible to get, but you managed it. If yo...
21-08-2020 18:52
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Thursday scent of the day 8/20
Happy Almost-Friday! It\'s also National Lemonade Day and World Mosquito Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Gobin Daudé Sève Exquise, ...
20-08-2020 18:53
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Laura Biagiotti Forever Touche d?Argent ~ new fragrance
Laura Biagiotti has launched Forever Touche d?Argent, a new flanker to 2019\'s Forever......
20-08-2020 18:53
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The odour of the ?clean? smelling detergent
That makes enduring the hauteur of his latest client, professional ?nose? or fragrance designer Mademoiselle Anne Walberg (Emmanuelle Devos), all the...
20-08-2020 18:53
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Valentino Voce Viva ~ new fragrance
Valentino will launch Voce Viva, a new fragrance for women, in September. Voce Viva will be fronted by Lady Gaga......
19-08-2020 18:53
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Bvlgari x 2
Perfumers Alberto Morillas and Jacques Cavallier talk about Bvlgari Le Gemme Erea and Kobraa. Then below the jump, a bottle porn video for the Le Gemm...
19-08-2020 18:53
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Wednesday scent of the day 8/19
Hump Day, World Humanitarian Day, International Orangutan Day and National Aviation Day, Coco Chanel\'s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing"...
19-08-2020 18:53
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By Kilian Roses on Ice & Angels? Share ~ new fragrances
French niche line By Kilian will launch two new liquor-inspired fragrances, Roses on Ice (gin) and Angels\' Share (cognac). (See also: Apple Brandy, ...
18-08-2020 18:53
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Libre Intense
A bottle porn spot for Yves Saint Laurent Libre Intense....
18-08-2020 18:53
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Fly through the conservatory
A 2+ minute tour of the conservatory (or part of it, anyway ? they skipped my favorite rooms) at Longwood Gardens, in my neck of the woods (Southeast ...
18-08-2020 18:53
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Ariana Grande R.E.M. ~ new perfume
Singer Ariana Grande has launched R.E.M., a new fruity floral gourmand fragrance for women. R.E.M. is named for her 2018 song, from the album Sweeten...
18-08-2020 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 8/18
It\'s Tuesday and Pinot Noir Day. Happy 84th birthday to Robert Redford! What fragrance are you wearing"
I am 99% better, but I\'m taking one mo...
18-08-2020 18:53
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A locust?s olfactory system
In research published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, researchers showed how they were able to hijack a locust\'s olfactory system to both detect...
17-08-2020 18:53
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Monday scent of the day 8/17
That was fast ? it\'s Monday again. What fragrance are you wearing"
I am commando. I was sick yesterday (and did get a Covid-19 test in the afte...
17-08-2020 18:53
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Aerin Fleur de Peony ~ new fragrance
Aerin has launched Fleur de Peony, a new fragrance for women......
17-08-2020 18:53
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