Burberry Her London Dream ~ new perfume
Burberry has launched Burberry Her London Dream, a new flanker to 2018\'s Burberry Her. Burberry Her London Dream follows 2019\'s Burberry Her Intens...
01-04-2020 18:53
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The Different Company AlSahra ~ new fragrance
French niche line The Different Company has launched AlSahra, a new mineral oriental fragrance joining the brand\'s Juste Chic collection......
01-04-2020 18:53
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Imaginary Worlds: Alice?s Wonderland
A two minute video about the Imaginary Worlds: Alice\'s Wonderland exhibition, held last year at the Atlanta Botanical Garden....
01-04-2020 18:53
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Wednesday scent of the day 4/1
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit and happy April Fools Day. (Donatella will be stopping by shortly!) What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Lush Silky Un...
01-04-2020 18:53
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The damage so far: first quarter 2020 buying poll
Tax day might be postponed and we might all be stuck inside, but Donatella, Our Lady of Creative Perfume Math,1 is not going to let April go by witho...
01-04-2020 18:53
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Spring Walk in the Magnolias
Filmed last week at the New York Botanical Garden....
31-03-2020 18:54
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Bath & Body Works Perfect Peony ~ new fragrance
Bath & Body Works has launched Perfect Peony, a new fragrance for women......
31-03-2020 18:54
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Guerlain L?Homme Ideal Extreme ~ new fragrance
Guerlain has launched L\'Homme Idéal Extrême, a new flanker to 2014\'s L\'Homme Idéal. L\'Homme Idéal Extrême follows 2019\'s L\'Homme Idéal Cool......
31-03-2020 18:54
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Tuesday scent of the day 3/31
Tuesday (or Blursday, the fortyteenth of Maypril, as my sister said to me yesterday in a text). PSA: we\'ll be receiving a visit from Donatella tomor...
31-03-2020 18:54
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Louis Vuitton Nuit de Feu & California Dream ~ new fragrance
Louis Vuitton will launch two new fragrances, Nuit de Feu and California Dream. Both were developed by perfumer Jacques Cavallier......
30-03-2020 18:53
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Magnolia x 2
Mark Fielder shows off the magnolia collection at Auckland Botanic Gardens. Then below the jump, a quick time lapse magnolia bloom.
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30-03-2020 18:53
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Monday scent of the day 3/30
It\'s Monday, supposedly, and National Doctors? Day ? thank you, doctors and healthcare workers everywhere! (#StayHome) Birthdays today: Vincent Will...
30-03-2020 18:53
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Lazy weekend poll ~ 5 questions, late March 2020
Five questions for the COVID-19 pandemic. As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else. (And a few PSAs: the da...
28-03-2020 18:52
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Friday scent of the day 3/27
It\'s Friday, I think" Our community project for today: wear a perfume by Robert Piguet, Rochas, Roger & Gallet or Reminiscence, if you have...
27-03-2020 18:53
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Kew x 2
Back to England, with Spring at Kew, followed by (below the jump) Kew Gardens at sunset.
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27-03-2020 18:53
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Zegna Essenze x 3 ~ new fragrances
Ermenegildo Zegna has launched Roman Wood, a new addition to the Essenze by Ermenegildo Zegna collection. In 2019, Madras Cardamom and Mediterranean ...
26-03-2020 18:53
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Thursday scent of the day 3/26
It\'s Almost Friday (or it\'s another Wednesday, now that every day is Wednesday). Also, AE Housman\'s (Loveliest of trees, the cherry now) birthday....
26-03-2020 18:53
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Une Nuit Nomade Jardins de Misfah & Ambre Khandjar ~ new fra
Luxury body care and fragrance line Une Nuit Nomade has launched two fragrances in the new Une Nuit à Oman collection: Jardins de Misfah and Ambre Kh...
26-03-2020 18:53
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(More) postcards from spring, outside elsewhere
First up, the Desert Botanical Garden in Bloom, from Phoenix, Arizona. Below the jump, from the Missouri Botanical Garden, a quick minute on daffodil ...
26-03-2020 18:53
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Issey Miyake Shades of Kolam ~ new fragrances
Issey Miyake has followed last year\'s Shades of Paradise collection with Shades of Kolam, featuring two limited edition flankers developed by perfum...
25-03-2020 18:52
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Wednesday scent of the day 3/25
Hump Day, and the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Birthdays today: Flannery O\'Connor, ...
25-03-2020 18:52
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Spring Flowers ~ garden fragrance reviews
As COVID-19 rages around the world, I\'m grateful I\'m healthy and can work from home. All around me in Seattle are people at high risk of infection,...
25-03-2020 18:52
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We will bring Keukenhof to you
Two videos from the Keukenhof garden in Lisse, normally open every spring for about 50 days but currently closed, like everything else. They apparentl...
25-03-2020 18:52
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Experience spring at Wakehurst
"Explore the beautiful botanic gardens of Wakehurst, as beauty awakens and layers of colour unfold across the grounds. Located in West Sussex and...
25-03-2020 18:52
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Jo Malone Waterlily & Yuja ~ new fragrances
Jo Malone has launched two new fragrances inspired by Seoul, Waterlily and Yuja (yuzu)......
24-03-2020 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 3/24
It\'s Tuesday, and William Morris\'s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I went with Etro Shaal Nur.
Reminder: on 3/27, wear a perfume by ...
24-03-2020 18:53
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Monday scent of the day 3/23
It\'s Monday. (And despite many changes to my usual routine, it feels just like a Monday.) What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m in Maria Candida...
23-03-2020 18:53
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Rochas Eau De Rochas Escapade au Soleil ~ new fragrance
Rochas has launched Eau De Rochas Escapade au Soleil, a new summer flanker to 1970\'s Eau de Rochas. Eau de Rochas Escapade Exotique follows 2019\'s ...
23-03-2020 18:53
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Anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and ageusia, an accompa
A mother who was infected with the coronavirus couldn?t smell her baby?s full diaper. Cooks who can usually name every spice in a restaurant dish can?...
23-03-2020 18:53
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BloomCam 3/23
The cherry blossoms on the National Mall Cherry blossoms at University of Washington Quad Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve Live Stream (wait, ...
23-03-2020 18:53
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Lazy weekend poll ~ spring viewing list, episode 1
Saturday is International Fragrance Day and the International Day of Forests. Sunday is World Water Day. With so many of us stuck at home, though, th...
21-03-2020 18:52
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Cacharel Amor Amor Love Festival ~ new fragrance
Cacharel has launched Amor Amor Love Festival, a new limited edition flanker to 2003?s Amor Amor......
21-03-2020 18:52
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I?m feeling good
A pre-pandemic spot for Cacharel\'s Yes I Am, Yes I Am Pink First and Yes I Am Fabulous....
21-03-2020 18:52
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Elizabeth Arden White Tea Mandarin Blossom ~ new fragrance
Elizabeth Arden has launched White Tea Mandarin Blossom, a new flanker to 2017\'s White Tea......
20-03-2020 18:52
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Flowers x 3
A time lapse of daffodils blooming. Then below the jump, "Spring in the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney", followed by highlights from the RHS C...
20-03-2020 18:52
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Floraiku Part II ~ fragrance reviews
Today, I tackle six more Floraïku perfumes; for an introduction to the line, see yesterday\'s Part I.
Sound of a Ricochet (vanilla, tonka bean, sanda...
20-03-2020 18:52
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Jean Paul Gaultier So Scandal ~ new perfume
Jean Paul Gaultier has launched So Scandal, a new floral flanker to 2017\'s Scandal......
20-03-2020 18:52
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Friday scent of the day 3/20
It\'s perhaps not the happiest of times, but all the same, today is the International Day of Happiness. (Also, the UN French Language Day, World Spar...
20-03-2020 18:52
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Scent to calm the mind and soothe the nerves
Although the word aromatherapy wasn?t coined until 1937, by French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé, the practice of using scent to calm the mind and s...
20-03-2020 18:52
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Yves Rocher Hello Printemps ~ new fragrance
Yves Rocher has launched Hello Printemps, a new limited edition spring fragrance for women......
20-03-2020 18:52
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Floraiku Part I ~ fragrance reviews
Floraïku came to my attention not because I smelled one of its fragrances but because I saw one of its bottles; beware beautiful packaging. Floraïku ...
19-03-2020 18:53
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Thursday scent of the day 3/19
It?s Almost-Friday and the first day of spring in the US. What fragrance are you wearing"
I am commando while I venture out for food and supplie...
19-03-2020 18:53
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Live yours
Jean Campbell and Binx Walton head to the desert to escape the pandemic, for Coach Dreams. (I had already posted a shorter teaser for this.)...
18-03-2020 18:52
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Wednesday scent of the day 3/18
Rise and shine, it\'s Hump Day. Birthdays today: Charley Pride, Queen Latifah. (A quick psa: the swapmeet has been postponed to April 18.) What fragr...
18-03-2020 18:52
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Laboratorio Olfattivo Tonkade ~ new fragrance
Italian niche line Laboratorio Olfattivo has launched Tonkade, a new fragrance......
18-03-2020 18:52
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Aesop Rozu ~ new fragrance
Australian botanical brand Aesop will launch R?zu, a new fragrance that aims to capture the life cycle of the rose. R?zu was inspired by French archi...
18-03-2020 18:52
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17-03-2020 18:53
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5 from Ormonde Jayne ~ new fragrances
Last year, British niche line Ormonde Jayne launched Montabaco Verano, a limited edition flanker to 2012\'s Montabaco. This year, the brand is introd...
16-03-2020 18:53
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In a secret garden
The spot for Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus....
16-03-2020 18:53
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Lancome Peut-Etre ~ new perfume
Lancôme has launched a new iteration of Peut-Être, originally released in 1937 and reissued in 2008 in a version by perfumer Nathalie Lorson. Lorson ...
16-03-2020 18:53
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Monday scent of the day 3/16
It\'s Monday and National Introverts Week. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m countering the morning chill (and the pervasive COVID-19 gloom) ...
16-03-2020 18:53
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Bvlgari Erea & Kobraa ~ new fragrances
Bvlgari has launched two new fragrances in the luxury Le Gemme collection: Erea for women (shown above) and Kobraa for men......
16-03-2020 18:53
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Berdoues Grand Crus Mix & Match ~ new fragrances
French perfume house Berdoues has launched a new summer collection of four mix & match beach fragrances in the Colognes Grand Crus collection......
14-03-2020 18:52
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Azzaro Wanted Tonic & Wanted Girl Tonic ~ new fragrances
Azzaro has launched Wanted Tonic and Wanted Girl Tonic, new flankers to 2016\'s Wanted and 2019\'s Wanted Girl respectively......
14-03-2020 18:52
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Tommy Hilfiger Impact ~ new fragrance
Tommy Hilfiger has launched Impact, a new woody aromatic fragrance for men......
14-03-2020 18:52
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For fame and money
Blanca Padilla for Elie Saab Le Parfum Essentiel....
14-03-2020 18:52
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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-March 2020
Saturday is Pi Day and Sunday is the Ides of March. (And next Saturday is the swapmeet.)
We\'re marking the weekend with our usual open thread poll. ...
14-03-2020 18:52
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Friday scent of the day 3/13
Happy Friday the 13th and happy National Jewel Day! Our community project for today: wear your blingiest, most attention-grabbing perfume (basically ...
13-03-2020 18:52
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Thursday scent of the day 3/12
Happy Almost-Friday! It\'s also Girl Scouts Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I am commando for more dental work this morning.
Reminder: 3/1...
12-03-2020 18:52
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Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Love is Love ~ new fragrances
Dolce & Gabbana has launched Light Blue Love is Love, new limited edition flankers to 2001\'s Light Blue and 2007?s Light Blue Pour Homme. Last y...
12-03-2020 18:52
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Roger & Gallet Gingembre Exquis ~ new fragrance
Roger & Gallet has launched Gingembre Exquis, the latest addition to the Extraits de Cologne collection......
12-03-2020 18:52
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Gucci Hortus Sanitatis ~ new fragrance
Gucci has launched Hortus Sanitatis, a new fragrance in the The Alchemist\'s Garden collection......
11-03-2020 18:53
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Daisy daisy daisy
Kaia Gerber, Adut Akech and Meghan Roche in a new spot for Marc Jacobs Daisy....
11-03-2020 18:53
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Wednesday scent of the day 3/11
Hump Day and Johnny Appleseed Day. Birthdays: Ezra Jack Keats, Douglas Adams, Bobby McFerrin. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m testing Lush ...
11-03-2020 18:53
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Shay & Blue Blackberry Woods ~ new fragrance
UK-based niche line Shay & Blue has launched Blackberry Woods, a new fragrance......
11-03-2020 18:53
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Modern Princess Blooming
Lena Simonne plus bouquet, in a quick spot for Lanvin Modern Princess Blooming....
10-03-2020 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 3/10
Tuesday, National Mario Day, Harriet Tubman Day and International Bagpipe Day. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m wearing Hermès L\'Ombre des ...
10-03-2020 18:53
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Lanvin Modern Princess Blooming ~ new perfume
Lanvin has launched Modern Princess Blooming, a new fruity floral musk flanker to 2016\'s Modern Princess......
10-03-2020 18:53
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L?Occitane Herbae L?Eau ~ new fragrance
L?Occitane has launched Herbae L\'Eau, a new fragrance for women. Herbae L\'Eau is a flanker to last year\'s Herbae......
09-03-2020 18:52
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Vilhelm Parfumerie Body Paint ~ new fragrance
Vilhelm Parfumerie has launched Body Paint, a new fragrance......
09-03-2020 18:52
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Monday scent of the day 3/9
Monday, alas, and Vita Sackville-West\'s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m trying Diptyque Eau Capitale, courtesy of hajusuuri.
Rem...
09-03-2020 18:52
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Beauty is a gesture
Not really relevant except Christine Nagel did do the fragrance: the spot for Rouge Hermès lipsticks....
09-03-2020 18:52
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DS & Durga Crystal Pistil ~ new fragrance
Indie brand DS & Durga has launched Crystal Pistil. Crystal Pistil follows I Don\'t Know What in the brand\'s series of fragrance enhancers / lay...
07-03-2020 19:02
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A tragic fate
Of course, along with this proliferation of logo-laden products will come inevitable novelty fatigue. Soon enough, fast-food-branded high heels will n...
07-03-2020 19:02
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Lavish citrus meets Mediterranean waters
Model Kelly Gale for Victoria\'s Secret Very Sexy Sea....
07-03-2020 19:02
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Penhaligon?s The Favourite ~ new fragrance
Penhaligon\'s has launched The Favourite, a new floral musk fragrance for women. The Favourite was inspired by Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlboroug...
07-03-2020 19:02
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Lazy weekend poll ~ Spring Forward, 2020
PSA: Don\'t forget to change your clocks tonight! (Unless you live in a happy place that doesn\'t bother with daylight savings.) And the swapmeet wil...
07-03-2020 19:02
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Scent of Japan: Parfum Satori Hana Hiraku & J-Scent Roasted
If you read any quantity of perfume writing, you probably know that the Japanese have a reputation for loving light, almost-not-there perfumes. Notes...
06-03-2020 18:53
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Friday scent of the day 3/6
It\'s Friday! It\'s also the The Day of the Dude. Our community project for today: Take it easy, man.
What fragrance did you pick" As always, do...
06-03-2020 18:53
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Thursday scent of the day 3/5
Happy Almost-Friday! Wash Your Hands! What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m continuing my Astier de Villatte revisit (I tried these ages ago but ...
05-03-2020 18:53
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Britney Spears Glitter Fantasy ~ new perfume
Britney Spears has launched Glitter Fantasy. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2005?s Britney Spears Fantasy......
05-03-2020 18:53
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Come fly with me
Gabriel Medina, Simon Nessman, Leila Dee Thomas + others, in Tahiti for Ralph Lauren Polo Deep Blue....
05-03-2020 18:53
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Victoria?s Secret Very Sexy Sea ~ new fragrance
Victoria\'s Secret has launched Very Sexy Sea, a new woody floral citrus flanker to 2002\'s Very Sexy......
05-03-2020 18:53
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Wednesday scent of the day 3/4
It\'s Hump Day and National Grammar Day. A quick PSA: the next Swapmeet will be on Saturday, 21 March. What fragrance are you wearing"
I\'m drea...
04-03-2020 18:53
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Avon Flourish Peony Rose ~ new perfume
Avon will launch Flourish Peony Rosé, a new fragrance for women......
04-03-2020 18:53
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Louis Vuitton Heures d?Absence ~ new perfume
Louis Vuitton has launched Heures d\'Absence, a fragrance for women......
04-03-2020 18:53
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Tuesday scent of the day 3/3
Happy World Wildlife Day! What fragrance are you wearing"
I am commando for the moment. My father died last night. He lived a good long life and...
03-03-2020 18:53
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Solo Loewe Mercurio ~ new fragrance
Spanish house Loewe has launched Solo Loewe Mercurio, a new fragrance for men. Solo Loewe Mercurio is a flanker to 2004?s Solo Loewe......
02-03-2020 18:52
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It all started with our fried chicken-scented sunscreen laun
?It all started with our fried chicken-scented sunscreen launch in 2016, which really kickstarted these PR stunts and the integration of our unmistaka...
02-03-2020 18:52
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The Monday Mail ~ help Thomas find a new fragrance
Thomas, who lives in Berlin, wants to find a new "handsome and rich" fragrance for personal and casual wear. He does not know much about pe...
02-03-2020 18:52
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Monday scent of the day 3/2
Happy Dr Seuss Day (aka National Read Across America Day, and today is also the start of Return Borrowed Books Week). You?re off to Great Places! Tod...
02-03-2020 18:52
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4711 Acqua Colonia Lychee & White Mint ~ new fragrance
4711 has launched Lychee & White Mint, a new addition to the Acqua Colonia collection......
29-02-2020 18:52
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Lazy weekend poll ~ 4 questions for Leap Day 2020
Happy Leap Day! We\'re marking the occasion with 4 questions. As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else. (An...
29-02-2020 18:52
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I love to love
The spot for Love Chopard....
29-02-2020 18:52
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Givenchy Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisee ~ new fragrance
Givenchy has launched Gentleman Boisée, a new fragrance for men. Gentleman Boisée is a flanker to 2017\'s Givenchy Gentleman......
29-02-2020 18:52
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Hermes L?Ombre des Merveilles ~ new fragrance
Hermès has launched L\'Ombre des Merveilles, a new spicy woody oriental flanker to 2004\'s Eau des Merveilles. L\'Ombre des Merveilles follows 2017\'...
28-02-2020 18:53
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Carner Barcelona Dream Collection ~ new fragrances
Spanish niche brand Carner Barcelona has launched the Dream Collection, with three fragrances: Ibiza Nights, Lukomorie and Marbella......
28-02-2020 18:53
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Friday scent of the day 2/28
Happy Unicorn Friday! Our community project for today: wear a perfume you suspect no one else (or almost no one else) on Now Smell This owns, or some...
28-02-2020 18:53
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The scents linger in the air
Its scent is held in the half globe, [Roxana Villa] explains as she breathes it in, demonstrating how to smell her perfumes ? a process that seems lik...
28-02-2020 18:53
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What?s going on
Emma Roberts, Laura Harrier, Bruna Marquezine and Chloe Bennet for Boss Alive....
28-02-2020 18:53
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