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Matiere Premiere Metal Lavender ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 April 2026 Leave a Comment

Matière Première, the French niche house of perfumer Aurélien Guichard, will launch Metal Lavender, a new unisex aromatic fougère fragrance…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 22 April 2026 Leave a Comment

From Method, Hydrating Serum Hand Wash ("...serum-like hand wash is thoughtfully formulated with skin loving ingredients like jojoba esters, allantoin, and glycerin to moisturize hands and support the skin’s microbiome + skin barrier function") in Coco Twist ("...like tropical nirvana with notes of coconut, avocado, and macadamia oil​​"), $6 for 295 ml at Ulta.

Memo Paris Odeon Rosebud ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 April 2026 Leave a Comment

French niche line Memo has launched Odéon Rosebud, a new flanker to 2020’s Odéon…

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Wednesday scent of the day 4/22

Posted by Robin on 22 April 2026 25 Comments

It’s Hump Day and Earth Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Hermès Kelly Caleche, launched in 2007 while Gaultier was still creative director at Hermès. I don’t know if he had anything to do with the ad campaign, but it is widely acknowledged he had injected a subtle humor — just a whisper — into the brand’s DNA since he came on board in 2003, and certainly he had featured riding crops and whips as fashion accessories on the runway.

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

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Tauer Perfumes Patch Absolue ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2026 6 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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