In harmony
Lyn Harris of Perfumer H creates a trio of scented candles for three still life paintings due to be auctioned tonight at Sotheby\'s. You can read more...
07-12-2022 18:54
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One person led to two
The scent was created back in 2015 in celebration of Baccarat\'s 250th anniversary. It was supposed to be a limited edition of 250 crystal bottles, de...
07-12-2022 18:54
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Amouage Guidance, Lineage, Purpose & Search ~ new fragrances
Next year, Amouage will launch Odyssey Collection Chapter III Escape, with four unisex fragrances: Guidance, Lineage, Purpose and Search......
06-12-2022 19:04
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A lucrative move
The answer may have a large financial impact. The scent industry is booming, with the global perfume market valued at $30.6 billion in 2021 ? and proj...
06-12-2022 19:04
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Insight into human response to scents
A team at the University of Lisbon was conducting research to map brain activity and brain response to certain fragrances, working to create a databas...
05-12-2022 18:53
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Roger & Gallet Heritage Collection ~ reissues
Roger & Gallet has launched the Heritage collection, with four more reissued fragrances joining the brand\'s Collection d?Eaux Parfumées Bienfais...
05-12-2022 18:53
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Anatole Lebreton Brioche ~ new fragrance
French niche line Anatole Lebreton has launched Brioche, a new gourmand fragrance......
03-12-2022 18:54
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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, early December 2022
It\'s the first weekend in December, and we\'re starting off the month with our same old open thread poll. Talk about anything you like ? the fragran...
03-12-2022 18:54
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A confession
I have a confession to make: I am a Maison Francis Kurkdijan [sic] Baccarat Rouge 540 devotee ? but I kind of hate myself for it. I love how it smells...
02-12-2022 18:53
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A pre-Covid economy focused on lipstick to a perfume-centred
They are entering a market which, according to the latest Euromonitor data, should achieve a 22.5% growth rate over the next five years (compared to 7...
01-12-2022 18:54
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Do you believe in wonder
Bvlgari for Save The Children....
01-12-2022 18:54
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Jardins D?Ecrivains Peau d?Ane ~ new fragrance
French niche line Jardins D?Écrivains has launched Peau d\'Âne, a new unisex fragrance inspired by the French fairytale Donkey Skin, published by Cha...
01-12-2022 18:54
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Wednesday scent of the day 11/30
Happy Hump Day! Birthdays today: Mark Twain, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Shirley Chisholm, Dick Clark. What fragrance are you wearing"
Still commando,...
30-11-2022 18:54
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What to give the woman who has everything
What to give the woman who has everything" It?s a question that consumed Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain when he was tasked with creating a fragr...
30-11-2022 18:54
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Van Cleef & Arpels Moonlight Patchouli Le Parfum ~ new fragr
Van Cleef & Arpels has launched Moonlight Patchouli Le Parfum, the latest addition to the brands?s Collection Extraordinaire. Moonlight Patchouli...
29-11-2022 18:54
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The delicious smell
A special kind of alchemy happens on Crenshaw Tuesdays through Saturdays. Driving with the windows up on Adams and glancing south, you might mistake i...
29-11-2022 18:54
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Tuesday scent of the day 11/29
It\'s Tuesday. Birthdays today: Louisa May Alcott, Clive Staples Lewis, Madeleine L?Engle and Chadwick Boseman. What fragrance are you wearing"
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29-11-2022 18:54
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Monday scent of the day 11/28
It\'s Monday and National French Toast Day, and I\'m in bed with the flu. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m commando, and likely to remain so...
28-11-2022 18:53
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Lazy weekend poll ~ whispering to Santa (or the gift-giving
Our fifteenth annual holiday gift poll. Here are the three questions:
What is the fragrance-related gift you?d most like to receive this year"
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26-11-2022 18:54
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Imaginary Authors In Love With Everything ~ fragrance review
Written in 1982, this electrifying novel about sex, drugs, and decadence in pre-Miami Vice Florida follows a delinquent clique of teenage girls thro...
25-11-2022 18:54
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Friday scent of the day 11/25
It\'s Black Friday! And I slept in, sorry! (It\'s also Native American Heritage Day, plus we have a few birthdays: James Agee, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Nye...
25-11-2022 18:54
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Ariana Grande Mod Vanilla & Mod Blush ~ new perfumes
Singer Ariana Grande will launch a new fragrance duo, Mod Vanilla and Mod Blush, on December 1. The fragrances were inspired by 1960s Mod culture......
24-11-2022 18:54
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Profumum Dincanto ~ new fragrance
Italian niche line Profumum has launched Dincanto (Enchantment), a new fragrance......
24-11-2022 18:54
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Happy Thanksgiving 2022 ~ open thread
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is celebrating today!
Whether you?re celebrating or not, feel free to talk about anything you like: what fragrance...
24-11-2022 18:54
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Wednesday scent of the day 11/23
It?s Hump Day, National Espresso Day and Fibonacci Day. (Plus, Thanksgiving Eve aka Drinksgiving / Blackout Wednesday ? be careful out there!) Birthd...
24-11-2022 18:54
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L?Artisan Parfumeur Soleil de Provence ~ new fragrance
L?Artisan Parfumeur has launched Soleil de Provence, a new addition to the Les Paysages series, paying tribute to French landscapes......
22-11-2022 18:54
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A gift we must preserve and take care of
Rose. Because it was the perfume my mother wore. She applied rose water on my face every morning until I was about 10 years old. She just turned 90. I...
22-11-2022 18:54
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Tuesday scent of the day 11/22
It\'s Tuesday and National Cranberry Relish Day. Birthdays: Abigail Adams, André Gide, Hoagy Carmichael and Billie Jean King. What fragrance are you ...
22-11-2022 18:54
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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Sugar Plums & more ~ new fragrances
Indie perfume house Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has launched Sugar Plums, the brand\'s limited edition fragrance for Holiday 2022. Also new-ish from the bra...
22-11-2022 18:54
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Monday scent of the day 11/21
It\'s Monday, World Hello Day and World Television Day. Birthdays: Voltaire, René Magritte, Coleman Hawkins, Elizabeth George Speare, Marilyn French....
21-11-2022 18:53
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Eilish No. 2
Billie Eilish + water, for Eilish No. 2....
21-11-2022 18:53
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A character-development tool
But it has quietly become a character-development tool on sets and sound stages. Susan Sarandon, who wears a different scent for each of her movies, s...
21-11-2022 18:53
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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, late November 2022
It\'s almost Thanksgiving (I hope your house is cleaner than mine) and we\'re celebrating the calm before the holiday festivities with our usual open...
19-11-2022 18:53
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It is me and it protected me
I picked this scent when was 13. Kids were bullying me because I was frumpy and short, and they made fun of my baby face and everything. This fragranc...
19-11-2022 18:53
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Friday scent of the day 11/18
Happy Pepper Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with a peppercorn note...pink (aka schinus molle or baies rose), black or whit...
18-11-2022 18:53
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Yves Rocher Verte Envolee ~ new fragrance
Yves Rocher will launch Verte Envolée, a new addition to the Pleines Natures collection (formerly the Eau de Parfum Collection). The last in the seri...
18-11-2022 18:53
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Strategic value
?The deal has limited impact in the short term, but we think it gives Estée Lauder full control of one of the fastest growing brands in its portfolio ...
18-11-2022 18:53
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Map of stars
A spot for Diptyque\'s Holiday collection for 2022 (see here and here)....
17-11-2022 18:54
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Thursday scent of the day 11/17
Happy Almost-Friday! It\'s also International Students? Day and World Philosophy Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m doing pink pepper wit...
17-11-2022 18:54
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Aftelier Boheme Confection ~ new fragrance
Indie natural line Aftelier has launched Boheme Confection, a new gourmand fragrance. Boheme Confection is available as a solid perfume, or as a limi...
17-11-2022 18:54
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A market well past its peak
When Grande partnered with Luxe Brands to release her first fragrance in 2015, she was jumping into a market well past its peak. Celebrity perfume lin...
17-11-2022 18:54
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Carolina Herrera Lucky Charms ~ new perfumes
Carolina Herrera has introduced Lucky Charms, a new collection of 6 floral fragrances for women: Alegria de Vivir, Call Me Darling, Fearless & Fa...
16-11-2022 18:53
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One in, one out
There?s nothing like restrictions to breed creativity! We?ve found that our creative process is getting stronger all the time, and our access to new b...
16-11-2022 18:53
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Pierre Guillaume 31 Tonka Bodykon ~ new fragrance
French niche line Pierre Guillaume has launched 31 Tonka Bodykon, a new unisex sweet amber fragrance......
16-11-2022 18:53
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Wednesday scent of the day 11/16
Happy Hump Day, with bonus forgotten teapot from Tuesday! It\'s also the International Day for Tolerance. Birthdays: WC Handy, Chinua Achebe, Diana K...
16-11-2022 18:53
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Paris Hilton Love Rush ~ new fragrance
Paris Hilton has launched Love Rush, a new fragrance for women. Love Rush celebrates Hilton\'s first wedding anniversary, and is the latest in the se...
16-11-2022 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 11/15
It\'s Tuesday, National Bundt Cake Day, Steve Irwin Day and Georgia O?Keeffe?s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'ve just returned hom...
15-11-2022 18:53
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Monday scent of the day 11/14
It\'s Monday, plus National Pickle Day and World Diabetes Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
We are taking a short, late-fall break in Savanna...
14-11-2022 18:53
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Astier de Villatte Trois Parfums Historiques ~ new fragrance
French ceramics brand Astier de Villatte has launched Trois Parfums Historiques, featuring three historical fragrances recreated by perfumer Dominiqu...
12-11-2022 18:54
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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-November 2022
(PSA: Knock on wood, I\'m leaving town on a short trip, and will be even more absent than usual through Tuesday afternoon.)
Meantime, we\'re celebrat...
12-11-2022 18:54
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The motion of odor packets
Past research has shown that animals and insects navigate their way to these targets by sensing the intensity of odors and tracking back in the opposi...
11-11-2022 18:53
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Friday scent of the day 11/11
Happy Friday and happy Veterans Day! (Plus, a handful of literary birthdays: Carlos Fuentes, Kurt Vonnegut, Shirley Graham Du Bois, Fyodor Dostoevsky...
11-11-2022 18:53
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Thursday scent of the day 11/10
Happy Almost-Friday! It\'s also Sesame Street Day and the World Science Day for Peace and Development. Happy 62nd to Neil Gaiman! What fragrance are ...
10-11-2022 18:53
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Bath & Body Works Dream Bright ~ new fragrance
Bath & Body Works has launched Dream Bright, a new holiday fragrance for women......
10-11-2022 18:53
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Part of the meaning
?It?s part of the meaning,? says Christine Nagel, in-house perfumer at Hermès, of a bottle?s design. ?For me, with scent, there is always meaning.? Th...
10-11-2022 18:53
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Smelling like angel food cake
But for many women who came of age believing one\'s choice of Victoria\'s Secret body spray said a lot about your personality, having vanilla front-an...
09-11-2022 18:53
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Le Galion Ferveur & Eau Noble ~ new fragrances
French perfume house Le Galion has launched Ferveur, a new fragrance. Earlier this year, the brand reissued Eau Noble, a 1972 fragrance. Both scents ...
09-11-2022 18:53
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Wednesday scent of the day 11/9
Happy Hump Day! It\'s also National Scrapple Day, World Freedom Day and Chaos Never Dies Day. Birthdays: Ivan Turgenev, Dorothy Dandridge, Robert Fra...
09-11-2022 18:53
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Legacy of Petra
A spot for Penhaligon\'s Legacy of Petra....
09-11-2022 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 11/8
It\'s Tuesday, National STEM Day and National Cappuccino Day. (Also Election Day in the US. Do vote, but don\'t talk about politics here.) Birthdays:...
08-11-2022 18:54
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Pricier, more potent fragrances
Younger consumers and men also are increasingly buying perfumes and colognes, and are shifting toward pricier, more potent fragrances as well, Ms. Nab...
08-11-2022 18:54
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Liquides Imaginaires Liquide Gold ~ new fragrance
French niche line Liquides Imaginaires has launched Liquide Gold, a new limited edition fragrance. Liquide Gold follows 2020\'s Liquide aka Liquide S...
07-11-2022 18:54
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One whiff
One whiff of a fragrance is all Syrian perfumer Mohammad al-Masri needs to recreate the scent of a luxury brand -- without the label and for a fractio...
07-11-2022 18:54
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An alchemical sun
A spot for Liquides Imaginaires Liquide Gold....
07-11-2022 18:54
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Monday scent of the day 11/7
It\'s Monday, plus National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day. Birthdays: Ruby Hurley, Albert Camus, Al Hirt, Joni Mitchell. What fragrance are ...
07-11-2022 18:54
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Lazy weekend poll ~ Fall Back, 2022
PSA: If you live in a daylight savings zone, don\'t forget to change your clocks tonight! That means it\'s time for our sixth annual Fall Back poll. ...
05-11-2022 18:53
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Fragrance is a luxury
At Liberty, fragrance sales are up 82 per cent compared to last year, despite the financial pressures on people across the country. ?While fragrance i...
04-11-2022 18:53
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Friday scent of the day 11/4
Happy Friday and happy National Candy Day! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance inspired by candy, or wear Prada Candy or any other frag...
04-11-2022 18:53
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Regime des Fleurs Leather Petals ~ new fragrance
Niche line Régime des Fleurs has launched Leather Petals, a spicy floral leather fragrance intended as "an olfactive love letter" to New Yo...
03-11-2022 18:53
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Thursday scent of the day 11/3
Happy Almost-Friday! It\'s also National Sandwich Day and World Jellyfish Day. Birthdays: Walker Evans, Anna Wintour. What fragrance are you wearing&...
03-11-2022 18:53
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Providence Perfume Co Lapsang Lover ~ new fragrance
Indie natural line Providence Perfume Co has launched Lapsang Lover, a new tea fragrance......
03-11-2022 18:53
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Wednesday scent of the day 11/2
It?s Hump Day, National Stress Awareness Day and the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Birthdays: Daniel Boone, Marie...
02-11-2022 18:54
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Ruth Mastenbroek Gaia, Marlin & Zephyr ~ new fragrances
Earlier this year, UK-based perfumer Ruth Mastenbroek launched the Magic of Nature collection, with three new layerable fragrances: Gaia, Marlin and ...
02-11-2022 18:54
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20 flowers
In the fields of Atlixco, San Fúlix Hidalgo, San Pedro Cholula and San Gregorio Zacapechpan in the central Mexican state of Puebla, golden flowers shi...
02-11-2022 18:54
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Chloe Santalum & Violette ~ new fragrances
Chloé has added two new fragrances to the Atelier des Fleurs collection, Santalum and Violette, bringing the total in the series to 17......
02-11-2022 18:54
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Hugo Boss Courageous Rose & Sensual Geranium ~ new fragrance
Hugo Boss has launched Courageous Rose and Sensual Geranium, two new additions to 2021\'s Boss The Collection......
01-11-2022 18:54
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A whole new generation
When it was revealed (reportedly much to her outrage) that Rihanna?s famously good signature scent was in fact Kilian?s Love, Don?t Be Shy ? a heady t...
01-11-2022 18:54
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Singulier
Young man at Place Vendôme for Boucheron Singulier....
01-11-2022 18:54
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Tuesday scent of the day 11/1
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! Welcome to November (and Movember, Native American Heritage Month, National Pomegranate Month and NaNoWriMo). What fragrance ...
01-11-2022 18:54
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Victoria?s Secret Bombshell Magic ~ new fragrance
Victoria\'s Secret has launched Bombshell Magic, a new fruity floral chypre holiday flanker to 2010\'s Bombshell fragrance for women. Last year\'s mo...
01-11-2022 18:54
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BeauFort Acrasia ~ new fragrance
Niche line BeauFort London has launched Acrasia, a new oriental gourmand fragrance......
31-10-2022 18:54
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Monday scent of the day 10/31
Happy Halloween! (It\'s also, sadly, Monday.) What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Kerosene Follow, which features just a bit of my absolute ...
31-10-2022 18:54
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Tauer Perfumes Golestan ~ new fragrance
Tauer Perfumes has launched Golestan, a new fragrance named for the Golestan Palace in Tehran......
31-10-2022 18:54
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The scent of their childhood
A quick animated spot for Hermès Cabriole....
31-10-2022 18:54
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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, almost-Halloween 2022
It\'s our same old open thread poll, marking National Cat Day on Saturday and National Candy Corn Day on Sunday. Talk about anything you like ? the f...
29-10-2022 18:53
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Caron Tabac Blanc ~ new fragrance
French perfume house Caron has launched Tabac Blanc, a new unisex fragrance. Tabac Blanc joins Tabac Exquis, Tabac Noir and Tabac Blond in the Lumino...
29-10-2022 18:53
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Friday scent of the day 10/28
It\'s Friday! Also, International Animation Day. Birthdays today: Erasmus, Levi Coffin, Auguste Escoffier, Edith Head, Evelyn Waugh, Jonas Salk. Our ...
28-10-2022 18:54
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As reliably as humans
To make sense of this baffling chemistry, researchers have turned to the computational might of artificial intelligence. Now one team has trained a ty...
28-10-2022 18:54
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Clive Christian 150th Anniverary Timeless & Contemporary ~ n
Luxury niche line Clive Christian will launch the 150th Anniverary collection, with two fragrances honoring the 1872 founding of Crown Perfumery,* Ti...
27-10-2022 18:54
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Thursday scent of the day 10/27
Happy Almost-Friday! It\'s also the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. Birthdays: Joe Medicine Crow, Dylan Thomas, Ruby Dee, Roy Lichtenstein, Sylvi...
27-10-2022 18:54
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5 perfumes: transitional autumn fragrances 2022
I\'m writing this review from my favorite beach or, more accurately, the beachside inn where I\'m taking a short breather from the city and soaking u...
27-10-2022 18:54
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Zoologist Cardinal ~ new fragrance
Indie Canadian line Zoologist will launch Cardinal, a new unisex fragrance......
27-10-2022 18:54
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Lord of Misrule
A 1 minute animation by creative studio FeralChild for Lush Lord of Misrule....
27-10-2022 18:54
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Grasse took a hit
This year, though, Grasse took a hit. The town and region, along with much of western Europe, faced extreme drought, which wiped out swaths of flower ...
27-10-2022 18:54
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Wednesday scent of the day 10/26
It?s Hump Day and National Pumpkin Day. Birthdays: Mahalia Jackson and Natalie Merchant. The splitmeet is still going! What fragrance are you wearing...
26-10-2022 18:53
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Good girls don?t wear that
"I remember [in the sixties] when Sonny [Bono] and I became famous, I used to take my mom\'s perfume," she recalls. Her mother was big on Di...
26-10-2022 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 10/25
It?s Tuesday, World Pasta Day and International Artist Day, aka Pablo Picasso?s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m taking geranium p...
25-10-2022 18:54
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Imaginary Authors In Love With Everything ~ new fragrance
Indie brand Imaginary Authors has launched In Love With Everything. Like the other fragrances in the line, it was inspired by an imaginary book by an...
25-10-2022 18:54
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So strictly connected
A perfume is so strictly connected with your skin that it becomes a part of you. The key is to feel comfortable wearing it. There is no right or wrong...
25-10-2022 18:54
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Be Your Own Legend
Actor Luke Grimes plus horses for Stetson....
25-10-2022 18:54
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