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Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ 5 questions, Valentine’s Day Weekend 2026

Posted by Robin on 14 February 2026 41 Comments

Saturday is Valentine’s Day; Sunday is Singles Awareness Day + World Hippo Day + National Flag of Canada Day; Monday is Presidents Day in the US. We’re marking the weekend with a bunch of questions. As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else.

1. What fragrance are you wearing today? 

2. Name one fragrance to which you’d like to say “be mine”.

3. Name a fragrance that says “I’m single and perfectly happy about it, thank you”.

4. You get a free (fantasy) trip to anywhere in Canada! Where will you go, and what fragrance will you wear? 

5. Share something wonderful with us! It can be anything — something delicious you ate, a great sale (or coupon code) this weekend, the best thing you saw on TV recently, any good thing that happened to you this month — really, anything…

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Lily of the valley, frankincense, apricot, and banana

Posted by Robin on 14 February 2026 Leave a Comment

The scent [Marissa] Zappas created for the show is a blend of lily of the valley, frankincense, apricot, and banana. Viewers first encounter it on the second floor of the gallery, and by the time viewers reach the third floor, where the portraits of Dorothy Stratten hang, it fully saturates the space. The idea, according to [artist Cristine] Brache, was to create ‘a sensory arc that mirrors the conceptual one,’ as one moves through space and witnesses how Dorothy Stratten’s likeness has been circulated and consumed over time.

— Read more in Perfumer Marissa Zappas and artist Cristine Brache create a scented exhibition inspired by a Hollywood tragedy at Wallpaper. You can read more about the  Centerfolds exhibition at Bernheim in London here.

The almost-daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 13 February 2026 Leave a Comment

From Sol de Janeiro, Jelly Perfume Balms: "Swipe. Stack. Go....your new pocket-sized fragrance sidekick. This alcohol-free, twist-up solid perfume stick glides on smoothly with a translucent, non-sticky feel and leaves behind a concentrated, irresistible & sunny scent that lasts all day, up to 10 hours​" In Cheirosa 40, Cheirosa 62 and Cheirosa 68, $26 each at Ulta.

Calvin Klein Euphoria Elixir Collection ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 13 February 2026 2 Comments

Calvin Klein has launched the Euphoria Elixir Collection, with three new flankers to 2005’s Euphoria. Euphoria Elixir Bold, Euphoria Elixir Magnetic and Euphoria Elixir Solar are fronted by Spanish singer Rosalía…

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Inseparables

Posted by Robin on 13 February 2026 Leave a Comment

A quick spot for Givenchy Inséparables.

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