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Tauer Perfumes Patch Absolue ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2026 2 Comments

Tauer Perfumes has launched Patch Absolue, a new unisex fragrance. Like last year’s Rose Absolue and Vanilla Absolue, Patch Absolu builds on its earlier iteration as a flash fragrance, in this case 2017’s Patch Flash…

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Escentric Molecules Cologne One ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2026 4 Comments

Niche line Escentric Molecules has launched Cologne One, a new unisex fragrance…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2026 3 Comments

Another Guerlain outing that is not my lemming but might be yours: the brand’s luxury wedding fragrance, Bouquet de la Mariée, recently released as Eau de Tulle for $250, here coming in at a cool €18,000 in a bottle done up by feather artist Julien Vermeulen and featuring gold mesh and Swarovski crystals…

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Le Labo Shiu 25 ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2026 3 Comments

Le Labo will launch Shiu 25, the new city-exclusive fragrance for Beijing, this week…

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Tuesday scent of the day 4/21

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2026 142 Comments

It’s Tuesday and National Tea Day (celebrated in the UK on Queen Elizabeth’s birthday). More birthdays: Charlotte Brontë, Iggy Pop. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m honoring Gaultier’s sailor obsession, admittedly without the tongue-in-cheek humor, in Comptoir Sud Pacifique L’Eau du Gouverneur. Tea at the moment is my own Earl Grey blend (Numi Aged Earl Grey + Upton Extra Bergamot Earl Grey + pinch of Harney French Super Blue Lavender + pinch of Upton Lapsang Souchong Imperial), which I keep in my Jean Paul Gaultier + Kusmi tin.

Reminder: on 4/24, celebrate Jean Paul Gaultier’s birthday…

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