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Friday scent of the day 8/21

Posted by Robin on 21 August 2026 2 Comments

Happy Forgotten Friday! (And, happy National Spumoni Day and Count Basie’s birthday.) Our community project for today: root around in your perfume cabinet or drawer or basket of samples or what have you, and find something you keep forgetting to wear or forgot you even owned. 

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

I am wearing Comptoir Sud Pacifique Thé, the long discontinued original in Eau de Parfum, sent to me years ago by Kevin, and not to be confused with the later Ecume de Thé…still lovely even though there are only a few drops left in the sample he sent. It’s the perfect antidote to my failure with the Marisa Zappos yesterday, and I’m glad I came across it last night. I will probably thunk this sample over the weekend. (Kevin mentions Comptoir Sud Pacifique Thé in his Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2010…)

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When you spray this stuff on, you commit

Posted by Robin on 21 August 2026 Leave a Comment

The main thing to know about Sauvage Extrait is that when you spray this stuff on, you commit. According to the marketing copy, “It leaves its imprint on the skin like an olfactory tattoo,” and for once, this is not hyperbole. Its longevity is downright industrial: I asked two male friends to test it and both reported that the smell was undiminished after 24 hours. One, who didn’t like it, attempted to wash it off several times to no avail.

— Read more in Is This the Longest-Lasting Fragrance Ever Made? at The Cut.

Karl Lagerfeld Fleur de Vanille & Bois De Oud ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 20 August 2026 Leave a Comment

Karl Lagerfeld has launched Fleur de Vanille and Bois De Oud, the latest duo in the brand’s Les Parfums Matières collection. The fragrances were developed by perfumers Émilie Coppermann and Pierre Guéros…

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Young hearts run free

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Gracie Abrams for Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu. Directed by Joe Wright.

Thursday scent of the day 8/20

Posted by Robin on 20 August 2026 64 Comments

Happy Almost Friday! It’s also National Lemonade Day and World Mosquito Day. Birthdays: H. P. Lovecraft, Eero Saarinen, Jacqueline Susann, Isaac Hayes, Connie Chung, Robert Plant. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Marissa Zappas Smoked Jasmine Black Tea, which apparently is no longer sold. 

Reminder: 8/21 will be Forgotten Friday…

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